bound to a federal union or european union or state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties short ok tony i mean i'm not saying the united states of europe is a bad idea but the people sign up for it. i think in ireland initially many many people were reluctant to both north and scythe in this country and we joined the european union but i think very very quickly people realized the economic benefits you know we've essentially got you know free trade across borders and i think one of the most important things is that when we're speaking about the various you know groups ethnic groups of people around europe i don't see that anyone has lost their ethnic identity their cultural identity and certainly if anything in ireland today the cultural identity of people the stronger since we joined the european union so i mean i don't think people here are not i reluctantly members i think they realize that in the global economy that we have today we have no choice but to work together in cooperation federalism even in ireland today we have still got our

>> the european union rose from the ruins of postwar europe. the goal, a unified and peaceful europe, brought together many former enemies. the eu started as an economic union to help member states secure access to coal and steel. many leading politicians hoped common economic interests would ensure peace on the war-torn continent. >> if you look at european history with its battles and civil wars and millions dead, then the eu is an incredible achievement and it is important to preserve this achievement for the future. >> the fall of the berlin wall helped unite europe even more. 10 former east bloc countries had already joined the eu, not only in the hope of greater prosperity. ideals like democracy and human rights have also played a part. the euro made the union tangible to many europeans, even if some see it as a youth -- as a symbol of the eu's identity crisis. >> i would not claim that the european union is perfect in any way. but in my opinion, it is the best development in the world since the end of the second world war. >> students at

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states and the soviet union never belong to the european community or to the european union and yet there has been peace in europe so whichever way you look at it this is a nonsensical judgment it's a. blatant historical sort of occasion and as your previous comment it's the fed it gives credit to the nobel prize itself so when you consider the protests and riots in the streets hundreds of arrests injuries it's not exactly a serene situation why has the nobel committee done this then. because they are like many institutions in hock to the sacred cows of political correctness they are themselves members of what i call a stingel european political class even though of course norway itself is not part of the e.u. which by the way only makes the award even more ironic and unless the people that people like to talk beyond. the general of the council of europe it was all so that they had a committee these people are all european political class in europe the european union does not have political pluralism it has one effectively homogenous political class and the various parts of that sin

why say the european union because the european union positions and most of its members position themselves as. blue words of democracy as certain yardsticks by which the international community absolutely must measure its own record wreckers in the field of human rights and nobody disputes by the way the fact that european union as such and european quite a number of its members not all but quite a number of its members develop democracies with longstanding democratic traditions and. quite a number of big achievements in the field of human rights these are facts as well and we don't dispute them in our report but what we see is that despite those facts there are some other facts there that are very serious challenges and problems in the european union and in each and every over its member countries in the field of human rights i still like to point out that in the wake of the e.u. summit skeptics are saying that russia indulges in fault finding work to put pressure on the european union can extract some concessions on tenth shares i quote example trade are under dispute what do you say to

not part of this government policy it walked out of the european union we're not a member of the european of the euro zone that's clear and we believe we have good and sound reasons for not being a member of the euro zone we are of course affected by what happens in the euro zone because something like forty five our export over forty five percent of our exports go to the euro zone but the european union as a whole is a large single market and we believe there are many benefits from it and yet david cameron is rejecting the so-called e.u. fiscal pact what's going to be the consequence. that rejection how do you see that developing the physical part has to do with the euro zone and we're not a member of the euro zone and i do not intend to become a member of the euro zone so i think it's important to distinguish between what needs to be done by the eurozone members to stabilize the euro zone and find its way through some of its difficulties and the wider objectives of the european union as a whole which focus very strongly from an economic point of view on the single market and what do you

why the european union because the european union positions and most of its members position themselves as. works of democracy as certain yardsticks by which the international community absolutely must measure its own record records in the field of human rights and nobody disputes by the way the fact that european union has the european quite a number of its members not all but quite a number of its members develop democracies but what we see is there despite those effects there are some other effects there are very serious challenges and problems in the european union and the in each and every or its member countries in the field of human rights. and we invite you to watch the full interview with the russian foreign ministry commission for human rights in about thirty minutes again here on r.t. tonight so heavy as well this hour yemen's president attempts to break away from the political heritage of the country's ousted leader with washington increased interest term affairs of the gulf state we examine why that may be very shortly. under god these men and women are walking one of the l

