this is what's happened what's happening i'm going to this what's happening in serbia and some western balkan balkan countries so i have to also innocent germany and these are men who do you know that's right so now there comes the opinion you and you and the enlargement process this self i think that the european officials don't really recognize that so they don't they support i mean when it comes to the balkan countries they support the balkan out of credits they simply pay no attention to what's happening today and i think this is what is genuinely putting the whole thing in danger let me just mention one thing for example in a couple of years back in serbia. group of masked people tore down several factors of houses and buildings in the downtown of belgrade. 3 years on we have no idea what happened who did that the public prosecutor is not saying and. right and the european union is not saying don't do such or. such are huge violation of the rule of law now this is the most interesting part that this could have never been told that the german in berlin this could have never been tolerated

both sides european officials don't apply as they did in the ninety's for example but also the western balkans leaders tried to escape when they ever day and the kind of rule that would make them follow the line now 1st of all let's agree on the terms you mentioned here a piano zation what is it specifically what values what feature make up the war of the european athens in whose image they are there is have to be remade well it's it's been set up all of the in the beginning of the ninety's and it's still like that night in $93.00 copenhagen create tyria establish are all over law functioning market economy for democracy and within democracy protection of minority rights the problem is that in the western balkans. after 2000. and especially over the past the 78 or 10 years we have of the climb better visible decline in all of these crew so the market is not functioning efficiently according to. the competitive gritty of you know we have democratic decline very visible democracy decline. we have not always but we have problems with protection of minorities. in some places or at least some kind

minority but the major problem is there were flaws we simply not only serbia but everywhere in the western balkans have a judiciary and public prosecutors which are under the heavy influence of politicians now i know that you specifically identify state capture that is the misuse of state funds for private and political benefit as the main obstacle to your europeanization but i would say that this kind of france seeking self-serving behavior could be found within the court ear itself in countries like cyprus or italy do you think you're of the old to europe has itself leaned up to the standards of the europeanization that it tries to hold others to you could also have mentioned the paul or the core of hungary right over the past several years right the problem with the origin of the problem is that the european union these not able to solve this problem we've been utopian you know with these comes because hungary czech republic poland are the members of the european union right now and you. capture there are you also. the theater nation of other very important create the area to have established m

enlargement process in the western balkans is the application of the model and we. want to build on both sides european officials don't apply as they did in the ninety's for example but also the western balkans leaders tried to escape when they ever day and the kind of a rule that would make them follow the line now 1st of all let's agree on the terms you mentioned here a piano zation what is it specifically what values what features make up the war of the european athens in whose image they are there is have to be remade well it's it's been set up all of the in the beginning of the ninety's and it's still like that night in $93.00 copenhagen create tyria establish are all over law functioning market economy and democracy and within democracy protection of minority rights the problem is that in the western balkans. after 2000 and especially. over the past the 78 or 10 years we hear of decline very visible decline in all of these crew so the market is not functioning efficiently according to. competitive grittier you know we ship them across to decline very visible t

that make it difficult to implement well i think definitely it's a peculiarity of western balkans these countries are somewhat different than central europe the or eastern european countries such as spall i'm hungry for czech republic slovakia but i think when we speak about the model itself which was basically a conditionality model and which analogy means you didn't did they say give you that right so that is taken care of to it's a basic or optional choice approach or you will do this if i offer you something if you don't lose there won't be any war for you and that's how it's been working for . 20 years now it was that is successful in the countries from central europe which were all over the. firings naturally to be members of european union doesn't really require here that well this is the 1st thing the 2nd thing is it's not applied. consistently here so i would say the major problem with european is asia and the e.u. enlargement process in the west and balkans is the application of the model and we see sports ability on both sides european officials don't apply as they did

that make it difficult to implement but i think definitely it's a peculiarity of western balkans this country is a somewhat different than central europe b. or greece the european countries such as fall on hard very czech republic rose lockyer but i think when we speak about the model itself which was basically a conditionality model.

