the sovereignty of parliament is paramount. in that sense, the decision is in line with previous rulings by the court about the big european treaties. the parliament must retain its ability to adopt or reject decisions when they affect the big money questions. >> let us talk about chancellor angela marco. is your position being strengthened or weakened? >> this decision went in her favor. this is what she was looking for. i think this is a bruising week for the chancellor. she felt her policy had been endorsed, if anything, by the court. the opposition leaders were queuing up to the opposite point of view, saying that the government has failed to inform the parliament as it has changed tack so many times in recent months. it has been impossible for people to keep up. the other thing is how many rebels within the government ranks are being encouraged to vote against the new powers for the european financial stability facility. a vote on that coming up later this month. if many rebels to vote against the government, the will of c

the vote thursday in parliament whether to accept this new bailout fund. berlin's share is the biggest. the same problem confronts angela merkle whether it is 440 million euros or rises to two trillion. only the numbers change. the impact politically is the same. there is a question whether all member states will pull together. we will appear wednesday from the president of the european commission. he will address the european parliament on the state of the union and say all states have to pull together. whether angela merkle sees the greater good in berlin or russell's -- or brussels remains to be seen. >> part of the effort to prevent another situation like greece involves building a better safety net. the german parliament will vote on enhancing the current stability mechanism thursday. there are concerns, but angela merkle expect everybody to be on the same page when the vote happens. >> this could be a key week for the chancellor. thursday is crucial for her coalition. on monday, she rallied support among party members with the promise of a crackdown

the parliament will vote on the latest move to strengthen the bailout fund. this is a test of leadership for the angela merkel government. will she be able to get the majority she wants without having to depend on opposition support? "she is under pressure. her busy schedule did not prevent her from posing with photos with this group of visitors to berlin. she had just come from an urgent discussion. she is fighting to sway opponents within her own ranks. the result of a straw poll suggests she has a chance at getting a majority on the issue. at the same time, but the finance minister is drumming up support among members of the coalition partner, the free democrats. leadership is convinced that a stability fund is needed for a stable euro >> it is imported to strengthen and support the euro. this will strengthen germany's position. >> a new book about the fdp leader provided an opportunity for an optimistic assessment by the prime minister. >> -- by the chancellor. >> this will be a successful move forward the coalition. >> the chancellor knows that she has e

in germany the parliament has begun to debate the 2012 budget. it calls for less borrowing and higher tax revenues. this against the backdrop of the roseau debt crisis, confirming the global economic slowdown. >> german leaders are anxiously waiting for wednesday to find out if the country's top court will rule that the euro zone bailouts were unconstitutional. if so, this could put a stop to german help for countries in trouble. when the euros on financial crisis came up, it was a big issue on the first day of the debate for 2012. the government says that it will reduce borrowing next year and that other european countries need to do the same period >> alongside better financial market regulation, the top priority is to cut down the extensive public debt in most industrialized countries. all of the experts agree, excessive debt is the main reason for this crisis. what's while germany tells other countries to stop spending its own 2012 budget still has the government borrowing 27 billion euros to cover its spending plan. the operatives say that t

to the parliaments are going to be pointing to each other over the next coming months. and for the fourth time the top prize at the venice film festival is coming to russia alexander's accords movie fouls beat off other rivals to win the gold line the jury was united in his decision it was darren aronofsky praising the picture saying it would change viewers forever with two years of shooting and to deliver all prized over a nine million dollars this of course most ambitious project is choirboy idea of his strategy the dialogue in german has yet to be translated to other languages including russian for about the director and he's work can visit our web site r t v dot com. well be back what have lines very shortly stay best for at. least six. welcome back you're watching our t.v. live from moscow here's a look at today's news and this week's top stories the u.s. commemorates its worst terrorist attack the divide of the world the nine eleven assault ten years ago prompted america to launch a policing mission that many experts claim has made the globe more dangerous. russia

of course, my criticism and the parliament was like take care. you have a big responsibility because of the events and because of the educational program, you invite people to take the bicycle on the street on a regular day, you have a big risk because your infrastructure is not yet there. so that was part of the political debate. still, i am willing to defend that policy that organizing events, this is in front of a mayor bank in the heart of brussels where the employees have been invited to come to work not by a car and to have a taste, as it says, of another mobility. it is part of the european car-free day which is organized every year, september 22, i believe it's similar to what you have in may, bike to work event. i really think those are good references. people maybe only have one day but a good experience of an alternative way to travel. i have been showing just one hour go, to go, the guidelines in english, it's our regional administration. they're very proud of it. i took one copy and showed it to some of you just this morning. it's re

