support for european unity, we irish have been european in our cocis and commitment. europe has always had an existence in the irish mind, in our own gaelic language, the mythic stories of europe have always been present, and se of our modern plays recall the use that was made of the classical sources of greek and roman myths in the gaelic head schools that preceded the widespread use of the english language in ireland. theangue at preceded english had been deeply influenced by ancient european myths, particularly the great myths of sea and exile, such as that of homer's odyssey and in the areas of literature, of course the peoples of europe have had an old and enduring sense of respect for what is aultul diversity, frequently drawn from a shared sense of myth. it was, however, in the tasks of the mind and the spirit the irish sought to make their greatest contribution. as it in july 1950 the then irish prime minister john a. costello, together with the irish minister and later nobel prize laureate, founding member shawn mcbride traveled too officially celebrate the 1

unemployment hit 12% in february, meaning 19 million europeans are out of work. the commissioner for jobs says it is a tragedy for all of europe. >> the pain is not equally spread. the hardest hit by the young living in the south. >> the queues outside spain's unemployment centers are getting longer. although people scour the newspapers for work, there simply is not enough. some refuse to to allow the bleak prospects to get them down. >> the situation in this country is very bad. i am better off because i took early retirement, but things are not good. >> there is still hope. we cannot lose hope. as the pope said, "do not take hope away from us." >> however, the latest figures do not offer much cause for hope. the rate of unemployment reached a record high of 12% across the eurozone in february. austria, germany, and luxembourg still had levels of around 5% on average, but the situation was very different in the crisis-hit states. for to go had a rate of 17.5%. you're a presence of the suffering the most. the hardest hit our young people, especially those under 2

why are you a member of the european parliament and in the interest of full disclosure of the e.u. parliament has released the amount of aid that went to various political parties about three hundred sixty thousand euros went to the european alliance for freedom of which you are a member. so notaro yes this is our money it's our money i want to say that this is the least move things madame's as what is it that is an m.e.p. for because someone. to sell the pinnacle of the bunch of people what is happening is someone has to fly well as in this is sin by being as fast as it is it and quietly if i was trying to wanted from outside i would have less power when it comes to money that is granted from the european union i want to remind them that it is not of them money they don't create that money so don't come up with anything this is our money we give twenty children in numerous to the european union every year and they implemented measures this is destroying our economy and our social system so it is perfectly legitimate that there is a part of this money that comes that you can then o

being taxed but he admitted that the restructuring was the direct result of the negotiations with the european commission. stones of late in two thousand and eleven we loaned cyprus two point five billion euros at the request of the european commission we have decided to restructure this debt this is our real contribution to resolving the cypriot crisis. russia's willingness to restructure its loan to cyprus is actually nothing new in fact moscow is one of the most generous creditors often writing off billions of dollars worth of loans now take a look at this here is the list of countries whose debt russia was willing to write off completely about starting in the year two thousand now when it comes to the weight of written off debt to g.d.p. russia is actually the global leader now does it get the same generosity you return no it does not in fact its own foreign debt is growing it's reached a new high of six hundred fourteen billion dollars in two thousand and twelve but that's of course peanuts compared to the world leaders in terms of external debt the european union and the united states wh

union and its policies you have been people are realizing that the european union is an empire. that is in fact he's drawing that region on and doesn't protect them from economic social or migratory difficulty and i think that the increase in patrick has me to managing a country's own affairs to control of the border is whether it's human capital a product is a revised i think what we're seeing is the brussels very falling down it's crumbling that is to say that the european union and its model has reached an end it's a destruction that it's not right now but will probably accelerate will do we need to look at what's been happening in bulgaria where there has been a revolution and where the government house as well as the parliament within ten days also need to see the results in italy where within two years the us skeptics have become a majority and i believe that many other people are in the president rejected the policies because of these policies is ideology ryssdal to free trade immigration globalization that is making us open our doors and windows to all the products in th