out of the european union they think the e.u. is a massive burden both in terms of tax amount of money you have to pay to the yuichi and of course it's very burden of course johnson did recently sign a pledge supporting an in-out referendum now unfortunately he has backtracked from that somewhat because he's now just calling for a renegotiated relationship between britain and the u. whereas previously he has actually supported only now referendum he signed that pledge just over i believe a month ago i did it. well he did support of pledge to have a referendum now of course he's arguing that britain should remain a part of the e.u. single market which is actually one of the major ways in the e.u. controls economic activity in the u.k. and regulates the british economy which is a massive regulator burden which really does hold back economic growth that's the same for countries across the year and it's quite damaging so he does need to be more you a skeptic if he's fully in tune with british public opinion which is really now. comin

bound to a federal union or european union or state the united states of europe very can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. they can catch the full show here are teen about twenty minutes also ahead this hour a fight for freedom. and they did not hesitate to shoot us directly into their heads i've been sure you did one hundred ninety two pellets scattered all over the mobility in the head face arms and legs the most dangerous ones are going to flood my lungs always speak to victims of alleged police abuse in bahrain where a violent anti-government demonstrations have become an almost daily occurrence. i never thought i could earn a living this way. natalee a shell of i. should test small arms so that's what i was to machine building plant the source count of all the weapons she's fired over the past twelve years. i got so used to it sometimes my friends ask me to join them at the rifle range and i say no way i'm so tired of shooting. the plot and history goes from making firearms doing world war two to ballistic missiles from nuclear submarines during the cold war the bulk of the

paying for what some call to close of a relationship with the rest of the european union. i don't think we pay a price for that actually i think the benefits of the single market are very considerable it's very important for us to recognize that the single market is a market of five hundred million people it's a relatively prosperous market it's the world's most integrated market and a great deal has already been achieved which enables companies to trade seamlessly across borders but it's not perfect yet and indeed one of the key preoccupations of the british government will be to press for full implementation of the single market in the coming years what are the downsides are there there must be some downsides as well we don't think drawing down sides of a single market because we do believe in open trade we believe that. the market is genuinely borderless and more companies can trade across different markets access different pools of demand and we believe that's beneficial to the economy we believe that we don't look significant growth within the european union these so-

why moscow decided to target europe why the european union because the european union positions and most of its members position themselves as. who works of democracy has certain yardsticks by which the international community absolutely must measure its own record wreckers in the field of human rights and nobody disputes by the way the fact that european union assertion the european quite a number of its members not all but quite a number of its members develop democracies but what we see is there despite those facts there are some other facts there are a very serious challenges and problems in the european union and in each and every over its member countries in the field of human rights and they can watch the full interview with the foreign ministries commissioner for human rights at six pm g.m.t. here in r.t. . also ahead for you this hour yemen's president attempts to break away from the political heritage of the country's ousted leader and show an increasing interest in internal affairs of the gulf states that want. us the u.k. is prepared to withdraw its troops from afghanistan an

bound to a federal union or european union or state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. bahraini opposition groups say that they're ready for open dialogue with the government without preconditions they also want any results to be put to a referendum this comes after a recent appeal for face to face negotiations by the monarchy seen as essential to quiet the unrest and artie's us airships give reports it's unclear whether the turbulence in the gulf state is any closer to being overcome. and i said dick says his life was shattered his sits on a municipal council in bahrain and several months ago he was shot by police during a peaceful protest out looking at his injuries his lucky to be alive part of an online war and i was with many of the protesters when we were faced by riot police and they did not hesitate to shoot us directly to the head with the bullets the police are using for hunting birds and animals i've been shot at over one hundred ninety two helots that's got it all over my body in the head face arms and legs the most dangerous

union is european. quite a number of its members not all but quite a number of its members develop democracies but what we see is that despite those facts there are some other effects there are very serious challenges and problems in the european union and in each and every always member country. if you look human rights. human rights. if you like to see more of that we invite you to watch the full interview with the russian foreign ministry's commissioner for human rights next hour in fact. still to come before then the yemen's president attempts to break away from the political heritage of the country's ousted leader with washington showing increasing interest to be internal affairs now the gulf state we're delving about a bit deeper try to find out why also the u.k. is preparing to go its troops from afghanistan with hundreds of british soldiers killed and millions of pounds spend on the war a couple of the many very stories we're talking about after this break. i mean even for specialist voice can p

