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a lot of nigerians are in europe, but those in europe are rich people compared to those in villages who live with poverty, with hunger. pay money, it means you are rich but the poor people who do not have food two times a day cannot pay for this. they don't have the money to pay transport from nigeria to libya. there are different people. if you have refugees from countries where there is a lot nigeria hasi'm sure more refugees than the nigerian republican germany. there are people who have conflict. when you look in some areas like the sudan, people don't have a chance to leave. they have to leave. you are in the village during the famine, but it is being denied by war. even in the northeastern part of syria, have this. melinda: i want to take a closer look at some of the push factors , the things that cause people to leave. but one more question about this pull side, richard kahmis, should politicians be doing something more to let people and africa know the prospects not as good as they think? and to the media, what kind of people -- picture are people in africa getting of the journe
a lot of nigerians are in europe, but those in europe are rich people compared to those in villages who live with poverty, with hunger. pay money, it means you are rich but the poor people who do not have food two times a day cannot pay for this. they don't have the money to pay transport from nigeria to libya. there are different people. if you have refugees from countries where there is a lot nigeria hasi'm sure more refugees than the nigerian republican germany. there are people who have...
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, trying to help europe. the first question is what are we doing to help lebanon, to help gordon, turkey. the u.n. appeal for the humanitarian assistance for 4 million refugees put in perspective. >> the people in place. >> there's 327,000, large, large numbers, compared to 4 million, 1.1 million going to lebanon. that's about a quarter of the population. entire country, a poor country, a country with precarious demographic balance, various economies as well. and the u.n. asked for a little over $4 billion for that, they got about a billion and a half. the shortfall was two-thirds less than what they said they needed to provide for humanitarian assistance to this crisis. so is it any wonder if people can't have the basic shelter and food, education for their children in these countries of first asylum, that they'll move on and try to seek both humanitarian assistance, and ultimately secure protection further afield. >> a good reminder that the people were not getting the attention they needed. bill, thank you
, trying to help europe. the first question is what are we doing to help lebanon, to help gordon, turkey. the u.n. appeal for the humanitarian assistance for 4 million refugees put in perspective. >> the people in place. >> there's 327,000, large, large numbers, compared to 4 million, 1.1 million going to lebanon. that's about a quarter of the population. entire country, a poor country, a country with precarious demographic balance, various economies as well. and the u.n. asked for...
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i think germany is sending a warning to eastern europe and if you want to freely move into eastern europe and right of free movement which is really valued by polls, check, countries of eastern europe and move into western europe we insist you also take on your re responsibility of sharing refugees and you are right it's going to be difficult fight and people are not optimistic we will get an agreement at the end of the meeting. >> thanks for that, joy jackie in brussels there and we have the secretary-general of the council of europe, the regional organization promoting human rights, democracy and rule of law in the continent and says countriey countries can contro it but ill treating people cannot be tolerated. >> it has to be met with some very solid messages put in place, reception centers where these people are arriving so that they can be revisited and so that they can be distributed further to all the countries. otherwise the countries in europe will continue to push the people back and on the shoulder and this is a very unfortunate situation and we have to keep in mind the fact th
i think germany is sending a warning to eastern europe and if you want to freely move into eastern europe and right of free movement which is really valued by polls, check, countries of eastern europe and move into western europe we insist you also take on your re responsibility of sharing refugees and you are right it's going to be difficult fight and people are not optimistic we will get an agreement at the end of the meeting. >> thanks for that, joy jackie in brussels there and we have...
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and for europe it's also a matter of historical terms. [applause] we europeans, we are all ear peens here. okay. i am note that go you do think that you are not europeans. well said, but not well done. this is note a time to take fright, it's a time of humanity and human dignity. we europeans, i thought before the interruption, all of us should remember that our is up a continent, w where nearly everye has at one time been a rear view gee. our history is marked by million of europeans freeing from religious or political persecution, from dictatorship, from oppression. not fleeing from france in the 17th century. jewjews, roma, many others fleeg from germany during the nazi era of the '30s and the '40s of the last sen tire i, spanish republicans fleeing to refugees camps in southern france at the end of the 1930s after their defeat in the civil war. hungarian revolution assists freeing to austria and elsewhe elsewhere, everywhere in europe after their uprising. [applause] after their uprising against colin assists who were oppressed by sov
and for europe it's also a matter of historical terms. [applause] we europeans, we are all ear peens here. okay. i am note that go you do think that you are not europeans. well said, but not well done. this is note a time to take fright, it's a time of humanity and human dignity. we europeans, i thought before the interruption, all of us should remember that our is up a continent, w where nearly everye has at one time been a rear view gee. our history is marked by million of europeans freeing...
