from portugal. since the sixty's and it is the most skilled or the most educated part of the society there's a great need in brussels in berlin and other capitals to present portugal and ireland success stories though there are reforms in portugal if we look so well they haven't they have destroyed the country destroyed the society and economy so there's an m.e.p. right there saying that actually under the cover at all we've got major issues here both short term and long term but certainly this story for you are not the last we hear from you in portugal no we're looking to see how portugal is trying to attract foreign investment three golden days is not also a special relationship with anger. don't miss more of anger from his reports from portugal hailing all seem to national and upcoming day and coming up and appalled while on a skyscraper high despite all the talk of looming time that u.s. officials at seizing an islamic community owned tower right among those faith adding new and iran is not happ

from portugal. since the sixty's when we had a colonial war and a brutal dictatorship so now we've had in one year more than one percent of the population going away and it is the most skilled or the most educated part of the society there's a great need brussels of the berlin and other capitals to present portugal and ireland as success stories those who claim that their reforms in portugal have been except well they haven't they have destroyed the country destroyed the society and an economy that i will say that i have never seen i'm forty one years old i have never seen portugal as discouraging as now so the depression is not only an economic depression it's also a psychological collective depression so there's an m.e.p. right there saying that actually under the cover at all we've got major issues here both short term and long term but certainly this story for you and not the last we hear from you in portugal no we're looking to see how portugal is trying to attract foreign investment three gold

in from portugal. since the sixty's and it is the most skilled or the most educated part of the society there's a great need in brussels. to present portugal and ireland success stories. for the world it's been a success well they haven't they have destroyed the country destroyed the society and economy so there's an m.e.p. right saying that actually under the cover at all we've got major issues here both short term and long term but certainly this story from the not the last we hear from you in portugal now will be looking to see how portugal is trying to attract foreign investment three golden days is no so special relationship it and got a promise more avengers reports from portugal on r t in the coming days another child of austerity greece not seeing quite as many shoots of recovery ahead of r.t. social media tells us more. r.t. dot com is carrying the opening chapter of a modern greek tragedy between two thousand and nine and two thousand and ten fiscal austerity brutal cuts to meet brussels bail

from portugal. since the sixty's and it is the most skilled or the most educated part of the of the society there's a great need in brussels and berlin and other capitals to present portugal and ireland success stories though we claim that there reforms in portugal have been excessive while they have and they have destroyed the country destroyed the society and an economy. still to come here on our team international any hopes that american iranian of relations might be warming are in for a shock officials in the states seizing an islamic community. skyscraper and iran livid about it as details are just ahead. of the. economic downturn in the final. days. and the rest. will be. your friend post a photo from a vacation you count for. different. your boss repeats the same old joke of course you like. your ex-girlfriend still tends to rejection poetry keep. norris. we post only what really matters. to your facebook. good afternoon to you from all of us here at r.t. international no moscow the mass tria

he said that one in portugal. never being sentenced as many people give me grief the ccc says he sees the means to the polls indicate that part of the altar society has agreed to the ruffles and bows and other capitals to present for the best success stories who claimed that the reforms will have good success. they haven't they have destroyed the country destroyed decided that i meet them as an mep arrived at st and actually under the cover with the major issues here but short of a long time but put simply this the store the lighting of the last we hear from you in portugal nobody keeps the hat up which is trying to attract foreign investments to go with these is such a special relationship with god. don't miss more than good reports from portugal on rt in the coming days. another child of austerity greece not seem quite as many shoots of recovery are keys head of social media i propriety the decals on. rt the film is carrying the opening chapter of the modern greek tragedy the two in two thousand and nine in two

portugal's and leading financial savings. mrs says that his assessment. there's a lot of people who live on the hardship and even chemical singapore. the army and they do they have been these three lives and times of financial budgets for them we live. if you add up to fifteen percent unemployment if you consider the odds for cheaper to pull over our entire population depends on this but smoked before christmas. when you understand that this tool will wait to go before you can stay the course really is black. when does the typical theme of the entire country wilson of all the unemployment numbers aren't either that the gap with the crowd here now i'm a big gap between rich and pull the unemployment issue is what it is just a storm on the horizon is. it is that is certainly doing it on dissent in the last three years living standards for many people come and see that's because the great cuts in spending by just the cost of pensions cut inside the cafe she sent a condition called describing what about this great concern about t

