the humanitarian aid, and reaching out to the neighboring countries of syria -- both ambassadors in brussels and three authorities on the ground. we are working to ensure an effective and coordinated response. me of suspended all types of operation. the european investment bank, with which we work closely, has suspended all technical assistance to syria. we have maintained a that benefits the population, students, human rights defenders, and the opposition. those programs with syrian students and universities will continue. we are supporting efforts to deliver shelter, medical supplies, food, and whatever is needed. we have put together a contribution of 29 million euros in a bit too affected syria and neighboring countries. the support to the neighboring countries is essential. i discussed these issues when i was in turkey over the weekend with the prime minister who also joined the prime minister by video link. the situation on the turkish border is critical. the turkish response has been critical, fast, and professional. i have offered our assistance on a number of occasions. i did so aga

i'm going to brussels next week. one of the agenda items is operation unified protection. what we have to do is be candid with each other. it they need to do what they need to provide. they relied exclusively on us to provide. i see this as a positive. >> what you think are the greatest risks of the united states facts ? >> on vacation i've been portrayed as saying this is too hard. that is not the case. it has to do something, and we absolutely have the capability. i have to be clear about the military objective is that i was being asked to achieve. i have to be clear about how these were contributing to some outcomes that we would all understand and agree upon. but the dishes stopping the violence, that is one outcome. the other responsibility is to balance the rest to the mission. what would be the cost of doing this? the risk to the forest is a zero sum game. we are deployed all over the world. if i am asked to do something in syria and the secretary says i need this option, my response ability is to make sure i understand this and that by articulate the risks not to t

i'm going to brussels next week. one of the agenda items is operation unified protection. what we have to do is be candid with each other. i can assure you i will be banned need to provide. in terms of isr, the infusion of intelligence operations and investments they need to make to close some caps we're here to fourthey relied exclusively on us to provide. i see this as a positive. >> what you think are the states? >> on vacation i've been -- on occasion i've been hard. that is not the case. it has to do something, and we absolutely have the capability. i have to be clear about the military objective is that i was being asked to achieve. i have to be clear about how these were contributing to some outcomes that we would all understand and agree upon. what is the outcome? but the dishes stopping the if it is just stopping the violence, that is one outcome. i can build from that outcome. i can build military options andthe other responsibility is to balance the rest to the mission. what would be the cost of doing this? the risk to the forest is a zero sum game. -- to the fo

you were in brussels correspondent from 2002 through 2005. the early years as the euro project developed. i would -- i would love your sense of the internal german dynamics on this but appreciate the anti-german sentiment we are saying in the south. how does the german foreign policy and economic policy react to that? we look forward to your comments. thank you. >> thank you and thanks for your patience. i know this thing -- it is 10 days old. angela merkel said -- they ask, what is your name and would international become a german. she said i am just coming for vacation. icthey know they have a problem. i also would like to talk about that. and i guess i would like to comment on that as well. i think i would address two or three basic misperceptions i have observed here in d.c. german crisis management. i think no one in germany commensurately not the delran has any plan for this crisis trade what they're doing now is they're trying to define what they did as a plan. it is a little bit unfair because no one has anticipated this. there was no

i am alert to that and i'm going to brussels next week to meet with nato and one of the agenda items is operation unified protection. we have got to be candid with each other. i assure you i will be about what we can reasonably provide and what they need to provide in terms of isr, the fusion of intelligence and operations, and investments and to make to close the gaps here to fore they have relied almost exclusively on us to provide. i actually see this as a positive thing. >> what do you think are the greatest risks if the united states intervenes? >> on occasion, i have been portrayed as saying this is too hard, but not do it. that is not the case. if asked to do something, we absolutely have the capability. but as far as my concerns and how they would translate, i have to be clear about the military objectives i was being asked to achieve an i would have to be clear about how those contributed to some outcome that we would all understand and probably agree upon. if the outcome is just stopping the violence, that's one the outcome. just stopping the regime is another. i can build