union's policy get to a policy of the european union as an organization nevermind its member states as being in my view to fan the flames of the conflict in syria and not to act as a peace broker so there is literally no way in which we can say that the european union as foster peace. result sort of stable situation on the european markets too is italy's technocrat leader today says his time in office will soon be up later than we look at what's in store for the ailing euro zone was simply no way out of the crisis. but next europe's military is taken over egypt's military has taken over the country's security and given powers of arrest in the run up to the referendum next week's votes being rejected by the opposition those unrepresentative and with calls to sage mass nationwide protests getting louder president morsi is trying to make more concessions but has an ease the tension is journalist bill true found out from cairo. this morning president mohamed morsi truck this is on the decision to increase tax burdens on the country is a sales tax on consumer goods and services this is s

it was in the world bank in the european union it's a large company and large countries that actually call the shots on the final thing the most important argument in many ways and bread and butter issues in the us economy we are better together because there are no barriers to trade north and south of the border if you take the financial services industry in scotland for example a lot of what it sells most of what it sells is into england so there are very very powerful arguments for staying part of the u.k. and on the other side when you start looking at the how humans put forward by the nationalists frankly they don't stand up so it's a very very you know it's in my mind is oh no we're overwhelming case but stunning staying part of the u.k. the nationalist though do you have arguments for all those points don't they for example scotland does have its own very distinct national identity andy murray the tennis player he always says that he's a scot first information that he's playing for scotland here and he's also british you know what you know and when he won the tennis in the olym

weigh the european union because the european union positions and most of its members position themselves as. works of democracy as certain yardsticks by which the international community absolutely must measure its own record wreckers in the field of human rights and nobody disputes by the way the fact that european union is in the european quite a number of its members not all but quite a number of its members develop democracies but what we see is there despite those effects there are some other effects there that are very serious challenges and problems in the european union and the in each and every or its member countries in the field of human rights. full interview with the russian foreign ministry's commissioner for human rights in the next hour here on out tonight still ahead he was well yemen's president attempts to break away from the political heritage of the country's ousted leader with washington showing increasing interest in the physical state these days we investigate that a bit further and find out why shortly. i . hear news secret laboratory to mccurry was able to build

weight the european union because the european union positions and most of its members position themselves as. blue works of democracy as certain yardsticks by which the international community absolutely must measure its own record wreckers in the field of human rights and nobody disputes by the way the fact that european union is surgeon the european quite a number of its members not all but quite a number of its members develop democracies but what we see is there despite those effects there are some other facts there are a very serious challenges and problems in the european union and the in each and every or its member countries. if you have cameras. so yemen's president attempts to break away from the political heritage of the country's ousted leader whether washington showing increasing interest in the internal affairs of the gulf state now we pick out a part of it later we find out why. it sounds like a dragon crashing through the forest but it is in fact technology versus trees and would you believe it this machine can fail and strip hundreds of them each day when building this fa

union is search and european . quite a number of its members not all but quite a number of its members develop democracies but what we see is there despite those facts there are some other effects there are a very serious challenges and problems in the european union and the in each and every or its member countries. if you full interview with the russian foreign ministries commissioner for human rights at six pm g.m.t. here on this channel r.t. . still ahead before that yemen's president attempts to break away from the political heritage of the country's ousted leader with washington showing increasing interest in the face of the gulf state we examine that a bit closer a bit later. you pay is preparing to be from afghanistan with hundreds. millions of pounds spent on the war we talk about that after this break. i never thought i could earn a living this way. to avoid is a norm or should just small arms so there's a lot almost machine building ploy and not only a source count of all the weapons she's fired over the

the debates with the prime minister on the british economy and the european union budget. the british particle jment in recess for the holidays. members return on january 7th. >> hello there. and welcome to the west minister review. our look back at the big events in parliament over the last three months. coming up in this program, the chancellor delivers the latest bleak economic view? his budget. david cameron's bench urges him to stand up to europe. >> i support absolutely. >> the ugly spector of child abuse hits the deadlines with some dramatic consequences. lord justin levison delivers his plan on press standards. >> we should be wary of any legislation that has the potential to infringe free speech and a free press. >> the queen sits in on a cabinet meeting at number 10. but let's begin with the subject which has dominated politics and our pockets for many months, the state of our economy. at the start of december the chancellor came to deliver his autumn statement or mini budget. it set out the latest figures for the growth, tax and benefits. among the headlines the

