. >> dominic, thank you that's dominic kane speaking to us from strasburg, just to let you know that we have been listening no prime minister alexis tsipras outlining his country's case to the e.u. parliament. we'll have more, of course, for you within the next hour or so, stay with us here on al jazerra. a rising star in the ballet world misty copeland >> it was the first time i had an identity, and ot was through being a dancer >> one of six children raised by a single mother - copeland had a difficult childhood. >> i never felt a connection to anything or anyone. and i was constantly just trying to fit in >> misty copeland stumbled on to ballet at 13 she had natural talent. >> as soon as i stepped into the ballet studio i started to realize that this is beautiful, and this is challenging. >> but she had to fight for the right to dance. emancipation. >> being in a public school and having your story postured all over the media, not just in california, but the united states, was traumatizing. >> not only did misty copeland face the challenge of her skin color, but her body type, fea

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strasburg that all they are asking for is a fair deal. >> we demand an agreement with our neighbours, but one which gives us a sign that they are exiting from the crisis, which will demonstrate to us that there is light at the end of the tunnel. an agreement that will bring about the credible and necessary reforms - that is clearly necessary, but we have to recognise that over the past 5.5 years, reforms have been put into place which have been - which have been on what pensions can take what employers can put up with can stand, and ordinary citizens >>> let's get analysis from al jazeera's dominik kane who is outside the european party in strasburg, and john psaropoulos in athens. an impassioned debate in the european parliament right now. >> members of the parliament heard from alexis tsipras within the last hour and heard him describe the effect of some of the bail out conditions on the country, and he felt that greece had been turned into an austerity laboratory, and a serious resolution had to be found. we heard from the other e.u. president, mr -- they said it was a race against time and there was a deadline coming on sunday. mr alexi

strasburg. today, we come with a strong mandate from the greek people. and we will not clash with europe but change the mind sets which has taken us and the euro zone down. the grand standing is unlikely to impress eu leaders the night before in brussels, only to find that the greeks will not propose new ones until thursday. but they have asked for a new three-year financial bailout. >> about deadlines but i have to say it loud and clear, this week. >> so the view from brussels. we're in the final countdown. it's a matter of days, but a long way from brussels, places like this, a charity in central athens has nothing left. and that may mean that life is about to get marginally better, or much much worse. an organization often found in war zones, the swelling armies of migrants and asylum seekers and greece's own poor. fairose hasn't had a job for two years and he doesn't have medical insurance, but he does have a medical condition. >> if it were not for this place, i would jump off of the acropolis. >> how does a charity survive when the givers can no longer afford to give? >> the people, they don't have money, and they won't have any food items to bring