>> well, we're going to be discussing that in brussels and chicago. and obviously, we'll want to work closely with our isaf partners to determine what that enduring presence will look like. but clearly, it's -- it -- you know, any future presence will focus on areas like counterterrorism and focus also on training assistance and advice, as we've provided and probably will continue to provide in the future. do you assume there'll be hundreds if not thousands of u.s. soldiers still on the ground in 2014? >> i don't -- i don't think we ought to comment on what we're assuming at this point, mainly because we really want to engage in serious consultation with our partners as to what that presence ought to look like. >> but there will be some u.s. presence, correct? >> that's -- i think that'll be the case. >> secretary panetta and chairman dempsey, i wanted to follow up with -- on the attacks over the weekend. these kind of attacks are -- amount to something like guerrilla warfare. couldn't that in itself be effective enough to undermine the confidence of

states like greece losing their sovereignty in effect handing over national decisionmaking to brussels in return for aid so it's good he said that russia doesn't need help slide help now for the countries however is not too small novelty for price changes as some may think this listening to what he had to say seeing. all the social initiatives connected with oil and gas revenues we shape but it according to a conservative scenario for protocol prices and even if the oil price falls to seventy dollars a barrel will still be able to meet. you in the most to the surprise of truth does stay high russia will be one of the world's fourth biggest economies by p.p.p. those purchasing power parity he said but he admitted the country still lags world warbles in cheap areas for two teaser you call first time that means it takes twice as long for russia working to achieve the same amount he also said that there will be laws to ease doing business of bringing guarantees for investors he's discussing with president medvedev creating a public prosecutor who will control a level playing field for busi

greece the idea of a losing big national sovereignty in other words control over decision making to brussels in return for financial aid so he said it's good that russia still controlled its own destiny as you put it with the current economic growth which is the third force that is in the g eight off to china and india within three years while she will be one of the world for biggest economies boy p.p.p. that's purchasing power parity but he admits of the countries still like small global's in cheek areas productivity is only twelve as high that means it takes a russian worker twice as long to make the same result as a western one for example if for missiles to ease doing business for investors also guarantees he talked about discussing with president method of creating a new public prosecutor who will control a living playing field for business but as you say overall the term of the speech was optimistic it was well received boy n.p.c. with a standing ovation at the end all right thank you for that. i we've got time to take a look at the russian markets how they're faring and they're lookin

well to the edge to the extremes of constant of integration identity losing influence and serve to brussels middle son to z. of land and somebody rallies in paris. and billions of orthodox christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of christ through life issues discernment is home to australia. the holy planet which was acknowledged in jerusalem brought to russia one of the centuries of tradition. now the man accused in a case seen by many as a miscarriage of u.s. justice talks exclusively to r.t. me i would your mother a former journalist and simple life sentence behind bars gives us his first interview of the being taken off death row. revolutionary journalist an activist an honorary award holding citizen in over twenty cities with a street named after him in france his case is said to be one of the most of beaded in modern legal history of killing a police officer in the it is near boojum all who spent almost three decades under a throw in general he was taken off death row and is now serving life behind bars without parole for the first time since his transfer and he's speak

the political prisoners must be set free as well definitely the ties between brussels and minsk have been very much strains after the events and in december twentieth and the presidential election and the crackdown on the opposition in fact all kinds of old diplomatic missions to do the european union left immediately all twenty seven passengers then the european union imposed sanctions umbrella was namely more than two hundred state officials and businessman are still prohibited from traveling to the european union countries as well as several companies are blacklisted from trade with the european union they have been talks of more tougher sanctions to come within the next several weeks so the possibility that the two. possible sanctions and the release of the prisoners are connected cannot be ruled out by many experts. well go deeper into our stories that are t. dot com here's what's on line for you at the moment flagging up right here the states claim to the more and more parts of the resource rich are sixty bat that lie in its territory. and north korea keeps mom about its allege

to ease the tension between brussels and the means but no direct connection has been made so far only the party of the. released prisoners is connecting the fact of the release of the sanctions directly but certainly this is a very interesting move and we have to wait and see where there. could be. easing of this tension and lowering his crackdown on the opposition to continue a crackdown which has been taking place for the past two years ever since the presidential vote in three to ten. counties. there thank you. count down to one of the most anticipated shows a year has begun chief. program. where he comes face to face in the headlines and makes it stayed. inside. and phone interviews coming up later this hour. what were your criteria. so the single biggest criterion something i would come up with. that's quite that's quite interesting because there are a number of guests that we couldn't get so let's talk about that sort of thing ship so we're trying to we he's currently in prison on behalf of some sort of even music and political situation makes it extremely difficult for him to s