they also faces the specter of homegrown terrorism and alarming number of young europeans have found the uprising against president a sudden syria and that's raising fears that they could to bring terrorism back home details just ahead. also nato zod talk also criticizes the e.u. for even the united states to ban financial burden of keeping the alliance offloads defense can't jeopardize if they're back to. politicians in europe and the u.s. saw starting up their game off to accuse in syria of using chemical weapons against rebels damascus has dismissed the charges as lies reminiscent of the buildup in iraq invasion and it's a weapons expert but also questions first stop they say witness accounts from an alleged sarin gas attack could not match the actual effects of the guess the origins of soil samples are said to be contaminated in such a strike all subscale and they form the basis of his ations but washington london and paris or may not daunted to demanding action now to secure syria's chemical weapons stockpiles for historian gerald horne this sounds very familiar. it's deja vu al

social model or european social democracy. in the president, i am afraid, i think the jury seems to be out on that one. so here i would like to conclude how does america avoid going down this path any further? well, on one level, it is surely a question of decisions. i am not a philosophical materialist. i do believe that there is such a thing as free well. but it is also true that incentives are aligned in a particular direction, it is harder to persuade people not to follow. the more that we move in a covertly's social democratic convention, the harder it's going to be to persuade americans that this is not economically curable. that points to the importance of enacting policies that embody economic incentives for people to be creative. to be competitive and to not demand subsidies because such things are no longer be available. with that being said, policy is very important. but it is not enough. those who want america to become more like what is in europe, are in my view much better. those who want those are much better, i

nato feels the pinch with financial troubles biting the military budgets of its european allies and the u.s. is struggling with a disproportionate responsibility to fund the defense. and here are the we are following the ongoing hunger strike in guantanamo bay prison which is. third month now as the u.s. is sending more medics there as officials say overhaul of all the inmates are refusing for. a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today. live in moscow with your global twenty four hour news america's wars in iraq and afghanistan motivated the worst attack on u.s. soil in more than a decade that's what the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings has told investigators. also claim that he and his brother acted alone in carrying out the twin blasts more from boston and. as the nineteen year old boston bombing suspect joe hart's her naiads condition improves from serious to fair he's beginning to reveal information to investigators from what we're hearing on the ground according to official search has said that the motive behind the two bombings that took place on monday ap

these economies are presently in a tight spot and they're also getting more support than others as the european central bank is committing the bulk of its resources to bailing out these three countries however this support may prove to be ill timed or coma at a high cost if we can say that economies are both great and small are still facing risks do you think it's appropriate to talk about a certain see when it comes to the european union considering they're fighting off shores right now yet have territories such as cyprus and british virgin islands. it does have a touch of double standard policy about if those nations have an opportunity for shutting down those offshore havens they certainly should have done so. who do you think is primarily responsible for the fact that offshore schemes are being conducted right in front of the regulators eyes do you think it's the regulators themselves the banks isn't it with. the scale and scope of the two thousand and seven two thousand a crisis in the context of a globalized world was impossible to predict the magnitude of the crisis took everyone by surp

why are you a member of the european parliament and in the interest of full disclosure of the e.u. parliament has released the amount of aid that went to various political parties about three hundred sixty thousand euros went to the european alliance for freedom of which you are a member. so no harm no. this is our money it's our. money i want to say that this is the least move things madam fleiss what is it that is an m.e.p. for good because someone needs to tell the people of the branch people what is happening is that someone has to fly well as in this is sin by being as fast as it is it and but when if i was inclined to wanted from outside i would have less power when it comes to money that is granted from the european union i want to remind them that it is not of them money they don't create that money don't cover the needs that this is our money we give twenty children in numerous to the european union every year and the implementing measure this is destroying our economy and our social system so it is perfectly legitimate that there is a part of this money that comes up to a

