a large number of them have lived and worked in france. until july, he was in france. then he was deported. >> they came to our camp. we were not even able to pack our bags. they took us to the airport. they cater tickets and told us we are not allowed to come back to france for the next three years. >> in france, his family lives off the scrap metal and begging. they did not want to go back to romania. >> here in romania, there is nothing for us. we have nothing to eat. the french are good people, they gave us money. but here, -- >> officials cooperate with their french counterparts. this is the second time the authorities have supported the family. the first time was three years ago. but they went back shortly afterward. >> i planned on staying in france for three or four years to earn enough money for a house in romania. we need a bigger house because we have a big family. 18 people with children. >> some in the neighborhood have already -- and another house is being built here. the owners of this house are still a france, sending money. they say it is the only empl

france boils over a senator's approved ones to make people's working lives longer while the temperature rises in the u.k. as britain's face up to the deepest scots since world war two. this is the most accurate description of a war that is being released into the historic record iraq seeks retribution for torture and massive civilian deaths after all one whistleblower weekend weeks exposes almost half a million secret files detailing widespread abuse. and to meet a moscow's a new man in charge r.t. profiles the capital's new chief as he takes on one of the toughest jobs in russian politics. you're watching r t ten in the morning here in moscow welcome to the program now russian police are trying to identify the remaining two of the three militants stormed parliament in russia's republic of chechnya on tuesday three people died and seventeen were injured as gunmen forced their way into the building in the capital grozny the militants were killed by security officers artie's. has the story. bollman session was about to start in twenty minutes but instead of budget discussions kitchen depu

france iraq says people refused to accept a longer working lives while tempers flare across the channel for britain's face the worst cuts for almost one hundred years. this is the most accurate description of a war it is being released the to be restored record iraq says it won't tolerate the torture of its citizens for online whistleblower wiki leaks publishes a mass of classified files detailing murder and abuse. and a new man at the helm in moscow we profile the politician who has the tougher job of tackling the capital's congested roads and officials corruption. you're watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program and now russian police are trying to identify the remaining two of the three. who stormed parliament in russia's republic of chechnya on tuesday three people died and seventeen were injured as gunmen forced their way into the building in the capital grozny the militants were killed by security officers artie's x. on a leadership has the story. about women session was about to start in twenty minutes but instead of by two discussions kitche

and france. all this is going on because -- >> is it easier for people to take direct action in france? but here it the french government has made it more difficult to get on to strike, particularly with the public transport. two years ago mr. sarkozy said [unintelligible] he has been proved wrong. know it is more difficult than it was in the past, -- >> you have a constitutional right to strike, haven't you? >> absolutely. >> you have to jump through quite a few hoops if you want to strike. is there steen and building up in the trade union movement? -- is there steam building up? >> i think there is. many people are only beginning to get a feeling of how grandees cuts will be -- how grim these cuts will be. this be reflected in disputes? possibly yes, the government's intentions are the pay freeze and potential huge job cuts. talking about almost half a million in the public sector. that is without looking at the impact in the private sector. it worries about pension, all these could lead to dif

as restore public forums the numbers really speak for themselves france has a huge foreign.debt the fourth largest in the world and unlike in the united states there is no board advertising the numbers also unlike the united states where there is no annual paid leave the french enjoy the longest paid holidays thirty days a year their retirement age which is what the people are protesting about this time is one of the lowest in the world countries also affected by the global financial crisis like italy and spain have already increased their say but with less widespread opposition from the people so are these protests a true sign of a democracy or simply a force of habit. we have to say to the french people that is the who chose the deputies and members of the senate who make the laws are not made in the streets laws are drafted and approved by revolutionaries. the my way or the highway philosophy certainly attention grabbing but who will back down first is still anyone's guess throughout the entire week this street outside the french senate was filled with hundreds of angry c