who said that releasing these two prisoners is definitely a right move to improve relations between brussels and minsk and she demanded that the old political prisoners must be set free as well definitely the ties between brussels and. i have been very much strange after the events in december and the presidential election and the crackdown on the opposition in fact all heads of all diplomatic missions to. the european union left immediately all twenty seven passengers then the european union imposed sanctions umbrella was namely more than two hundred state officials and businessmen are still brought here from traveling to the european union countries as well as several companies are blacklisted from trade with the european union several companies certainly now there have been talks of more tougher sanctions to come within the next several weeks and political analysts are trying to determine whether this unprecedented move by a look at trying to releasing the two high profile prisoners is somehow connected to the possible for the prospect of tougher sanctions but while they are speculating d

she demanded that the old political prisoners must be set free as well definitely the ties between brussels and minsk have been very much strain after the events in december two h. and the presidential election and the crackdown on the opposition in fact all heads of all diplomatic missions to do the european union left immediately all twenty seven investors then the european union imposed sanctions umbrella was namely more than two hundred state officials and businessman are still brought here but it from traveling to the european union countries as well as several companies are blacklisted from trade with the european union to have been talks of war itself or sanctions to come within the next several weeks so the possibility. that the to be the saying of the possible sanctions and the release of the prisoners are connected cannot be ruled out by many experts. where the story online on our website r t got caught also stories there's no it might be interested in just taking a look at self outrage from israeli top brass tonight including the prime minister . when they saw this video take a l

who said that releasing these two prisoners is definitely a right move to improve relations between brussels and minsk and she demanded that the old other political prisoners must be set free as well definitely the ties between brussels and minsk have been very much strain after the events and in december twenty third and the presidential election and the crackdown on the opposition in fact all kinds of old diplomatic missions to do the european union left immediately old twenty seven investors then the european union imposed sanctions on bella was namely more than two hundred state officials and businessman are still prohibited from traveling to the european union countries as well as several companies are blacklisted from trade with the european union there have been talks of more tougher sanctions to come within the next several weeks so the possibility that the two. possible sanctions and the release of the prisoners are connected cannot be ruled out by many experts. small world news in brief period out this hour. live pictures down over trial that's just begun again so we can go on and

a week until the government listens to what he has to say with details artie's tester australia and brussels. well the museum director has started burning artwork he's calling this the article are basically it's a symbolic protest against the way that the economic crisis the european debt crisis is being handled until this point and he also says that over a thousand artworks are already doing to be destroyed anyway because of the government's indifference to their situation subsidies how big cuts to the cultural institutions and again this just brings about the message that no light and nothing is spared from these harsh cuts being imposed by governments in europe because of the debt crisis and it's the same story you have here art and cultural heritage of italy being prized assets and it's going down the drain the same goes with its workforce its assets their human assets bearing the brunt of all these cots and this is a symbolic protest follows what we've seen recently already suicides and suicide attempts in greece and italy as well over pension cuts or loss of benefits or loss of jobs an

defense indicating that they do have these photos this is all coming as needle ministers are meeting in brussels right now to discuss the future of afghanistan after international forces pull out so clearly there's a lot to be discussed. rain for an hour pouring in from new york that's headed our way of the fancy on that ad portrays the incidents as isolated acts of young people caught in the moment such rhetoric is downplaying a whole trant characteristic of every u.s. led conflict and that's the p.r. former army sergeant turned anti-war activist. this congress they used to change and it needs to stop revolving around a few bad apples or whatever and needs to start being mean getting real about the fact that these aren't isolated incidents and furthermore it's only a matter of time until they all find out this is symptomatic of. a long history of war and the types of wars that the u.s. tends to talk you know in vietnam we saw a lot more of my physical war trophies being taken my fingers and ears and tongues and things like that. in this war it's photographs and set of taking perhaps things with

