should the eu to the work bosnia's ethnically divided people and politicians cannot so that bosnian farmersntinue to export to new eu member state croatia? it sounds like a far-fetched hope. the bosniak food production manager is not optimistic things will change soon. >> we have fights in politics. we still have two or three sides. people that do not want to live together. it is difficult to find compromise for a new future. >> a new future free from ethnic and political divisions and detentions they provoke still seems a distant dream in bosnia- herzegovina. >> 500 million years ago, our planet looked different from today. there was no life on land yet. but jellyfish were already around. today there are more jellyfish in our oceans. the mediterranean oceans are seeing a virtual invasion. but the french have found creative solutions to tackle the problem. >> they are breathtaking. there are millions of them. people do not realize how much they could change our world. the invasion of the jellyfish. some try to lock them out. others say harvesting them for food is the only way to quell their

what has been so far the u.s. and eu responses, and let me say they have not been very exciting so far. what should be done and what are the challenges and opportunities there. about the quick words transpacific partnership and itself. very simplistically again, i see these two exercises as exercises that are trying to pick up from failed, to deepen liberalization of trade with what they call a wto plus agenda. not just the removal of tariffs, but also directing the issue of non-tariff barriers, much more importantly begin to harmonize rules to do with investments, public procurements, label rules and much more importantly, particularly for the u.s., harmonizing rules that govern intellectual property. author, one of one expert in the area, this is an attempt to create a new trade rulebook for the coming decades, if not the century. jobims both to achieve creation and growth. much more interestingly, what the european commissioner responsible for trade called the tipping point strategy. anyway, get a number of like- mind

the eu has a vested interest. the central bank has promised an extended time of lowered interest rates to stimulate the economy. >> the markets are not complaining one bit about the fed's decision. it goes straight into the stock market to push up those prices. that is what is happening on the dow. it is currently up just over one percent. we will see what happens on thursday. the euro stoxx 50, the closing number. the euro making some very solid gains. the dollar slipping as a result of that. the stimulus will continue around one dollar 35. >> the european commission wants to bring down the regulatory hammer on financial markets. specifically, on benchmarks. >> the scandal last year about libor, another financial jargon. this is the referenced interest rate that is set every day by a panel of bankers in london which is meant to reflect the true rates they used to lend money. some banks were trying to rig it. >> now, the eu would like to bring supervision and some kind of transparency to this process. >> libor is t

overall foreign trade has fallen from 47, 49% in the late 1990s, early 2000s, to about 30% today, the eu is still the largest partner of turkey as far as foreign trade goes. and through the interviews i made i came to realize how businesses in turkey are trying to give priority to what they

there are those in europe who say the eu government must bear responsibility for these people having to flee. >> the problem is the eu governments continue to support the rebels, or including the german government covertly. i think it is completely cynical of germany to pretend to be this humanitarian recep tour of 5000 refugees, at the same time they are pouring aid. let's stop the reason that people are leaving their homes. they are not leaving willingly. >> syria's neighbors are overwhelmed by the day louche of people -- the day louche of people fleeing for their lives. that means they have to look for safe harbor in countries in the balkans who can ill afford to have thousands of refugees showing up. according to politicians here, nor can germany. >> we have 5000, then 15,000, more and more. our cities cannot finance that. it is not your moody's responsibility to solve the problems of the arab world with our taxes. >> there is also concern that the syrian crisis could be imported to europe. >> we are worried that they will come back here like ticking time bombs. it is just a matte

thank you. >> secretary of state john kerry with the foreign ministers of the eu. the word from secretary kerry and other leaders, there seems to be a consensus that there has to be some sort of accountability if the assad regime because there seals to be consensus that the assad regime carried out a chemical weapons attack. secretary kerry seems to be encourage by the meeting he has had in lithuania. he hands to and london. we will have more throughout the day. >> do keep it here. thank you so much for your time. don't get too excited because i'll tell you why you should tune out everything you have heard about it so far. >>> plus, if you are one of the 11 million who are looking for work, listen up: i'll introduce you to someone who is hiring. and the woman who never gave up looking for work, and just landed a job. this is real money and i'm ali velshi. this is reel money. you the most important part of the show. join our live conversation with the last half hour, use the hashtag aj, august job numbers are out, it's a mipi