that make it difficult to implement well i think definitely it's a peculiarity of western balkans these countries are somewhat different than central europe we are greece the european countries such sprawling hungry czech republic slovakia but i think when we speak about the model itself which was basically a conditionality model and we did this now to means you didn't do this i give you that right so that is taken care of so it's a basic choice approach or you will do this if i offer you something you don't believe there won't be and it was for you and that's how it's been working for. 20 years now it was very successful in the countries from central europe which were all over the spot i spy ring naturally to be members of the new doesn't really really hear that well this is the 1st thing the 2nd thing is it's not apply it's. and plea here so i would say the major problem with european is asia and the e.u. enlargement process in the western balkans is the application of the model and we can say this was a bit on both sides european officials don't apply as they did in the ninety'

do more then criticize in order to take care of their so called on thing ishe business and the western balkans progress through reform because we saw what kind of progress that was saw that with our own eyes being bombed here. and i think we should start with the battle of the united states was almost the only superpower in the ninety's had to go to. you know but through i was elected prime minister that was a very important step out of the political lobbying we were in total isolation what i was a previous leader of republic of recorded sort of. put on trial about it your story we were completely isolated surrounded and probably as we saw it later on we were in the plans for destruction will never be possible meaning of that word but he put them out. when experience of me of course my role was 1st try to open up people because serbs as much as possible at that time made sense to sort things out and work with americans of americans from what i did throughout not so the time we really expected to find a serb who would become their contract and what do you claim and their plans of dismantlement

congress with a new very interesting title successes and unfinished business and finance in the western balkans. you name came up a lot which elena got mentions mostly in a negative context as the main obstacle to progress but truly no that leaves me just a bit different and she used to be quite well in washington right madeleine albright spoke well of here. all this. has changed. maybe the circumstances do you think that you might do more than the criticize in order to take care of their so called on thing ishe business and the western balkans progress through reform because we saw what kind of progress that was saw that with our own eyes being bombed here. and i think we should start with the battle of the united states was almost the only superpower in the ninety's had to go to. you know but through i was elected prime minister that was a very important step out of the press and they got a lot we were in total isolation what i was a previous leader of republic of recorded sort of. put on trial that it you of we were completely isolated surrounded and probably as we saw it later. we were in t

and then make their way out of the european union to get back into the european union and the western balkans for them just a transit area and the idea of some of the european union to try to trap people that leave greece and he needed them from reaching. germany is bound to fail and it's bound to fail with mess if humanitarian suffering associated the idea that bosnia which already today accommodates more migrants then e.u. member states like hungary or bulgaria or croatia is going to be able to absorb a larger and larger number of people is a fantasy and so what we see now the search for accommodation the search for better better hosting of people better provision of services it's all necessary but it will fail to address the problem unless there is a strategy that reduces the number of people that arrive in greece or that leave from greece through the balkans to get to croatia. so jill to what extent is the e.u. responsible for finding a solution to this crisis and he says that it can only help and not make decisions for the responsible authorities in bosnia itself where i think the e.u. i

are you worried about greece, the western balkans, central europe, the uk? >> fourth of all i read that same, i read several stories along those lines. i think was this morning i read them but let me tell you what went through my mind when i read them. whenever that particular story. it didn't raise in my mind cosh, are we more vulnerable in one country that another. what went through my mind is how vulnerable economically challenged countries are to the siren of china's money. money as we all know dictates lots and lots of stuff, and what it harkens in my mind, but before i go off on a tangent here, there are countries in europe that are more challenged than others financially here and certainly greece as we know has been very, very difficult times. i use greece an example all the time. i tell people we've got to america that because you can take a look, if you go back years, look at egypt, rome, greece. these were fantastic cultures and all three of them now have a tin cup. cannot happen in america? don't tell me it can't happen here. it's happened before

are you worried about greece, western balkans, central europe, uk? we got a menu there. >> i read several stories along those lines. let me tell you what went f through my mind when i read them, that particular story. didn't raise in my mind, gosh, are we more vulnerable in one country than another? what went through my mind is how vulnerable economically challenged countries are to the siren of china's money. money, as we all know, dictates lots and lots of stuff. and what it hearkened in my mind, before i go off on a tangent here, there are countries in europe that are more challenged than others financially. and certainly, greece as we know it has been through some very, very difficult times. i use greece as an example all the time when i tell people that we've got to hold america tight because you can take the -- look at, if you go back years, i mean, you look at egypt, you look at rome, you look at greece, they -- i mean, these were -- these were fantastic cultures and all three of them now have a cup. can that happen in america? don't tell me i