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he reminded people across europe of their quite recent him. he made the point that after the spanish civil war in the 1930s, he reminded people of all the spanish refugees who turned up in southern france. more recently, in the years when there was the eastern block, the warsaw pact countries, he reminded how refugees from poland in the 1/9/50s fled west from the czech republic and slovakia, some of the countries mo resisting the idea of taking refugees in the past people from those eastern european countries sought political asylum in western europe. he also warned about the creeping suggestion about how some countries might be willing to accept christian refugees buzz not those from other religions, he said there was no question of distinguishing between christians, jews and muslimmuslims and reminded euroe again of its history and the dangers of distinguishing between need on the basis of religion, clearly a very dark history in europe regarding that. he also put the figures in perspective. he said when scare mongerrers in europes are talki
he reminded people across europe of their quite recent him. he made the point that after the spanish civil war in the 1930s, he reminded people of all the spanish refugees who turned up in southern france. more recently, in the years when there was the eastern block, the warsaw pact countries, he reminded how refugees from poland in the 1/9/50s fled west from the czech republic and slovakia, some of the countries mo resisting the idea of taking refugees in the past people from those eastern...
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to come from europe itself. how could this be arranged? this could only be arranged by solving a trio of interlocked problems. accessing the right networks, conjuring up payment, and transporting material back and forth across the ocean. given the scale, remember, they need a lot of all of this stuff. overcoming these challenges would have been difficult even in the international market. but colonists in the 18th century america did not have an international open market. mercantilism might have been fraying at the edges, but economists were still traveling across the economy that mercantilists built. they were forbid any access to most foreign markets, deprived of hard cash, and mostly bereft of oceangoing ships. consider first the problem with networks. where could private persons go to buy an army worth of guns and ammunition in the late 18th century? that required not only timely market knowledge, but informed and reliable contracts abroad. exchanges involved 3, 4, 5 commercial partners in multiple continents
to come from europe itself. how could this be arranged? this could only be arranged by solving a trio of interlocked problems. accessing the right networks, conjuring up payment, and transporting material back and forth across the ocean. given the scale, remember, they need a lot of all of this stuff. overcoming these challenges would have been difficult even in the international market. but colonists in the 18th century america did not have an international open market. mercantilism might have...
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wrong idea of life in europe. often, the women themselves take the first step to approach traffickers frfment then on, they are at their mercy. >> traditional temples can be found. they believe in the power of the right youals. smugglers force them to see a priest. they are made to swear an oath to repay the money it cost to smuggle them to europe. the temples' priest won't say he performed it, but he says god's wrath rains down on those who break an oath. >> once in denial, the person will die. if we say he will die, within seven days he will die by thunder bolt bolt. reporter: pamly hoped to find a better life. she hopes others can learn from mistakes. anchor: we have to take a short one-minute break. you are watching "dw news." stay with us. anchor: welcome back. you are with "dw news." hungary has blocked hundreds of migrants from boarding trains in budapest as they try to get to western europe. crowds are stranded outside the city's main station. they will register refugees individually and send back any they
wrong idea of life in europe. often, the women themselves take the first step to approach traffickers frfment then on, they are at their mercy. >> traditional temples can be found. they believe in the power of the right youals. smugglers force them to see a priest. they are made to swear an oath to repay the money it cost to smuggle them to europe. the temples' priest won't say he performed it, but he says god's wrath rains down on those who break an oath. >> once in denial, the...
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and europe. when you really look at things, where you see the most economic stability and improvement in europe, where you see the most political stability certainly here in the united states, you see the rules of the game relatively well known compared to russia or china or some of the other big markets, the u.s. is still the best game in town. i don't even think it's the best house in the best neighborhood. i just think it's a really good house. you have corrections and no ingredients for a recession. if you've been bottom picking during this period of volatility, you've made some money. >> excellent place to leave it. ron insana, thank you. >>> china's slowing economy has been a major concern and now there may be more reasons to worry. the organization for economic cooperation says china's economy will continue to slow and it's not just china but also the u.s. and uk that are vulnerable. they say if the slow down deepens, it will spell another disappointing year for the global economy. >>> and
and europe. when you really look at things, where you see the most economic stability and improvement in europe, where you see the most political stability certainly here in the united states, you see the rules of the game relatively well known compared to russia or china or some of the other big markets, the u.s. is still the best game in town. i don't even think it's the best house in the best neighborhood. i just think it's a really good house. you have corrections and no ingredients for a...
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towill take them from lesbos athens, then deeper into europe. at first the line moves neatly, then tempers fray. these scenes last night prompted to sayek authorities they are overwhelmed. syrians try to force their way past guards and onto a ferry bound for athens. this is the response for the new arrivals, speeding registration set up overnight by the greeks and the you win. 7000 were registered this morning and will be allowed to move on with more ships moving in. the appeal for urgent help from your from local officials. >> we are now waiting for the fast response for the european institutions. problem only not a for the island, not only for greece, but a european and international issue. it must be dealt with in that way. >> at the port the press of people continues. and exhausted roy breaks down. nobody knows how many more like him are coming and if the greek island will be able to cope. bbc news, lesbos. the united states has reopened is the fanatic mission to somalia 22 years after pulling out. -- reopened its diplomatic mission to somal
towill take them from lesbos athens, then deeper into europe. at first the line moves neatly, then tempers fray. these scenes last night prompted to sayek authorities they are overwhelmed. syrians try to force their way past guards and onto a ferry bound for athens. this is the response for the new arrivals, speeding registration set up overnight by the greeks and the you win. 7000 were registered this morning and will be allowed to move on with more ships moving in. the appeal for urgent help...