reports in a german magazine says the eu plans to abolish roaming charges within the eu by july 2016. they normally face higher costs when they use their phones abroad, and the eu wants to encourage providers to do away with roaming fees by allowing them to offer short contracts at much lower rates. >> and in the japanese economy, new figures show growth hit an annual rate of 3.8% in the second quarter. it is up from the estimate. they say public and private investments have contributed to that figure, with new construction spending making it up along with the government stimulus program. let's check in on the markets. a summary of the day's trading in frankfurt. >> investors did not want to decide for either direction, which also has to do with the fact that over the course of the week him a many events are due, which might move the market a little bit more. this tuesday, apple will come out with its new iphone, and anticipation of this, the stock price increased above $500 again. also this week, international auto fair is opening its doors. this is going to happen in frankfurt, and

so far, that argument has not moved the eu commissioners. the proposed measure now moves onto the eu member states and the european parliament for ratification. >> that is europe today with dw. stay with us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama will address the nation tonight, beginning in just a minute. the subject: the crisis in syria. mr. obama is expected to press his case for a military strike to punish the syrian government for using chemical weapons to kill more than 1,400 people, as well as to argue for a diplomatic solution. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. welcome to our special coverage of the president's speech. we're also live streaming the event on the newshour's home page. it has been a day of diplomatic maneuvering. u.s. officials set to work to secure a deal that would allow the international community to take control of syria's chemical weapons. at the same time, the obama administration has been lobbying members of c

car sales were down by an average 5% across the eu. the u.s. saw its car market rebound. sales there were up 17%. china fared almost all is well, and india's car market expanded. the european auto manufacturers association says that all this was not a one-off. car sales for the first eight months of this year are the lowest in the eu since the greeks started keeping records in 1990. >> those numbers are pretty bad news for one of europe's most important industries. more from frankfurt. >> the numbers weighed on share markets today. shares of bmw, but also of tiremaker continental tire went down significantly. on the other hand, they are better than expected. investor'' confidence kept it from falling too much. people are waiting for the fed decision on wednesday. the federal reserve's meeting may show if the federal reserve sticks to its policy of easy money or not. >> let's check out the numbers for you there. the dax saw minor gains on the day. new york trading still underway. >> it seems it's not just the devil who is wearing prodded these days. italy's fashion powerho

car sales were down by an average 5% across the eu. the u.s. saw its car market rebound. sales there were up 17%. china fared almost all is well, and india's car market expanded. the european auto manufacturers association says that all this was not a one-off. car sales for the first eight months of this year are the lowest in the eu since the greeks started keeping records in 1990. >> those numbers are pretty bad news for one of europe's most important industries. more from frankfurt. >> the numbers weighed on share markets today. shares of bmw, but also of tiremaker continental tire went down significantly. on the other hand, they are better than expected. investor'' confidence kept it from falling too much. people are waiting for the fed decision on wednesday. the federal reserve's meeting may show if the federal reserve sticks to its policy of easy money or not. >> let's check out the numbers for you there. the dax saw minor gains on the day. new york trading still underway. >> it seems it's not just the devil who is wearing prodded these days. italy's fashion powerho

the checkpoint is part of an eu monitoring program to ensure the rule of law in kosovo. the former serbian province declared independence three years ago, but it is not recognized by serbia or by serbs living in kosovo. >> germany's largest airline has been on its biggest ever shopping spree. >> left onto -- left anza -- lufthansa is splashing out nearly 50 million euros upgrading its new fleet with delivery set for 2016. the company said the new planes will make its fleet more fuel efficient and quieter and improve passenger comfort. >> to mexico now where hurricane man u well has made landfall in the pacific coast state -- hurricane manuel has made landfall days after causing devastation in acapulco. >> 15 people are missing after heavy rain overwhelmed a remote village north of acapulco. the chaos caused by two tropical storms over the weekend continues with many roadways washed away. residents of flood hit acapulco have been queuing to receive food and water from members of the navy. others have resorted to looting. we now turn to the middle east -- egyptian security

