and also within the eu. this was all within the name of obtaining vital information to continue the fight against terrorism, but again, this is far from the truth. torture is not a way to fight criminal acts, it is a critical -- criminal act. it undermines our values. it is human dignity which hangs in the balance. and we must, when it comes to the prevention and coming to terms with what took place, find a different discourse, a different language, otherwise we will face nothing but hatred and violence in reaction. this is a matter of international humanitarian law. torture can never be allowed to happen and must be prosecuted. it is a shame on europe that we close our eyes to illegal rendition of prisoners or being operated in even back in 2007. the parliament called for clarification and nothing has come of this request. who authorized people being taken away and transferred to facilities in secret to be tortured elsewhere? this is something that only became public knowledge last week, when we had revelati

leaving the eu? >> it is a real risk. have them committed to a referendum by 2017 when there is little or no prospect of reform at a time when the eurozone is in a sluggish state that is a dangerous thing. we want to win the argument with the public's of being in europe is good for jobs and investment. we need reforms to make that happen across a wide range of areas. i think the david cameron proposal -- the 2017 referendum speaks more to his weakness and division in the conservative party than anything to do with the british national interest. i think is this and labor are on the same side saying it will be really dangerous for britain's future. >> have you in speaking to leaders in berlin and paris and what do they say? i guess we have on hearsay it is a huge risk. >> our partners in europe want to stay. they have their own problems to deal with and the eurozone but they have also shown through the years that they want to find solutions which work for all of europe including britain so they don't want us to leave and th

i think the eu should investigate the level of participation.ices like the ones we just heard of, i call on the member states to set up parliamentary inquiries to establish the extent of their involvement or knowledge of cia torture. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. you have one minute. >> the inhuman practices used by the cia under the bush administration to interrogate the detainees is proof of lack of respect for human rights, which we see employed by most of the political powers in the united states. every year, they ask for reports on questions of human rights situations in third countries, while they, at the same time, are infringing the convention against torture. apparently, we are not particularly interested in this in the european union. we stand up to protect fundamental rights. in practice, we have been systematically trampling them underfoot, specifically to austerity problems. long-term unemployment, the long-term pharmaceutical support, the lack of heating in housing in winter, this is economic torture. eu governments have p

the eu wants to see beyond the press conference, what mr. putin has in store. >> the other aim of the summit is to boost investment in the struggling eurozone. has any progress been made there? >> jean-claude juncker is here to present his 315 billion investment plan for europe. he says that the money in the pot is not enough. he does not have 315 billion euros, only 21 billion euros starting with that money, he hopes to invest 300 billion euros worth of private investment to europe. he is calling on the member states to set -- step up to the plate and add money to the front . so far, no commitments have been made, talking with the french delegation. we are waiting to see whether this plan really works. we will see what it has to do with the 21 billion euros on the bank account. he hopes that these will generate 15 times more private investment. there -- >> thank you for that report from brussels. a french arms deal has fallen afoul of those worsening ties between europe and russia. russians sailors have left the support without the vessel t

our defense budget is the biggest in the eu. . it's the second largest in the nato. we meet the 2% guideline of g.d.p. because of the success of our economic plan, we're able to mmit to over 160 billion pounds over the next 10 years. that's why you're going to see the aircraft carriers, the a-400 ms, the submarines with incredible equipment rolling off the proiks lines in our country to help keep us safe. >> and nigel north. >> the terrible slaughter of the innocents in pakistan yesterday shocked the world. it's another example of obscene atrocities being visited upon children in various parts of the world by these barbaric forces. another example was the attack on 200 school children abducted in northwest nigeria. at the time other governments pledged their support to assist in the hunt for those children, what can the prime minister offer in that regard? >> what we do in all these cases is see what expertise and assets that we have that we can help bring to play too help the governments trying to combat these problems. in nigeria, we did for a period lend the exper

