germany has a veto. we as lawmakers have the power in parliament to impose this veto. >> the german government can brief us in a more timely, precise, better way. in this scenario, the problem is cutting through the considerable amount of material. >> it is a real problem, but i make a big effort to get on top of things when draft arrived in short notice. -- when drafts arrive with short notice. >> it has been a year. >> you have to get into the details, even if it takes a few hours' extra. >> to talk about the ruling here in germany by the supreme court, i am joined by simon young. a very important ruling. was it what you expected? >> i think this was what most of the experts were expecting. there was a small chance that the constitutional court might have questioned the government right to carry out these bailouts and to take on the economic problems of other countries on this scale. but as it turned out, the guardians of germany's constitution recognized there are limits to those powers. they said the

yes i do write the obituary and as regards germany the national debt of germany related to its gross domestic product is eighty three percent and that is higher than the similar percentage for the u.k. where i am france and spain and everybody knows that the next ones that go into crisis are spain france portugal and the u.k. but the german situation is actually worse and it's only maintained by the belief that it's rather more stable we're looking at something in which all the countries of europe are in debt which is an repayable if you take greece it's. its government debt as a percentage of g.d.p. was one hundred fifteen percent but as a result of the austerity measures it's gone up to between one hundred sixty and one hundred seventy percent and it's rising and on top of this none of the academics none of the politicians and the things like i understand things like the shift from labor production to capital production they don't understand that always putting money out at interest and not worrying there i mean i really you know i thank you see there you prayed and we got your pre

in greece, there is this sense that germany might be too rich and smud with their wealth and germany looks set greece and germans might be looking at them and say, you need to pull your belts tighter. >> that has been our "in depth" this hour, thank you for watching.

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germany's highest court has issued a much anticipated ruling on the legality of bailouts of looting worldlings participation in the eurozone rescue funds but the court also said that the german government would have to get the approval of parliament before providing further financial aid in future. ellie's ten people have been killed and over sixty injured by a bomb blast near the high court has been in new delhi and pakistan based terror group has already claimed responsibility. for his foreign minister has called for the warring sides in syria to return to dialogue the comments were made at a meeting with his french counterpart as moscow and paris agreed that they don't want the situation in libya to be repeated in syria. well that's peter lavelle and his panel of guests discuss the fate of the euro and our debate show let's coming up on r.t. . liz . can you see. the low welcome across town right here about is it time to write you a picture where for the euro as the single currency reels from one crisis to the next europe's politicians appear to be powerless in the face of a monetary union t

that would be any location worldwide including germany. this is the latest in a series of restructuring efforts as their sales continue to decline. the market share has tumbled from 40 to just 20%. analyst said that the company failed to react fast enough that for soaring demands for smart phones. >> h and m posted a drop in the third quarter. that is a total profit of five and a 25 million euros. they blame losses on rising costs for raw materials and the dropping worth of the u.s. dollar. they have 2000 stores in 40 countries. despite fears of an economic slowdown, the german unemployment continues to decline. in september, figures show a total of 2.8 million people out of work across germany. the unemployment rate is at 6.6%. this reflects the healthy state of the german economy. royal dutch shell is shutting down their largest refinery worldwide because of a huge fire burning out of control. there was at least three more explosions on thursday. executives have not commented on what the effect the disaster might have on output. this is

a massive sell-off in germany and across europe. the eurozone debt crisis was at the heart of the trouble. >> financial shares tumbled as people worry that banks in europe don't have enough capital. it seems the markets are not convinced. >> a new week with new market jitters in frankfurt. bank stocks among the leading losers. some saw share prices plunged 8%. hedge funds had been speculating financial institutions could fold. regulators are alarmed and warning banks they need more capital. the imf has called for force recapitalization of europe's banks to avert a world recession. the chief executive of germany's no. 1 bank said the recapitalization is not the answer. >> it is well known, if not accepted wisdom, that many european banks would not survive having to write down the government that their holdings to market value. >> he also urged eurozone countries to support each other more. he says the eurozone economy is too important to be gambled with. >> the cost of support for week member states is lower than the cost of a breaku

he traveled to germany and completed his piloting license.a has the same last name as the man who flew one of the hijacked planes into the world trade center. >> no one will tell me if that is the real reason. i have spoken to a lot of captains, even from top airlines here in germany. they think no one will say it in an interview. that would be illegal. but, somehow i am being held back. >> atta has been applying for a job as a pilot for six years without success. he retrained as an engineer but would still prefer to fly airplanes. he believes that ever since 9/11, muslims in general have been the object of distrust. >> no one group represents us. we speak for ourselves. when generalizations are made about a whole group, people suffer. whenever something happens, you just hope that it was not a muslim or an arab. >> in the german city of hamburg, many muslims say they're non-muslim neighbors watched the cautiously. this is the city were the september 11 attacks were planned. at the city's central mosque, people say they're still in shock that