. >> the eu's move towards establishing a banking regulator has been closely watched by financial markets. we resent the summary of the action from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the first jump for the new supervisors will be to conduct another stress test for the banking sector. meanwhile, it is becoming clear that the problems of the banking sector are no thing of the past. in slovenia, the government plans to close down to banks and as slovenia's banks as a whole are sitting on bad loans worth more than 7 billion euros, slovenia could become the next case for the euro rescue fund. the finance ministers of the euro area are expected to discuss this topic intensively at their meeting this friday. on the training floors, this makes a few people nervous, especially as the dax has reached a relatively high level. >> we stay in frankfurt for a closer look at thursday's numbers. the blue-chip index closed the session flat at 84-94. the euro stoxx 50 ended the day pretty much unchanged. across the atlantic and in the u.s., the dow jones industrials are currently down. finally, the euro is tr

. >> the eu is saying where the money should go to. it should stay in their own country and the eu shouldn't be like, shouldn't dictate everything. >> it used to be that all parties put austria's interest first. now, it is different. >> the freedom party in austria made significant gains. critics call it xenophobic. its leader begs to differ. >> i love austria. i don't hate foreigners. >> even so, the party adopted a different campaign tactic that it had in previous elections. >> the message about religious values, the sense of talking about them a lot your neighbors. that is a very catholic way of talking about issues. the hidden message -- >> also, flying the anti-euro flag is the billionaire who condemns the single currency. >> we need to stop creating debt. every housewife knows that if she spends more money than she earned, they will all land in the poor house. >> most of europe's recent elections have been nailbiter's for politicians desperate to keep their jobs in limping economies. austria is different. it is doing relatively f

also the eu trade agreement with the u.s. make a real contribution to strengthening the growth potential in europe. now, keep your thoughts coming on all of that. if you have any thoughts of comments, e-mail us. as we head towards the second hour of "worldwide exchange," european equities today touched softer, that ftse mib is down more than others. down 2%. we have more comments coming out suggesting that if there's another tax that goes through that they don't like, they may threaten to withdraw support from the coligsz. maria was speaking to the italian prime minister yesterday. got some interesting comments there. and the xetra dax is just down .25%. we've had five days of losses, of course, for the s&p and the dow. >> the most all year, right? >> yeah. >> still lots to come on this show. stay with us. ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to nurses to the right machines while dramatically reducing waiting time. [ telephon

germany is the eu's biggest deep order of argentinian beef. tin america continues to grow more confident on the world stage. argentina's president has come out against a free-trade trade agreement between latin american countries and the eu. >> earlier, we spoke to our latin american correspondent and began by asking how much attention german elections are getting in latin america. >> after all, you're talking about the reelections of one of the most powerful women in the world. angela merkel's most renowned here for her role in managing the european crisis, which affects more or less latin america's countries, especially in an economic way, so many want to know who will lead such an influential country like germany in the future. >> from an economic point of view, latin america is an important partner in germany. what about the other way around? >> economic relationships in general are very good. we should remember that sÃo paulo in brazil is still the biggest german business location outside of germany. earlier this year, germany signed a new

the proposal should -- within the eu. european telecom companies opposed the measures. >> as new york marks 12 years since the september 11 terrorist attacks, the date 9/11 is also a significant anniversary in chile. >> 17 years in power market ring of terror when thousands of people were tortured, killed, or went missing, especially those beauty as communist dissidents. >> some managed to flee the country and took refuge in germany. we met up with one lady who still has very vivid memories of that time. >> she has started learning the piano. >> this is a song from 1941. 10 years after i was born. >> this is the 82-year-old's new hobby. in 1970, she campaigned in the presidential election. she supported the vision of a socialist chile. after the coup, her communist party membership landed her in prison. >> on the fifth of october, 1973,@half past two in the afternoon, soldiers arrested me and my parents house. they took me to the police station. i was tortured. that was common in those days. >> the attack on the presidenti