the eu and the u.s. agree on the need to coordinate sanctions and to reaffirm that energy must not be used as a political tool. so we'll keep you updated on any news that breaks there. but again, some interesting news coming out given the price of oil, how that impacts global economies. >>> another big story, get more on the current and future oil prices straight from the front office of the world's biggest energy economy, exxon mobil chairman and ceo rex tillerson will be on "squawk box" today at 6:30 a.m. eastern. it's an exclusive interview from the business round table meeting in washington. >> let's have a look at markets. a nice big show of green and red, the christmas colors wind me. will we see a santa rally for the rest of december? that's what we're asking you today. get in touch and let us know your thoughts. so far today, a little bit of a rally. up 0.25% on the stoxx 6 hurn. let's have a look at the stoxx 50. continental europe is up 0.7%. let's dive into the individual markets. the ftse 100

leaving the eu? it's a real risk. a there is little or no prospect of getting reform at a time when the eurozone is still in a sluggish state, that is a dangerous thing to be doing. we want to win the argument with the public. being in europe is good for jobs and investment. we need reforms to make that happen. reforms are across a wide range of area. cameron'sat david proposal for 2017 referendum speaks more to his weakness and division in the conservative party than anything with the british national interest. business and labor are on the same side. they say that it is dangerous for written's future and the economy. >> what do the other leaders say? the guests we have on here think this is a huge risk. why would you put yourself through this? >> i think europe wants to stay. they have their own problems to deal with in the eurozone. they've shown through the years that they want to find solutions for all of europe, including britain. they don't want us to leave. they need reform. they are hugely frustrated. we look

and his disdain for the eu's opinions is reinforced by the fact that for his voters, eu membership isot so important. if they get into the eu, it will be nice. if they don't, well, they won't vote for somebody else if they don't. and many voters of erdogan would applaud his comments today, thinking he has put europe in its place. >> we will have to leave it there. thank you very much, reporting from ankara. belgium ground to a halt this monday with train routes disrupted. unions are fighting the austerity policy of the new center-right coalition. >> smoke rises on stanfill rush-hour traffic in antwerp as protesters blocked the roads. meanwhile, passengers discovered all flights are canceled for the day. >> this means 600 flights are canceled. the impact is huge, because we expected 60,000 passengers and today we cannot fly. >> the nationwide strike has closed schools and businesses and halted trains and other transport. it is the climax of a month of protest action that saw over 100,000 mark in the capital. they are rallying a government -- against the government decision to court a w

the eu says a u.s. on transatlantic licenses for norwegian air could reach the aviation deal that was struck with washington. that is according to the wall street journal. for more, we are joined by the ceo of norwegian, bjoern kjos. he joins us on the phone. good morning, thanks for taking the time to join us today. we've been hearing reports that brussels will object to how washington is treating you. are you hearing confirmation of that as well? , good morning to everybody. we have just read that in the newspaper. source.is also our but we expect, actually, eu to stand up and do something about it. to us, it is a clear breach of the open sky agreement. >> wendy you think that is going to happen? this sideg to happen of christmas or do we expect it to happen at the beginning of next year? should actually execute this as soon as possible. overdue.ong time they should have acted actually yesterday. it to happen very soon. >> very soon. there will be some watching this program who haven't followed the nor

and also within the eu. this was all within the name of toaining vital information continue the fight against terrorism, but again, this is far from the truth. torture is not a way to fight criminal at, it is a critical act. it undermines our values. it is human dignity which hangs in the balance. we must, when it comes to the termstion and coming to with what the place, find a different discourse, a different language, otherwise we will spread nothing but hatred and violence in reaction. this is a matter of international humanitarian law. worker can never be allowed to happen -- torture can never be allowed to happen in must be prosecuted. it is a shame on europe that we close our eyes to illegal rendition of prisoners or illegal prisons operated even back in 2007. the parliament called for clarification and nothing has come of this request. beingthorized people taken away and transferred to facilities in secret to be tortured elsewhere? this is something that only became public knowledge last had, when we r