headquarter of my company yeah it's it's longer according to trade union officials in france over three million people took to the streets across the country but people like you see no the numbers don't always reflect reality situation in france there isn't like a committee is just to avoid school it's like six years ago i made the same when i was in high school. i went to this race because i can avoid. the reality grounds really give officer or a tory vibe singing dancing and shouting but while they're spending day after day protesting a reform that is aiming to aid their country their very actions are doing serious damage basically this is one of the reform to. restore. the balance in the public pension system removed disincentive for working out order ages as well give a signal of the commitment of the government to. take structural reforms that will raise the potential of the economy as well. as restore public forums the numbers really speak for themselves france has a huge foreign debt the fourth largest in the world and unlike in the united states there is no board advertising the

we are also one of the well water france heading the european union. although we also carried our discussions about giving an issue i think. the adequate and final found c. exchange rate. and we also have to perform in this thing that is also kind of the not protectionism and we should probably be protecting our own position like you would think as for the other you see about russia and just you. know it is also an important thing but real also from the here being a union have an interest as their. currency system and we also under. all possible efforts and know that you make.

and there we have the three party forum wrapping up in deauville of france the leaders of france germany and russia are all in attendance there making their comments to people in the audience and let's start with the comments now from the russian president dmitri medvedev feast that all parties there covered a broad range of subjects they touched down on the middle east and on the issue of iran and on the issue of iran medvedev saying that russia will follow all agreements already in place particularly the sanctions against iran now european security was front and center during this three party forum russian president dmitri medvedev proposing a new type of european security treaty it was one that the german chancellor angela merkel certainly gave her full endorsement and sarkozy is also standing next to the russian president on that as well but here they're saying that he wants to see a future with more russia and nato cooperation he said is absolutely important so important in fact the view that it will attend the nato meeting in lisbon on november the twentieth to further this agenda

the top stories from our team protesters launched another day of public sector strikes in france to maintain pressure on the government ahead of the senator byrd and pension reforms students mosque for a march through the center of paris as the crisis over the measures gripped the nation but support for the protests is losing ground version say they're only making the times its creation more. prosecutors are looking into the claims of child abuse and one of russia's oldest convents services say they were severely beaten and deprived of food and sleep or any modern infringement on the rules of the convent denies the allegation. and a few demands for an extra nine hundred million pounds in contributions from the u.k. and that was outraged as the country grumbles with the largest round of spending cuts since the second world war the country has already announced plans to slash four hundred ninety thousand public sector jobs as part of a multi-billion dollar again the aim is to reduce or break up debts that's well jury in the global markets. those are the headlines now the alyona shares up next

it has just been revealed in cal newspapers in france that france had to import electricity for the past two days, the past 48 hours. if you count in terms of petrol shortages or transport problems, that are likely to continue. but the scale of violence we have seen today may not be repeated. >> what effect is this having on sarkozy's popularity? >> in terms of his popularity, it is too early to say what is going to be the case in the coming days. however, one of the only surveys showed that the people in the age bracket between 50 and 65 may not vote for president sarkozy if there were elections today. they will vote for some socialist party candidate. but the elections are still far away from 2012 and we are still far from elections. >> thank you very much. our reporter in paris. deutsche bahn is charting new territory in europe. >> that is right. it is all aboard for germany's rail carrier, deutsche bahn, in e real conction e euro tunnel between britain and france. it raced on the tracks as a preview of what will become routine in 2013. here is the wolf. >> it arrived on time on platf

but a strong franc is harming the sector. had it year alone, the currency gained 12% against the euro. >> it's a bit expensive. it is. especially in the hotels. >> i think it's only that. then i look to the price, for example, prices i know well, like the mcdonald's or something. a hamburger is much more expensive here. ♪ >> reporter: let's look at the impact using big mac index. this compares the price of the same ham berger across different countries. in neighboring france, a big mac costs $4.50. in switzerland, the same item is $6.70. >> definitely having an effect. switzerland is very dependent on tourism coming from the euro zone. we expect that this winter the impact of the weak euro is going to be stronger. >> reporter: uncertainty has continued to affect the euro zone ever since the collapse of economy. the swiss franc is considered a low-risk currency and has been attracting investors, has caused its price to rise. >> it's the euro land which worried a lot of investors this year. you see people coming into bankruptcy