international portugal is being held by the e.u. as an example of how to recover from economic crisis as it does prepare to exit the bailout program beneath the spin and wishful thinking unemployment is still soaring and now a former colony is calling the shots offering precious investment in return for allegations of misdeeds being conveniently swept under the carpet. there's new money washing up on the shores of portugal wealthy angolans room vesting huge sums apartments cost up to five million euros a time in this development high rollers from the former colony have bought thirty of them but that small fry compared to the business empire has been created the upside is simple to understand while portugal's economy shrunk during the financial crisis angola's boomed with oil and diamond mining a money from map was invested in keep or cheeky sectors however there is a downside because most of this money comes from angola's political and business elite and a handful of them and now at the center of the money laundering probe being car

only think is the point of portugal finally being on the way down. but some some paint on and away from the reality on the ground with many locals claiming line has driven bean honda engine from our reports the designs are on the easy if you beat the cake is portugal's economy is expected to grow and no shrink into this tiny knees but on the streets of lisbon not everyone shares the government optimism tiana runs a key to teaching in one of the ccs course to st when etienne. not every endeavor with that blue leave with a lot of problems there's a lot of folks the only thing online. obama and he's one of them coming on a summer projects cheeks the trees and the meal that his dad i have new work school family to meet this kitchen is the only good thing has happened during the crisis. young and old together. on another table

portugal now counts and self among the bailout success stories with this economy back on the road to recovery of to gaze of painful austerity measures but displayed because it's being forced to dance to the chew no one wants a well heeled former colonies. on our report. there's new money washing up on the shores of portugal wealthy angolans room vesting huge sums apartments cost up to five million euros a time in this development high rollers from the former colony have bought thirty of them but that small fry compared to the business empire has been created the upside is simple to understand while portugal's economy shrunk during the financial crisis angola's boomed with oil in diamond mining a money for map was invested in keep or cheeky sectors however there is a downside because most of this money comes from angola's political and business so late and a handful of them are now at the center of the money laundering probe being carried out by authorities here in lisbon that sparked a diplomatic spat between the two countries last year and highlights the fragile nature of this new r

austerity measures imposed without portugal to qualify for an economic bailout program going to close next month i want to direct participants in the revolution are especially that of the group one of its leaders to music on those of the most as the ground humanist principles of the revolution active and smashed them now just about gone it would yell i love them love on them dementieva time and then he was in put up the ranks twenty fifth of april anniversary of the portuguese revolution is also choose a birthday key stage two. but the fall mcconnell is the son of racing. detention is lawful to use to be reduced and taxed. he moved to a cheaper apartment as he still supports his daughter who has known web two. who has joined by his orderly and organized the new budget in the middle falls upon it. i know there are many people thought well so that this is done except the news to him. in one of my situations this honorable for others it's unacceptable to will it grow. you don't even see. as for major achievements of the revolution has a front alice is logical that if a women the feminist

portugal maybe soon to break the bines a bailout after seeing its economy improve but people still bracing themselves for more financial hardship on their way to a debt free future. government critics and journalists back on trial in egypt a month after hundreds of supporters of the deposed muslim brotherhood were sentenced to death. ten pm in moscow good to have you with us here on r t we begin with breaking news ukraine's acting president has ordered a restart of the crackdown on activists in the country's east this says u.s. vice president joe biden is in kiev where he met interim government leaders live now to our correspondent ryan o'neal who is standing by for us. brian give us the latest. basically the interim president is calling for a restart of the military crackdown on the protesters in the east of the country alexander said that he wants to protect the people from what he sees are the terror threats following the discovery of two bodies on the outskirts of slavyansk in the in eastern ukraine. i know that one of these bodies was that of a ukrainian politician who was abducted to

for now, though, plastic bags are everywhere in portugal. portuguese video artist has come up with a creative idea to raise awareness. >> plastic bags have taken over portugal. 40 years ago, portugal was a poor agricultural land and organic for lack of funds. today, it is europe's champion consumer of last big. the average person uses more than 500 a year. this video artist has responded to this with humor, creating the character of the melon,, who stands for the portuguese consumer, the man with two plastic bags. >> when a person is concerned with great existential questions, then plastic tags bring him back down to earth. with plastic bags, we all look alike. >> he depicts life uncertainties. a team shoots footage for a television series. >> i wanted to show how portuguese the plastic tag is. showing a portuguese person without one is like showing humphrey bogart without a cigarette. >> he came up with the idea one day when he found himself holding two plastic bags, looked around, and saw that almost everyone else was carrying them as well