missile defense shield is not a russia or live in brussels thank you. activists a gathering near a moscow court today in support of a feminist punk band whose members were arrested on hooliganism charges back in february or the court will consider whether to extend custody which expires and now in less than one week the group rushed to the altar of russia's christ the savior cathedral in moscow and performed what prosecutors claim was a blasphemous song of the five women who took part three were arrested and charged in our face up to seven years in prison performances drawing huge public response and a wave of criticism from russia's orthodox church. a twenty two million dollar fine that's the latest punishment dished out to america's perhaps most controversial financial giant goldman sachs and the penalty came after revelations the bank gave inside information to us preferred clients allowing them an unfair advantage over other investors and as always our very own kaiser report coming up next hour here on r.t. has the lowdown on that. it makes sense th

troops but the problem was addressed in brussels today what exactly has been said. is indeed a lot of condemnation with regard to scandals related to soldiers or forces u.s. forces cities committed against afghan people u.s. secretary of defense leon panetta had condemned those actions but then he said that this is a young soldiers committing this acting in the heat of the moment however this is not the first start or is it an isolated case now the l a times pictures. of the soldiers posing by the side corpses we've had in the past a koran burning incident as well as absolutely zero in aiding on afghan corpses this does not go down well with the countries involved the afghan people or the american people as well and again afghanistan is in the spotlight right now but this is not the first time the u.s. has been involved in such stories iraq for example a recent video has emerged of soldiers also committing atrocities this is just the tip of the iceberg though what it comes to obstacles they have to deal with it in a can is done this is a p.r. image disaster for this

artsy belgian police have arrested almost five hundred peace activists outside nato headquarters in brussels protesters attempted to storm the building but were met with a rather heavy handed response from hundreds of officers the demonstration was organized by a belgian and the nato group action for peace campaigners were speaking out against the military interventions in afghanistan and libya and the alliance is nuclear missile shield plans across the globe just a bit earlier on the program i spoke to hans a lot more under spokesman for the nato game over who took part in the protest he says that they were just trying to stop a global war machine the fact that these activists doesn't mean year after steve presley site we didn't use violence but actively trying to get him to stop the preparation of whopper the secret meeting of so we see the need to read quote that's what happens there is appropriation of war out war crimes and evil governments don't stop it it's the citizens who each are for to show that they want to stop it it's not for ten years in afghanistan i don't see a lot of succes

globe belgian police have arrested almost five hundred peace activists outside nato headquarters in brussels protesters tried to storm the building but were met with a heavy response from hundreds of officers demonstrators say the march was told to protest nato's intervention policies activists for more than ten european countries took part in. the north korean and u.s. officials have held informal talks amid tensions over appealing yang's plans to launch a long range rocket in the next few weeks the meeting in germany comes after the u.s. called for the launch to be cancelled over concerns that might be a cover for a long range missile test north korea denies this and says the rocket will only put a satellite into orbit. the u.k. and argentina marking the thirtieth anniversary of the start of the falklands war oriel is being held to remember almost a thousand people killed in the conflict is the mid strained relations between the two countries with buenos aires threatening legal action against companies involved in drilling for oil in waters off the islands coast. nowadays many see the inte

brussels and they don't headquarters are not particularly peaceful some might say. well what reflektor trying to do is to bring the legal look people the official policies before the courts have you tried to do that ourselves bar and i prefer civil disobedience or if they prosecute us we also have a discussion on the legality of the like the nuclear weapons policies and the military interventions before so that's a good distance behind the protests let's take a step back and look at the broader picture nato has been credited by some with bringing a fled fledgling form of democracy to libya for years has been working to bring the same to afghanistan isn't nato a successful pro peace organization. well i would hope to successful i mean nato is not for ten years in afghanistan and i don't see a lot of success libya now we see like the revenues of more than on that that's between wars or between militias so effectively you can question if the military interventions are really pretty or are we just arming the next phase in civil war but if it through the military the num

