many greeks object to the country calling itself macedonia, saying it implies a territorial claim on greece's northern macedonia region. the telegraph carries a warning from lloyds bank who have become the first to ban customers using credit cards to buy bitcoin, amid fears they could run up huge losses. the irish times leads with brexit and how a row within the conservative party over future customs arrangements comes as european negotiators are looking at how to stop britain undercutting the eu in tax matters and regulation after the uk leaves the european union. and finally the philly voice website is in celebration mode following the news the philadelphia eagles have managed to win the super bowl title in a 41—33 shootout against the new england patriots. it's their first nfl championship win since 1960. you can imagine the euphoria there. jeremy cook is with us, the chief economist from world first. let's start with the front page of arab news. it tells us more about how complicated it is to try and resolve the problem of syria in a diplomatic way. there is a lot of interested parties he

capital athens urging the government not to compromise in a long running name row with neighboring macedonia greece has blocks the former yugoslav republic from joining nato and the e.u. saying its name implies a claim over a greek province also called macedonia john psaropoulos reports from athens. the message was clear macedonians are greeks and no one other than the greeks should be allowed to use the name macedonia greeks refer to the neighborhood by the name of its capital city skopje their opinion is important because they held a power of veto over its entry to nato and the european union he might give the union to me again as anyone macedonian is greek greek people will not accept the fact of a name we determine to show that we went out to history under the terms that can be no european plus spectroscope yes this was greece's official position until about a decade ago it has since accepted the use of the composites name such as northern also love macedonia and a new government in scope is willing to die you to the countries constitutional name republic of macedonia so the basis for a comprom

capital athens urging the government not to compromise in a long running name with neighboring macedonia greece says its name implies a claim over the greek province also called macedonia china is accusing the u.s. of having a cold war mentality in a sponsor to washington's plans to diversify its nuclear weapons policy the pentagon says it's cutting nuclear bombs are too big and wants to develop smaller nuclear weapons the u.s. says the nuclear weapons revamp is largely in response to russian actions in recent years. talks about forming a government in germany are expected to continue into monday chancellor anger conservatives are in negotiations with the opposition social democrats knuckles been unable to form a coalition since an election in september when both the main parties lost seats to the far right. and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera al-jazeera world by foot. it was. was it. was. an in the orchestra kind of semi security in the corner in a small office the symphony for us the locusts one of them looked a lot but it on your cell of a slow evil of just so l

hundreds of thousands of people are rallying in greece against the use of the name macedonia by the neighboring former yugoslav republic these are live shots coming out from the greek capital greece won't allow macedonia to become a member of nato all the european union without an agreement on the matter of jacks to the use of the name macedonia arguing it could imply territorial claims over its own northern region of the same name both governments have signaled they're willing to compromise but convincing their voters may be more difficult for us as more from athens. this is what happened when yugoslavia broke apart a quarter century ago and its southernmost state claimed independence as the republic of macedonia a million people gathered into selling the capital of the greek region of macedonia outraged that a non greek nation should lay claim to ancient greek heritage that is still the dominant view here today. they're trying to inherit all of macedonia and alexander the great this is a farce it's all happening because the americans want them in near so early attempts at compromise came to n

greeks have protested in athens against the former yugoslav republic to the north, using the name macedonia. greecenia, and argues the use by its neighbour implies it has claims over the province. opposition supporters in the maldives have taken to the streets, chanting that nine political prisoners must be freed in accordance with a recent supreme court order. the attorney general says the government will resist any attempt by the court to impeach president abdulla yameen for disobeying its order, issued last week. the 52nd super bowl is under way in freezing temperatures in the us city of minnesota. the philadelphia eagles are taking on the new england patriots and the eagles began with the ball and came away with an early field goal, matched by the patriots. the underdogs, philadelphia, have just scored a touchdown, putting them in the lead at 9—3. we will keep you updated as the game progresses. pressure is growing on south africa's president jacob zuma to step down. the top six officials from the governing anc have been to see him at his official residence to discuss his future. for months now