if he have a look at what is happened in portugal, look at the 5-year note in portugal, ireland, spainso in italy. italy's 5-year note now lower than the u.k. note. i was taken with stephen mager from hsbc this morning who was saying that the price action you validates what he is expecting to see in terms of the fundamentals. some people might argue that what we are seeing in terms of these yields is coming because we are seeing too much exuberance over the possibility of the european central bank earning up to play some kind of qe. there are other good sites out there. for example, today, portugal raised its outlook on the debt. financing conditions are better. thing is, portugal really needs to get back into investment grade, otherwise, even if the central bank were to do some quantitative easing, its bonds might not be eligible. something to think about, anna. >> david tweed in berlin. "the pulse" is coming up at the hour. guy johnson will be continuing this conversation on greece. today's show is appropriately named "the pulse." that is what we're talking about. my pulse, more part

portugal is fast tracking foreigners who help pay its debts with their rapid residency scheme which are mine and its property and you're on the way to portuguese passport we've got a report on that coming up. hillary education young people for us teddy roosevelt once said a man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car but if he has a university education he may steal the whole railroad yes in a gilded uncropped a sense is teddy knew and as we know today one needs to get the right education in order to steal the right thing. drama's the truth be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. the faces change the world.

the steep banks have taken over portugal. forty years ago portugal was a poor agricultural land. an organic for lack of funds. today reduce europe's champion consumer of plastic bags the average person uses more than five hundred a year the video artist no costco has responded to this with humor. creating the character of the mill and comic. he stands for the portuguese consumer demand with two plastic pants. thx to leave this if they want it back still wasn't what he does it even if a person is concerned with the great existential questions than plastic bags bring him back down to earth they connect us with banal everyday life. however important we think we all left him with plastic bags we all look alike a blast the non comic depicts life's absurdities. here are a team shoots footage for the tv series by cost to them them in comic. okies so i wanted to show how portuguese plastic bag that is showing a portuguese person without one is like showing humphrey bogart without a cigarette austin came up with the idea of an oncoming one day when he found himself holding two plastic bag

the upside is simple to understand while portugal's economy shrunk join the financial crises. i'm getting used to do with oil and diamond mine in a month and that was invested in kenya called cheeky sexes however there is at that site because most of this money comes from my dad has political and business elites and comforted them and i love the scent of the money don't drink right being carried out by authorities here in lisbon the spot the diplomatic spat between the two countries lusty and high life the french only chance that the steelers action sheet. i use president reacted angrily threatening to say that i can only time i sweep portugal which codes for use to express regret the investigation was taking place on course to storm the nation's media. time there is some kind of problem in portland angola because of that love makes the relationship can be on the well something's happened but the icing with the relation is strongly to the tune to do that. in twenty oh eight and nine venues make a good cold too this element is that the telco iptv is again specifically to paint

in portugal plastic bags are omnipresent and unavoidable. relieving to be the country's biggest weekly paper and a plastic bag for less. the room the cost to seize the plastic bag as the symbol of the entry gave birth in the modern consumer like yourself. the patchwork family to pull a tooth had to be picked up from school grocery shopping and cooking these things turn the artist into a perfectly normal person. so does a routine trip to the supermarket supermarkets are the bottomless source of plastic bags one of them pulled out of the shopping centers every minute and portuguese have surrendered to this without resistance it was awful. we portuguese are reputed pointing our fingers at others set the governments and our neighbors. while but we don't accept our own responsibility for the common welfare the environment you need a sense of community. and so the portuguese are a burden on their environment. things are ready and packages are back once again. each item separately or at most two to a bank. if you don't like it you can find out that

portugal is pictured ice got cca is a will have rich excitement increased impressive architecture and fight with red wine but theres a new taurus trial on the bill the report site design dish ipcc by touring sides softly likely to reach for each one took myself on the exclusion which calls itself the wooden stools. at the beginning phillies won the prix de canard taxi stand to be just a preview again tired of seeing the city's infrastructure crumble during the economic crises. like what got us through the decline. if you already like milk. their daily lives but still you do really can we fell a tourist or a benign had tried to console that the two track with the good the city's buildings lie abandoned. we didn't take long for us to find out the swamp into the building hahas i tend to be. one of the it said it best to buy he's just thirty six in their ninety cents authentic and in return for a plate of seventy eight the new race who truly care the portuguese government is mike's we can cut backs white cheeses and expanding have been slashed. well there it is useless because i kind of d