european history. the core of european integration. you can't get -- once i had a discussion with a good friend, actually in finland, he told me, should divide the euro zone? how to divide. it's quite interesting but answer one question. in which part is france? he thought and then he said, you are right, we can't. if you look at every member of europe, it's clear. key for europeanen france a integration. it was in the beginning, and it remains. therefore, when my french colleague came to berlin the day after he was appointed, we told, oh, what a silly decision of french voters. never vote for a bipartisan. the difficult at the we have to work together. we are condemned to work together. the french and the german. i just have mentioned that france -- you have to understand germany, and maybe the most difficulty. you have to understand france, and in france it's difficult to make social reforms. it's really difficult. it's easy to give advice. you have to do blah, blah, blah. you can make a lot of jokes but it's france. france is a wond

european central bank and european commission have been staring criticism in brussels as well as some of the european parliament believe it's time to find a new model for handling the crisis. after the recent cyprus a bailout deal imposing a levy on depositors certainly shook up the trust of the eurozone. has spoken to a known euro skeptic that if nigel for raj an m.e.p. and the head of the u.k. independence party. big investors should be worried all over the euro zone particular southern europe i mean i i have been pondering for years you know what would happen when spain finally went back how would they possibly deal with the sheer scale of the bailout that would be needed which perhaps would be five or six hundred billion euros how could this happen without huge american support or global help because what cyprus has done is give us the template or what they will do in future is they won't bail countries out there bell them in and they'll do it by stealing investors' money by taxing people on their properties and by forcing central banks into selling of gold i mean this is a truly

up the european banking system. we got through that. i would not put the two together at the time, but from that point on i had been gathering ideas and france and trying to have seeped through what it all mantegna's of its series a thinking about a book in late 2010 and series reporting of the book started in two dozen 11. >> host: the cover shows, you looked at a number of central bankers, not only ben bernanke, but also mervyn king in the uk. one from the european central bank, successors. less talk a little bit about these three men who are on the cover of the book. first, ben bernanke. what you think people ought to know? >> guest: the fascinating story. i think in some ways he is an accidental fed chairman, one of the most consequential central bankers in history really and no doubt one of the most important leaders in the history of the federal reserve. and i mean no, i think he will get many more historical treatments uni both wrote kind of first drafts of that. but i think in many ways what is surprising as

the international monetary fund the european central bank one of the main targets. as well their own politicians isn't the only nation demonstrations take place. in spain around one thousand four hundred riot police. to try and make sure demonstrations there. as we have seen in the past now it's not just the people of europe that have been voicing their displeasure. here in europe with senior members of the european parliament. against the way that. the seemingly. very same. way that the situation. must be an inquiry into just. about so much tension and lost respect for the e.u. markets the politicians say again and they want to make sure that it. was a good idea. so another day another round of demonstrations in europe people come out. with the way things are going that they won't change and they won't change to come quickly. and one member of the manage trade commission in the european parliament believes the troika forces countries to agree terms which don't favor them i think that the way that europe is handling this crisis shows that they're not really in this

in our constant support for the european unity, we are european in our consciousness and commitment. europe has always had an existence in the irish mind. in our own language the stories of europe have always been present. and some recall that made of the classical sources of the schools that preceded the widespread english-language. the irish language that preceded english had been deeply influenced by ancient european men. particularly the great such as [inaudible] in the areas across the people of europe have had a a sense of respect for what is a cultural diversity frequently drawn from the shared sense. it was however in the task of the mind and in the spirit that the irish sought to make the greatest contribution. .. and it is to the spirit of citizenship that ended my knee at a european level that might motivate you as one who gives to the true words european enya and, a sense of fulfillment and human flourishing i wish to speak in this year that has been dedicated. one more word about that meeting in july 1950. nomar did some meetings of the contemporary. come israel agenda w