are you worried about greece, the western balkans, central europe, the uk? we have a menu there. >> first of all, i read several stories along those lines. i think it was this morning i read them. let me tell you what went through my mind when i read them, or when i read that particular story. it didn't raise in my mind, gosh, are we more vulnerable in one country than another. what went through my mind is how vulnerable economically challenged countries are to the siren of china's money. money as we all know dictates lots and lots of stuff and what it harkened in my mind, but before i go off on a tan vent here, there are countries in europe that are more challenged than others financially and certainly greece as we know has been through some very, very difficult times. i use greece as an example all the time when i tell people that we've got to hold america tight because you can take -- look at -- if you go back years, i mean, you look at egypt, you look at rome, greece, i mean, these were fantastic cultures and all three of them now have a tin cup. so can

western parts of england pushing across well it's cold enough in london just 8 degrees celsius cold nothing serious at a similar temperature here as well wet some windy weather there in sioux italy and the balkans that western sort of mediterranean starting to step it over its woolsey's still getting up to $21.00 the 4 anchor and for athens not too far off that in bucharest we have that western weather continue across those western areas as we go on through sunday just notice for the north right on the line there for london and paris cold enough but at least it should be dry for a time dry course in all the parts of africa for the most probably have got some cloud of right just coming into northern areas of algeria 18 celsius and i think hooah. sponsored. every weekly news cycle brings a series of breaking stories join the listening as we turn the cameras on the media services control much of egyptian media it becomes an extension of the arm of the president and focus on how they would put on the stories that matter the most getting an accurate informative story out of there is not to use. it too late we already have the information they're listening post on al-jazeera. there's a problem and th

we could well see some localized flooding particularly across on the islands and also western sections of the balkans but that same system it will bring the rain for the south across northern sections of africa throughout gerrit unisa on into libya and it doesn't clear by cheese day by then even heavier so we could well see some localized flooding. russia has jeopardized the united states' security interests we know what you are doing and you will not succeed perceptions from the outside looking. the picture from the inside. still i think russia's foreign policy is too soft to be most russian goals can be achieved not peace and. russia all knowledge is either. welcome by look at headlines now spain's opinion polls are saying there is no clear majority in the country's election the socialists are leading the vote though on the far right vox party looks set to become the 3rd biggest party in the parliament bolivia's president abel morales has called for new elections after an audit found serious irregularities in october's vote but the opposition says marotta should not be allowed to take part in the r

we could well see some localized flooding particularly across on the islands and also western sections of the balkans but that same system it will bring the rain for the south across northern sections of africa throughout gerrit unisa on into libya and it doesn't clear by cheese day by then even heavier so we could well see some localized flooding. all the current efforts to contain the spread of nuclear weapons doing enough to keep the world safe the most crucial political challenge is all to stop nuclear explosions from up me and discipline to do the executive secretary of the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty organization iciness airboat talks town jazeera. hello again the top stories on al-jazeera a protester in hong kong is in critical condition after being shot by police the shooting happened as demonstrators attempted to stop traffic going into the city center earlier a police fired tear gas and water cannon at the anti-government rally it's. led america's longest serving leader has resigned following protest against his reelection in been the be all but he's also called it a coup against

produced some flooding and the chance of that flood risk continues in italy for example western greece and up through the balkan states with the snow confined to maybe the italian and the austrian alps this is the warm bit fear has come down to 10 berlin disappointingly grey 7 degrees things haven't changed by sunday much is still very warm and bucharest and it's still raining in northern spain in the western med developing another storm system which i'm sure will come back to bucharest is again the place we can focus almost which is hovering only a few degrees below the november maximum the record which of course was reached again a couple days ago some of this rain will come down from the military into the northern shores of algeria tunisia and libya that's a position for such day. right . it's good to have you with us on syria these are our top stories india's supreme court has ruled a disputed religious side. will be handed to a state backed one of trustees to manage construction of a hindu temple the court said alternative land will be set aside for muslims to build a mosque brazil's former president has b