thank you for talking about housing and the global financial system. about eu and a not heard you talk a lot about the u.s. and china. i think that is a lot of balance of cap between the financing system and china. we talk about too big to fail. actually, the china icon -- economic system, there is a lot on state-owned enterprises. how to protect the american middle class from people with cash coming in and buying it from us. we have gravitated from one adequate and creating a bubble in the crisis. we seem to have another crisis havelaos -- as people do 20% down and excellent credit score. the new feature does not have that. >> have we made it too hard for people to buy a house? >> no. i thought the 20% may have been too rigid. 20% did not mean you could not get a mortgage. it meant whoever lent you the money to buy your home without a 20% down payment had to believe it was good enough loan to retain five percent of the risk if you did not pay it. notion there is risk retention. must not have been any mortgages in america before 1985. securitization did not exi

in the eu response is? and let me say that not been very excited so far. what should be done and what are the challenges and opportunities there? a few very quick words about the trans-pacific partnership and ttip itself. very simplistically again, i see these two exercises as exercises that are trying to pick up from where bill had failed, to deepen -- doha fail. to deepen world trade with what they call a wto plus agenda. not just removal of patterns but also addressing the issue of nontariff barriers, much more important, we begin to harmonize rules to deal with investments, public procurement, labor rules and much more important, particularly for the u.s., harmonizing rules that govern intellectual property. in the words of one expert in the area, this is an attempt to create a new trade rule book for the coming decades, if not the century. and it aims, both aims to achieve job and growth, job creation and growth. much more interestingly, the european commission responsible for trade called the tipping point strategy, in a way get a number of like-minde

the eu is also split on whether to arm the rebels. it fears the weapons could fall into the hands of islamist extremists. saudi arabia and turkey both want to stake a claim as regional powers. the saudi's have given financial help to the rebels. turkey has provided refuge to the free syrian army. assad's forces have repeatedly attacked the border area between the two countries. for israel, assad used to be a predictable adversary, but as the conflict has raged on, fears of a poison gas attacks have grown. at the same time, there's concern in israel about what would happen if assad were to fall. the syrian war is a complex clash of regional and international interests. even the rebel groups have turned their weapons on each other, and it is the civilians who are mostly caught in the crossfire. >> exactly the debate over what to do in syria is not just one for diplomats and world leaders. the people with the most at stake are the serbian people themselves. >> 2 million have now fled the country, most to the surrounding region. some have

seen from the statements and series of statements since including yesterday out of brussels where the eu came out and said that the syrian government should be held to account. >> moral support. it's not specific support for the strike at this point. >> not at this point but it is specific support for holding him to account and it is a recognition that it happened. we are no longer debating whether it happened or whether it didn't happen. that's important. but we do have plenty of friends who are standing with us. let's remember where the president said it's an international red line. going back almost 100 years, 1925, the geneva protocol against the use of these terrible weapons, that's been in place for almost 100 years. >> it's a protocol that does not include and here's the punishment if it happens. we should say that. the answer is no at this point. >> it's a protocol that allowed us to ensure that our people, our troops, men and women in uniform have not been subjected to attacks with chemical weapons since world war i. that's the important issue here. we want to continue to have i

he took a beating from the eu, clearly said you must wait for a u.n. resolution. at home 64% are opposed and when it came down to it today president hollande took the opportunity to step back. >> we are now going to wait for the decision of the congress of the american senate, the chamber of the representatives and then the report by the inspectors and once we have looked at these elements i will make a decision. >> so make a decision again, waiting to see what congress does and waiting to see what the inspector's report says. it's two to three weeks joie before that report will be ready. >> so the president does face a more immediate concern which is looking to next week. there is the expectation that at least a first vote might be taken on one of the resolution proposals one of the drafts out there now. >> we think that the senate votes on wednesday. president obama will speak to the nation on tuesday night. we think from the oval office, thinking the speech will be of considerable note, he hasn't used that forum too much. and then the vote will be a little bit c