. >> pope benedict is on a trip to germany. tens of thousands of catholics came to the city's olympic stadium. >> the pontiff was given a welcome as the zero arrived at the olympic stadium. tens of thousands of people came to celebrate mass with the pope, among them germany's leading political figures. one intend are about catholics, everyone was pleased with the reception. -- one in 10 are avowed catholics.s. many attribute great hopes to this visit. there are those that hope that pope benedict can bring more catholics to his homeland. >> when this is coupled with the unhappy experience that there are good and bad fish in the church, the individuals focus is fixed solely are not the negative, then the grand beautiful mystery of the church is not within their grasp. >> at no time did he address the difficulties plaguing the church in germany, but the problems are there. more than 181,000 catholics have left the church. >> earlier this afternoon, pope benedict addressed the german parliament. in his 30 minute address, he talked

germany is dependent on exports. this is an interest of all europeans. >> let's go over to our correspondent. this is not only germany voting to give more power to brussels. >> all 17 members have backed the fund before it comes into operation. concerns about the debt crisis continues to trigger volatility on equity markets but to many investors are worried. >> in frankfurt, work continues on the new headquarters of the european central bank. many germans believe that all whole eurozone project is built on shaky transitions. there is a plan to rescue the euro and get a grip on the debt crisis. they are pushing for tougher regulations and they want banks to foot the bill for a financial transaction tax. they propose taxing transactions of shares and bonds and derivatives at just 100th of a percent. the commission estimates that it would raise about 57 billion euros of revenue annually. the tax would be levied on deals between banks and other financial institutions. the commission says this is a way that the industry c

money as do all the other countries but germany is the saveur don't take germany's money well remember it's all out war max and in fact that's in my next headline all out war bankers versus everybody else so we know christine legarde is now an agent for these bankers of course and that seemed to tell it as pointing out that for the american economy and for many other developed countries including all of europe the elephant in the room is the amount of money paid to bankers over the last five years in the united states the sum stands at an astounding two point two trillion dollars yeah and i just saw a story that c.e.o.'s of all companies in america and bankers are lobbying washington to pass a new law that would make it so that they would not have to disclose their pay and bonuses to anybody no regulatory authority not that the f.c.c. just can keep all that information private how they're raping and pillaging not just their bonuses that actually their income and this was in the washington post where they were talking about break away well and they're saying that this is just the wealth

germany's high court throws out a claim challenging the legality of bailouts meaning berlin will continue propping up europe's creaking economy. devastation in new delhi at least ten people killed more than sixty injured as a bomb tears through the city's high court. independent polls for independence from the u.k. grow louder and wales more nationalist fervor is coupled with a desire to have control over its own economy. and the many so now at the third annual global policy forum here and here is where today's focus is security and multiculturalism join me later in the program for more details. one pm in moscow i'm not trying so good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story germany's constitutional court has just issued a ruling on the legality of eurozone bailouts were it upheld the country's involvement in the multi-billion rescue fund the decision was and should anxiously anticipated by debt ridden states highly dependent on the bailout packages the lawsuit argued that germany's participation in the bailout of troubled eurozone nations violated the parliament's right to cont

germany accept these students as part of its multi ethnic feature the changes in germany's population and the debate surrounding them will take many years to play out but life goes on and by the time these teenagers have children of their own it seems likely the face of society here could look rather different tom watson r.t. minds germany. all stories news and video is a way to go through our website r.t. dot com he's also online right now the full cocktail pilot error and data by investigators find traces of alcohol in one of the crewmembers plane that crashed in northwestern russia injuring. one in the us a study finds a car crash tests are full but drug abuse deaths rise find out what's behind the script on our c dot com and while you're online check out our you tube channel the latest video from around the world. is. the. download the official publication the phone the i pod touch from the top still. life on the go. video. comes and says feeds now in the palm of your. question on the quality dot com. to libya now and see gadhafi forces claim cross remaining resistance from the co

germany, you just got your ass served to you, and in england that's a breakfast meat. and brace yourself, father land, italian prime minister silvio berlusconi was overheard saying, and this is an actual quote, that german chancellor angela merkel is an "[bleeped] lard ass." and that, that is from a guy who would have sex with a four-slot toaster if it were under 18. so let the war-fueled recovery begin. dig up the andrews sisters, lock up the japanese and start hoarding tin because this is the only answer to america's financial worries. here to provide some other answers to america's financial worries, please welcome global editor-at-large for reuters kristia freemen. thank you so much. all right. are the polish guys right that if europe crumbles we could see war in ten to 20 years? >> war is probably not my biggest fear. >> stephen: really? what frightens you more than war. you are very tough. >> my biggest fear about yiewch today, it's not the most likely thing, but i think this is a huge crisis. i think this is potentially bigger than lehman in 2008, because the da