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-- led to demand for action across europe. monika jones is here now with an angle to this whole migrant crisis. reporter: it feels terribly wrong to talk about numbers in the face of such a tragedy, but then again, in greece, at least the refugee crisis does have an actual price tag. athens' government says it needs over one billion euros to cope with the tens of thousands arriving on its shores. the country, which is already suffering on the impact on its debt crisis, is unlikely to get that much from its commission, but greece says it will not settle for less -- it will settle for less as long as it gets some help. reporter: a massive influx of refugees and a cash-strapped country ill-equipped to deal with them. greece, seen as a gateway to the rest of europe, lacks the infrastructure and money to manage the arrivals. it has called on the rest of the european union to chip in. "i believe that greece will need much more than one billion euros to deal with the current problem . i don't dare calculate what we would need if the
-- led to demand for action across europe. monika jones is here now with an angle to this whole migrant crisis. reporter: it feels terribly wrong to talk about numbers in the face of such a tragedy, but then again, in greece, at least the refugee crisis does have an actual price tag. athens' government says it needs over one billion euros to cope with the tens of thousands arriving on its shores. the country, which is already suffering on the impact on its debt crisis, is unlikely to get that...
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i'm talking of course of the massive refugee crisis make pla playing out in europe. hungarian riot police fired water cannons and tear gas, after refugees tried to break through the gate. refugees threw water bottles and rocks and demanded the border be reopened. today's clashes follow the installation of razor wire fences and laws, making it a crime to enter into the country except at legal checkpoints. a sign that the flood of refugees from syria is testing europe's commitment to open borders and the 1951 refugee convention, that is united nations treaty that obligates anyone to take ref euj those refuge those entering their shores, that hard logistical reality, people that think of immigrants that don't speak or look like them. a pew study finds that 70% want to limit immigration. taking in refugees will cause economic pain but the truth is: that immigrants are not necessarily a drain on economies. take united kingdom where a royal economic society report found that over 16 years, immigrants in the u.k. were less likely to receive some refugees from syria and othe
i'm talking of course of the massive refugee crisis make pla playing out in europe. hungarian riot police fired water cannons and tear gas, after refugees tried to break through the gate. refugees threw water bottles and rocks and demanded the border be reopened. today's clashes follow the installation of razor wire fences and laws, making it a crime to enter into the country except at legal checkpoints. a sign that the flood of refugees from syria is testing europe's commitment to open borders...
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the europeans were displaced, europeans in europe. and europe doesn't have our tradition of assimilation of people from around the the world. europeans may have to learn a lesson from their transatlantic cousins, us, about how you do this. >> there's another aspect of this, susan, because to the degree -- i'm not saying that the u.s. and europe should shut the door but to the degree that the u.s. and europe open the door, doesn't that ensure that your war refugees more migrants will leave syria, will leave turkey which is a country they go to right across the border and follow in their foot steps? >> we don't have a moral obligation to take everybody to who wants to come to the united states. we i have an are moral obligation to take people facing this kind you have situation. >> thank you, panel. see you next sunday. up next, our power player of the week. a man of science and faith, the head of the national institutes of health. >>> he rides a harley and plays a mean guitar. which as we told you in april, makes what he does even more
the europeans were displaced, europeans in europe. and europe doesn't have our tradition of assimilation of people from around the the world. europeans may have to learn a lesson from their transatlantic cousins, us, about how you do this. >> there's another aspect of this, susan, because to the degree -- i'm not saying that the u.s. and europe should shut the door but to the degree that the u.s. and europe open the door, doesn't that ensure that your war refugees more migrants will leave...
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intrra europe rory? e.u. exports 1.9 show you euros outside the e.u. .9tra european trade is 29 trillion. 10% goes to china. have beenters beneficiaries of chinese expansion. i get that. i understand that, but the intra european trade, things like banks, support services, things like consumer companies within europe, there are many opportunities that can take advantage of that improving economic outlook within the european environment. francine: are you concerned about valuations being too high? i guess it is also the unloved that'sof 2015 or 2014 where you want to be, right? probably not tech? rory: there are some interesting europe,ortunities in actually. i do not want to get into specifics but we find value in technology. financials and banks, especially. i think valuations overall in europe look pretty attractive. we have got 14 times -- long term valuation measures look attractive relative to the u.s. broadly isto europe this expansion in margins we have not seen it. margins is 50 to the u.s. we have got
intrra europe rory? e.u. exports 1.9 show you euros outside the e.u. .9tra european trade is 29 trillion. 10% goes to china. have beenters beneficiaries of chinese expansion. i get that. i understand that, but the intra european trade, things like banks, support services, things like consumer companies within europe, there are many opportunities that can take advantage of that improving economic outlook within the european environment. francine: are you concerned about valuations being too...