and the european union are training rebels both within jordan and turkey in terms of trying to secure these stockpiles of chemical weapons within syria now it is important to make note that none of these reports in terms of chemical weapons can be verified what we do know is that still your has one of the world's largest chemical weapon arsenals so it has never joined the chemical weapons convention and as such it is never given any kind of information in terms of the extent and the declaration of its chemical weapons and this is why at this stage these are known exactly what is the extent of the chemical weapons and you found. they said he is an information war out there and we are witnessing an increasing number of videos be. posted on you tube you have a situation where both sides the damascus regime as well as the rebels are accusing the other of blood chilling atrocities as well as war crimes and let me just warn our viewers that the videos you're about to see are disturbing there is a video that is circulating on you tube that shows that assad troops are using chemical weapons a

union's policy the actual policy of the european union as an organization never mind its member states has been in my view to fan the flames of the conflict in syria and not to act as a peace broker so there is literally no way in which we can say that the european union has fostered peace. also ahead here this hour security tightness in egypt has more protests new supporters and opponents of president mohamed morsi set to confront each other again as the nation that is itself in this weekend's referendum on a draft constitution plus. he says well he won't have no. way to may want a new main he said you were never heard. from having a baby the victims of a u.s. citizen program any charges that they're still trying to recognize that story and. under guard these men and women are walking one of the longest and probably the loneliest road in the world they reenacting the march into exile made by thousands of czarist russia. if i was here three hundred years ago i may have disappeared my local lord i may have deserted from the army or a variety of other crimes the result was the same like

bound to a federal union or european union or state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. beijing has warned india against pursuing oil exploration in the disputed resource rich south china sea it comes in reaction to this week's statement by india's navy chief announced his country could go as far as sending warships to the area to protect its economic interests you've got a piece going off investigated the clips. that's journeymen the arroyos economically their military muscles are growing as world need energy to keep that kind of growth going and that may be putting the to asian giants on a collision course because of the mess that nationalism the indian government cannot afford to be seem to be weak in dealing with. obviously. with government. over two hundred billion barrels of oil and large amounts of natural gas that's more than the vast majority of the world's energy rich nations have all hidden under the south china sea china claims most of the tutorial for itself but india has also managed to get access by buying a stake in a viet

union's policy the actual policy of the european union as an organization nevermind its member states has been in my view to fan the flames of the conflict in syria and not to act as a peace broker so there is literally no way in which we can say that the european union has fostered peace. for egypt is on tenterhooks moral protests are expected between those backing in the posing president. why the country could plunge into civil war as a deeply divisive constitution friend looms large. on the story of an american woman who was forcibly sterilized as a teenager as part of a government program to build a support healthy nation so here a couple minutes. if you're passing through rushes to veer region you really can't go on the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoilt countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land such spectacular scenery makes it a paradise for fishermen and provides a business opportunity for hunches. there are defined hunting seasons in russia but lacks enforcement means many animals are killed out of the allotted times which the anima

union's policy the actual policy of the european union as an organization nevermind its member states has been in my view to fan the flames of the conflict in syria and not to act as a peace broker so there is literally no way in which we can say that the european union has fostered peace. also ahead a few the security titans in egypt has more protests new supporters and opponents of president mohamed mursi. front each of the gang affiliation is itself a school and referendum draw a constitution. he says well he won't have no bread. i said way made him a lightning. thank you he will never hand then. from having a baby to see if the victims of a u.s. eugenics program any chance of this tragic. story in which. an artist was arrested for putting up posters critical of drone usage all over new york city the poster show a menacing drone shooting a missile at innocent children with the words drones protection when you least expect it written at the bottom these posters definitely reflect a lot of american fears that a big brother skynet will completely eliminate the very concept of privacy

union's policy the actual policy of the european union as an organization never mind its member states has been in my view to fan the flames of the conflict in syria and not to act as a peace broker so there is literally no way in which we can say that the european union as foster peace. also i have for you this hour of security tightens in egypt as more protests loom supporters and opponents of president mohamed morsi are said to confront each other again as a nation readies for this weekend the referendum on a draft constitution plus. she said well you won't have no bread he. said why a way to may one day you mean she said you will never know. barger from having a baby we see the victims of a u.s. eugenics program have any chance of having their personal tragedies recognize this story in much more after a short break. which is slow often enough and knows that to ride a horse you've got to catch it first. for him it's a daily routine that you're soft as a force on the island of a horn at the heart of. his life on an isolated farm is about blue sky green grass and horses what are somet