russia and pushed for hundreds of billions of euros to stimulate economic growth in the du -- in the eu. cubans hope for a better future after the united states and their government move to restore normal relations. when you are russian president vladimir putin and a thousand journalists ask about your teetering economy what do you do? well, you blame the outside. at his into the year marathon press conference today, he accused the united states and saudi arabia pushing oil prices down in an attempt to put russia back in a box. >> but couldn't still enjoys high popularity numbers at home. he said he will not allow the rest -- the west to turn the russian bear into a stuffed animal. he promised a return to growth in two years time. we start with this report from moscow. >> the images of the beginning of his media extravaganza show him relaxed and confident. but when the talk turned to the currency crisis, vladimir putin started to look tense, despite his upbeat message. >> i give it two years. after that, our economy will definite grow because the global economy will also expand and more

the eu initially wanted to keep the bailout in place for another six months.ow greece will only have to bear the observers and their tough conditions for another two months. now within the extra two-month period, the eu and greece will still have to negotiate a deal and still have to find a way to put further o'sterity measures in place if greece wants to receive the last installment of the current rescue program. once that is settled and agreed, there is a possibility that greece will receive a so-called safety credit line for the future with less tough conditions attached. >> i doubt that is going down well with many in greece this . weekend saw violent protests at times. athens and a number of other cities. is there a concern that more o'sterity will mean less stability in greece? >> absolutely. that is this is why time suggest crucial and why the finance ministers agreed to if you want to postpone the problem by two months. two months is a crucial period. the prime minister of greece is facing crucial presidential elections. and he will be able in february

putin says the project is being ditched basically due to the eu's reluctance to support it. now, the south stream pipeline planned to -- let's show you here. planned to supply 63 billion cubic meters of gas, natural gas a year. that's equivalent to more than 10% of european demand, from russia via the black sea into, of course, the eu, the european union. it was planned to be up and running by the end of this decade. certainly cementing russia's role as the region's dominant supplier. but it's come under increasing fire this year. of course, the crisis over ukraine led to brussels freezing its approval process and the pipeline had trouble over weaker european gas decline and the falls in energy prices. president putin, he has now proposed building a new pipeline through turkey instead, offering turkey gas at a discounted rate. let's get more on this. an associate fellow at the russian and eurasian program joins us. great to have you with us. we understand, of course, these western sanctions against russia, but some may be wondering why the eu was so reluctant so have a new ga

the eu member states are bound by the european convention on human rights.fundamental rights. steps taken to combat terrorism are monitored by the european court of human rights in strasbourg. , it ishe lisbon treaty competent to re-examine eu legislation on internal security matters. robustovides a legislative context which provides guarantees within the framework of which we can and the scourge of terrorism. thank you for your attention to --. >> thank you very much for your statement. on behalf of the european , commissioner laputa's. >> thank you. president of the council, honorable members of the european parliament, the commission i represent here today for this matter is appalled by the findings of the senate select committee on intelligence study of the cia detention and interrogation program. part of which was released on the ninth of december. as you know, most of the inquiry remains classified. this report raises important questions in regard to serious violations of fundamental rights by the u.s. authorities and by other persons at the service of

the eu has two months to decide whether to appeal the ruling. >>> policymakers at the u.s. federal reserve have sat around the table from each other to discuss the economy and released a statement. to the business desk. >> they choose their words carefully. they know one phrase, one word, can move markets. they introduced new wording this time that they can be patient about a rate hike, but they also maintained what's become a standard phrase for them, which is that they will keep rates low for considerable time. they're indicating they are movinging toward a hike, but they're not saying when. the policymakers ended their two-day meeting on wednesday. they decided in october to end quantitative easing, under which the fed pumped a massive amount of money into the financial markets. since then, investors have focused on when the central bank would raise the spres rate. the statement says economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace and conditions have improved further. policymakers viewed that the plunge in crude oil prices will have a temporary impact on commodity pric

and kremlin's deception of the crisis, it's convinced that eu's remorseless move to the countriesn europe has a threat to russian security where the eu goes they will tell you nato will follow. peter sharp, al jazeera, in moscow. >>> with anti-immigration sentiment apparently rising across europe the largest economy is looking at ways to help new arrivals and german chancellor angela merkel is chairing a meeting focused on getting immigrants a better foot hold in the job market and nick spicer reports from berlin. >> reporter: at the end of september germany had over 37,000 unfilled a apprencice and angela merkel met with groups and communities monday to try and fix that. >> translator: germany is an attractive country in part because of our job parked, the numbers show that almost half a million immigrants come to us every year. >> reporter: this is a workshop at the berlin public transit authority and offers apprenticeships from countries and say this is a chance for them to reflect the international makeup of berlin and to give immigrants an opportunity, more than 85% of them s