are going to create a parliament not be the same parliament that we understand here in israel in other countries it's a completely different war that we should take it into consideration and i foresee eyeful see a lot of. a lot of confrontation and even invalid confrontation between all these two blocs secular nationalist. soon at least to be a lot a lot of maybe blood even till till we have the election we don't know when maybe november and don't forget after the election you'll have to write a new constitution where you talk about intentional conflict this man of the people you talk about potential conflicts in egypt washington has war now against the threat of sectarian violence in post results countries that the u.s. is strongly backed the arab spring all the new dangers and hillary clinton calls them partly a result of u.s. policy. well i mean. america is an important country they feel they have to comment was going on but i think what's going on now in libya in egypt in syria is not connected absolutely to america is connected to the fact that these people. held in a situation in

parliament, shamed by expenses. i was brought up to know that it is not polite to say 'i told you so'. but i'm sorry, we did. in 2006 when vince cable warned that "bad debts were growing" and that bank lending levels were "recklessly irresponsible". in 2002 when tom mcnally said, "the government must guard the public interest as assiduously as mr murdoch guards his shareholder interests." and in 1996 when paddy said that parliament had become "a rotten mess. a dishevelled, disfigured old corpse of what was once called the mother of parliaments." free to tell it like it really is because we are in nobody's pocket. of all the claims ed miliband has made, the most risible is that his party is the enemy of vested interests. while we were campaigning for change in the banking system, they were on their prawn cocktail offensive in the city. while we've led the charge against the media barons, labour has cowered before them for decades. the most shocking thing about the news that tony blair is godfather to one of rupert mu

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amongst the people who elect parliaments and that's certainly true of germany the most pros european of all three of all of the countries but there is a certain impatience away in up is it really worth giving up a sovereignty and b. possibly a lot of money in order to save a system that was falsely designed right from the beginning now that's not a question i can answer but he just certainly a question that parliaments are going to be putting to each other over the next coming months what about pointing a finger of blame to greece that seems to work the country really is dragging the whole euro zone down it's failing to to meet the austerity measures required what about just kicking greece out of the euro zone wouldn't that solve the problems. you know it wouldn't solve any problems at all because the greek debt is denominated in europe is no even if the greeks were to go back to their drachma they would still owe money and above all their banks would be owing money in your rose money that they would be even less able to repay than they are currently with the euro's own health so alt

amongst the people who elect parliaments and that's certainly true of germany the most pros european all of the of all of the countries but there is a certain impatience away in up is it really worth giving up a sovereignty and b. possibly a lot of money in order to save a system that was falsely designed right from the beginning. to the parliaments are going to be put in to each other over the next coming months the united kingdom may not be so united saying with pilots for a referendum on independence for scotland after the scottish national party spectacularly well elections but the devolved parliament in edinburgh yet the movement for welsh independence is now falling well in calls to break from westminster as well as his lawyer editor you know it's based on actions and question. welcome to wales part of the u.k. and a proud nation with its own language and customs and the latest voice to call for independence applied comrie which means the party of wales has always argued the country could be better off without the u.k. and it seems increasing numbers are starting to see their p

the european parliament has backed tough reforms to offer up

parliament thing is -- i just didn't understand why you wouldn't air it.come back to the show. so the financial apocalypse was averted. no apocalypse financialingy. what about environmental apocalypse. can alternative energy save us? no. a *eus. >> wind may finally do the world some good as a proposed wind farm in the florida everglades will dbren rate enough energy to power 35,000 homes. >> the land wind project is good for the environment. it's good for the economy and it's good for the energy consumer. >> could you say that a little bit more like a rote response given to you by corporate overlords? >> sugarland wind is good for the environment. it's good for the economy, and it's good for the energy consumer. >> it sounds ideal but of course, the tree hugging hippy conservations have a problem. >> the location is right smack in the middle of three largest concentrations of ducks in south florida. these turbines will kill ducks and in the fall of winter and we get a tremendous migration of ducks. >> you are saying ducks migrate toll florida and then they

this week on "the communicators ," to members of the european parliament talk about internet policy and your's approach to privacy and internet technology. >> this is "the communicators conchobar each week we look at telecommunications policy. we are pleased to be joined by two members of the european parliament to look at how the evil approach as telecommunications policy. let me introduce them to you. first we have marietje schaake. she represents the netherlands in the european parliament and it is a member of the alliance of liberals and democrats for europe. we also have james elles. also joining us this kim hart of politico, one of our regulars. tell us why you are in town this week, mr. elles? >> i and a number of my colleagues are here to engage with our american counterparts on a number of key issues which we think will be critical for our picture of how the trans- atlantic economy can be competitive in the feature of dealing with financial convergence, the debts and deficits problem on both sides of the atlantic, all these subjects where we hope by the end of the week to have