the eu past the sofa -- so- called environmental noise act. the level of noise in bigmonito. population has to be kept informed about it, and cities have to try to keep the noise to a minimum. in italy, this directive has triggered a lash -- clash of lifestyles. >> she likes living in the center of rome, though she shakes her head at the changes in her neighborhood. the fast food joints create a constant acoustic assault. >> people stay out on the street until closing time, shouting. young people, drunk. they urinate and throw up below my windows. sometimes i have to call an ambulance for them at 4:00 in the morning. >> it is night time when dina really loses her cool. she tries to get the people outside her apartment to quiet down, but has a hard time convincing them. it is midnight in rome, and going home is the last thing on these peoples' minds. >> how can anybody close up at 1:00? for most people, that is when the night is just beginning. >> the partygoers have little understanding for the neighborhood's older residents who want to turn in for the night. >> anyone who li

it is his ambition to renegotiate with the eu. he will need some support from berlin. said that she supports the transfer of some powers back to the nationstates. she is at the zenith of her power and in a position to shape the future of europe. >> she shows the potential of all women to succeed. but even if they are not chancellor of germany, the imf wants more women in the workforce. they say they are essential to economic growth. the u.s. economy would grow by a next or five percent if there were as many women as men. we have a time of economic uncertainty around the world. what is the head of the imf doing talking about women's equality? >> i am talking about half of the world and women today that are launching a study about women's contributions to growth. market andhe labor contributing to resolving. there are many ways to deal with economic issues. the world economy is important. just a politically correct issue, it is a bottom- line issue? >> one that i feel very strongly about. of development, better access, better financing, better contribution. >> is it possi

and we are committed to making both the u.s., uk and the u.s.-eu stronger drivers of prosperity. last month the united states held the first round of the negotiations for the trans atlantic trade partnership and we will continue to work closely together because we both believe that working with the uk and the rest of the eu to finalize an agreement is going to create new investments, to add to those millions of people in both countries i just talked about, it will create new jobs and it will create growth on both sides of the atlantic. so as margaret thatche put it bluntly, the uk and u.s. are real and true friends and our relationship which is grounded in those values and traditions we both referred to remains as relevant today as it has been in the past and we look forward to continuing to strengthen this relationship and working hard to make real progress on the very many challenges that we face in an increasingly complicated and in too many places dangerous world, thank you, william. >> thank you very much. we will have a couple of questions from each side of the atlantic, and

the eu remains seriously divided odd this issue, on a number of different fronts, not only whether or not assad was behind this but what is the appropriate response and many eu leaders are saying this has to be done through the u.n. now, the public opinion in europe within the european union is strongly against any kind of military strike, but there are eu leaders that say that might be possible if, indeed, this is done through the proper channels, and most are calling for a u.n. resolution. richele. >> talk more about france. the latest surprise is that france at least appears to be dialling it back a little bit >> reporter: yeah. well, france has been one of the strongestet supporters of some sort of military strike, along with the turks. and, yes, indeed, originally, they had said that they would just go ahead and go with the u.s. if the u.s. decided to strike, they would go along. then they said they would wait for the u.s. congress. now, they are saying they will wa wait for a u.n. report. >> that's interesting to note because, of course, the u.n. report will not indicate whether

it is his ambition to renegotiate with the eu. he will need some support from berlin. said that she supports the transfer of some powers back to the nationstates. she is at the zenith of her power and in a position to shape the future of europe. >> she shows the potential of all women to succeed. but even if they are not chancellor of germany, the imf wants more women in the workforce. they say they are essential to economic growth. the u.s. economy would grow by a next or five percent if there were as many women as men. we have a time of economic uncertainty around the world. what is the head of the imf doing talking about women's equality? >> i am talking about half of the world and women today that are launching a study about women's contributions to growth. market andhe labor contributing to resolving. there are many ways to deal with economic issues. the world economy is important. just a politically correct issue, it is a bottom- line issue? >> one that i feel very strongly about. of development, better access, better financing, better contribution. >> is it possi