portugal ascendancy in the anyones for the right price. sponge and hoffman me in your eyes on a place in the sun and you'll be given the rights to the pain of his apartment is around nine hundred thousand euros. utopia bouts sit around seven thousand u s creamy. nina has been sending home defeat to florida since the building pieces used on the seas again to watch the kids take his delight to work in portugal. i'm travel freely around nice and the country's sixties they can then apply for portuguese passport place to be in taxes come from the chinese dispensing that attracts them wasn't all that i play a little rest and ate and then get told that show. school was not in popsicle on saving us. so i followed the portuguese government is going to go to the seven hundred such pieces and made generally tidied the four hundred in the new race three times its economy. not everyone is in price. all of these investors adding in the states. so what is happening. these columns and a policeman for housing by the beach or whatever. again the prices of g

they may be said that soon enough when portugal exceeds the titanic next month. shrugging off the site to produce disparity is deep and will take on not longer. country from the sun seemed distant. additional safety and that is coming up next here we all seem to not select the option is in the uk. time for special report on the crisis in the way. aye aye. the is you room. ill people always say democracy should mean how or why the people of the people hopefully sometimes for the people. when this people power system gets disgusted with the boils down to voting and being able to stand right side but that is very narrow view. one new washer law broadens the idea of democracy by giving citizens the ability to defend order by working with the police or forming their own peoples malicious. the law also forces local and regional governments to create the conditions necessary for these militias called her she knows to arrive. i think this is a good thing because despite our supposed love for people power. we're pretty much helpless in a modern democratic system to do any

as you just heard good economic news for portugal as it prepares to exit its eu bailout package next month. of course you have the option stayed on for the first time in three years but positive results. exports are also showing strong growth and positive trade balance for the first time in two decades. if all goes as planned portugal will bid farewell to a seventy eight billion euro rescue program on may seventeen. well to find out how all that the european economic news went over to traders in frankfurt he is with dots progress in the eurozone a good thing was the reaction from the frankfurt floor hear the still of course the tempo in which the progress is coming could be higher. when you listen to many of the traders talking here. he also see that the focus now our big countries like italy and france. they also have a lot of reform of work still to be done. they say. and they also say that the ecb with its guarantees implicit guarantees of stepping in case there's any trouble has also greatly responsible for the positive development at the moment. still that was not the reason why

every year thousands of tourists come to enjoy portugal's picture postcard city it is a world heritage site renowned for its impressive architecture and famous red wine but there is a new tourist trial on the block here imports a design to show the city's less flattering side far from the iconic dome louis bridge i put myself on the excursion which calls itself the worst tools pedro forgave reid always one of three local architects he started it just over a year ago all tired of seeing the city's infrastructure crumble during the economic crisis point why because our citizens because as you already know. we must surely show you the reality along with fellow tourist draw a moped right took us off the beaten track a third of the city's buildings lie abandoned and it didn't take long for us to find our first one it's a beautiful building but it's a great shame it's a match thing is truly a beauty. and one of only a couple. perhaps it would be best to prove by three years the disparity has accelerated poor urban decay in return for a bailout of seventy eight billion euros from the troika t

portugal's on the road to a bailout future. so what citizens. people say the numbers just don't add up and recovery remains a long way off and every day. she is still there and it is killing our children. hard. leukemia. still hiding the truth from us and i don't know why they have children on their own you heard so much to protect our children. please speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks about six of v.i.p.'s interviews intriguing stories for you. then try a. visit. monday morning here in moscow thanks for joining us yemen was hit by two u.s. drone attacks over the weekend the strikes killed over thirty suspected al-qaeda militants but also took the lives of at least three civilians and attacks continue to face criticism in yemen and pakistan because of the high number of civilian casualties they course human rights activist says the victims are left with nothing except apologies from the gulf so this is not a first strike where we found that there have been civilian casualti