protests gather pace in france. the government vows to continue with plans to raise the retirement age to 62. the u.n. calls on the world to act now before the loss of plant and animal species affects humans. german president christian wulff has embarked on a five-day trip to turkey and its the heated debate about the instant -- immigration of moslems into germany. he is the first german president to visit the country in a decade. his trip comes just days after the german chancellor angela raquel said that germany's attempts to create a multiculturalism -- angela merkel said germany's attempts to create multiculturalism had failed. >> german presint cisti wulff depicted as a muslim on a popular magazine. it declared that islam had become part of germany. that provoked criticism from conservatives. the coalition partner supports his open approach. >> let me put it this way, it is key that germany develop a kind of welcoming coulter. the president described it with respect to our -- welcoming culture as the president

ninety eight transport strike across the country hundred million euros those are of figures that france cannot afford to be paying right now. this person story further now we're joined live by frederick william engdahl american writer journalist based in germany thanks being on the line with you must also mention it's the also you are of gods of money wall street and the birth of the american century now the french law allows the senate doesn't need to vote for any proposal even if not all amendments are considered it is widely thought that this new legislation will eventually go through but what i really wanted to ask you tonight what's your take on why it's taking so long is it purely down to public opinion causing more debate the most anticipated by president sarkozy do you think. well definitely that but the the popular anger actually across all of the european countries right now but especially in france where there's an activist. the tradition among. trade unions and other groups is that the government is bailing out the banks and the financial system at the cost of taxpayers and

important because both france and germany are in. the european union in nato. they have influence and they have their own opinions and russia is not a total indifference to their positions i think that's a danger and should also take account of the russian stance it's an open secret that the arrangements we are trying to reach are related to other organizations including nato and the european union at the school do you think that the document . mean we have a bombshell effect or is it just routine politics. the russian president is not the only person who thinks about how to build relations inside the european union inside of the greater europe so to speak from the point of view of restoring imbalance of interests there are other leaders who are thinking about that everybody knows about. the eighty as nicolas sarkozy was borat a so-called concept of security from russian colleagues with regards to the creation of the common european perimeter of security in the various levels of security within a vast european space and that is why i

>> frances, thank you very much. have to stay here but thank you for the advice. >> a santa clara police officer is out on bail after being arrested for sharing confidential information with the member of an infamous biker gang. theresa garcia is live in santa clara. we're waiting to hear more from the police chief about this. >> we are. as you can imagine some things he already said is he is appalled at the breach of trust and the tarnish of the department's good name. he believes this is an isolated incident of one cop making bad decisions. 36-year-old clay rowhaus, a police officer, has been arrested for giving confidential information to the member of a biking gang. between august and september he had provided private dmv information about an undisclosed number of individuals with william betancourt, a live oak resident, member of the gang. now betancourt with a san jose woman is charged with conspiracy to commit day crime. the officer has been with the claire police for five years. prior to that he served with s

because the numbers really speak for themselves france has a. huge foreign debt the fourth largest in the world and unlike in the united states there is no board advertising the numbers also unlike the united states where there is no annual paid leave the french enjoy the longest paid holidays thirty days a year their retirement age which is what the people are protesting about this time is one of the lowest in the world so are these protests a true sign of a democracy or simply a force of habit we have to say to the french people that is they who chose the deputies and members of the senate who make the laws laws are not made in the streets and in a year and a half will have the opportunity to say that we made a mistake and change our leaders but until then these are the people who run the country the my way or the highway philosophy certainly attention grabbing but who will back down first is still anyone's guess on the one hand it is a constitutional right of the people to protestant something they don't believe in and don't agree but on the