polish union members took to the streets, threatening a general strike in calling for the government to step down. eu finance ministers have been discussing a major sticking point in banking reform at their two-day meeting. ministers try to find a solution on how to close down failing banks before they damage the wider economy. some countries, including germany and britain, are wary of handing over too much power. >> eu finance ministers face some herculean challenges. one is to make sure taxpayers don't have to bail out teetering banks again. there has been a lack of consensus on how to close down failed banks. >> these are normal discussions we have seen before with my proposals for a banking supervisory system. these are complex issues, but we have to deal with them to affect change and avoid another crisis. the euro zone banking sector is in the midst of a revolution. the commission wants to shift decisions on winding down failing banks to a european rather than national level. germany and others say the suggestion is not viable because it would require changes to the eu treaties. they say will b

escaped thehas crisis unscathed and the unemployment rate is among the lowest in the eu. but the lead for other parties have narrowed. the freedom party is protected -- is projected to come make close first. >> it is a success. we are the winners this evening and we delivered the unexpected. >> the other winners are funded by a billionaire businessman. with more than five percent of the vote, the skeptic party is set to enter parliament for the first time. it could prove a challenge for the grand coalition. >> british prime minister david cameron has called for radical changes to britain's tied with the european union. britain may leave the convention on human rights to make it easier to deport illegal immigrants and criminals traded he said such a move would be part of a renegotiation of the country's ties to europe in a lead of for a planned referendum in 2017 on whether to stay in the european union. the united states is running out of time to avoid a government shutdown. cover -- lawmakers have until the fiscal years end of midnight monday night to agree on a spending

. >> the eu has been at the forefront of efforts to help refugees, those in need of humanitarian aid. as the rest of the world followed through? >> we would like others to do more. some have done more. kuwait hosted the conference, and they fulfilled that pledge. but other countries, especially among the emerging markets, they could do more. we need to recognize that we in europe live up to our obligation. have 20% of the world economy 50% of humanitarian aid. for countries that have grown stronger, more wealth means more responsibility. we will continue from europe to lead by example and urge others to do their bit. bank bank thank you very much indeed -- >> thank you very much indeed. to the rest of the day's news, details emerging about the man responsible for the deaths of 12 people in washington yesterday. police say that aaron alexis used his pass to get onto the navy yard in washington yesterday and should people in the cafeteria. >> conflicting accounts of the suspected gunman who went on a killing spree, a troubled u.s. military veteran with a string of weapon related violenc

he said to tell the eu and the americans that we try to take you from the darkness 2000 years ago, and sent us terrorists to kill us. wounded men were rushed back from the front lines. of the war reality in syria. the outside world is arguing about chemical weapons, but conventional weapons have killed more than 100,000 people on all sides of this war and kill more every day. after we left, syrian army jets were circling targets. armedters of pro-western rebels thought a few days ago that the americans might tilt the war their way by attacking the armed forces of the regime. fact that the worlds most powerful military might not now come after them is very good news for the syrian army and its supporters. jeremy bolan, bbc news. a reminder of just how complicated the war is and how fluid it is, outside syria, russia has now given the u.s. its ideas about placing the syrian chemical weapons under international control, and the draft of a french measure. military strike against the regime being avoided. our editor has the latest. a day ofas been reflection and a week of frantic about turn

it is the first deadly attack on the eu mission since it was created. situation does remain tense. in the u.s., starbucks is telling its customers to check their guns at the door. the coffee chain says firearms are no longer welcome, but stopped short of an outright dan. that -- out rightban -- ou tright. ban. supporters celebrated their deferral to local laws. starbucks is known to take firm political stances, but this time it is not taking sides. france's answer to the all american kids beauty pageants. they may soon be outlawed. the senate voted to ban judy competitions for girls --beauty -- beauty competitions for girls under 16 years old. >> she loves beauty pageants and she has been a successful contestant. >> i like fashion, smiling, and posing. >> her dreams could be cut short. parliament has voted to ban ug -- beauty contests for girls under 16. >> a are a symbol of the way women are defined -- they are a symbol of the way women are defined by their beauty. >> french pageants are not on the same scale as their flashy american equivalents. the b

we, legitimate political representatives of the eu, can turn the tide.you, the direct democratic representatives of europe, directly elected, you will be at the forefront of the political debate. i want to propose the following. which picture of europe will the voters be presented with? decanted version, or the cartoon version? the myths or the facts? be honest, reasonable version, or the extremist, populist version? it is an important choice to make. i know some people out there will say that europe is to blame for the crisis and hardship. but you can remind people they european union was not the origin at the crisis. it resulted from mismanagement of public finaes

