in spain king juan carlos is not likely to step down but he is being criticized for discrediting his position. the spanish are grateful to their king for restoring democracy. he did stop the army after all. or did he? according to witnesses it turns out he had more than a hint of sympathy for the rebels. that is not the only reason the king caused some discussion in spain lately. other members are also causing trouble. >> the man being massaged here is keeping out of the limelight. the former professional athlete hasn't played handball in a long time and now avoids public appearances. he is married to the spanish christina. he will have to testify as defendant in a corruption trial. no member of the royal family has ever been put on trial before in spain. >> his behavior is not ethical. he presented himself ased head of a foundation to various companies in order to obtain public monies and diverted the moneys into private companies and from there to tax havens. were tking about beliz and panama and luxen borg. the journalist is an expert on the royal family has been following the case

it's believed his father-in-law, spain's king juan carlos, found out about the allegations against him and told him to leave spain. king juan carlos made clear references to the case in his christmas address. the royal house then published for the first time a list of the royal family's earnings and expenses. >> what has happened already is that they are being talked about, they are being analyzed, they're being scrutinized in a way that had never happened before, and that is already bad that the royal family should not be talked about. it's the way it's happening now , in the dinner tables, in the streets, people are discussing does princess christina know? >> spain's king will always be remembered for his role in the country's transition to democracy. the head of a group of civil guards burst into parliament and took the deputies hostage. it was the king's defining moment. juan carlos' support for the new government threw an attempted coup in 2001 was crucial. however, the accusations against his son-in-law could jeopardize a future succession for his son. the case has serious implic

but i think they should use that for all right for that bank as professor of economics at king juan carlos university in madrid joining us on the line from prague this hour thanks for that. well you can see live pictures from the greek capital on our web site as thousands gather in front of the part of the men to protest us territory measures all that is taking place exactly twenty years after the european union treaty was signed max kaiser and stacy herbert check out the record after two decades the full program is coming up later here's a look. at their opportunity was last year to have a coup d'etat and get rid of pap and rail and they could have been put in a populist government and they could have saved themselves but they failed to do that so it's finished for them ireland similarly is toast no hope for them whatsoever portugal under the bus spain no italy they have twenty five hundred tons of gold if they can hold onto it they're in good shape but i suspect that the current government will sell that italy's gold deal with the i.m.f. because they're totally corrupt this leaves only g