around three million people have taken to the streets energy supplies have also been hit or seen in france to import electricity. and with the british government announcing the biggest reduction in public spending since the second world war some economists are saying the cuts should have gone even deeper almost five hundred thousand public sector jobs will go along with multi-billion pound cuts to the defense budget game is to reduce record deads well during the global financial crisis. and a show of loyalty to the terror attack on the chechen parliament on tuesday may have been a pledge of allegiance to al qaida that's according to the republic's interior ministry three people died seventeen were injured when four terrorists tried to seize the government building. headlines up next as crosstalk where host peter lavelle asas gas whether multi-culturalism has failed in the world stay with us here on our. first. and you can. follow me and welcome the crosstalk i'm here to about the issue of immigration has leapt to the top of the agenda throughout europe and the united states german chancell

anger grows across britain and france as the public rejected pain for a savage budget cuts all business leaders accuse people of not pulling their weight in time when the recession. the oil smugglers fuel in trouble in northern iraq as innocent lives are put at risk as pollution hits the local rivers . and drugs officials from russia tried to work with the u.s. to wipe out afghan here with the dogs but says america's so new focus on taliban poppy fields is not enough. and the russian ruble has falling to its lowest level this year against the euro dollar currency basket what is business are to report the central bank is not too concerned about the weakness as it focuses attention on the troubling inflation. you're watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program and now to work top story the people of france and britain are now acutely aware of the price to be paid to rescue their economies and they're making their anger felt french protests turned violent with police using tear gas to disperse demonstrators were angry that they're likely to be asked to wo

our plan of both of these protests mail a convincing enough for news broadcast but do the unions in france really hold any sway at the moment the only thing they've achieved is to cost the already struggling economy a shocking two hundred million euros a day. as the protests spread across the country they got out of control of the unions throughout october the unions had only one tactic left to lead the protests and try to tame them to avert widespread violence because of this the risk we face is greater than just the spread of violence which we face before the viewer now we have the blockade was auctions and disruption to the traffic because of lack of fuel and blocked access to. it. so what is changed between one thousand nine hundred five when the same unions managed to shelf the pension reform in one thousand nine hundred five the unions enjoyed a lot more public support compared to now where only fifty percent of the people say they would support those on the streets but not go out and sounds today only the two main trade unions are united in their fight against the pension reform in

fall similar calls from germany and france has caused washington to worry over nato its capabilities. but those are the headlines here in our next it's crosstalk artie's beautiful valley asks his guests whether multiculturalism is failing in the world. oh and welcome the crosstalk i'm here to live well the issue of immigration has led to the top of the agenda throughout europe and the united states german chancellor angela merkel says attempts to build a multicultural society in germany have utterly failed is multiculturalism evolution or is it merely the stuff of cheap populist politics and elections coming . to. discuss multiculturalism today i'm joined by an ability dani in london she's a french journalist and commentator and in stockholm we we go to kent a coat off he's a member of parliament for sweden's democrat party and another member of our team on the hunger alright i think it's really important discuss our terms what multiculturalism is and i'd like to go to well now the infamous comments from the german chancellor let's listen what chancellor merkel had to say about multic

first france and britain are in the throes of public unrest following the amounts from severe reforms to resuscitate the reigning . trade unions in the u.k. say they're preparing for the biggest of a demonstration as the country faces the harshest spending cuts since the second world war across the channel france is in the midst of its worst civil disobedience in fifteen years and union leaders are calling for more general strikes over the coming weeks so far twelve days of protests have failed to stop a two year rise in the retirement age from going ahead the government says the reform is needed to rescue the projection system from collapse many argue they're not prepared to work for longer and as artie's country over reports now not everyone in france sympathizes with the protests. young smart and ambitious lucy is slipping her time between a master's degree and working for a large international company for her the recent protests in paris are first and foremost a personal distraction so i'm using the. headquarter of my company yeah it's it's longer according to trade union official