produced some flooding and the chance of that flood risk continues in italy for example western greece and up through the balkan states with the snow confined to maybe the italian and the austrian alps this is the warm bit fear has come down to 10 berlin's disappointingly grey 7 degrees things haven't changed by sunday much is still very well been bucharest and it's still raining in northern spain in the west and meds developing another storm system which i'm sure will come back to the bucharest is again a place we can focus almost which is hovering only a few degrees below the november max from the record which of course was reached again a couple days ago some of this rain will come down from the veterans the north and shoals of algeria tunisia and libya that's a position for such day. a story of blackmail. and. ask you i have strangled i have a story of courage or whatever the feeling is real. passion. and very simply just. welcome back out of the headlines now iraqi security forces of clash with anti-government protesters in baghdad and in the southern city of basra iraqi commission for human rights has at

some flooding and the chances are that flood risk continues in italy for example western greece and up through the balkan states with the snow confined to maybe the italian and the austrian alps this is the warm bit fears come down to 10 berlin disappointingly grey 7 degrees things haven't changed by sunday much is still very woman bucharest and it's still raining in northern spain in the western med developing another storm system which i'm sure will come back to the bucharest is again a place we can focus almost which is hovering only a few degrees below the november maximum the record which of course was reached again a couple days ago some of this rain will come down from the military into the northern shores of algeria tunisia and libya that's a position for sustain. i'm counting the cost it's the birthplace of neo liberalism but will it also be the death of it we're taking a look at the doctrine and the protests in chile against that kind of money makes the world go round but maybe the shipping is the wrong kind of investment. helping the calls on al-jazeera. and. the u.s. is a tipping point scient

confident here where it is actually been relatively warm so, the balkans, central parts of europe expressing warmer weather whereas much of western to be very changeable. 0utbrea ks of weather will continue to be very changeable. outbreaks of rain, heavy rain. let's compare the east and the west of the mediterranean. you can see temperatures mostly in the 20s, 16 in bucharest. 16 in budapest which is above the average. and then in the central and italy, venice, more rain and snow across the alps. so across northern parts of spain. look at these temperatures, five, six, 9 degrees in london there. compare that to 12 in warsaw where it should be cold at this time of year and it should be cold at this time of yearand a it should be cold at this time of year and a northern parts of scandinavia there around minus six celsius. here is a saturdays weather forecast. that low—pressure is stock over western parts of the continent here continues to bring that chilly grey dark autumn weather. more heavy rain on saturday there across parts of the central mediterranean. some major cities over the next few days. paris states chilly around 7 degr

in behind you can see the rain just makes its way over towards the balkans behind me we got some wet weather making its way into western parts of europe as you go on through wednesday say some cloud of rain there into portugal all the way up to the british isles could see some weather to into the far northwest of africa with a chance of heavy shower was from the and cinesias. sponsored by. protesting about how does. their on line life. directly translate slavery or if you join us this is an attack on academic freedom and on our ability to do research and teach freely is a dialogue myanmar is not making it very welcoming for people to come back everyone has a voice climate change is real the discussion is real and i'm here to talk about the solutions on now to 0. welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here on al-jazeera the u.s. has abandoned its longstanding position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank saying it will no longer consider them illegal palestine's president has condemned the move but it's been welcomed by israel's prime minister and says it writes an historic wrong. chief executive ass

around corsica sardinia pushing ever towards italy and the balkans and so driving its way in from the atlantic very stormy conditions across that western side of you have a little suspecting of shouted out there you can see just rolling into olen the blustery showers here will make their way across the british isles the low countries too pushing in scandinavia some snow up into parts of scandinavia seminar i said this is the best we can hope for in london and paris back down into the mediterranean there we go with that very wet that very windy weather when suggesting to around 7080 kilometers per hour nasty weather this mistral blowing across into that western side of the med it's right in some very wet and windy weather just around the age of radical making as well little further east which is we go on into wednesday eastern possible to bad kiev a 14 c.m.'s on the flight there in moscow but on the grace either some wet weather there just pushing around the baltics day similar weather making its way towards the final western if you have some wet weather to just around northern areas of spain and portugal for a time well the boss of afr