that's coming up later this hour here in aussie international portugal promises to leave a long behind lisbon says that the country is on the road to economic recovery but citizens are skeptical after three years of preparing budget cuts will bring you the full story. how do you in reality radiation is still there and it is killing our children they are dying also hard conditions asked no leukaemia but the authorities are still hiding the truth for most still and i don't know why don't they have children on their own because you heard so much to know the two counts protect our children from this. speech old language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on all t.v. reporting from the world talks about six of the p.r.p. interviews intriguing stories for you to. see in trying. to find out more visit arabic don't call. her a serious crime. you're watching also international welcome back as the syrian conflict drags on thousands of foreign fighters are joining jihad as rebels against president assad the lion's share still come from jordan saudi arabia and tunisia but the numb

i'm not sure we can translate what happened and portugal to hear.t think it's the way to solve the problem. medical marijuana is a completely different issue and we should be looking at some of components of marijuana. not the thc but cbd. we should purify them and make them available for medicinal use criminalization and legalization, i just don't think we aren't there yet. we need to see all of the data. >> the court of public opinion is not at all in agreement with you. the majority of americans, 55% say they support marijuana being made legal. had a hearing today with the administrator of the dea. she came in and testified quite emphatically that we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg in terms of the adverse problems with marijuana with a truly being a gateway drug. those are just the fact. bottom line, a significant percentage of people who start with marijuana and with a more serious drug. portugal,go back to they said by decriminalizing and/or or having the money spent are able to you reduce the risk that they went from marijuana to someth

the ruins of a stereotype portugal's postcard city porto is crumbling under the burden of recession while the country red is itself an even more hardship. in your watching r.t. international ukrainian troops have captured anti-government protesters after they stormed the airport in the eastern city of kramatorsk is one of many cities in eastern ukraine that are defying the interim leaders and demanding greater autonomy ukraine's interior ministry hasn't given any details yet on the number of those taken a massive military crackdown is underway to quell unrest in the east which here views as an anti terror peroration it all started with a concentration of military units on the border of the restive region near the town of his you know they've now moved to the city of kramatorsk which was the first to come under attack local activists say the city's airport has been fired on by military jets reports suggest as as many. eleven people could have been killed in that attack and protesters in the neighboring city of slovyansk one of the main focal points of resistance the care or preparing to fa

a once popular tourist destination in portugal is it going through tough times as the economic crisis hits its neighborhoods the full story after a short break watching our international. economic ups and downs in the final month of the deal and the rest. will be if we can also. choose your language. we can we know if you're going to. choose to use the consensus you. choose the opinions that you think great to. choose to stories could impact your life. choose me access to. welcome back you're watching the week we here on our team international now an air strike in a southern yemen has killed about twenty five suspected al qaeda members in the second operation over the last two days on saturday an anti terror drone strike claimed the lives of ten militants but left three civilians dead and five wounded barrage of on from of the human rights group reprieve which investigates u.s. unmanned aerial attacks in the country says that those in charge of fatal mistakes must take responsibility this is not a first strike where we found that there have been civilian casualties in the area often b

plus the ruins of austerity portugal's postcard city porto is crumbling under the burden of recession while the country red is itself for even more hardship. money and you'll have in your watching r.t. international start with breaking news this hour some ukrainian armored vehicle crews have switched sides joining the anti-government protesters in the east these are the latest pictures for you from the scene an armored personnel carrier driving on the streets of kramatorsk and it's exactly how you see it a russian flag and it's become the symbol of the antique here. flying from its roof locals are refusing to recognize the new government and they are demanding greater autonomy at the news has triggered confusion in the social media which has become flooded with reports suggesting that the armored units are somehow linked to russian forces. ok well those are the very latest pictures we're going to discuss this now and a little bit more depth of atrocity who is the head of r t social media department . i i mean there's no denying social media risk quick but i think it does speak sometim

an element bloodless coup in 1974 introduced democracy to portugal.our decades on, the country's economy has been hard hit. >>> last-minute preparations are underway at the vatican for sunday's canonization of pope john the 2nd and pope john xxiii. it's the first ever canonization of two popes. >>> now ireland is facing criticism over the way it seeks thousands of refugees seeking asylum. the system is controversial. and the polands say it's degrading and little difference than life in an open prison. >> reporter: ireland is known everywhere for the way it opens its arms to tourists and visitors. but how to balance that with the experience of this man who fled death threats to travel across the seas here in dublin. life here is even worse than home. >> if i knew that coming here i would be kept for so long. i would be forced to live in a system, where i loose my human sense or my dignity would be effected, or i would feel less human, i wouldn't have come. >> reporter: ireland runs its asylum system different than other places. refugees are placed in b