of people have protested in athens against a potential deal was neighboring macedonia over that country's official name greece has opposed its neighbors used the name macedonia ever since it became independent from yugoslavia in one thousand nine hundred one athens has said it suggests a territorial claim on greece's own northern province of macedonia but now the two sides have been working to find a solution the greek government has signaled a willingness to compromise on the matter a move that many in greece condemn. yeah i believe i did i did they came in their hundreds of thousands from the cities from the countryside united to say that macedonia is and always will be greek they never will seriously i will support this until the end of macedonia is greek might say they've sold us out and now the people have risen up all out in the streets for this. these greeks object to the x. yugoslav republic of macedonia calling itself the same name as greece's northern macedonian region a region once home to ancient ruler alexander the great they say it implies a territorial claim the greek government has been trying

athens urging the government not to compromise on a long running name route with neighboring macedonia greece has blocked the former yugoslav republic from joining nato and the e.u. saying its name implies a claim of a greek problem sports or macedonia those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after innovate africa statement that sort of thing off. they're the children of jailed chinese criminals with nowhere else to go one beijing shelter is giving them a home when i when he meets the children growing up with their parents behind bars at this time on al-jazeera this is innovate africa a new series highlighting innovation and creativity across a continent on the rise today. how to become an online catalog not gonna your college recruiting the next twenty four hours to be too close to the on the go . on. mobile phones revolutionizing farming in kenya it's almost like a. unpacking crops dname in the search for new food sources for africa. where almost all looking for. a love song. and the young kenyan with the solution to protecting livestock from lion attacks. despite the

greeks have protested in athens against the former yugoslav republic to the north, using the name macedonia. greeceregion called macedonia, and argues the use by its neighbour implies it has claims over the province. and opposition supporters in the maldives have taken to the streets, chanting that nine political prisoners must be freed in accordance with a recent supreme court order. the attorney general says the government will resist any attempt by the court to impeach president abdulla yameen for disobeying its order, issued last week. and there's much excitement at the 52nd superbowl. it's one of the big tv events of the us calendar. the philadelphia eagles are taking on the new england patriots. philadelphia are the underdogs, but in an end—to—end match they are currently leading 22—12. fans are having to put up with freezing temperatures in minnesota. we'll keep you updated right through the programme. pressure is growing on south africa's president jacob zuma to step down. latest reports say he's refused requests to step down, in talks with top officials from the governing anc party. as and

government in the former yugoslav macedonian capital scorpio refused to relinquish the term macedonia and greece rejected the use of even a composite name that included it such as northern or slav macedonia one hundred countries recognized the new state including many nato and e.u. countries concerned for its stability and survival but greece has cited its own security concerns. as a vital part of any agreement the government would be called upon to remove articles in its constitution but implied claims on its territory article forty nine talks about protecting macedonian minorities in neighboring countries article three leaves open the possibility of changing the country's borders in two thousand and eight the greeks vetoed former yugoslav macedonia as entry into nato undeterred the government in scope erected statues to ancient king alexander the great and his parents but now there's a more moderate government in scope here willing to compromise over the name and greece's official position has changed to accept a composite name that includes the word macedonia but as far as greeks are concerne

athens urging the government to not to compromise in a long running in name row with neighboring macedonia greece has blocked the former yugoslav republic from joining nato and the e.u. saying its name implies a claim over the greek province also called macedonia talks about forming a government in germany are expected to continue into monday chancellor angela merkel's conservatives i don't negotiations with the opposition social democrats merkel has been unable to form a coalition since an election in september when both the main parties lost seats to the far right the two sides remain optimistic about a deal. those are the headlines the news continues in about twenty five minutes here on al-jazeera after inside story by phone. seven turkish soldiers are killed in the northern syrian district of a green turkey it says the operation is crucial to defeat what it calls terrorists and establish a buffer zone but how much of a challenge is that and could this lead to a quagmire for ankara this is inside story. and i welcome to the program jane the war in syria has lasted for nearly seven years and in

capital africans urging the governments not to compromise on a name route with neighboring masses macedonia greece has blocked the former yugoslav republic from joining nato and the european union saying its name implies a claim over a greek province or so-called macedonia just or a place has more from athens. the central message of today's protest in athens has been that there should be no use on any terms of the word macedonia in the name eventually negotiated with the neighboring country the former yugoslav macedonia those talks that have now begun in the last two weeks between athens and the former yugoslav macedonian capital sculpey have started on the basis of the notion that there will be a compromise on the greek side the compromise is that the word macedonia would be included and on the former yugoslav macedonian sides the compromise is that that would would be qualified by something like northern or slow of so that it wouldn't be pure republic of macedonia which was the original position of that country and has been for the last twenty five years but the compromise basis on which those t