don't want to give up that degree of sovereignty and indeed most people who elect those parliaments also don't want to give up that sovereignty but then they have to accept that they will have to lose their autonomy in order to save the single currency and indeed if these sort of centralised measures are taken is it too late anyway. it may indeed be getting if not too late and certainly very late in the day in order to institute this thing the system could collapse before it is politically possible to put these sorts of measures in place but at the same time although parliaments if you like don't want europe to collapse there is a growing feeling both within parliaments and also amongst the people who elect parliaments and that's certainly true of germany the most pros european of all three of all of the countries but there is a certain impatience away in up is it really worth giving up a sovereignty and b. possibly a lot of money in order to save a system that was falsely designed right from the beginning now that's not a question i can answer but he just certainly a question that

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 during a bushel has more they have in effect approved the bailouts not just the one for greece but potentially those in future which is boring growing numbers of people here not just across europe but particularly in germany now i'm going to merkel's ruling party has suffered terribly in recent local elections which gives an idea of the opposition that there is in germany to these bailouts they were opposed to the idea what they say the mistakes of greece being rewarded in effect and germany has to pay for the mistakes of people like greece there's been huge publicity over this ruling does raise the pressure on germany to really have another look at whether they go through with these bailouts or not the parliament did vote in may two thousand and ten to greece keep it from defaulting on its debts and to back the four hundred. euro european finance stability facility with some hundred forty seven billion euro and sees the latest opinion

the cabinet is on board but will parliament follow suit? on wednesday, angela merkel's cabinet propose strengthening the bailout fund. next month, the german parliament will vote on the measure and that could be a problem. some members of her conservative party say that they will vote against the plan. >> the finance minister is aware of t increase risk that germany will be exposed to when berlin ups its stake in the rescue fund. so far, the german contribution has been in the form of guarantees but that could change if the fund helps to recapitalize. >> ultimately, it is about taxpayers' money. this is a decision that needs to be taken in parliament, not in the back rooms of brussels or berlin. >> some have threatened to vote against the fund. this could leave the government depended on votes from the opposition. they are looking for parliament to have a future state in bailouts. -- a future say in bailouts. >> the proposals need to be drawn out said they guaranteed the decision rule parliament which is adequately take it is a consideratio

if you like don't want to europe to collapse there is a growing feeling both within parliaments and also amongst the people who elect parliaments and that sort of true of germany the most pro european won't be of all of the countries but there is a certain impatience away in up is it really worth giving up a sovereignty and b. possibly a lot of money in order to save a system that was really designed right from the beginning just certainly a question the parliaments are going to be putting to each other over the next coming months. coming up later max keiser and stacy herbert discuss the behavior of banks and the ongoing debt crisis here's a quick look at that. union members and activist groups are demanding harsher punishments against the bankers because according to a report this year by the new economics foundation they said that banks have made sixty billion pounds out of the financial crisis they helped create most of it is due to selling debt to the government it's a bust out scam it's an insurance scam it's arson scam and they get paid out on credit default swaps or other for

knew of the inside of the parliament you see. free. around the prize of this cheap exclusive money was leaked to italian let's press a magazine but this is no mention in the straight before the we've ruled that these . cries for the people of the parliament. five million some for around a. year the controversial spending doesn't end there politicians have four hundred thousand euros allocated to language school says they've grown million year old spent just for their stationery and it's. taxpayer left looking at this being hard for many to stomach that we are in economic recession. because they don't bear the interest. only they interest so we are. outside the parliament building approach has been has been growing in a ferrari has been a hunger strike the moments. all the people here are hungry for a future for their children and we don't see that at the moment but to make the politicians listen we know we need to get three million people here who will come there protesting against what they say is the politicians of piece of taxpayers

if you like don't want europe to collapse there is a growing feeling both within parliaments and also amongst the people who elected parliaments and that's certainly true of germany the most pro european all of the of all the countries so there is a certain impatience away in up is it really worth giving up sovereignty and b. possibly a lot of money in order to save a system that was fully designed right from the beginning it is certainly a question that parliaments are going to be putting to each other over the next coming months ukraine has been a major transit route for russian gas into you're into europe but now it's losing its key bargaining chip in europe and asia infrastructure but you know pollution has now launched the north stream gas pipeline offering a new route bypassing its neighbor which has been out of the center of disputes blocking supplies to europe in recent years. w. . ukraine is a longstanding part of any transit country is always tempted to use its exclusive status as a transit state now ukraine loses privilege i believe in relations to an ever more civilized fr