. >> will portugal make a clean exit from its rescue program?at interview coming up next. ♪ investorsed to focus that we are the strongest bank in europe today. as an italian bank, being the strongest bank in europe, stronger than french, german, spanish bank, we have more than 12%, and equity -- common equity. >> he spoke to asked in the last hour in the exclusive interview. >> let's turn to another bloomberg exclusive. portugal is close to announcing whether needs more support after its bailout program. , ollionomic commissioner rehn, says the government should be safe rather than sorry. >> that overlooks major improvements in the portuguese economy. we are joined by bruno macaes. he is one of the prime minister's closest advisors. thank you for coming. give us a sense of what the preferred position for the government to be right now. one option would be the cautionary program or a clean exit, much like ireland did. is our preference? >> we have not made a decision yet. we are considering the data. comings important data in. we are talking to

citizenship is for sale in portugal it's giving away residency to anyone who stumps up half a million years to buy a property there at a farmer has been hearing how this economy booster could be inflating another real estate bubble it's a lifestyle that's being sold around the world. and see can be anyone's for the right price splash out half a million euros on a piece in the sun and you'll be given the right to live here so these apartments is around. the new roof. we are talking about around seven thousand euros per square meter new you know there's been selling properties to foreigners since the golden visa scheme was started two years ago it also gives take is the right to work in portugal and travel freely around most e.u. countries after six years they can then apply for a portuguese passport most of the interest is coming from the chinese and there's plenty that attracts them first of all the life here. fresh air they can send their children to schools in particle that are saying you are so far the portuguese government has granted over seven hundred such visas and they've gene

all right portugal has observed the fortieth anniversary of the carnation revolution that's the name given to what began as a military coup and turned into a popular up rise it brought democracy to portugal which had been ruled by dictators the nineteen thirties. crowds gathered in the capital to remember the nineteen seventy four revolution it gets its name from the carnations that people place into the barrels of soldiers guns. many of those who took part in the original crew stayed away from the celebrations protest against austerity measures imposed in the wake of the financial crisis the bundesliga zz top sides has a new coach roger schmidt's will take the reins and violin or two isn't starting next season. schmidt coach second division got a boy before meeting his old toys which he led to the austrian title this year that it is a madness as it likes its fast attacking style. but in the insurgents do a very unusual affair with the boy next door and the resulting love sean old at the zoo in northern mexico to remain calm not as a ray or something. a cross between a zebra and a do

human emotion on the shoe was in portugal wealthy and guidance are investing huge sums of commons cost up to fight me in your eyes a tiny niece dependence on readings from the former colony of coal this year from the small fry compared to business and high speed and create it's the ups on a simple to understand the porch go to court to be shrunk due to financial crises. there has been going and going and mining of money from that was invested in the portuguese sexes however there is at that site because most of this money comes from i go to political and business elites and comfort of them and i love the scent of the money don't bring pride being carried out by authorities here in houston the spots and diplomatic staff between the two countries last gate and highlights the french only to the beastly relationship he's crazy reacted angrily to say that economic times with portugal mile which calls for ms to express regret the investigation was taking place. of course a storm in the nation's media there is some kind of problem between portland and all because of that love makes the relati

as for this nation to run and i seventy from portugal told me he is never easy on sat typical record the little button and the government is going on to age eighteen and insights into the un summit late evidence that this is the recession that is great the country. but one that would at least give life to the school for some time yet andy found a font a full time. the latest edition of radius that is coming up next i knew. ay ay ay the air this is really low so we did he was asleep too. your party. years ago. seems that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from. it's all politics. only on rte i do i'm an emotional person by nature. i'd really like the blog last night. mike i'm so cool and there's no one here worthy of being with me. she really believe in faith. i'm sure that if something happens. it was meant to happen. it is a great healer. i'm convinced that everyone comes to theater to see santa. own. is useless if all the irrational fear and hatred of all things russian. the west mainstream media echo chamber is consumed by what should've been a relic of the