capital athens urging the government not to compromise in a festering name raul with neighboring macedonia greece has blocked the former yugoslav republic from joining nato and the european union saying its name implies a claim over a greek province also called macedonia johnson office reports from athens. the message was clear macedonians old greeks and other than the greeks should be allowed to use the name macedonia greeks refer to the label by the name of its capital city skopje their opinion is important because the hutu power of veto over its entry to the european union you might give the new name to me again is only one . macedonian is greek greek people will not accept the fact of a name we determined to show that we went out to history under the terms that can be no european prospects copia this was greece's official position until about a decade ago it has since accepted the use of the composites name such as northern all slavs macedonia and a new government in scope is willing to die you to the countries constitutional name republic of macedonia so the basis for a compromise in theory

government in the former yugoslav macedonian capital scorpio refused to relinquish the term macedonia and greece rejected the use of even a composite name that included it such as northern or slav macedonia one hundred countries recognized the new state including many nato and e.u. countries concerned for its stability and survival but greece has cited its own security concerns as a vital part of any agreement the government would be called upon to remove articles in its constitution but implied claims territory article forty nine talks about protecting macedonian minorities in neighboring countries article three leaves open the possibility of changing the country's borders in two thousand and eight the greeks vetoed former yugoslav macedonia as entry into nato undeterred the government in scorpio erected statues to ancient king alexander the great and his parents but now there's a more moderate government in scope here willing to compromise over the name and greece's official position has changed to accept a composite name that includes the word macedonia but as far as greeks are concerned thes

is blocking macedonia's ambition to join the european union greece argues the use of the name donia — while the macedonian government says its country has been known as such for a long time. greece is blocking macedonia's ambition to join the european union and nato until there's a solution. protests there in athens. thousands of people, as you can see, on the streets. the headlines on bbc news: a senior brexiteer accuses ministers of being vague and divided in their plans for leaving the eu. at least two people have been killed and dozens injured after a collision between two trains in south carolina. mps warn that cuts to the royal marines would leave britain's global interests ‘at serious risk‘. the hollywood actress, uma thurman, has claimed that the disgraced film producer, harvey weinstein, tried to sexually assault her in a london hotel. the star has made detailed accusations in a newspaper interview. mr weinstein's lawyer said his client was stunned and saddened by what he considered false allegations. it comes as scotland yard confirms it's looking into two more allega

yugoslav republic of macedonia calling itself the same name as greece's northern macedonian region a region once ruled by alexander the great they say it implies a territorial claim the greek government has been trying to broker a compromise with the country of macedonia over the name which has brought protest is on to the streets among those addressing the crowds was the world renowned composer mikis theodorakis. very much that. we must not agree with this falsifying of history. thirty. one the greek government seeks a deal with its neighbors as these protesters insist this should be no compromise. to cyprus where a conservative incumbent nikos on a stasi audi's as one the country's presidential election he ran against the left wing candidate stuff. as all the votes counted anastasio out is the winner was fifty six percent the left wing vatsal girls lalas has conceded defeat the economy and reunification talks with the main focus of this election while us blamed the audience for a breakdown in last year's peace talks between the greek majority south of the island and the turkish occu

been at odds over the say over the name since the republic of macedonia broke away from yugoslavia in one thousand nine hundred one greece was allowed macedonia to become a member of nato or to join the european union with out an agreement on the matter so what's behind greek opposition to the use of that word macedonia well the main argument is that it could imply territorial claims over its own northern region of the same name both governments have signaled that they are willing to compromise but convincing the voters may be difficult will be going live to athens to our correspondent who's after those demonstrations little later in this program the greek cypriots are voting in a presidential runoff election today both candidates say that they can reunify cypress and boost the economy president nicolas and i see days is hoping for a repeat of his twenty thirteen victory of a leftist rival stuff. the un to administer the demilitarized zone has divided greek and turkish areas on the island of cyprus since one nine hundred seventy four of us recent deficit to reunify the island broke down in july. now to political turmoil