>> yes, and we've cut immigration from outside the eu by 24%. but with immigration every single step we've taken was opposed by the labour party. they put immigration up as a deliberate act of policy. this government made promises to our tensioners, promises kept, promises on our nhs, promises kept. above all, he promised to turn our economy around from the mess left by those two. [shouting] >> throw him out because he broke his promise. [shouting] now, what he ought to be saying that dares is he made a solemn promise and he broke it. let's turn to another one of those big solemn promises. this is what he said to the nurses conference just before the last election, and i quote. i want to tell you what we are not going to do. there will be no more of those pointless we organizations -- [laughter] but instead bring chaos. mr. speaker, when he said it did he mean it's? >> what we have done is to see more doctors, more nurses, more patients treated. but i have -- if we are on promises, mr. speaker, i have a little list. i have a list of his promises.

where the eu goes they tell you, nato will follow. peter sharp, al jazeera, moscow. >>> more than 1.7 million syrian refugees could go hungry this winter. the u.n. food program says it needs more than $64 million to finance the aid needed through december. >>> two sisters are being held as heroes in india after beating up men who were sexually harassing them on a bus. the video shows them beating the men with belts. >>> reuben dario azate has been released on monday. announced his resignation after 33 years in the military. >>> president obama has pledged stop police building a militarized culture. this after more protests over the michael brown shooting. shia britanzi reports. >>> walking out of businesses, offices and campuses aat lunch time. >> classes are participant, schools are important but justice is more important. >>> the expression of outrage of unarmed teenage are michael brown by a police officer. it's been clear for some time that this is no longer just about ferguson. and in washington, president obama was keen to show t

those people are eager to join the eu. but the turkish government is far away from the eu. >> 2015 is to become the year of his complete takeover, whether by elections or a referendum. he wants to create a presidential system stamped by a greater role of islam. the opposition is powerless and at odds will stop the internal political divisions in turkey are getting deeper will stop then there's the violence on the southeastern border of turkey. >> turkey has taken over a million syrian refugees and more a ride every day. yet a have then hesitant to pull out all the stops against islamic state. a disappointment to the kurds inside and outside turkey and western and arab nations fighting the extremists. >> to neighboring greece where voters have started the countdown to next month's early elections. they are due on january 25. >> the outgoing premise or has asked the president to his -- to dissolve element. they have warned greeks they will decide whether the country remains part of the eurozone. he accuses the opposition left

>> yes, and we have cut immigration from outside the eu by 24%. th immigration, every single step we have taken in the past four years was opposed by the labour party for the last four years. what did they do for 13 years in government? they put immigration up as a deliberate act of policy. this government made promises to our pensionerspromises kept; promises on our nhspromises kept; and above all, a promise to turn our economy around from the mess left by those two. >> so he did mean it: throw him out because he broke his promise. what he ought to be saying, but dare not say, is that he made a solemn promise, and he broke it. let us turn to another one of those big, solemn promises. this is what he said to the nurses' conference just before the last election. "i want to tell you what we're not going to do. there will be no more of those pointless reorganizations that aim for change but instead bring chaos." when he said it, did he mean it? >> what we have done is seen more doctors, more nurses, more patients treated. but if we are on promises, mr

if i can move on about the issue of energy subsidy, we signed up for subsidies for fossil fuels. eu is a to new emission cuts target. prospect of ahe u.n. climate bill next year in paris. you square theow fact that the government told my that such a october climate deal, which limits can makere increase the majority of our carbon reserves wonderful -- vulnerable. encouraging oil extraction? >> there are two things in there. one is this issue of subsidies and carbon subsidies. we do not subsidize carbon in this country. we encourage other countries to get rid of will subsidies. i do not think it is quite right for us to say that we do not want those subsidies in place. sometimes people say the fact that we have a lower fat rate on that is a subsidy. i do not accept that. of that being a valuable and vital industry for the u.k., i believe that hydrocarbons have a role to play in the international energy system. i hope carbon storage is going to come about. for many years to come, it may be that gas will play a role in our electricity supply. i think those people say that's decarbonize