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threaten an open europe. gavin hewitt, bbc news, the best. laura: for more on how european countries are trying to cope and react to this crisis, i spoke a brief time ago to germany's ambassador to the united states. europe's policy toward migrants is incoherent and chaotic. what needs to change? is arst of all, this crisis of historic proportions. never since the second world war have received this flow of -- into europe. we were not prepared for this impact of refugees. for instance, germany alone this year will accept 800,000 refugees. 1% of the population. but in proportion, that would mean that 3.5 million people in the usa. weneed urgent reform, and have measures in mind of how to deal with that crisis. laura: like what? >> that all of the refugees coming into europe have to be treated according to our humanitarian standards. that means that we have to set up new reception centers in some of the countries. we have to speed up the asylum procedures, according to common european asylum standards. and then
threaten an open europe. gavin hewitt, bbc news, the best. laura: for more on how european countries are trying to cope and react to this crisis, i spoke a brief time ago to germany's ambassador to the united states. europe's policy toward migrants is incoherent and chaotic. what needs to change? is arst of all, this crisis of historic proportions. never since the second world war have received this flow of -- into europe. we were not prepared for this impact of refugees. for instance, germany...
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europe is floundering. it demands an answer. today, in brussels, there was a partial apply -- partial reply. eu leaders are saying a majority of the interior ministers forced a quota system, dividing 120,000 asylum seekers across the continent. the u.k. is exercising its right to opt out. drop incation plan is a the ocean. at around half a million refugees and other migrants have arrived in greece, italy, and hungary. at night on the hungary border with austria we met this family who said they are from syria. as europe debates who is a refugee, an asylum seeker, and an economic migrant, they want to go where they are welcome. as winter approaches, europe is examining its quotients. arguing ande agonizing what to do with the flood of refugees and migrants coming their way. central and eastern european countries are demanding tighter policing of europe's orders. hungary is taking matters into its own hand. a razor wire fence and soldiers using rubber bullets to deter migrants. as a strong volunteer movement in the country as well.
europe is floundering. it demands an answer. today, in brussels, there was a partial apply -- partial reply. eu leaders are saying a majority of the interior ministers forced a quota system, dividing 120,000 asylum seekers across the continent. the u.k. is exercising its right to opt out. drop incation plan is a the ocean. at around half a million refugees and other migrants have arrived in greece, italy, and hungary. at night on the hungary border with austria we met this family who said they...
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the europe i don't want to leave is the europe refusing those in need. the crisis is stark and the journey, think, is still long. i'm counting on you in this hou house, the house of european democracy to show european coverage going forward in line with our common values and history. [ speaking french ] >> translator: dear friends, as many of you are, i realize that i have already exceeded the speaking time which would normally be for my state of the union address and has formerly been the case, but i do need to take some time given the situation to talk about a number of other issues. first of all, greece, which is very close to my heart. we had very serious debates about the greek crisis. it's a debate which affects us all very profoundly. it's been a difficult debate and i endeavored at great length to explain to the president of greece that we were democratic countries dealing on a democratic basis and here you are members of parliament and parliamentarian subscribing to the parliamentary democrat see which is paramount in teaching other countries wh
the europe i don't want to leave is the europe refusing those in need. the crisis is stark and the journey, think, is still long. i'm counting on you in this hou house, the house of european democracy to show european coverage going forward in line with our common values and history. [ speaking french ] >> translator: dear friends, as many of you are, i realize that i have already exceeded the speaking time which would normally be for my state of the union address and has formerly been...
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europe cannot do it alone. europe will have to take its share and will have to get ready to accommodate more. and also to have a greater responsibility sharing agreement now that other countries have to come in in the region, syria as you mentioned, it is clear. we can also say that australia will have to take its share, so there we are. brent: didn't the unc this crisis, with the rest of us, didn't we all see it coming? isn't the u.n. partly responsible for this disaster? mr. shuler: look, it is clear that what is missing in syria is a clear peace agreement. there is no light on the horizon for strong, peace building efforts. we saw it coming. we saw it worsening. the high commissioner for refugees has warned of -- warned us of this for 2, 3 years. we've seen the crisis coming with our eyes into this crisis. now it is here and we need now to hammer out fast solutions. brent: it's interesting, in the u.s. there is a raging debate on illegal immigrants. here we have refugees. does the international community hav
europe cannot do it alone. europe will have to take its share and will have to get ready to accommodate more. and also to have a greater responsibility sharing agreement now that other countries have to come in in the region, syria as you mentioned, it is clear. we can also say that australia will have to take its share, so there we are. brent: didn't the unc this crisis, with the rest of us, didn't we all see it coming? isn't the u.n. partly responsible for this disaster? mr. shuler: look, it...
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, the greek islands further into europe. that particular one, the father has survived and is treated in hospital. they are from the syrian city, which we heard a lot about left year, where the fighters propels an attack. how have people been responding manufacture how is turkey responding. >> that image gained a lot of attention in turkey. nearly 2 million refugees. they are coming across the border. if they want to stay in turkey, they can. they residency in turkey. the problem is there's not not enough work. every one will tell you the reason they go further. they are trying to feel more temporary in turkey, and feel the families will have better opportunities. 14 people drown off the coast of malaysia, after a boat capsized. officials believe those on board were indonesians working illegally in malaysia >>> guatemala's president resigned after a judge ordered arrest. they voted on tuesday to strip 64-year-old molina of his immunity. protesters have been calling for him to resign for months, daniel schweimler sent this upd
, the greek islands further into europe. that particular one, the father has survived and is treated in hospital. they are from the syrian city, which we heard a lot about left year, where the fighters propels an attack. how have people been responding manufacture how is turkey responding. >> that image gained a lot of attention in turkey. nearly 2 million refugees. they are coming across the border. if they want to stay in turkey, they can. they residency in turkey. the problem is...