macedonia was, is, and forever will be greek. the row dates back to 1991, since the former yugoslav republic gained independence. greecee name macedonia and says there are contentious articles in its neighbour's constitution that could imply territorial claims over the northern region of greek macedonia. last week, greek ministers held talks with the united nations envoy to help resolve the issue. all sides pushing to settle the dispute this year. the greek government has accused the far right and the neo—nazi golden dawn party of exploiting the issue. prime minister alexis tsipras says the majority of people wanted foreign policy to be conducted rationally and not with fanaticism. ministers say the rallies won't stop them trying to solve the problem and boosting stability in the often tense balkan region. richard forrest, bbc news. north and south korea — two nations which remain technically at war — have put on an unprecedented show of sporting collaboration, fielding a joint women's ice hockey team. the friendly match against sweden took place on the outskirts of south korea's capital seoul, as the country prepares

people are demonstrating in the greek capital athens against the use of the name macedonia by its neighboring country greece has blocked the former yugoslav republic from joining nato and the european union saying its name implies a claim over the greek province also called macedonia protest as angry at suggestions that the greek. is now ready to reach

protestors in greece call on the government not to allow its northern neighbour to call itself macedonia. and, in a tense final, the philadelphia eagles beat the new england patriots to claim theirfirst super bowl victory. reports from south africa suggest that presidentjacob zuma has refused to stand down during talks with senior officials from his ruling party. a meeting to discuss his future was held at his official residence in pretoria. mr zuma, who is 75, is facing allegations of corruption. he has previously survived several votes of no confidence in parliament. andrew harding reports from johannesburg. he is swamped by scandal. south africa's president, jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home, lavishly, at the taxpayers‘ expense. more recently, his friendship with the controversial business family the guptas has fuelled allegations of massive corruption. "state capture", they call it here. during the zuma presidency, south africa has floundered. the economy is struggling and unemployment is soaring, amid a sense t

to berlin for talks greece has long objected to the name macedonia saying it implies a territorial claim over greece's own northern region also called macedonia athens has vetoes copies membership bids for the european union and nato because of the disputes americal said macedonia the country was on course toward joining the e.u. but didn't specify a date. it is still lights camera action here in berlin where the international film festival is still in full swing and use charlotte shell some pill and scott are down at the red carpet good to see you guys so what movies hit the silver screen today. well today just a few minutes ago we had the world premier of the second of three german films that are here in competition. the stars of the film and the director were strolling down the carpet behind us the film the nice need more interesting name it's called my brother's name is robert and he's an idiot but i write it deals with the light hearted issues doesn't it yeah it was and very jolly no i am screening this morning it was all about incest between from twins it was a bloody neither is i

many greeks object to the country calling itself macedonia, saying it implies a territorial claim on greece'saph carries a warning from lloyds bank who have become the first to ban customers using credit cards to buy bitcoin, amid fears they could run up huge losses. the irish times leads with brexit and how a row within the conservative party over future customs arrangements comes as european negotiators are looking at how to stop britain undercutting the eu in tax matters and regulation after the uk leaves the european union. and finally the philly voice website is in celebration mode following the news the philadelphia eagles have managed to win the super bowl title in a 41—33 shootout

the protesters argue that the nation of macedonia's name implies a claim over greece's macedonia region and they oppose a greek government plan to resolve the issue. e country of macedonia gined independence from yugoslavia in 1991 and continues to seek membership in nato and the e.u. read more about the protests in greece on our website, pbs.org/newshour. >> thompson: there are less than eight weeks left in the current scheiole of negotiat between the united states, canada, and mexico over nafta, the north american free trade agreement.d esident trump may soon have to decide whether to extend, suspend, or pullut of the talks altogether, and begin the process of withdrawing from the trade agreement. newshour weekend special correspondent patricia sga has our second story on the impact of nafta. she reports on a littl clause that has the trump administration and progressives on the same page. >> the era of economic surrender is over. from now on, we expect trading b relationships fair and to be reciprocal. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, upon taking office, right up to his recent sta