. >> and the eu's latest scandal involves the government of luxembourg and top companies like walt disney, microsoft, and skype. collects welcome to the program. the european union and the united nations are calling for a transparent investigationinto the death of the palestinian authority minister during a west bank protest. he is the first palestinian cabinet members to die during a protest and his death is likely to stoke simmering temp -- tension over jerusalem and the west bank. >> seen here in the brown coat shortly before his death. this footage captures just before is security forces grabbed him and make chokehold. moments do, he keeled over. the altercation took lace after israeli soldiers fired tear gas at demonstrators protesting israeli settlements. he was filming the is really soldiers, accusing them of using excessive force. this is an occupation of terror, he said. some say he was hit in the chest with a tear gas canister. others say he died of exposure to teargas. despite the cause, it is clear who is to blame. >> will do not have to remain silent. we have to bring his kil

high levels of corruption and poverty, so there's little chance the country will be able to join the eu any time, meaning that large numbers of moldovans had to rush her to find work and were forced to leave the children behind -- large numbers of moldovans who headed to russia to find work were forced to leave their children behind. >> is a quiet girl. her father died when she was four years old. she knows her mother mainly as a voice on the telephone, calling from moscow. she is growing up with her grandparents, who take good care of her. that's better than the situation of many of the children in the republic of moldova, whose parents have left them behind. >> some grandparents are triggers. they don't take care of the children. no one gets the children up, washes them, dresses them, prepares meals for them. no one gives them warms, and they miss the warmth of their parents who are simply not fair. >> her way to school is difficult, especially in the winter. it's raining hard, and the village street is muddy. moldova is the poorest country in europe, especially in villages like here.

are arguing -- do we use money that is in the eu? i would agree. if -- obviously any fun we give money to, we should work as as we can to make sure that it does not waste that the y and they spent in right way. i think the contribution we climate fund n will do that. we literally target screen one with 16 million, it's been reduced to 10. do we need other countries to sit back and say, in the u.k. does the heavy lifting? would it be easier for us to work with other countries to say why don't you match us? >> i was criticized for holding back on the green climate fund. exactly that -- i went to ban ki-moon's conference in i would r and said that deliver, trying to deliver an eu deal on climate change. but, i held back on making a contribution to the green fund. i said i wanted to see other people's money before we put our money and. i think it is a mixture likely. i think sometimes it is worth other times worth holding back. it can work to leave earned money to say we were only given will be matched by others. i think we should do all those methods.

leaving the eu? >> it is a real risk, if you have a conservative government in 2015 when there is little or no prospect of reform at a time when the eurozone is in a sluggish state that is a dangerous thing to be doing. withnt to win the argument the public that being in europe is good for jobs and investment. we need reform to make that happen. that david cameron proposal has spoken more to his weakness and division than anything to do with the british national interest and i think business and labor here are on the same side saying that would be really dangerous for britain's future as an economy what do they say, the guests we have on here seem to say this is a huge risk and why would you put yourself through this? >> our partners in europe want to stay and i think they have their own problems to deal with at the moment but they have also shown that they want to find solutions which work for all of europe including britain. they know we and they need reform. and i am hugely frustrated because it al

sources say the eu presented a list of about 200 european products. the officials want european place to be prohibited from being used by companies made outside europe. these products include cheese and wine. japanese negotiators have agreed those brands can be protected exempt for some already registered as trademarks in japan. tokyo has been demanding the eu abolish a 10% tariff on passenger cars. the sources say there was no concrete progress on the automotive issue. the two sides agreed to speed up talks on tariffs and other issues. they're aiming to hammer out a broad agreement by the end of next year. >>> south korean leaders have blocked imports of seafood from some prefectures of japan for over a year. now, the south korean government is sending a group of experts to see whether the ban should continue. officials at japan's fisheries ministry say the experts will arrive on monday and leave four days later. officials in seoul decided last year to ban fishery imports from fukushima, and seven other prefectures. they cited concerns about radioacti