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this is not europe. we're not safeguarding human rights or european values, as our politicians are saying. it is horror. nobody wants to go [indiscernible] people want to go to sweden, any, bgium because many, many syrians have family members in our countries. there are many, many syrians living in germany. here, hasas a sister a two-year-old son here because she gave it away to her sister. has no residence permit and the mother is in berlin. and so on. this is what we need to do. we are obliged by international law and by the geneva protocol to accommodate and to receive people in distress, in need. amy: you are a member of the german parliament and you have made a link to between the massive refugee catastrophe that .s now unfolding and arms sales, german arms sales, u.s. arms sales. can you explain? >> well, it is our arms which are also killing and destroying these countries. [indiscernible] germany,ern part of the industry is located. it is very fluent region. is the thirdany biggest weapons exporte
this is not europe. we're not safeguarding human rights or european values, as our politicians are saying. it is horror. nobody wants to go [indiscernible] people want to go to sweden, any, bgium because many, many syrians have family members in our countries. there are many, many syrians living in germany. here, hasas a sister a two-year-old son here because she gave it away to her sister. has no residence permit and the mother is in berlin. and so on. this is what we need to do. we are...
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a family prepared to risk everything to make it to europe. children far too young to be doing something like this. a baby who will never remember this night if he or she makes it. we count 17 people from one afghan family all to be squeezed into this dinghy. they're on turkey's aegean coast 12 kilometers from the greek island of kos. >> we're afraid of dying, of course, this woman says. some died recently. but die something better than starving here. >> but there's a problem. their motor won't start. they begin packing up. the family tells us that they're shia muslims who are targeted by the taliban. they tried making a life in turkey for the last three years, they say. apparent from syrians, turkey does not accept refugees. allow me. my daughter is a student. in europe they know humanity. so we'll try again and again. if they catch us 100 times we will try 100 times. >> the family is desperate to leave and decides to try and fix the engine. they're making their only way to kos to avoid being ripped off by smugglers, but the engine won't star
a family prepared to risk everything to make it to europe. children far too young to be doing something like this. a baby who will never remember this night if he or she makes it. we count 17 people from one afghan family all to be squeezed into this dinghy. they're on turkey's aegean coast 12 kilometers from the greek island of kos. >> we're afraid of dying, of course, this woman says. some died recently. but die something better than starving here. >> but there's a problem. their...
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everywhere in europe. after their uprising. [ applause ] after their uprising against communist rules was oppressed by soviet tanks in 1956. czech, slovak citizens seeking refuge in other countries including mine in 1968. hundreds of thousands were forced to flee from their homes after and during the yugoslav wars at the end of the last century. in the last decade of the 20th century. have we forgot therein was a reason there are more -- living in the united states than in the entire population of scotland? there is a reason the number of o'neills and murphys in u.s. exceeds by far those living in ireland. have we forgotten that 20 million people of polish ancestry live outside poland as a result of political and economic emigration after the many border shifts forced expulsions and resettlements after poland's painful history. have we forget after the second world war, 60 million people were refugees in europe. that as result of this terrible european experience, a global protection regime the 1951 geneva
everywhere in europe. after their uprising. [ applause ] after their uprising against communist rules was oppressed by soviet tanks in 1956. czech, slovak citizens seeking refuge in other countries including mine in 1968. hundreds of thousands were forced to flee from their homes after and during the yugoslav wars at the end of the last century. in the last decade of the 20th century. have we forgot therein was a reason there are more -- living in the united states than in the entire population...
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>> we've had about 350,000 people who arrived in europe this year. i mean. it's a content with half a billion people. if the people were distributed, the asylum seekers, refugees, equitably. this would not be the crisis it is. we feel this continent, with the went l wealth and political will, it would be a manageable crisis. at the same time people have to look at the root cause, why are people fleeing, and try to address those. >> melissa fleming, thank you for joining us. as you can see, a lot of challenges. a lot of things people need to come to terms with. at the same time that outpouring of grass roots support as donation drives are started here in these little villages and especially, that's one of the most important things we've seen, refugees in countries like austria and germany are greeted with a smile. that's something that makes that transition a lot easier, guys. >> melissa brought up an important point there. treating the migrants and refugees. it seems like a sim man ticks issue. but the classification is quite important on which countries tak
>> we've had about 350,000 people who arrived in europe this year. i mean. it's a content with half a billion people. if the people were distributed, the asylum seekers, refugees, equitably. this would not be the crisis it is. we feel this continent, with the went l wealth and political will, it would be a manageable crisis. at the same time people have to look at the root cause, why are people fleeing, and try to address those. >> melissa fleming, thank you for joining us. as you...