but the people on the streets of athens today believe it implies a territorial claim on greece's northern macedoniaits country has been known by this name for a long time. greece is blocking macedonia's ambition to join the european union and nato until the issue is resolved. mps have warned that cuts to the royal marines would significantly weaken britain's defences. the government, which is reviewing defence spending, is said to be considering axing 2,000 marines and the royal navy's two amphibious assault ships. daniela relph reports. it is a warning to government over the future of the royal marines. they are among britain's elite fighting forces and provide up to half the personnel for the uk's special forces. the defence select committee report says that further cuts to the marines would damage their ability to be a high readiness unit. and warns plans to end the use of hms albion and hms bulwark — ships from which beach assaults are made — would be militarily illiterate at this time. the committee praises the defence secretary, gavin williamson, for taking control of a defence review. he is

thousands of people are demonstrating in athens against the use of the name macedonia by the small balkan state the borders greece protesters have gathered outside parliament to dissuade the greek government from allowing the macedonia in any settlement with its neighbor but the countries agreed to step up because the asians this here they put it all over the name since the republic of macedonia broke away from yugoslavia in one thousand. one thousand one will greece won't allow macedonia to become a member of the of nato all the european union without an agreement on the matter so what's behind greek opposition to the use of the name macedonia well the main argument is that it could imply territorial claims over its own northern region which has the same name both governments of signal that they're willing to compromise but convincing voters may be more difficult let's go live to athens and a series johnson is there john it's obvious that feelings are running pretty high there in athens this isn't the first time we've seen protests like these though why are they flaring up now. no you're right it's not the first

now in an attempt to improve ties with greece macedonia has started the process of renaming its airport the airport which was named in honor of the ancient warrior king alexander the great will now be called sculpey airport greece is accused macedonia of appropriating symbols and figures is story considered part of the greek culture but both countries are now working to try to resolve a twenty five year dispute over this and the actual name macedonia it was taken on when the country declared independence from yugoslavia kosovo's prime minister is promising to revive one of the region's biggest companies as a push to fight youth unemployment but the mining firm trip is steeped in controversy because serbia says it owns it andrew simmons reports now from attributes. used to be one of the former yugoslavia is biggest companies mining plentiful minerals with good profits and thousands of jobs because of those war changed that you don't have to look far to see damaged buildings and the conflict two decades ago decimated this business now the few miners who remain a part of a dysfunctional co

macedonia. we understand our good friends in greece. they have another part of the country called macedonia.t of negotiations with the prime minister in greece. we are positive in our way to find a solution. we are prepared to accept geographical distinction in our new name and what will be used for every country. we try to find a way how we will protect the interests of our country but the interests of greece. we must ta ke but the interests of greece. we must take care of each other because we can agree on anything but our institutions must vote for that and give support for that. the group promised has made encouraging noises but his defence secretary has been adamant macedonia cannot be part of your name if you want to be a member of the european union. they have done that all this year. nothing moves. we have positive recommendation since 2009 to start negotiations. we have an open invitation from nato since 2008 and we didn't become a member of nato and we participate in all nations in afghanistan and everywhere in the world. there is a consensus of decisions in nato and the european u

macedonia was, is, and forever will be greek. the row dates back to 1991, since the former yugoslav republic gained independence. greeceous articles in its neighbour's constitution that could imply territorial claims over the northern region of greek macedonia. last week greek ministers held talks with the united nations envoy to help resolve the issue. all sides pushing to settle the dispute this year. the greek government has accused the far right and the neo—nazi golden dawn party of exploiting the issue. prime minister alexis prezza says the majority of people wanted foreign policy to be conducted rationally and not with fanaticism. ministers say the rallies won't stop them trying to solve the problem and boosting stability in the often tense balkan region. richard forrest, bbc news. more stories in brief. china has accused the united states of exaggerating beijing's nuclear strength, saying it needs to ditch what it calls a "cold war mentality". the statement comes after washington unveiled a new nuclear policy, which included plans to diversify its nuclear armoury with smaller bombs. the policy also highlighted c

use of the name macedonia by the country's northern neighbour — insisting that the name macedonia belonged to greecegreece is blocking its ambition tojoin the european union and nato until the issue is resolved. and ina and in a tense final, the philadelphia eagles have beaten the new england patriots to claim the 52nd super bowl. in the last few minutes of the game, the eagles, who have never won the competition, pulled ahead 51— 33. now on bbc news it's dateline london. welcome to dateline london. this week, we're discussing theresa may in china, trying to increase trade before brexit, whilst trading blows with the european union, and even some of her own colleagues. donald trump delivered his first state of the union address at the end of his first year as us president. he vowed to end the era of "economic surrender in trade" — who does he mean? and is it a bad business for the middle east if military leadership is on the rise again? with me are bronwen maddox, british political commentator, abdel bari atwan, who writes on arab affairs, italian writer and film—maker anna—lisa piras, and stephanie