by handing that out many the eu pressures countries like morocco to do their dirty job. many like soko kruma were immediately sent back. rights groups such as amnesty international. >> i lived for one year hiding in the forest. each month i tried who two or three times to cross over into spain. now it's not possible and i'm stuck here. >> reporter: recently the government has adopted a policy paving its way to settle in morocco and stop the massive deportimmigration to europe. their dream is still to make it one day to europe. al jazeera rabat. >> new year will issue in a new law. the u.k. is tightening up its smoking ban. lighting up in public places has been illegal since 2007, and smoking in cars will be banned in tbrean. in 2015. the new law will allow women to run in municipal elections. in california, life will be easier for undocumented migrants. as rob reynolds reports advocates believe it will make it safer for everyone who travel on california's highways. >> living and working in southern california's cities, it is hard to get around without a car. but undocumen

their votes in favor of leaving the eu. aid, moderate expectations about monetary policy and i think -- what are the poor performers especially in the earlier part of next week. roble, half the height of the crisis passed? >> i think so but it doesn't mean it cannot weaken further. we got oil prices. i suspected no. i can imagine that over the course of a month if oil price trend lower and i think they will. >> simon derrick, have a good christmas. up, north korea was temporarily without internet service yesterday. the question remains -- was it a retaliationiberate from the countries involved in the hack attack against sony? we will have the latest developments. you can always follow me on twitter and tell me what you think of the show. what stores are you following today? @markbartontv stay with us. ♪ >> you watching "countdown." the u.s. reports today on gdp and durable goods. durable goodsnd will be increasing. there is your dollar-yen up to 3.7%. gdp, the biggest rise in the third quarter up from the previous estimate o

are arguing -- do we use money that is in the eu? i would agree. if -- obviously any fun we give money to, we should work as as we can to make sure that it does not waste that the y and they spent in right way. i think the contribution we climate fund n will do that. we literally target screen one with 16 million, it's been reduced to 10. do we need other countries to sit back and say, in the u.k. does the heavy lifting? would it be easier for us to work with other countries to say why don't you match us? >> i was criticized for holding back on the green climate fund. exactly that -- i went to ban ki-moon's conference in i would r and said that deliver, trying to deliver an eu deal on climate change. but, i held back on making a contribution to the green fund. i said i wanted to see other people's money before we put our money and. i think it is a mixture likely. i think sometimes it is worth other times worth holding back. it can work to leave earned money to say we were only given will be matched by others. i think we should do all those methods.

has been -- and to create structural reforms that the eu has been calling for. >> what do they haveo say about trading? >> this issue has completely divided anyone who has heard about it. some people on one side have said it is not going to do enough to create any durable jobs to really make a difference. on the other side, the less -- the more left-leaning side, they are saying it is going against the party principles, everything the party stands for. what we heard from the prime minister and the economy minister was their assist -- their insistence that they are not trying to change the fundamentals of society. really, they are just trying to give the business as an option of staying open 12 rather than five sundays. the idea of sunday rest will remain the rule in france. and they are insisting that it is important for social and family life here, and that it is an opportunity for businesses to try to stay open and do more business. judging from the controversy that this has already generated we have not heard the end of this particular question. this idf sundays, i think it will