it as a member of the european parliament. skepticism has been soaring across the e.u. fuelled by banking crises controversial bailouts and harsh austerity and the latest survey showed trust in the block has plummeted to historically low levels let's take a look at the figures collected by. the e.u.'s polling organization here come the numbers for you in debt stricken spain the number of nationals who said they don't trust the european union so risen from twenty three percent and up to seventy two the u.k. as well previously huff of the population had no confidence in the. it's up to nearly seventy germany a similar story as well from a thirty six percent now fifty nine percent no faith no trust in the e.u. as well and then finally to italy stumbling hard with austerity measures as well from twenty eight percent now up to fifty three percent of those polled saying they have no faith and no trust and that of the european union poll hempel who i spoke to a bit earlier here are not all targeted for germany party he says the figures are no surprise given all the mistakes th

we need a european mechanism and a european supervision. we haveimemented, we will implement a supervise mechanism in the coming weekings. it -- weeks. it has been already decided. we will build, we have a european regulation on deposit insurance. we have a european regulation on our -- it is not yet decided, but it's drafted, and it is on the way on regulation that was -- [inaudible] mechanism as well. and, therefore, we are working step by step in the direction of a european banking union as well to split, to separate the risk of sovereign debt and the banking system as well. and then we have improved all the regulation for the financial sector in europe as well and, therefore, i think we are on a, we are generally on a good way. we have, but it remains a erday evening dhe thisdye morning again and again. growth in europe is actually not very convincing. but if you suffer that crisis we did five years, you need some time to overcome the crisis. if you promise to deliver immediately growth, you will only create the next bubble. we decided

more complicated between european countries and well i mean many europeans are holding a grudge against a european body is why don't known as the troika for what is seen as a poor response to the crisis what's your take on what they've done do you think should the troika have decision making powers taken away perhaps now it should not at all because it again you're living in one of national states and we know the european commission and we know you. just mentioned isabel is not of what it has been democratically elected by anybody i mean you can't expect a troika that has not been elected that it's not a democratic body for europe to decide important issues in national countries now they stand over there for example people how problems would be accepting the proposals all the decisions of the strike his. national states should be run by the elected government. dr frank a trio spokesperson for an anti e.u. party the alternative for germany thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. today thank you. i have more news to come here on r.t. after a very short break he can stay with us. t

through the despair across the eurozone european commission's actually predicting growth for the european union next year but some experts say that's out of touch probably what the european commission knows about predicting economic growth forecasts you could probably run on the back of a postage stamp to be honest with you i think that there's very little prospect. for the growing at any point in the future what i would say is that. even if you level the playing field at the moment you took away all the debt and all the problems in europe because it's extremely difficult to see how it would grow going forward because in order to compete with the chinese and the indians and the canadians of the australians what europe needs is to be regulated markets and to cut the bureaucracy and the red tape and the un elected officials that basically run it and what europe is in fact doing at the moment is the exact opposite it hasn't even begun to tackle its problems yet and in fact while i would argue is it's actually doing exactly the wrong thing european vision has been falling apart the years but

and its policies you have been people are realizing that the european union is an empire a surrogate union that is in fact destroying their region and doesn't protect them from economic social or migratory difficulties and i think that the increase in patch it is meant to managing a country's own affairs to control of the border is whether it's human capital of products like is is there advice to go i think what we're seeing is the brussels bill falling down it's crumbling that is to say that the european union and its model has reached an end it's a destruction that is slow right now but will probably accelerate it was it was happening at the european parliament it's supposed to be democratic but it's not at all representative of what the people of the european union think there is a very strong persuasion of people who are generally model and these people are not represented by the european parliament so i think that electing the success of resentment of al gore although it's not as discreet it's to make people believe that there will be an increase in democracy but in fact the mor