the european union says the efforts to remove him from office are undemocratic. one analyst says the fight has laid bare attitudes that are far from democratic. >> it was a huge misunderstanding from the social liberals who said, "we are the people and we want to take all the state for us because this is democracy. they did not understand the rule of law. the rule of law is more important. >> now that he survived the government's attempt to impeach him, he seems to be keeping himself out of the election campaign. the government oppose attempts to get rid of him he says are warranted, and he rejects outside criticism. >> the authoritarian style of the president is something which was very well known in romania, but it seems less well known at the level of the un member states. >> the ones behind the power struggle say the coalition is rolling back the previous government's attempts to fight corruption, a huge problem in romania. >> that was why. they wanted to have their own person at the end of the procedure line and to appoint the chief prosecutors they want. th

bound to a federal union or european union or a state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. across oxana throughout the day you're on r.t. to take through some international news and brief taliban assault on a police state northwestern pakistan has left at least eight dead three attackers reportedly fired rockets and grenades in a battle that lasted over an hour to insurgents detonated suicide vest during the clash the local taliban said the attack was to avenge the death of a relative of the former commander. a lot of quick misery so five point six on the richter scale hit the philippines which is already trying to recover from the devastation brought on by that deadly typhoon earlier only a thousand people are still missing after last week's i quote while survivors of the worst hit areas the suffering severe food shortages landslides and flash floods killed more than six hundred people or the four hundred thousand of leftovers there's more to get. pictures here that you're looking at the funeral of a prominent official responsible for women

tel aviv almost a quarter of the population of the european union are a triscuit sliding below the poverty line that's according to the blocs main statistics agency and while some e.u. citizens are tired of being suffocated by austerity others grow weary of having to stretch out a helping hand piece all over takes a closer look at their unsettled region. around one hundred and twenty million e.u. citizens all right risk for falling below the poverty line now in response to the the measures that are being taken to try and halt the european union and the euro zone in particular as economic downturn we've seen violent demonstrations in countries like greece where we're seeing clashes with police and also strikes across the country also in spain and as well elsewhere across the union now these on what we have seen though is these aren't just students or activists that are being demonstrating against the cuts that have been implemented upon them but people from all across society as not just the faithful have started to show that they be satisfied with the way things are going the politicians h

union's policy the actual policy of the european union as an organization of a mind its member states has been in my view to found the flames of the conflict in syria and not to act as a peace broker so there is literally no way in which we can say that the european union has fostered peace. while ordinary people enjoy a life in the austerity recchi e.u. it seems some corporate giants will stop at nothing to get out of paying their share tax evasion and avoid because the dead stricken block one point three trillion dollars a year a figure that's no longer being tolerated surface reports. well people from all of people tend not to protect this country because companies like starbucks and apple and google at the moment it's really part of a much larger picture welcome to the world of tax avoidance illegal but morally suspect way the companies and the wealthy have been dodging paying their fair share most people are due to discuss these companies do not the very taxation which is a criminal offense but are void taxation basically use existing facilities and legal loopholes in the differe

if we look further afield with syria the european union's policy the actual policy of the european union as an organization that in mind its member states has been in my view to fan the flames of the conflict in syria and not to act as a peace broker so there is literally no way in which we can say that the european union has fostered peace and there's no other way to look at it that it is a structure of our which serves the interests of the people who belong to it that is to say the european. members of the european parliament and all the other people who work for the europe. and it is radically out of touch with ordinary people and not just with the people who demonstrate the youth unemployment figures in greece and spain and other countries are truly horrifying and in the name of the european ideology europe is not being put through some of the most difficult economic times it seems is the ninety. seems so whichever way you look at the nonsensical judgment it's an absolute. story cohorts of acacia discredits the nobel prize and so. what onery people endure life in the direct it seems

bound to a federal union or european union or stay the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaty. or the news making headlines this hour the taliban are sort of a police station in northwestern pakistan is left at least eight people dead three attackers reportedly fired rockets and grenades in a battle lasting over an hour to insurgents who detonated suicide vests during the clash with the taliban say the attack was to avenge the death of a relative of their former commander. great because the philippines is already trying to recover from the devastation by didn't typhoon and there are reports yet of injuries or damage of the one point six magnitude tremor. thousand people are still missing following last week's cycle of survivors in the worst hit areas are suffering severe food shortages landslides and flash floods build more than six hundred people left one hundred thousand this. prominent female official responsible for women's affairs has been assassinated in afghanistan she was shot dead by two unidentified men while on her way to work it comes just m