as far as portugal is concerned it's pretty much total silence.e have seen a lot of the british media this morning. we have to bear in mind 10 days away from the anniversary and inevitably we get explosion of interest comes up also i think we have to know scotland yard spent an awful lot of money on this investigation. i think it runs 7 million english pounds. about $10,000. they need to justify what they're doing. but, the reality of this is that these leads keep coming and don't seem to go anywhere. and we seem to be developing what i perceive quite some animosity really between the british police scotland yard and the portuguese police. and you get a sort of impression being put out today that portuguese police are not cooperating. that's just simply not true. policemen around the world, they bust crooks. that's what they do. and to suggest they are not trying or not interested, that's not really helping relationships and i didn't believe it's in any way true. >> paul, thank you very much. and now to breaking news, a search for flight 370, what

this has nothing to do with the fact that the euro might not itself was funded by an oligarchy of portugal who is now the frontrunner to become the next leader of the ukraine. but on top of this psalm the port regime appointed a number of oligarchs. in the east directly rule over the people with the assumption which is proven true that they would hire their own security forces because the police have largely. peter stood to the side to side with the people and i in order to repress the protests. now this ego problem was he who is the second or third richest man in the ukraine andy is the owner of the pre got bank holdings. bob has offered a bounty on decades of any suppose the russian top operatives. it was in the ukraine up to ten thousand dollars now the signs we've seen there gold is further because of the specifically use the term of moscow which is a racially derogatory term the equivalent of a watch would be used to describe african americans or in the united states i was mentioned on her neck. but it refers not only to russians but to rush and ethics as well is an extremely offensiv

now as severe recession drags on for a third year in portugal people there are brace for even harder times the government has announced further spending cuts to slash the country's deficit and meet the terms of international lenders although a seventy eight billion euro bailout package is about to come to an end the debt laden country still is showing very little sign of recovery so under farmer book himself onto a controversial tour of the historic city of porto to see the damage that years of a stereotype of brute. every year thousands of tourists come to enjoy portugal's picture postcard city it is a world heritage site renowned for its impressive architecture and famous red wine but there is a new tourist trial on the block here in puerto designed to show the city's less flattering side far from the iconic dome louis bridge i booked myself on the excursion which calls itself the worst tools pedro forgave reid always one of three local architects who started it just over a year ago all tired of seeing the city's infrastructure crumble during the economic crisis why why because our

does portugal agree with that? we asked exactly that. >> we have to take you to account to the relevant devel . developments as we approach the endst program. the decreasing yields are effective to take into account. so that viewpoint it's true. >> you also upgraded the outlook. you said the credit line would be beneficial though it doesn't necessarily have a rating implications. does that give you comfort, too? >> it's another factor to take into account. and what we have been doing is that we have been speaking to all relevant stake holders, observing the market, looking at the size of our cash and considering the different options, the costs and benefits associated so that we can have the best possible, informed decision. we'll announce that before the exit. >> why has portugal succeeded with the program where reforms are concerned, other countries like france, for example, even italy to some extent have failed? >> in our case, the reforms were discussed and the trigger to have the reforms implemented was the pr

while portugal's foreign minister expressed regret the investigation was taking place that caused a storm in the nation's media from time to time there is some kind of problem between portugal and all because of that love relationship in reality well something's happened but i think the relation is strong enough to deal with that around twenty five thousand angolans make a living in portugal to sell and in lisbon for example opened two years ago specifically to cater for portugal and blooming and go to the market see show single bit we are already up to a thousand customers a month i'd say over half our gollan business man and women it's a small indication of a bigger make over this happening in angola as new economic power is taking root andrew farmer for r.t. this been. right we're going to show you now the latest pictures from. embezzled independence square with scuffles are said to have broken out to within the past hour some reports suggest radical groups have come out to the square and clash with my done activists local media also suggest people they are unhappy by the governm

portugal's a fast tracking foreigners who help pay its debts with a rapid residency scheme. put your money in its property and you're on the way to a portuguese passport we've got a report on that coming up. right now in south america countries are setting out their stalls on the future of the internet to wrest control from the one nation that's pretty much dominated web governance since the technology's inception now the keys to the net are largely held by an organization supervised by washington i can decide who gets most domain names this and the fact that the bulk of internet traffic from your emails to web searches goes through america and allows washington to get across practically any online data now though many governments including us partners in europe want this to change and he's made a point now has more on the internet game changer under way in brazil. the united states leads the world in secret surveillance and indiscriminate data gathering but it is brazil that is leading a debate about the future of global internet policy six hundred delegates from even five