. >> he came hours after a court order the removal of hamas who used -- the eu says is still considers hamas a terrorist organization. earlier we spoke to our european correspondent in strasburg. we asked why the european parliament decided to hold this nonvalid -- nonbinding ballot at this time. >> a lot of members of the european parliament are not happy about what has been happening in europe in the last couple of weeks, with parliament endorsing palestinian statehood, for example france and spain or great britain. one country outright recognizing palestine as a state, that being sweden. i think there should be a european approach to the problem , represented by the high representative for foreign policy of the eu. in order to give her something to work with, they are trying to throw their weight behind her with this resolution. >> thank you very much. pakistan is a nation grieving for victims of the school massacre in peshawar. vigils are being held as three days of national mourning are being held. 100 32 children and nine staff members were killed, including the principal of the

where the eu goes they tell you nato will follow. peter sharp, al jazeera, moscow. >> stay with us for the al jazeera news hour, coming up in a short while. charging the barricades, the most violent confrontation so far between police and protesters in hong kong. it is world aids day and scientists concerned about the drugs used by patients to keep the virus at bay. in sports, one of europe's most highly prized football coaches has hit rock bottom. stay with us. go where technology meets humanity... >> sharks like affection >> tech know, only on al jazeera america >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new

that's because eu law states that refugees must seek asylum in the eu country in which they were firstregistered. and, for him, that's bulgaria. shaikh tajuddin serves the tea. families are allotted the biggest rooms in the hostel. imad al-mustafa's family was torn apart when they fled syria. he only found his wife, mary, two months later. >> at home we heard that the germans are very friendly and have sympathy for war refugees. >> al-mustafa says they're still waiting to be reunited with two of their children, who have been located in a refugee camp in turkey. they envision what their future might look like in germany. but they'll only be allowed to work if and when they're granted asylum. shaikh tajuddin had his own business in pakistan. he tells us he can't stand sitting around with nothing to do. >> i am very useful myself. i am good for the community, good for the people and i have so much to give you back to this society. >> and, a few days a month, he's able to do just that. then tajuddin whips up pakistani dishes as part of an initative in which refugees and germans cook and ea

exit from the eu. that would be catastrophic for the economy of the u.k..ess to one of the world's largest markets. i believe that were it to come to that that the country would vote to stay in the eu because the evidence is that when the case is made and you get out there and sell the argument, people understand it, they understand the impact on them, their families, their jobs. powerful turning point in the scottish referendum. when people realized that their jobs could be at risk, their weekly shopping could go up, then they voted to stay in the u.k. tothe labour party seems have decided that it needs to reconnect with british business. onespect the reason is that -- the one that you described. do you think the labour party can reconnect with business? >> absolutely. i think you don't want to give too much credence to some of the turbulence that has been reported. >> we have ceos who come on and that they are concerned about what your party is going to do. >> i hope they can recognize and accept that the labour party is a pro-business party, but also tha

there have been some real improvements in the way fisher policies worked in the eu with a great deal of devolution. we need to keep pushing forward to make sure that our fish stocks can recover to make sure this is a sustainable industry. >> will the prime minister please explain why the government has borrowed almost 4 billion pounds more this year compared to the last year? retract his firm promise? >> the reason this government has had to borrow a lot of money is we inherited the biggest deficit in the world. gdp whenas 11% of our we came to government could we have already cut it by one third. twoill hear in a moment or how we are getting on. i would like to highlight something the shadow chancellor said this week. he said he would be tough on the deficit and tough on the causes of the deficit. he is one of the causes of the deficit. have the first-ever example of political mass of sadism -- maso-sadism. >> order. order. we all know what the prime minister meant. >> thank you very much. >> order. order. i think he will scarcely be able to hear himself, let alone any one else. let

thanks to russia band on imports from the eu. >> translator: we want turkish leaders to talk more aboutrussia and the world so we can increase trade, russia is a good market for us and can sell us gas while we sell them fresh produce. >> reporter: trade between russia and turkey was worth $32 billion and want to increase it by $100 billion by 2020 and business doesn't seem to be effected by the significant political differences between the two countries. russia remains the principle backer of the syria regime of al-assad and they want him gone and they will explore massive off shore reserves and believe turkey should be involved as well but russia and turkey looking for alliances in business and diplomacy. >> translator: despite the many differences between the two countries, they need to maintain and improve their relationship, both putin and ergawan understand this and criticized in the past and erdawan spoke about ukraine and putin another and energy needs keep them together. >> reporter: from the gas that cooks the kabobs and with trade like that political differences are easily glo