and we have european buses. we all say we have to spend much more money for technology, innovation, and then -- but of course, you never touch the brain. it's a reality, and lobbying is very strong. if your finance minister has to work on financial regulation, the daily work is really interesting, and at the end you cannot really make a division between expertise and the lobbyists. it's totally different. i am quite happy that negotiations in germany not to the responsibility of the finance minister but the minister of economy, and i'm very happy to say what will happen. i would -- i think it would be better in our common interests not to exclude mexico and canada. that would be the wrong signal. we are saying it transatlant free trade agreement is not wto but only the first step in the direction. but we say we don't want to have mexico included, that would not a be as good a possible. >> thank you. professor. >> microphone. >> i have a two-part question. how much would you be worried about what is going on in i

good anybody what else do european crisis done for european football is the worst still to come. i don't know if it's a crazy spirit. but. the problems are too. well for the money the football and the many times the clubs are dead and you have to always assume business that is very complicated we are in europe for the moment to one point five billion your loses is not possible to have so many many just. the football brain. ring show me money so many money but have so many many many many to lose it's more more than every type that means you have to we have to do is way we while working as a financial or was it matters to. be clean and to be clear financial fair play can only work in countries like france because in russia if you don't have investments from huge companies or rich people worship football we read such much worse state plus would on the have commercials and to revenues like in europe or in america give money to the troops. but they're going to be a lot more investors outside clubs in europe i don't know you said they said it's a decision of the national. role it's not

now the you also faces the specter of homegrown terrorism and alarming number of young europeans have joined the uprising against president assad in syria and that sparked fears they could bring terrorism back home details of just to have . also navels top officer criticizes the e.u. for leaving the united states to bear the financial burden of keeping the alliance afloat as the fans' cards jeopardize its effectiveness. hawkish politicians in europe and the us are stepping up their game after accusing syria of using chemical weapons against rebels damascus though damascus though calls the charges brazen lies reminiscent of the buildup to the invasion of iraq and its weapons experts who are now asking the questions first off they say witness accounts from an alleged saryan gas attack did not match the actual effects of the gas you origins of soil samples said to be contaminated in such a strike are also obscure and they form the basis of the accusations by washington london and paris remain undaunted demanding action now to secure syria's chemical weapons stockpiles independent journal

nato feeling the pinch with financial troubles of biting the military budgets of its european allies the us is struggling with a disproportionate responsibility of funding the blocks as prevents. following young going hundred strike in iran time to mow prison which is dragging into its third month officials say the number of inmates refusing food has risen to ninety two protesters also taking to the london streets supporting the last u.k. resident being held there. nine pm in moscow i match reza good having you with us here on r t our top story the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan motivated the worst attack on u.s. soil in more than a decade that's what the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings told investigators joe hart's and i have also claimed he and his brother acted alone in carrying out the twin blasts are going to has more from boston. as the nineteen year old boston bombing suspect joe hart's are naiads condition improves from serious to fair he's beginning to reveal information to investigators from what we're hearing on the ground according to officials certai

we will have more on the role of european monarchies coming up later. >> the european court of human rights in strasbourg has thrown its support behind the former ukrainian prime minister saying she has been unlawfully detained by her government. the judge has also found fault with the ukrainian judiciary saying the lawfulness had not been properly reviewed by the courts. they describe the decision as a first victory. >> she did not appear of the trial, but her daughter released a statement from kiev after the verdict. she said the family was grateful the european court of human rights mounted an investigation of her mother's jailing despite the ukrainian government's propaganda. the strasbourg court ruled that ukraine had acted improperly when they jailed her before her trial. they dismissed the allegations she had been subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment. she said she has been denied adequate medical care in prison. she said she had back pain which went on treated for months. -- untreated. she said she was also abused by guards venture was transferred to a prison. >> the

black berry european stocks of course closed for an extended easter break while asian markets fell off to data from japan and china some rather on the world and it's quite a negative monday for the russian markets both e.r.t.'s the mises into the day in the red losing a little lead percent each we had oil for the in the session which is always putting pressure on the moscow markets of course because of the energy dependence ate so with that in mind let's check out the prices of all right now and they already poised to mark their first to climb in six sessions that she says traders show disappointment over the pace of expansion in the u.s. manufacturing that i mentioned which bodes ill for potential energy demand as well as that exxon mobil shot point plan carrying crude as well so we're playing in those prices just which i got the russian ruble see what happened there and he shot lower both the u.s. dollar and the euro gained to the russian currency move which out the gold there because it's actually as you can see higher this hour actually on average it rose for the second time in thr