we are coming to you live from moscow still to come in the program here a bus stop in brussels to find out how a bus a first demo quickly turned into a violent showdown with police just outside nato's headquarters. also with most italians choked by austerity the country's affluent region of south to roll sees a rise in separatist sentiment. from the pirate party of russia to the group headed by billionaire tycoon mikhail prokhorov but there's no shortage of fresh political blood hoping to find a place in russia's parliament this week with the president expected to sign a new laws making it easier for them to register the competition could get a whole lot tougher and he said now reports on what's become a real party russia. politics in russia may never be the same protests have become a common sight and new parties are registering left and right as political reform. starts them fall former deputy prime minister in the ninety's is no stranger to the white house here. you are right here on our i'm told was long off the political radar until a sudden mass protest movement picked up after v

artsy belgian police have arrested almost five hundred peace activists outside nato headquarters in brussels protesters attempted to storm the building but were met with a heavy handed response from hundreds of officers pounds at lamar and a spokesman for nato game over he took part in the protest they were trying to stop a global war machine which isn't functioning honestly. perfect these are to this doesn't mean we have to stay specifically cite we didn't use violence but actively trying to get them to stop preparation of war policies by needle so we see the nature of course what happens there is appropriation of war war crimes and governments don't stop it's. citizens. to show that they want to stop the need for ten years not just. for the success in the believe your war and what you see you know is that the system. works and you. can sort of political importance so effectively you can question the committing their pensions are really pretty obvious just arming the next phase in the civil war. not just about our top story here on our all day today we've been talking about this tragic acci

what everything really changed between paris and brussels. the big question is now europe for what europe for whom it's a cure for the bank earth europe for trade europe for. business oh he's it a europe of cities or a europe of social rights and the rest of the continents watching too knowing that whoever its next partner is a honeymoon phase is out of the question tess are still here r t brussels. and there with a use future of the uncertainty the i.m.f. chief has now set a goal to protect the world from europe christine legarde wants to erect a four hundred billion dollar financial wall around the block the plan however is short by roughly eighteen billion dollars with hopes that the fast growing countries rick's group will be able to plug the hole will russia china india and south africa are ready to lend a helping hand but only for a bigger say over the international bank meeting today in washington ministers from the group of twenty in just realise nations will focus on that funding but investment advisor patrick young doesn't have much

but france's relationships with berlin and brussels have hit a rough patch the french election if you look at the campaign in france i think because on the right side there is mrs le pen this is the plan once to reintroduce her for the french franc the french currency force mr along once during negotiations to the of the treaty on the fiscal compact incumbent nicolas sarkozy is no exception pledging to freeze france's e.u. funding and bringing back border controls over in the left corner. rally rejects europe's budget belt tightening pact people are uneasy with the fact that they or contributing to the failed policies in other parts of the then people don't really understand why is it that there's more and more legislation coming from the european level in member states have to adjust it for the mostly pro europe french public it's about jobs and social security just as brussels and birth women want tough cutbacks. and that doesn't rest easy with voters who gave a resounding no to giving the e.u. machine even more power seven years ago even though it's been a perfect tool to offload q

what everything really changed between paris and brussels. the big question is now europe for what europe for hoover europe for the banker of. europe for trade your old. business oh his it a europe of cities and a europe of social rights and the rest of the continents watching too knowing that whoever its next partner is a honeymoon phase is out of the question just are still here archie brussels. with the future shrouded in uncertainty the i.m.f. chief has set a goal to protect the world from europe christine legarde wants to erect a four hundred billion dollar financial rule around the block a plan however is eighty billion dollars short of hopes that the fast growing countries known as the brics group will plug the whole brazil russia china india and south africa and ready to lend a helping hand but only for a bigger say over the international bank meeting today in washington ministers from the group of twenty industrialized nations will focus on that funding political analyst christopher hill says the i.m.f. won't be able to help europe w