it is why we are working so intensively with our european partners and allies, particularly with the eu, on increased economic support for ukraine now and that's why we welcome the decision of the congress in a bipartisan fashion to signal its support as well. >> ok. i'll return to corruption and congress. you were in ukraine, i think first week of october? what did you see? >> you mean this past trip with vice president? >> right. >> i think i've been in ukraine nine times in the last calendar year in various ways, both with bosses and on my own. this last trip was followed the -- it was in november with vice president biden and we were there after the elections as the ukrainians were working to form a government. we were at that point advocating a broad coalition government with a very strong reform program. as you saw about a week later, that government was formed with a large number of technocrats with lots of experience in the economy in particular. as you saw, the government put forward a relatively robust and very concrete reform agenda, including things like cutting the public s

this is the first major eu power to say it publicly. the u.s.alk about de-escalation in march. even if hollande got his way, these are in place until july. in july, all 28 countries have to agree to extend them if they are to be extended. you can understand the french, from an economic perspective. they have had to forgo a $1.5 billion deal of warships to russia, helicopter carriers. austria has also expressed concern. one of their biggest bank yesterday was down more than 6%. turmoil ever since the sections really kicked in and the currency collapse went into hyperspeed. the germans have also been suffering. you look at basf yesterday. world's largest chemical maker had to cancel an asset swap that it had arranged with gazprom. the german chancellor says they still have to stay the course. the reasons why the sections on the reason why the sanctions are there, the problems persist. >> different, the relationship between europe and russia. how is the turmoil as it unfolds so close to european borders? >> the agenda at the european union went fro

julian lewis. >> our defense budget is the biggest in the eu and the second largest in nato.ernment are spending 2% of gdp on defense this parliament -- one of only four nato countries to do so. >> that was not exactly an answer to the question on the order paper. given that this country for decades spent more than 4% on defense, would the deputy prime minister not agree that it would be a disgraceful dereliction of duty if the british government ever fell below the 2% minimum recommended by nato? >> as my honorable friend will know, we are spending 2% of gdp on defense, and have consistently met and exceeded this nato guideline. we are spending more than £160 billion on equipment and equipment support over the next 10 years, which will ensure that we have one of the best trained and best equipped armed forces in the world. decisions on defense spending after 2015, 2016 will, of course, have to be determined in the next comprehensive spending round. >> mr. ben bradshaw. >> what does the deputy prime minister think of the fact that, under his government, if he now needed an op

coming up, the eu summit is underway in brussels. we will take a look at why the president of france is going against other european union leaders in proposing sanctions relief for russia. stay with us, bottom line on bloomer television continues in just a moment. ♪ >> welcome back. stocks are rising after the biggest jump of the year for the s&p 500 of global equities rallied on the federal reserve -- federal reserve saying to be patient on increases. the dow jones industrial is rising at this hour, up 1.6% at 17,461. , it is on the rise as well. the s&p is up at 1.6% as well, at 2045. >> it is not so much the volatility is spiking or going back to normal. that is the key word here, is the big going back to that 20 range echoed that is where it used to be. we have had an unusual time of a function ofrtly accommodation. as the fed normalizes, volatility should as well. >> the nasdaq composite index this hour, it is at 4728. let's take a look at crude oil on this thursday. crude continuing its live. intraday, down nearly 3.5% at 54.53.

the threat right now is from flights in the uk and internally in the eu. we're not talking about flights going to/from the united states. >> how do we know? it was pan am 103 with a bomb on board or could this all be a head fake or something like that? >> no, the intelligence is pretty good right now, but again it's not as specific as we obviously would like. what they're looking at is a coordinated, a 9/11 type attack. this is what al qaeda loves to do. they're looking at multiple aircraft bound for different cities in the eu and the uk designed to create mass casualties and the mass pr that they love to do. part of the problem here, the reason why this is so difficult is because of what's happening in syria and iraq with the establishment of this extremist state by isis. what that has allowed is for al qaeda -- remember we talked about this khorasan group. that's a bunch of al qaeda operatives who moved into syria near aleppo to take advantage of the chaos. it's a safe haven for them. they have the ability to further train in comfort, almost, if you will