maybe you is not working the jobless rates reach record highs especially among young european banks need their home countries to make ends meet. you're watching r.t. world news and comment twenty four hours a day i'm gary jobst. a powerful blast has rocked the heart of the syrian capital killing at least thirteen people and wounding dozens explosion comes twenty four hours after another deadly attack in central damascus targeting the prime minister a local correspondent. witnessed the blast and told us what he saw was something like when minute or two minutes away from it when they passed through the area the big explosion destroyed most of the historic square which is called maggi in the middle of the mask because it's very close to the. building of the mr frontier i have seen that did by the spreading all around i have seen three with no heads and they have seen how the ambulance cars rushed inside inside the square from everywhere how the claws closed and how the security came in to to dad hear and see how people were crying and where they're. going and weeping over their destroyed pr

the international monetary fund the european central bank one of the main targets. as well as their own politicians isn't the only nation that will be saying demonstrations take place. in spain around one thousand four hundred riot police. to try and make sure demonstrations there. as we have seen in the past now it's not just the people of europe that have been voicing their displeasure against the troika. here in europe with senior members of the european parliament voicing their displeasure against the way the handling the seemingly endless financial crisis. very same. way that the situation. as neo colonialism. must be an inquiry into just who came up with the idea of placing a small. about so much tension and lost respect for the e.u. markets the politicians say. again and they want to make sure that it again and also find out just who suggested that it was a good idea. so another day another round of demonstrations in europe people come out. with the way things are going that they want change and they want that change to come quickly. and they all see sparks a

what was happening to european banks had -- but the european central bank can't give them dollars. they only have euros so this was a big problem. this could have caused the world financial system to come unglued the federal reserve said okay well lets do this. i will give you dollars and you give me a euros. you can lend those dollars to your banks in europe and on their own terms and however you think it's best. when we hit the 90 days whatever the time ms. weiss what back and it doesn't cost anybody any money but in doing that there is an interest rate, so if they wave it essentially the federal reserve make dollars available. >> host: the swedish national bank and the swiss national bank. >> guest: that is partly the common purpose that these central bankers shared. >> host: as you point out in the book when the fed was lending money to banks and they expanded their direct lending to banks to the discount window and the thing that is both into it, it turns out we know now a lot of european banks were borrowing direct from the feds. so it strikes me as exactly as you say, exactl

european partners you must do it the german way but the other countries especially in southern europe they have to find their owed their own to which one of the most important too is to get back their old currency i think that these countries are more or less on their own they have to manage their problems for their own country and and the troika be the tool it's especially not into naturally the two it would help countries like portugal spain or greece now where the euro crisis raging on the clamor to join the union is dying down coming up in the program here in our team return to a success story in iceland where the opposition is poised to win the general election void by its and to european message. and this top officer has called for more financial help from the e.u. in order to keep the alliance afloat he's accused the block of getting a free ride with washington bearing responsibility for the majority of defense spending nato has already suffered cuts amounting to forty five billion dollars which equals germany's entire military budget while the military the military alliance is

the european union was shouldn't. be icelandic state the icelandic taxpayers were responsible for that of private banks in the case to an international court now the after court found iceland was in the right i'm not responsible for this amount and refused the claims of that and at its roots they hard initially forced about the current relations between iceland and the rest of europe are you guys still friends they claim but basically be flushed down the toilet and would not be able to. sort of a merged sun equal in europe but that. falls on us iceland's relationship if you would of been the outside world normalized. international investors are coming back to the country. thanks have stabilized quite a lot the only thing to add here is sure there's lots of information on this story in blogs and social networks but you won't find it in mainstream media why perhaps to avoid giving ideas to anyone else under pressure. let's not polaroid forney a political analyst at the c.i. p.-i foundation think tank in brussels mr rouh