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but even accounting for the thousands more trying to make it to europe every day, europe is taking just over 3% of the 12 million syrians in urgent need for help. >> the pentagon has new concerns for russia, saying it is setting up a military base inside a province of syria. the u.s. will not confirm specifics of numbers or troops or weapons. but says that the intentions for base are unclear. our national security correspondent jamie mcintire joins us from the pentagon. jamie. >> antonio, after a week of hemming and hawing, the pentagon did come out and say the russians are apparently setting up a forward air base in latakia. the way the united states knows this they have been watching for more than a week now, a steady flow of russian military cargo planes, bringing in military equipment and troops, cargo ships and a lot of aerial surveillance in the area because of the ongoing air operations there. the real way they know that this is going on is russia is not hiding it. media quoted sergey lavrov as saying yes military build up is going on, including not just weapons but also troops t
but even accounting for the thousands more trying to make it to europe every day, europe is taking just over 3% of the 12 million syrians in urgent need for help. >> the pentagon has new concerns for russia, saying it is setting up a military base inside a province of syria. the u.s. will not confirm specifics of numbers or troops or weapons. but says that the intentions for base are unclear. our national security correspondent jamie mcintire joins us from the pentagon. jamie. >>...
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free movement in europe is one of our great achievements. in a moment of coping with large numbers of asylum seekers, temporary controls can be reintroduced, but the commission called for them to be dismantled as we try to dealÑi with the members of the states including helping them process the applications. once the people look for asylum, there is a complex, legal process which has to be followed which is quite labor-intensive and we are proposing to help the member states who are challenged in this way to process these people correctly and make sure they are kept in the best conditions possible during that. >> sreenivasan: ambassador swing, what about the notions countries have, security concerns, economic concerns, political concerns before letting thousands or hundreds of thousands of people in? >> there is no question that a lot of the policies today are being driven by an unprecedented anti-migrant sentiment afoot in the world, not just europe but other countries. it's driven by the fears of the 2008-2009 economic downturn when perha
free movement in europe is one of our great achievements. in a moment of coping with large numbers of asylum seekers, temporary controls can be reintroduced, but the commission called for them to be dismantled as we try to dealÑi with the members of the states including helping them process the applications. once the people look for asylum, there is a complex, legal process which has to be followed which is quite labor-intensive and we are proposing to help the member states who are challenged...
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similar climbs for continental europe as well. now, let's look in on glencore which is trading sharply higher after it scrapped its dividends and selling assets. merrill lynch have upgraded their rating from the stock. shares were down almost 60% so far this year, before the news making it the ftse 100's worst performer, as you can see bouncing back 7.5%. and it's year to date down 55.7%. >>> the outlook segment was relatively down up 7.6, bhp, reyoshgs the two big ones also up. we'll be discussing this in more detail with the research analyst paul gate in just about half an hour's time. >>> let's move on, the bonds as i said didn't move too much on the back of that nfp even though the u.s. sold off quite sharply. we've not got the u.s. markets here because u.s. markets are closed for labor day. but it's in and around 1.25%. across the board, we're seeing a little selling, nothing too drastic happened in the bull markets, in the back end of the last week and this week. selling in an odd fashion. the euro and yen acting more from s
similar climbs for continental europe as well. now, let's look in on glencore which is trading sharply higher after it scrapped its dividends and selling assets. merrill lynch have upgraded their rating from the stock. shares were down almost 60% so far this year, before the news making it the ftse 100's worst performer, as you can see bouncing back 7.5%. and it's year to date down 55.7%. >>> the outlook segment was relatively down up 7.6, bhp, reyoshgs the two big ones also up. we'll...
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. >> hello, tackling europe's humanity crisis. according to the president of the european commission, he's calling on member states to agree to provide homes for 160,000 refugees by next year. the critics say it won't be enough. they warn that half a million refugees have entered europe this year. tens of thousands have made the dangerous journey across the mediterranean sea. those numbers pailing in comparison with the number of refugees in the region. 4million were living in turkey, lebanon, iraq and egypt. >> another group of weary people cross the border between greece and macedon gentleman. as they continue traveling north by foot or other means, the parliament is discussing how to help thousands of other refugee who is have made the dangerous journey. the president of the commission has a plan to sell across europe. >> we have to take charge, and we have to tak take charge, and i hope that everyone will be on board. no retorics. action is what is needed for the time being. >> germany would take in more than 30,000 refugees.
. >> hello, tackling europe's humanity crisis. according to the president of the european commission, he's calling on member states to agree to provide homes for 160,000 refugees by next year. the critics say it won't be enough. they warn that half a million refugees have entered europe this year. tens of thousands have made the dangerous journey across the mediterranean sea. those numbers pailing in comparison with the number of refugees in the region. 4million were living in turkey,...
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why are we trying to get to europe when our country is so beautiful? that is just how it is. molly: that is the father of three-year-old aylan, who lost his life trying to reach turkey, as well as his brother and mother. the united kingdom, as well as all european countries, are under pressure to act. david cameron is reviewing his country's migrant policy. so far the u.k. has sheltered just over 5000 syrian refugees, but those figures will increase in response to the public opinion appalled by images of the drowned toddler. cameron said the u.k. will provide settlement for thousands more. david cameron: as i said earlier this week, we will accept thousands more under these existing themes, and we keep them under review. given the scale of the crisis, the suffering of people, i can announce that we will do more, providing resettlement for thousands more syrian refugees. we will continue with our approach, taking them from the refugee camp's. this provides them with a direct and safe route to the united kingdom rather than risking the hazardous journey which has tragically cos
why are we trying to get to europe when our country is so beautiful? that is just how it is. molly: that is the father of three-year-old aylan, who lost his life trying to reach turkey, as well as his brother and mother. the united kingdom, as well as all european countries, are under pressure to act. david cameron is reviewing his country's migrant policy. so far the u.k. has sheltered just over 5000 syrian refugees, but those figures will increase in response to the public opinion appalled by...