all 28 members of the eu, katherine ashton saying clearly where the europeans stand. the syrian government used the banned weapons and there will be consequences. >> in the face of this the international community cannot remain idle. a clear and strong response is crucial to make clear that such crimes are unacceptable and that there can be no impunity. >> no just what that response -- though just what that response will be is not clear. public opinion in europe is against a military strike. ministers also say the u.n. inspectors should finish their report before any action. none of this will make moscow happy. crÈme lynn watchers say vladimir putin said he did serious damage to the obama plan in st. petersburg. >>> secretary kerry says support for punishment of the assad ray jean is growing not waning. >> in addition to what was just said, seven of the 8 of the g-8 have specifically supported action being taken such as we are contemplating and 12 out of the 20, that's a majority in a democracy that's pretty strong when you consider some of the others and what their i

the government is hoping to achieve the eu deficit target of 3%. the budget is scheduled for discussion in parliament starting next month. some opposition members say the government is not telling the truth about tax increases. >>> japanese housing equipment maker liksil has agreed to buy grohe, a german producer of bathroom fixtures. the deal is worth about $3.5 billion. lixil looks to expand in europe. sources familiar with the deal say lixil recently agreed to buy most of the shares in the german firm from an investment fund. the amount includes grohe's debts. lixil was in merger talks jointly with the development bank of japan. grohe makes and sells high-end kitchen and bathroom equipment. the japanese maker is boosting efforts to expand overseas as the japanese market is diminishing. in august lixil bought out u.s. day let maker american standard for about $530 million. >>> some people in china are fighting to preserve the ancient cultu culture. the manchu reigned for hundreds of years and now they're beginning a revival. >> translator: this wo

however, the decision -- the courts have only indicted africans thus far, leaving the chairman of the euto criticize icc prosecutions has some kind of something that may have well paved the way for kenya to do so the first nation to entirely. >> families made homeless are getting urgent political help. deadly diseases including malaria can spread quickly in current conditions. most african countries have seen higher than normal rainfall, for the fourth year in a row. has chosenpresident an advisor for the west african regional bank as his new prime minister. he is expected to announce the rest of his government this weekend. and the dutch supreme court has ruled that the dutch state is responsible for sending three bosnian muslims to their death in 1995. the men were working for the -- force dutchbat. thousands of men and boys at a and ratkoound, mladic, who overran the facility long way off,em a but countries hoping to stage the olympic games are on tender hopes that the olympic committee between istanbul, tokyo, and madrid for the summer games. beingis a race that is described as too c

he went back to the eu running in to some resistance and said the meshes are going to do it. they did it. when i ran into resistance, i was able to say the eu did it. but there's been more together. but there's a great example of international cooperation now. immediate focus too much on the negative. i wish more people knew it. that's the tax agreements coming forward. cuts to taxes the multinational ability to cut taxes to nobody. we had this problem. the financial people i have some tifrnss with them. the teenage moms of tworlsed parents. mommy won't let me do that, i'll go to daddies, he can do that. aisle go to england. they'll let me do that. i'll go to japan, they'll let me do that. i think just the on sichlt we have been a good influence. there's a lot less regulatory arbitrage. >> hello. i am also having certaining in the asian station in the dc metro chapter. thank you for talking about housing. thank you for talking about the global financing system. i heard you talk about e.u. and i haven't heard us talk a lot about the u.s. and china. that's a lot of imbalance, a

he just wrapped up a very important meeting with the eu, the foreign ministers. what, in your opinion, are the most significant developments in forming an international coalition that might actually move things along for the president president position? >> i actually think the european series of statements has been extremely important. not just the saint petersburg, germany to sign on. i think what you are seeing here is truly some increased diplomatic support. in other words, the united states went into the g20 with very little diplomatic support for considering military action against assad. and while there has not been expressit support for it, there is no doubt the united states and president obama have come out of europe in a much stronger diplomatic position than before. >> well, any of that -- will any of that help the president make his case to congress and to the american people? do they actually care? >> i think congress does care about the international support because after all, whether or not we take action and our credibility in the world also depe