paris and in france as a whole over forty percent of the people say that what they are most tired of is the protests and the disruption that they cause their country to foist the costs of these problems protests are also to be taken into account in these current strikes economists have not yet had a chance to count exactly how they will affect the current economy but of course just to compare in two thousand and seven and ninety eight transport strike cost the country four hundred million euros and those are figures that france cannot afford to be paying right now. well the what's happening in france let's talk to one just from the stuff like moving thank you for joining us mr j.s. now let us just see the reform as unfair making them pay for a financial crisis caused by failed bankers why are you calling to stop the strike well we call them to stop the strike today because it's too disturbing for people going to work today with public transport in the universities there are people preventing goals and students to go to the. course so we ask everybody to just to just put distances to

three million people have taken to the streets and energy supplies have also taken a hit forcing france to import electricity. and there are more protests this time in london are going to british government announces the biggest reduction in public spending since the second world war nearly five hundred thousand public sector jobs will go along with multi-billion pound cuts to the defense budget the aim is to reduce record debts that swelled during the global financial crisis but some economists are saying the cuts should have gone even deeper. and a twisted show of loyalty the terror attack on the chechen parliament on tuesday may have been a pledge of allegiance to al qaida that's according to the republic's interior ministry three people died seventeen injured one for terrorists trying to seize the government building. those are your headlines up next it's cross talk with host peter lavelle this time he asked his guess whether multi-culturalism in the world has failed to stay with us here on r.t. . alone you know welcome to cross talk i'm hearing about the issue of immigration has le

had been a condition of france's return to nato training. still sticking to the quality of defense from all directions started by charles de gaulle there's also certain unpredictability with regards to watch be considered an act of aggression against france. french territory an attack on french interests as for the germans theory absolutely different like some other european countries germany favors the. nuclear weapons in the european continent to russia has withdrawn all tactical weapons from the turret tauriel for mississauga it allies and keeps these weapons in russia while the americans consume keeping their weapons in europe so many europeans don't quite that talk to ordinary people in brussels you know not just working there i'm also living in this city so i go and speak to my neighbors and when i tell them that u.s. nuclear bombs are located fifty kilometers away from their homes you know firstly they don't know anything about that and secondly they get depressed when they find out this is better not to tell. them no i think we shoul

deterrent and a seat military jobs slashed the announcement follows similar calls from germany and france and those course washington so worried about nato stay with us. the russian the french and german leaders agree that nato and russia should face the challenges together at a meeting of the french risotto president medvedev says he will attend next month's nato summit as. well that's what the headlines next it's time for cross talk well. his guests whether multiculturalism is failing in the world. oh you know welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the issue of immigration has leapt to the top of the agenda throughout europe and the united states german chancellor angela merkel says attempts to build a multicultural society in germany have utterly failed is multiculturalism evolution or is it merely the stuff of cheap populist politics and elections coming . to. discuss multiculturalism today i'm joined by an ability to me in london she's a french journalist and commentator and in stockholm week we go to kent could all he's a member of parliament for sweden's democrat party and another

but first france is witnessing its worst.it will disobedience in fifteen years union leaders are calling for more general strikes over the coming weeks in response to government reforms so for twelve days of protest have failed to stop a two year price in the retirement age from going ahead demonstrators and says they'll step up a campaign that's already seen clashes with police arrests and looting meanwhile authorities are trying to restore petrol supplies following fuel walk case across the country the government's reform is needed to rescue the pension system from collapse so many argue they're not prepared to work for a longer start his company nazar but now reports not everyone in france sympathizes with the protest. the young smart and ambitious lucy is slipping her time between a master's degree and working for a large international company for her the recent protests in paris are first and foremost a personal distraction so i'm using the subway. headquarter of my company yeah it's it's longer according to trade union

and this has been extended the government in france wants to now extended to young french nationals of foreign background who should be deprived of their citizenship if they are caught breaking the law so this determination mr link no bill is known is if i can just remind british champion here is that is that legal under european union standards and law. well if you take the roma situation for example the french government is clearly breaking every e.u. legislation it's even ignoring warnings from human rights organizations like amnesty international which stresses very strongly that rumor as european citizens are free to move within the e.u. so there is no such thing as being deported back home home is the european community they are free to move everywhere within that within those ball borders ok came to if i can do go to you do you think the czar cozies model is a good one for the rest of europe and why well i'm not entirely up to speed what the legal requirements that france are going to mean to me change what do you what does your party want to do. be the element of immigration