anti terror has voiced concerns over the number of europeans joining the ranks of the rebels the main concern is that europe could see all these people returning radicalized after the conflict and r.t. says are still your reports on the mounting fears of homegrown terrorism. syria's two year old conflict is already seen to spill over some neighboring countries but now it is extended far beyond that it's estimated that hundreds of europeans from fourteen countries mostly young men have joined the rebels in syria in fighting against bashar al assad london based international center for the study of radicalization figure at six hundred. we'll hear an outward build should be the media coverage of the radicalization of young people as recently focused on one specific story that of a father in search of the son dimitriy wanted son had joined a radical islamic group that had gone to syria to join the fight father had gone all the way they're hoping to put this in a bad. deal planes are flying overhead all the time when we are on the streets or inside a building we have a bomb was dropped on

terror and shiva as one that europeans traveling to syria to join the rebels could pose a threat back home after they return fares are going throughout europe that it's young muslims that could get in touch with islamic faction among their position that's a sillier reports. syria's two year old conflict is already seen to spill over some neighboring countries but now it is extended far beyond that it's estimated that hundreds of europeans from fourteen countries mostly young men have joined the rebels in syria fighting against bashar al assad the london based international center for the study vatican has ation put the tall figure at six hundred. well here and i'm still sure the eat it coverage on the radicalization you. people has recently focused on one specific story that of a father in search of the son dimitriy wanted southern georgia radical islam this group that had gone to syria to join the fight father had gone all the way they are hoping to bring his somebody. built planes are flying overhead all the time when we are on the street or inside a building we have a bomb was drop

well the death of margaret factions prompted david cameron to cut short his european trip the british prime minister was expected to promote his ideas for a more flexible e.u. amid growing euro skeptic sentiment among voters at home but robert oulds the director of the bruges group think tank told us cameron's proposal is what we welcomed by the rest of the you anyway the prime minister margaret thatcher was of course the president of the group and she had an enormous effect on britain she changed britain arguably greatly for the better you broke the former consensus in british politics restore prosperity and also criticised the european union in its drive to more centralization which has damaged many us states and of course undermine to our democracy throughout the you climb minister david cameron course wants to emulate margaret thatcher's effect with guarding the peon union they will not back him up on the return of powers from the e.u. to nation states they don't want a more flexible european union where people can pick and choose what powers belong with nation states and what pow

holocaust museum as european officials examine how the holocaust has influenced european identity. that's followed by a look at the lessons learned by the actions of people who defied not the ideology and stood in support of holocaust victims. >> in a recent address to the european parliament, irish president michael higgins talked about the challenges facing the european union and board members about the loss of its credibility in the world. ireland currently holds the eu's six-month rotating presidency. this is a half hour. >> the president of ireland. [applause] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: ladies and gentlemen, i would invite you to please take your seats. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: ladies and gentlemen, it's a great honor for me to welcome the president of the republic of ireland, mr. higgins, it very well -- a very warm welcome to you to the european parliament. [applause] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: esteemed colleagues, mr. higgins will be addressing us today, but before i give them the floor, it's a particular pleasure for me to

isn't working jobless rates reach record highs especially among young europeans who are abandoning their home countries to make ends meet. here tonight thanks for your company good to have you with us while our top story then of eight pm moscow time a powerful blast has rocked the heart of the syrian capital today is killed at least thirteen people and wounded dozens the explosion comes twenty four hours after another deadly attack in central damascus the target the prime minister local correspondent a man was in the witness of blast and told us what he saw. it was something like one minute or two minutes away from it when i passed through the area the big explosion destroyed most of the historic square which is called maggi in the middle of an asterisk it's very close and all of the mystery of the interior i have seen that did by the spreading wall around i have seen three with no heads and they have seen how the scars rushed inside the square from everywhere how the claws just to close and how the security came in to. how people were crying and where they're. going and weeping over the