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. ♪ we begin with the refugee crisis in europe and the stand off between refugees and riot police continues in hungry, hundreds of refugees refusing to leave a station to the west of budapest. they spend the night on packed carriages thinking they were bound for austria but stopped by police and told they would be taken to a nearby refugee center and a thousand migrants stranded for days at budapest station set out for austria and will be discussed by eu foreign ministers for a meeting in luxonburg and let's go live where the train has been stopped just to the west of budapest and al jazeera is there and what is the situation there now? >> adrian i can tell you the situation is as desperate as it was a few hours ago. i have been in touch throughout the day with many of the refugees on the train and the riot police that are here are keeping all the journalists at a distance from the train so we cannot board and go on there and see for ourselves the conditions and one syrian mother sent me images, powerful and dramatic and sad pictures from the train of children, what they are going through i
. ♪ we begin with the refugee crisis in europe and the stand off between refugees and riot police continues in hungry, hundreds of refugees refusing to leave a station to the west of budapest. they spend the night on packed carriages thinking they were bound for austria but stopped by police and told they would be taken to a nearby refugee center and a thousand migrants stranded for days at budapest station set out for austria and will be discussed by eu foreign ministers for a meeting in...
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europe continues to grow especially in southern europe. the segmentation, the kinds of vehicles that people are buying are different than a year ago. utilities are growing and frankly, something we do not talk about is commercial vehicles. commercial vehicles are very important. they are indicative of the economic activity and we are business really grow solidly in europe. it is not something that we talk about when we should focus on it. in terms of purchase reasons for customers, it has not changed a lot. what is exciting is to see the importance of technology. a brand's reputation around technology innovation. that is why we are launching c2 and a lot of connective vehicle services. that will become more important for customers in europe. anna: thank you very much jim for joining us. ceo for the ford motor company. we are carrying on with the car conversation. we will speak to the bmw ceo on the challenges ahead in his industry. we will be talking a little bit about china. ♪ anna: welcome back. you're watching countdown. it is 6:19 a.
europe continues to grow especially in southern europe. the segmentation, the kinds of vehicles that people are buying are different than a year ago. utilities are growing and frankly, something we do not talk about is commercial vehicles. commercial vehicles are very important. they are indicative of the economic activity and we are business really grow solidly in europe. it is not something that we talk about when we should focus on it. in terms of purchase reasons for customers, it has not...
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the idea that europe is for the europeans or that europe is just for the christians is something which is fairly widespread. one sees it as far afield as france. what we have is a general european test between those who are still in some kind of european community and those who want to move the nation states back towards traditional identities with traditional borders. >> you can find those far right political feel innings countries like france. you bring up hungary. in this case. but even as you see the politics on the surface, we've seen images, we've seen people within hungary walking up to the highway, helping people. even within the country there's a divide. >> this has been one of the most heartening things across europe, the way that civil society has been out front of government. this is true in hungary but interestingly it's also true in austria. it's the fact that civil society was more receptive to refugees that prepared the response you were talking about earlier. we all know about the icelandic families that have volunteered to help and german families. >> what are your th
the idea that europe is for the europeans or that europe is just for the christians is something which is fairly widespread. one sees it as far afield as france. what we have is a general european test between those who are still in some kind of european community and those who want to move the nation states back towards traditional identities with traditional borders. >> you can find those far right political feel innings countries like france. you bring up hungary. in this case. but...
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they want to go to europe to settle in europe. you have syrians who are fleeing even damascus because of the situation inside syria. so it's a matter of hope. we need to solve the situation inside syria. >>> it's a month since china's worst ever industrial accident, 164 team died after twin explowses at a warehouse storing dangerous chemical in the port in northeast china. more than 200 others are still being treated for their injuries. our china correspondent adrian brown reports. >> reporter: the epicenter, one month on. the explosions level part of tianjin port. smoke was rising over the disaster zone on thursday afternoon, another unexplained explosion. nearby we found specialists testing the air quality. they left as soon as we started to ask questions saying they had no information about the latest explosion. despite the danger, those forced to evacuate their homes are returning to collect possessions under the supervision of military police. those possessions in many cases now unfit for use. so you have to throw these away.
they want to go to europe to settle in europe. you have syrians who are fleeing even damascus because of the situation inside syria. so it's a matter of hope. we need to solve the situation inside syria. >>> it's a month since china's worst ever industrial accident, 164 team died after twin explowses at a warehouse storing dangerous chemical in the port in northeast china. more than 200 others are still being treated for their injuries. our china correspondent adrian brown reports....