now wheezing over towards greece towards the balkans and it will continue to drive its way east was coming in behind because more cloud and right to western parts as well poor school getting a real dousing over the next couple of days actually western areas of france on up towards the british isles you can see that speckling of shout out which will roll its way in over the next 24 hours or so so that was the rattlin across western parts of europe temperatures not great nine's intends all the way down to madrid central areas again 10 degrees celsius there for vienna atlanta right nothing its way over towards the black sea towards rumania next area cloud will slide and not quite as wet this system which will push in across see a dramatic as we go on into the next couple of days but some of the shot was a possibility just around northern parts of grey some very heavy rain then as we go into friday for those western parts of europe and temperatures in madrid and around 13 degrees in the cloud and the rain some like out of the rain will affect northern parts of africa norm areas of morocco seeing some wet weather with parts of libya to lift a

around corsica sardinia pushing over towards italy and the balkans and so driving its way in from the atlantic very stormy conditions across that western side of you have a little suspecting of shouted out there you can see just rolling into the blustery showers here will make their way across the british isles the low countries too pushing in scandinavia some snow up into parts of scandinavia 7 ourselves is the best we can hope for in london and paris back down into the mediterranean there we go with that very wet that very windy weather winds suggesting to around 7080 kilometers per hour nasty weather this mistral blowing across into that western side of the mediterranean some very wet and windy weather just around the age of radical making as well little further east which is we go on into wednesday eastern possible to bad kiev 14 see this on the fly there in moscow lousy dry but on the grace i there's some wet weather there just pushing around the baltics day similar weather making its way towards the far northwest of europe some wet weather to just around northern areas of spain and portugal for a time all the parts of africa will

of greece, the balkans, italy, heavy snowfall to throo into that mix as well across the alps on friday. to throw into that mix as well across the alps on friday. tales through the westerncandinavia. and here the amber warnings still in force for the rain, but it does look drier for many tomorrow. ben has more on that later. now on bbc it‘s brexitcast. welcome, adam. joining us here in westminster. there is an election on, but we are still going to talk about lots of brexit stuff. on, but we are still going to talk about lots of brexit stufflj on, but we are still going to talk about lots of brexit stuff. i am missing you, adam. i know you do not wa nt missing you, adam. i know you do not want me to start singing only the lower, i would love to have brenda from bristol, but you cannot make it over here, so i have boris the bear from berlin. alliteration, bear from berlin, interesting. this week, it is laura. it is me in the car park and it is very cold. enjoyed this week‘s brexit cast. enjoy this week‘s brexit cast. hello, it is adamant brexit cast. hello, it is adamant brexit castm is me in the car park in lancashire andl is me in the car park in lancashire and i have

now wheezing over towards greece towards the balkans and it will continue to drive its way east was coming in behind because more cloud and right to western parts as well poor school getting a real dousing over the next couple of days actually western areas of france on up towards the british isles you can see that speckling of shout out which will roll its way in over the next 24 hours or so so that was the rattlin across western parts of europe temperatures not great nine's intends all the way down to madrid the central areas again 10 degrees celsius there for vienna atlanta right nothing its way over towards the black sea towards rumania next area cloud will slide in not quite says wet the system which will push in across see adriatic as we go on into the next couple of days but some of the shell is a possibility just around northern parts of grey some very heavy rain then as we go into friday for those western parts of europe and temperatures in madrid around 13 degrees in the cloud and the rain some account of rain will affect more than parts of africa norm areas of morocco seeing some wet weather with parts of libya to lift a little

western europe. i've spent a lot of time traveling in eastern europe in the balkans, which is a laboratory for russian hybrid warfare, whether it's cyber, disinformation, intimidation, etc. it's more significant in ukraine, where there is actually violence being done on a daily basis. there are assassinations in ukraine that are carried out. it is a hot war. there have been 13,000 people that have been killed in ukraine over the last five years. that's not just hybrid warfare, that's real warfare. sen. barrasso: what are the most effective tools and leverage points we could use to change russian behavior? mr. sullivan: we have talked about some of those today, senator. sanctions, visa, and economic sanctions. and also, we have worked hard with our allies and partners, particularly in eastern europe, to harden them and their infrastructure, particularly cyber infrastructure, against intrusions, forward deployment of u.s. assets, and by that i mean cyber, as well as i think that's very important for us to support, because they are under stress every day, particularly under cyber threats, from russia. se