frances? >> even with that right lane blocked across the san mateo bridge for emergency repair, still friday light. no problems at all. the drive time 13 minutes between 880 and 101. bay bridge toll plaza is also very nice right now. no delays at all. if we head to the golden gate bridge, you'll find an easy commute heading into san francisco. the south bay we'll check out the 280 and 17 interchange. headlights northbound 280. mass transit systems reporting no delays and next week is tri-bart week. giving out a lot of prizes. you can always get drive times for your route to work including ones across the san mateo bridge. you can get it by going to abc7news.com to see if it's worth the detour but right now it's not. >> frances, thank you very much for keeping track of that for us. >> well, you snooze but you don't have to loose. the contract that rewards competitors for napping. yeah, that's my kind of contest. >> for one night only the white house becomes the pink house. sapphire preferred ar

and despite the fact that the current french president nicolas sarkozy is not a popular figure in france his popularity ratings are still a lot higher than the former prime ministers but the main difference it seems is that the french people are tired of losing battles that drag on grinding life in the country. to a halt. extremist there is an extremist populist radical current in france today that encourages violent actions and this time they went too far. even more with the people losing patience with not only the government but also the never ending protests it appears public opinion is changing and the trade unions may well lose not only the battle but the war as well. gas runners are the r t pairs. while european countries are fighting to slash their budgets the european union itself is often more cash that's running billing larger states which resent paying for the problems of smaller nations they're pushing for strict new penalties including the loss of voter rights for countries which break the budget rules about lisbon treaty amendments is set to dominate a meeting of heads in b

with france. the world war one your opinion countries including france and england where we read the prospect of launch still has to choose what war and france on the dillard year most of all could be done in order to breach the mutual support agreement under the same time avoid implementing it in full. in the one nine hundred thirty eight the british prime minister who never changed and held several meetings with hitler in a bid to persuade him not to start a war in central europe. this continent he was ready to do anything in his power to obtain these two decimation. on his part chile fearful of the prospect of the speech of the french prime minister. to put pressure on czechoslovakia in order to achieve a peaceful solution france made it clear it would give new show if the czechs decided to go to war to take out benish was ready to surrender everything else healthy facility it's apparent that the chicks were. to plant their government s. just. needless to say initially the czech government was

"we are guaranteed freedom of lgz here in france," she says. "this ban simply breaking the law." in the whole of france, with a population of 65 million people, maybe 2,000 muslim women wear a full-face veil. it's such a tiny minority, say critics, it's not really an issue. this law is purely muslim bashing. she says she'd go to jail to defend her veil. but she adds, "it won't happen." "it's ridiculous." ( gunfire ). >> reporter: off the record, the french police agree. after violent uprisings in france's arab ghettos, they've been on a charm offensive, building bridges with the muslim community. police officer say they have better things to do than to arrest veiled women. so at a guess, this law will be enforced as rigorously as another one still on the books in france-- the one that bans women from wearing pants. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, paris. >> glor: just ahead on tonight's cbs evening news, the youth enthusiasm gap shais undermining democratic election hopes >> glor: barack obama won the presidency two years ago with crucial help from young voters and their command of ne

france is committed to it. france will carry it out. >> of france feels like a country on edge. tomorrow, more protests are planned. on wednesday, the senate is expected to give its final vote on the pension bill. after that, the government hopes the protests will subside. it is banking on the french people rejecting chaos. bbc news, paris. >> a real strike across belgium has caused disruption to france, the netherlands, the united kingdom's, and germany. the 24-hour industrial action cut euro start services across belgium. workers are in dispute over an unpaid bonus and changes to the railway car drove division. dmitry medvedev has bestowed the country's highest state honors on the sleeper agents deported from the united states in july. the 10 spies spent many years living as citizens in the suburban u.s. to return to russia in the biggest spy swap since the end of the cold war. fifa launched an investigation into allegations that committee members accepted bribes during the choice of who to host the world cup. they are from nigeria in tahiti. they will go before the ethics com