people have rallied in the greek capital asons over the use of the name macedonia by the neighboring former yugoslav republic greece one tele macedonia to become a member of nato or the european union without an agreement on the matter the protests as well angry at suggestions that the greek government is now ready to reach a compromise john psaropoulos was at the rally. if the greek side and the former yugoslav macedonians come to an agreement arrive at some documents that they're willing to present to their respective publics for a referendum or a parliamentary vote these people are going to be the ones who get to decide whether this goes ahead neither the government in athens nor the government in skokie has a two thirds majority in parliament or can command one or doesn't appear that they can come and work therefore it is highly likely that any solution would be presented directly to people for a referendum. the standoff between the supreme court and the president is continuing in the mold president abdullah i mean is refusing to comply with a court order to release political prisoners and reinstate twelve diss

thousands of people have protested in athens against a potential deal with macedonia was the longstanding dispute over its name settled greece has opposed its neighbors you saw the name macedonia since it became independent from yugoslavia in one thousand nine hundred ninety one athens says it suggests a territorial claim on its own northern province of macedonia the two sides have pledged to find a solution this year. well for more on this we can bring in our correspondent in athens and the kara salva and say what is it that the demonstrators are looking to achieve what are they calling for. well for starters that turnout has been absolutely phenomenal authorities are also trying to pay it down they put out an initial statement saying that about one hundred forty thousand just showed up organizers are putting that number up to one point five million. difference between the two but we've clearly seen hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people out there in the demand is just why greeks do not want to relinquish the name macedonia greek name to it is their northern name. in light of this name dispute that eased negotiate bet

protest is underway in athens to oppose a potential deal with macedonia there was see a longstanding dispute over its name settled now greece has opposed its neighbors use of the name macedonia since it became independent from yugoslavia or nine hundred ninety one athens says it suggests a territorial claim on its own northern province of macedonian other two sides have pledged they had pledged to find a solution this year. for more on this we can bring in our correspondent in athens and pete carroll salva good to see they now what is it the demonstrators are looking to achieve what's their aim here. well the turnout is john norris absolutely and even the authorities here have been taken by surprise the demand that these people have the hundreds of thousands that you see on the streets as that happens here today is simple and why they simply do not want to relinquish the greek name macedonia to its northern neighbor country and they don't want this country to use its name and they don't want the government here to include the name macedonian for that matter even any other derivative of the name of macedonia in any prospect

thousands of people have protested in athens against a potential deal with macedonia over that country's official name greece has opposed its neighbors use of the name macedonia since it became independent from yugoslavia in one thousand nine hundred one at that athens had signaled a willingness to compromise on the matter angry many greeks south african president jacob zuma has come under a new pressure to resign top officials from the ruling a.n.c. party met with him sunday to persuade him to step down his term expires next year but the party's popularity has fallen amid claims of corruption linked to the president and a polish opposition group has demonstrated outside the president's residence in warsaw urging him not to sign into law a controversial bill on the holocaust the bill would impose jail terms for suggesting that poland was complicit in nazi crimes israel the u.s. and international organizations have strongly condemned the proposed law. germany's two biggest political parties say they need more time for coalition talks they had set a deadline for sunday but there was still no breakthrough they'

government in the former yugoslav macedonian capital scorpio refused to relinquish the term macedonia and greece rejected the use of even a composite name that included it such as northern or slow of macedonia one hundred countries recognized the new state including many nato and e.u. countries concerned for its stability and survival but greece has cited its own security concerns as a vital part of any agreement the government would be called upon to remove articles in its constitution but implied claims its territory article forty nine talks about protecting macedonian minorities in neighboring countries article three leaves open the possibility of changing the country's borders in two thousand and eight the greeks vetoed former yugoslav macedonia as entry into nato undeterred the government in scope erected statues to ancient king alexander the great and his parents but now there's a more moderate government in scope here willing to compromise over the name and greece's official position has changed to accept a composite name that includes the word macedonia but as far as greeks are concerned