it's not hard to see germany's high for throws out of the plane challenging the legality of bailouts and will continue propping up europe's creaking economy. devastation in new delhi at least ten people have been killed and over sixty injured by a bomb blast in the city's high court if pakistan based terror group has already claimed responsibility. last calls for independence from the u.k. grow louder in wales where nationalist fervor coupled with a desire to have control over its own economy. and the minister now of the third annual global policy forum here in today's focus is security and multiculturalism join me later in the program for more details. just after two pm here in the russian capital you're watching artsy germany's constitutional court has ruled that eurozone bailouts can continue after throwing out a challenge claiming they were illegal but the court also said that the german government would have to get the approval of parliament before providing further financial aid in future are designing a bushel has more they have to prove the bailout was not just the one for gr

germany accept these students as part of its multi ethnic feature the changes in germany's population the debate surrounding them will take many years to play out but life goes on and by the time these teenagers have children of their own it seems likely the face of society here could look rather different tom watson r.-t. points. you're looking for more exciting information to check out all of the recent news video is available on our website ulti dot com here's a snapshot of what we've got right now not all countries fear the author of a foreign bailout cash rich china is giving a helping hand to deep in debt valerie's to find out the terms and conditions visit our website r.t. dot com. and a little advice for fans of the red hot chili peppers internet piracy it doesn't pay a man in the u.s. has been hit with a sixty eight housing dollar fine for illegal file sharing but this pair out with just the tip of the iceberg find out how much is down log on to our web site. that's cost libya now where antic is afy forces claim they'll crash the remaining resistance of gadhafi supporters wit

minds germany. now not all countries are aware of a foreign influx as long as it thing passes we reported r.t. dot com. china is on the money is giving a helping hand to debt riddled bellerose we outline the terms of the dish and that are to dot com. and a little advice for fans of the red hot chili peppers internet piracy doesn't pay a man in the us has been hit with a sixteen thousand dollars fine for illegal file sharing but this payout could be just the tip of the iceberg to find out how much he found to lose log on to our website. ok just a few minutes not close or routes the roads among the financial world's a big player first they get the business update with the media this hour. that's right time to delve into the world of business the russian ruble continues to retreat against the main currencies it's reached the lowest level against the u.s. dollar in ten months he does not use of all it good deutsche bank believes the russian course it isn't for a bumpy ride with durable and short term sh

plans to join is a worry for germany right now the two are having top level talks in berlin because germany wants to hold back from being a full member which would allow the free flow of immigrants i was told barton report as i'm a graphic i left ethnically diverse country. it's the end of school for thirteen year old monica college in frankfurt germany his grandparents escaped from morocco in the one nine hundred seventy s. joining a largely white german society his mother nadia grew up here and she's seen things change and we have a time where everything was perfect you know we don't feel like that we are immigrants i met barack there i'd like since my son was born as a after five here then i feel like something's happened in the politics not just problems are at least partly down to a massive demographic change statistics show that the overall population of young people in germany has fallen by two million in the past decade i can see you cannot make a situation also a population. increase so. decided not to have as much children as we need increasingly wealthy german is seen raising chi

germany accept these students as part of its multi ethnic feature the changes in germany's population the debate surrounding them will take many years to play out but life goes on and by the time these teenagers have children of their own it seems likely the face of society here could look rather different tom watson r.t. minds. more stories in videos waiting view on our website r.t. dot com here's what's online right now lethal cocktail played its air and bad weather investigators find traces of alcohol and one of the crew members of the plane that crashed in northwestern russia in gene. pool in the us a study finds a car crash deaths of fall but drug abuse deaths. find out what's behind the switch on r.c. dot com. to libya now where i'm to gadhafi forces claim they'll cross remaining resistance from the colonel supporters within the next few days but their progress is taking three perceived cities is slowing with ground often switching hands several times throughout the day loyalist forces are dug in and i said to be using civilians as human shields we were libya's new ruling body t

germany germany is seems quite desperate to keep greece in the euro with chancellor merkel saying if the euro collapses so does the whole union should greece feel the same kind of desperation to stay in the union you've already said you think that it should leave . well the european union existed before the u. of o. the single market existed before the euro in fact the euro is hurting the single market because it's creating more divergence it's helping. i mean is that like germany's helping their exports whereas it's hurting me such as greece ireland italy portugal and spain it's creating more divergence so the european union and the single market the use trading blog would be better off without the euro where countries can sit their own currencies value to suit their economic needs and requirements a manager of own economies as they see fit that would be better for everyone concerned now with so much money two trillion euro tip for the eurozone bailout fund will that still be enough to keep other struggling bigger players like spain italy solvent if they need it. now the the debt cr