something as france is paralyzed by riots over a retirement age increase u.k. announces its biggest social spending cut since world war two the experts say the massive public outrage is an overreaction. the man believed to be behind the attack on the chechen parliament may have been a regional militant leader a key to demonstrate his strength to al qaida. and also reporting a lot to be human trafficking laws in india lead to thousands of shattered lives and that's what its goals come to the big city by promises of a better life but then. and he continues at the top of the in less than thirty minutes from now with my colleague in the meantime it's. his guess whether multiculturalism is failing in the world. keep. a low key and welcome the crosstalk i'm here to live well the issue of immigration has leapt to the top of the agenda throughout europe and the united states german chancellor angela merkel says attempts to build a multicultural society in germany have utterly failed is multiculturalism evolution or is it merely the stuff of cheap populist politics and

and despite the fact that the current french president nicolas sarkozy is not a popular figure in france his popularity ratings are still a lot higher than the former prime ministers but the main difference it seems. it is that the french people are tired of losing battles that drag on grinding life in the country to a halt for extremist there's an extremist populist radical current in france today that encourages violent actions and this time they went too far. even more with the people losing patience with not only the government but also the never ending protests it appears public opinion is changing and the trade unions may well lose not only the battle but the war as well. gasoline as are the r.t. pairs. douglas weber of paris based professor of political science argues that as the protesters don't directly suffer financially from their own actions they are more than prepared to go on. certainly the of the protests and strikes that had caused some economic damage of those probably quite hard work next act exact figure on this but one ought to bear in mind i think that the the people

france and britain are in the throes of public unrest following severe government measures seeking torevive their economies british trade unions say they're preparing for massive demonstrations as the country faces the harshest spending conses world war two across the channel france has seen the worst civil disorder. union leaders say they'll be more strikes of a president sarkozy's plans to rise the retirement age to sixty two which is so however one of the lowest in the world so far twelve days of christmas have failed to stop the bill from. the government says that change is vital to the country's budget deficit and for its financial future of those on the streets say the plans are an attack on their basic rights and as also has cancer in the us out of a reports not everyone in sympathizes with the protests. the young smart and ambitious lucy is splitting her time between a master's degree and working for a large international company for her the recent protests in paris are first and foremost a personal distraction so using the. headquarter of my company yeah it's it's longer acco

the first world war two after being exposed to on ambiguous pressure by france and great britain two of its own. germany was the price paid for hitler's promise not to start a war in europe which he breached not only a year later. according to many research as it was the conflict over these who doesn't mind that in effect triggered to. the division of czechoslovakia have been referred to which went on behind the scenes of these talks and was played the decisive role in them people in various countries including russia are still looking for the answers documents declassified by the foreign intelligence service seventy years on are directly related to the events of those times. at a no contest family take lunch seriously on a day off towards noon all of the family gets together in this house in the suburbs of munich traditional the varian sausages are served on such occasions. here the sausages. just put a better country watch in general traditions are respected in this family they know the back is a suggestion german when he was only eight years old he and his parents were deported fr

there's been much more restrained than in france and sam bodman head of a london based economic think tank told us the british are not likely to copy the french. it's not really in the british national character to protest we haven't really seen protests any of these cuts in the last year or so and in fact the two biggest protests that happened over the last ten years were against fox hunting and the iraq war neither of which had any real effect the british government doesn't really listen to protesters and i don't expect that there will be any protests that we'll see in the next few weeks there was a protest the other day. held by the unions against these cuts and it had about five hundred people which compared to the protests in france is now huge so i really don't think we're going to be seeing anything more the british government has a long history of ignoring protesters and british people really are kind of people who want to get on with it and get back to work business as usual you might say and really the protests are quite a tradition in france whenever there is a government c

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