the eu, the u.n. secretary-general was here arguing against military strikes at least in the short term unless there's an agreement at the united nations. again, the president clearly moving ahead without that body, the united nations security council calls it paralyzed, richelle. >> that's exactly what he said. he said it would be nice to have them, but if we don't, he says the u.s. is still going to do what he feels that the united states should do. mike, stay close. while the president is doing all of that campaigning, if you will, on the international stage, john kerry is also working to gather support for a military intervention in syria. the secretary of state is traveling to lithuania where he will meet with foreign ministers from the european union. he'll head to paris and london for talks with french, british and arab league leaders who will sit down with abbas as well. they have ordered u.s. diplomats to leave lebanon citing security concerns over pending military action in syria. in a new t

evil across the continent from sweden to spain are well aware that the outcome of the elections in the eu'sargest economy is going to have implications on their lives as well. whether they like it or not, angela merkel is keeping her job as german chancellor. >> a triumph. angela merkel has one of -- has won the biggest victory of her political career. congratulations from all over the world. she is a pinnacle of power in germany and europe. a year ago she was the object of harsh criticism. greek newspapers debt of old stereotypes and all over germany old fears of germany emerged. >> suddenly europe is speaking german. >> the chancellor becomes the dominant figure. germany's southern neighbors are wishing they could vote. they would like to see the social democrats in power or at least junior partners in a grand coalition to tone down angela merkel's demand for austerity. >> the savings measures do not help greece. we need investments, a marshall plan. it does not look like they have that in mind. >> which reports are right about germany's policy on the euro? a british magazine or command u

katherine ashton who is head of the eu delegation which has been leading talks between the permanent five members of the security council and germany with iran on their nuclear program, did meet with iran's foreign minister earlier today. she announced there would be a meeting of foreign ministers from those countries later this week and iranian foreign minister hassan zarif will take part in those talks along with john kerry. i can't stress how significant that is, for countries who haven't had relations for over 35 years to have diplomats as high as john kerry and minister zarif. will president obama and president rouhani actually meet and shake hands on the sidelines. there is speculation on that as well, nothing confirmed at this point. >> so much hanging on a handshake. kristin, so many people felt that syria would be the main topic, is there a fear that that will be overshadowed by this meeting between the united states and the iranian delegation? >> expect syria to still figure very highly in president obama's speech here on tuesday. the president is expected to push for a res

like the eu industry commissioner says that rapid action is needed to counter this trend. he says member nations must respond in a coordinated way as they did with the financial crisis. >> the european fiscal compact was essential to keep public debt down. if we can bring about stronger joint coordination from industry we would be able to achieve a great deal more. >> he says joint action is also needed to help energy costs. rising cries -- rising prices create a drag on global competitiveness. >> it's time now to take a short break but when we come back, we had to new york for a look at some of the issues facing the un's general assembly. >> not just the iranian nuclear >> not just the iranian nuclear problem but millennium >> welcome back. iran says they want to reach an agreement over the nuclear agreement as soon as possible. they want to jumpstart negotiations with the five un security council members in germany when they begin on thursday. >> this came one day after hassan ronny delivered his first speech at the u.n. he offered no specific pledges on iran's nuclear pr

in the eu it's been easy for applications to go to opinions demands. >> the community has thoughts about the agenda. table about labeling. it would benefit those who i void those and impose costs on those who don't. dj said well funded lobbyists make very well funded politicians which makes a poorly fed people and rich crops. here is a video glint . genetically engineered crops led to fewerrest sides but big corporations have increased their profits to huge levels. to me it is a question of both those things that are going on in the genetically modified world. it's not necessarily about consumers but big agricultural corporations. >> philip said what is the role of money and corporations in this debate? >> well, i think that's, you know, really what i found out, which i didn't know about three years. i discovered that the new reality of the world is that chemical companies are feeding us. and what you have is essentially a centralized system, and that becomes more fragile just like the banking system. when you have a corporation you have the corporate mindset. and the corporate mindset a