cilia r t brussels. with the future shrouded in uncertainty the i.m.f. chief has set a goal to protect the world from europe christine legarde wants to erect a four hundred billion dollar financial wall around the block a planner is eighty billion dollars short with hopes that the fast growing countries known as the brics group will clog the whole result russia china in the and south africa ready to lend a helping hand but only for a bigger say over the international bank meeting today in washington and the says when the group of twenty industrialized nations will focus on that funding political analyst christophe hostiles says the i.m.f. won't be able to help europe without the brics which shows global power is shifting . not really to pay money so there is a very bad situation or a blow up of the i.m.f. it's not only a good negotiation position and it's a number one chance in fact the brics one thing is very clear without it being a say here in this institution very clearly there is no incentive for the brics nations to you know give their good money a

already can really change paris and brussels. the preserve is no europe for one of the europe for whom it's europe for the banker of. your approach. your. business is in europe of cities of europe of social rights and the rest of the continents watching too knowing that whoever its next partner is a honeymoon phase is out of the question does or cilia r t brussels the i.m.f. plan to wreck their massive financial buffer around the euro zone has a bill welcome by everybody or was many nations reluctant to commit their cash and carving on the idea investment advisor patrick young doesn't have much faith a move will help save the euro zone and this is absolutely a counter to listen for the euro zone there is no way no matter harlow are just a sea of gods are no matter how high be the bazooka it is that the i.m.f. is currently assembling and nobody can afford to pay for italian government debt it is simply impossible we are pushing nations on the mediterranean fringe of europe into if we expect that they're going to stay in the euro z

what everything really changed between paris and brussels. europe for. for. europe for the bankers. europe for trade of europe for. business oh is it a europe of citizens of europe of social rights and the rest of the continents watching too knowing that whoever its next partner is the honeymoon phase is out of the question to answer celia archie brussels and stay with r.t. on sunday for our extensive coverage of the french vote without votes from paris and expert opinion. and the currency crisis. cuts. tragically integration. who will be left standing with the people speech. the french election on r.t. . with the future shrouded in uncertainty the i.m.f. chief has set a goal to protect the world from europe christina guard wants to erect a four hundred billion dollar financial wall around the block the plan however is short of eighty billion dollars with hopes that the fast growing countries known as the brics group will plug the hole and brazil russia china india and south africa are ready to lend a helping hand but only for a bigger say over the international bank meeting now in

what everything really changed between paris and brussels. the big question is now europe for what europe for hoover is it europe for the banker of europe for trade europe for. business oh he's it a europe of cities or a europe of social rights and the rest of the continents watching too knowing that whoever its next partner is a honeymoon phase is out of the question just are still here archie brussels. the ambassador result plan however needs eighty billion dollars more and the bank is relying on the fast growing breaks countries to make up the shortfall russia has pledged ten billion dollars but along with the rest of the emerging economies once a greater say in how it spans meeting today in washington finance ministers from a group of twenty of us realise nations will focus on their funding brazil russia china india and south africa are expected to come up with eighty billion for a bigger sway over the international monetary fund the i.m.f. president christine lagarde was optimistic that a compromise will be reached by the commons and oth

sylvia archie brussels. the i.m.f. here is on plan however still needs eighty billion dollars more and the hope is that a fast growing countries known as the brics were up will make up the shortfall russia has pledged billion u.s. dollars bought a long way the rest of the emerging economies once a greater say in how it spanned meeting today in washington ministers from the group of twenty industrialized nations will focus on their funding brazil russia china india and south africa are expected to come up with the eighty billion but ask for a bigger sway over the international bank. president christine legarde was optimistic that a compromise would be reached but commenting on the plan of vestment advisor patrick young doesn't have much faith a move will help save the euro zone. this is absolutely a counter killer some for the euro zone there is no way no matter how hard large the sea of guards are no matter how big it is that the i.m.f. is currently assembling nobody can afford to pay for entirely in government debt it

or anything really change between paris and brussels. would be really is no europe for europe. is it europe for the banker of. europe for trade with europe for. business or has it a europe of cities a europe of social rights and the rest of the continents watching to knowing that whoever its next partner is a honeymoon phase is out of the question just are still here r t brussels well the i.m.f. eurozone plan however still needs eighty billion dollars more the hope is that the fast growing countries known as the brics group will manage to make up that shortfall russia has already pledged ten billion dollars but along with the rest of the emerging economies wants a greater say in how it's spent meeting today in washington ministers from the group of twenty industrialized nations will focus on that funding personal russia china india and south africa are expected to come up with the eighteen billion but ask for a bigger sway over the international bank the i.m.f. president christine lagarde was optimistic that a compromise could be reached but commenting on the plan investment ad