parliament. monarchy. welcome back you're watching r t live from moscow well to ease your mass protests against a perceived lack of social justice have been inspired by a voice from the past a prominent member of the israeli black panthers movement who staged similar protests in the one nine hundred seventy s. joined the crowds and as a reports he says he's frustrated that forty years on the state of israel has become the enemy of its own people. the social protests in israel are winding down and in much need of a dose of inspiration stirring the crowds a man whose ideas inspired previous generation either by the use of passes we rose up to protest against the lack of justice soon as the year of the year i've been waiting for the next generation to rise up and now forty years later my vision has been realized. it was nine hundred seventy one eight youngsters from one of jerusalem's poorest neighborhoods banded together and changed the course of his way to history they were immigrants from north africa and

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even as parliament approved the austerity plan, demonstrations turned violent outside of the parliamentilding in rome. hundreds of demonstrators clashed with riot police, setting off firecrackers, setting off a smoke bombs, and setting trash cans on fire. the italians are not the only people angry about a europe that is moving quickly towards more austerity. on wednesday, greece took to the streets to protest the budget cuts that athens is pushing through. >> another day, another strike in the greek capital. civil servants and longshoremen took their turn in a vocal demonstration against the government's ever tighter austerity measures. this has become a daily occurrence over the past few months. at the same time, the european task force is in athens with the aim of supporting efforts to introduce vital economic reforms. >> to help the technical preparation and corp. and assistance, which is needed in order to implement the huge range of reforms which the greek authorities haven't worked on. >> the eu is concerned that greece will not be able to implement those reforms on their own. the

on germany to really have another look at whether they go through with these bailouts or not the parliament did vote in may two thousand and ten to greece keep it from defaulting on its debts and to back the four hundred i'm going to be in for euro european finance debility facility with some hundred forty seven billion euro and sees the latest opinion poll showing really quite strong you know position not just in. to the whole european project the more people are saying is that they oppose this defector movement towards a single european government without them really being consulted of course when they were consulted some countries like the voted against for the european integration a more critics say the e.u. has now decided small to consult people because they're worried that they may vote against patrick is the executive director of financial services firm dva advisors tells r.t. the court's ruling does not mean future bailouts are secure or that the embattled euro is safe. ultimately this is actually i think what we would call a pyrrhic victory victory for mrs merkel yes to be allies

as the parliament building in a sense well the e.u. may be throwing billions of afghans to prop up its economy and create the appearance of stability by the greek crisis has now grown too big to contain according to paddy otis a terrorist a sociology professor in athens. i think that the big question facing us today is not whether we are going to default but how we're going to default i mean all the measures taking by this throwing up by the european union the e.c.b. and the i.m.f. leads one way or the other to some sort of the full some sort of moneths default but this this board is going to be a complaint by newest even cancer or state in the midst of some sort of so somebody for example we had this summit meeting on july twenty first and there was all this hope but i knew a bailout package that was on their way. come september and the black bean starts from the part of the european union concerning the last payments of the tribute bailout package its bailout being accompanied by extremists terrorism is theirs and the demand for a co

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the european parliament has backed tough reforms to offer up confidence in the euro. the new measures center on dealing with debt offenders. they get more power to the european commission. they will be able to impose penalties on eurozone countries. it will also be able to implement macro economic reforms like binding targets to avoid property bobbles. -- bubbles, >> this will give us a stronger enforcement mechanism. we can address budget plans before national decisions are taken. also disciplined and integration holds the key to the future. we will have more integration and more disciplined. we can have a credible era. >> european lawmakers hope that this will prevent future debt crises but many experts say it does not go far enough and it could be replaced by more ambitious proposals. >> international debt inspectors are due to return to greece on thursday to determine whether the country qualifies for new loans. protests are continuing against austerity measures. there is a strike by taxi drivers and construction workers. transport workers are facing wage cuts and

an outright majority in the scottish parliament which has many powers devolved from westminster the party's promise to hold a scotland wide referendum on whether to declare independence according to applied comrie that marks the turning of the tide for a unified u.k. people i believe are beginning to to use the word dependence in in a welsh context which they they wouldn't have done a few years and i started beating her lips i think the people in where's are going to see that when scotland becomes independent the next logical step is for we're becoming dependent of course separatism is nothing new to the british isles and the thousands of victims of the troubles in northern ireland are testament to how high feelings can run both in the present day and for centuries past while national sentiment may not be a new phenomenon the reasons for it have changed over the years and in these. current turbulent economic times money talks scotland has oil and gas but while wales was a proud coal producing nation its mines are now closed and it's got some of the highest unemployment levels in the u.k. be

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