nato feeling the fiscal pinch with financial troubles biting the military budgets of european allies the us struggles with a disproportionate responsibility of funding the blocs defense. following the ongoing andras strike in guantanamo bay detention center dragging into its third month now officials say more than half the inmates are refusing food protesters taking to the streets in london in support of the last u.k. resident still held there. eight pm in moscow i met reza good having you with us here on r t our top story this hour the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan motivated the worst attack on u.s. soil in more than a decade that's what the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings told investigators dzhokhar its are now have also claimed that he and his brother acted alone in carrying out the twin blasts. has more from boston. as the nineteen year old boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tzar naiads condition improves from serious to fair he's beginning to reveal information to investigators from what we're hearing on the ground according to official search has said that th

continue your road towards the european bone but wonder why but why continue the road to the european union when it's got so many of its own problems of a massive debt slow growth what why is serbia so keen to join. well that's exactly what the whole debate in third gays about majority of political parties more than three quarters of the parliament are pro european and they say that we should feel joined because investors are more confident in the countries that are members of the european union which we can see in the balkans in the case of let's say about gary and romania who are expecting much more hoarding investment in serbia and because we need to reform our country and make it more efficient we exactly what supposed to happen during the negotiations. negotiations and i said but why but why has the e.u. b i'm sorry to jump in i do apologize why has the e.u. been so insistent on the cause of i wish you in his negotiations with even though several states don't even recognize cause of. the thing but the european union have will have to sort out they have promised costs of all the r

to nation states they don't want a more flexible european union where people can pick and choose what powers belong with nation states and what powers belong at the e.u. level they support a blanket e.u. where things are standardized from one one area to the to the next from ireland to portugal or costa finland and greece that's how they want things done from eastern europe to to the atlantic there is not a chance of getting significant powers back from the european union or to the nation states that is quite simply not feasible when it's already been rejected by other e.u. leaders. well times are tough austerity in the euro zone making the entire project look increasingly unpopular later this hour on r.t. french right wing politician rail upin explains why more and more people think they would now be better off going it alone with brussels. so i think that first and foremost if there is a rejection of the european union and its policies the us means people are realizing that the european union is an empire a soviet union that is in fact destroying their freedom and it doesn't protect

defending lawyers of you to believe that this decision by the european court of human rights will see her walk free especially after her plea for parole last week was turned down there was a certain breath of hope when the one of the politicians or for either of the former interior minister you listened to was released on a presidential pardon several weeks ago but this is not the case of too much anger because on the one hand the current ruling establishment here if they want to be friends with the european union they are spying for european integration but on the other hand if we're see that too much ankle is the biggest political enemy and it's far more comfortable for them to see her remain behind bars and they also have this one trick up their sleeve they can always say that look you are ruling the decision to convict her of seven years of prison as illegitimate but look there are two cases currently ongoing against sir one of them includes association to a murder of a deputy in nine hundred ninety six so it's interesting to see where it goes from here but we already have the rea

the international monetary fund the european central bank one of the main targets. as well as their own politicians that this isn't the only demonstrations take place . in spain around one thousand four hundred riot police. to try and make sure that demonstrations there don't boil over as we have seen in the past now it's not just the people of europe that have been voicing their displeasure against the. power here in europe with senior members of the european parliament voicing their displeasure against the way that. the seemingly endless financial crisis. very same. way that the situation in cyprus as neo colonialism. must be an inquiry into just who came up with the idea of placing a. about so much tension and lost respect for the e.u. markets the politicians say. again and they want to make sure that it again and also find out just who suggested that it was a good idea in the first place so another day another round of demonstrations in europe people come out. with the way things are going that they want change and they want that change to come quickly. he's put