yes are still here r t brussels and over that you use future shrouded in uncertainty the i.m.f. chief has now set a goal to protect the world from europe christine legarde wants to erect a four hundred billion dollar financial war all around the block the plan however is short eighteen billion dollars with hopes of the fast growing countries known as the brics group will be able to plug the hole brazil russia china india and south africa all ready to lend a helping hand but only for a bigger say over the international bank i mean that meeting today in washington ministers from the group of twenty into after allies nations will focus on that funding but investment advisor patrick young doesn't have much faith a move will help to save the eurozone in any way. this is absolutely a cataclysm for the euro zone there is no way no matter how large the sea of guards are no matter how high big it is that the i.m.f. is currently assembling nobody can afford to pay for italian government debt it is simply impossible we are pushing nations on the mediterranean fringe of europe into if we ex

let's stop there were guests rescued a journalist and author michel call on who joins us live from brussels thanks very much for being with us now whoever wins the election has a challenging to do list unemployment's is a record high and the country's economy struggling so much of the candidates in your opinion is best suited to steer the country out of its financial difficulties . i'm not sure i have perfectly the question because of that connection i think you have only three candidates and if you conceive such a cosy. show. and i think the first problem is to understand why there's so many french rejects. can sound usual that the president is not relaxed it's. really changed because he promised to break with the guns the promise to protect. comes of the ordinary people to make life better to defend pensions and saw him and he made exactly the country he made to live through very difficult people he gave a lot of gifts to its era rich friends. it's. got all the. really the leaders of the freshman to nationals having a very rich slide. and also making walls everywhere. and. people knew wha

corporations unprecedented control over their personal data a vote on its ratifications do the summer in brussels but david martin and would be responsible for monitoring its progress has already said it should be rejected. in terms of what i was trying to achieve i'm quite happy with that i think it's important to europe does protect its intellectual property but had a number of unintended side consequences one was that it would have put a duty on internet service providers to effect if we act as the european police force of the internet i don't think that's right i think that's for the formal judicial authority it's secondly i didn't like the idea that there could possibly have criminalized young people who were quite innocently dying or doing films and music and so on in the privacy of their own homes. like this as this should only be for commercial purposes but commercial purposes are very weakly defined the other concern the people how to act so that it was negotiated through a five six year period behind closed doors the rights holder seemed to be involved in that discussion but the civil s

one word it's europe we need more europe we need to to research allies the powers not in paris but in brussels and lead the e.c.b. in the european commission do they do the needed job at the quick last comment on immigration is this something that will stay that have an anti immigration feeling here. i sense that feeling among the population here but personally i think that immigration is per se a positive for the economy as long as again the social system is there correspondingly read just if you're looking for social solution there i'm looking for a major cutback on social spending and public spending reaching still fifty six percent of g.d.p. which is you know world record snow and we need to go to him about that can be pretty closely right thank you very much will get us a lot of political debate on a lot of topics here in france once again just reminding you the voting is underway and voter turnout the number is expected to be released an estimate of that in a few hours because this could sway the results of the first rally there could still be surprises and a fresh elections that will wi

gear on california he's the editor of the french news web site corporal poor dog on the line live from brussels thank you bring up the international or i don't know this tight margin of the first rounds got the kick out of the scuffling for the fringe votes is that we are witnessing. the far left by the looks of where will the pens far right voters going to go to be swayed to thank you. that's a very key question and your guess is frankly as good as mine i think the reason one of the reasons why then had such a high school yesterday which is the highest of our party ever is partly because of rejection of nicolas sarkozy's or this rejection those people who voted for that reason that would have to be overcome in the coming two weeks if you want to sway them well he says he's now heard what the far right voters have to say he says i've heard you all draw all the all the consequences does that mean he's going to lean even further to the right what can he do it convince voters in the next two weeks to the left in available to him. it's. probably all that he will carry on as he has in the last few w