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western europe has seen a good recovery. it is being led by market with strong recovery in southern europe. stephen: is europe the area we ford be looking at carmakers, whereas in the past we had looked at china and emerging economies? if you're going to be the driver for growth for you? -- is europe going to be the driver for growth for you? paul: we have to be very cautious, but we should also understand the market declines of the last few years. seen pictures of volume growth outside the market conditions. we expect continued recovery and we do not expect a boom. certainly in western europe, we anticipate growth. declined, more than 30% in the russian market. stephen: that is paul wilcox there from nissan. a mixed picture in trading across the european markets. but paris andn, frankfurt sings in gains. -- seeing some gains. bmw chrysler up over 2%. genie: let's get to brazil, where the government has announced some tougher austerity measures. stephen: tax cuts and tax increases work around 15 billion euros. -- worth aroun
western europe has seen a good recovery. it is being led by market with strong recovery in southern europe. stephen: is europe the area we ford be looking at carmakers, whereas in the past we had looked at china and emerging economies? if you're going to be the driver for growth for you? -- is europe going to be the driver for growth for you? paul: we have to be very cautious, but we should also understand the market declines of the last few years. seen pictures of volume growth outside the...
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he said europe isn't acting as europeans. . the big problem that they have the countries higher in europe are divided. on one hand, germany are taking in a lot of refugees. on the other hand, countries like hungary and many eastern european countries who don't want to take in more migrants .what the head of the european commission he gave a speech where he said europe needs to do both. on the one hand, they need to distribute the refugees more fairly among the countries. not only country like germany taking in migrants. they have to do more to patrol their boarders. the immigration in the long run is more clear and is more controlled than it has in the past. the speech that he gave is one that you's very important. christ i'm, are the european leaders going to be able to come together and implement a common policy moving forward to try to alleviate some of the suffering that's going on for the people fleeing those wars in syria and iraq as well. >> fred, it's amazing the speed in which the germans have been able to accept new
he said europe isn't acting as europeans. . the big problem that they have the countries higher in europe are divided. on one hand, germany are taking in a lot of refugees. on the other hand, countries like hungary and many eastern european countries who don't want to take in more migrants .what the head of the european commission he gave a speech where he said europe needs to do both. on the one hand, they need to distribute the refugees more fairly among the countries. not only country like...
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exorcism makes a controversial comeback in europe. in kosovo, blinding poverty is driving thousands to migrate. and in poland, the search intensifies for a hidden train full of gold. do you believe in exorcism -- the practice of driving out demons from people or places believed to be possessed by the devil? well, here in increasingly secular europe, most people don't. which explains why the practice has declined dramatically in
exorcism makes a controversial comeback in europe. in kosovo, blinding poverty is driving thousands to migrate. and in poland, the search intensifies for a hidden train full of gold. do you believe in exorcism -- the practice of driving out demons from people or places believed to be possessed by the devil? well, here in increasingly secular europe, most people don't. which explains why the practice has declined dramatically in
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i mean, this kind of crisis is bound to bring refugees to the boarders of europe, and europe has had the seriousness of such crisis. let's remember in 1992 during the wars in former yugoslavia, we had roughly the same numbers of refugees coming to europe. that is to say approximately 700,000 people from former yugoslavia getting into europe. and at the time europe was 15 countries. so really this lag of foresight is what we should question on behalf of the european state and union as a hole. >> thank you for joining us >>> less than 24 hours after what has been described as the bys egg upset in -- biggest upset in british politics, several members of the opposition labour party in the u.k. resigned their shadow cabinet posts, opposed to the election of jeremy corbyn as party leader. many thing that the socialist views will make it impossible for the party to be re-elected. but many who support him think that the policies will resonate with voters disillusioned by years of economic austerity. paul brennan is following developments for us. >> 59.9%. 60" of his party voted in support of
i mean, this kind of crisis is bound to bring refugees to the boarders of europe, and europe has had the seriousness of such crisis. let's remember in 1992 during the wars in former yugoslavia, we had roughly the same numbers of refugees coming to europe. that is to say approximately 700,000 people from former yugoslavia getting into europe. and at the time europe was 15 countries. so really this lag of foresight is what we should question on behalf of the european state and union as a hole....
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have gone to europe with dangerous journeys. with millions on the move, the united states is dipping a toe >> after five years of war millions of syrians are permanently out of their homes. some have gone to neighboring countries, some have gone to europe with dangerous sea journeys. promising taking in 10,000 people, is it a major world power coming late to the game, who is my neighbor, it's the "inside story." welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. before the civil war began, syria had more than 22 million residents. today, something approaching half those residents have been driven from their homes. civilians have been killed by the hundreds of thousands during the fighting and major cities have become simply unlivable. so millions have fled, men and women young and old crossing borders into jordan, turkey and lebanon and as you've seen on tv for weeks, many have been crossing the eastern mediterranean in boats trying to get to europe. united states has not been part of the debate, meant to dislodge syrian president basha
have gone to europe with dangerous journeys. with millions on the move, the united states is dipping a toe >> after five years of war millions of syrians are permanently out of their homes. some have gone to neighboring countries, some have gone to europe with dangerous sea journeys. promising taking in 10,000 people, is it a major world power coming late to the game, who is my neighbor, it's the "inside story." welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. before the...
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>> well, there's no monolithic view in europe itself on what to do. there are individuals like the 10,000 ice landers who came forward and said, actually, we'll take a lot more than the 80 syrians that the government says that we're prepared to take. there are different views within the european states. because europe can't come to an agreement, they have not been able to do anything that would in any way stop the flow and help protect people f they chose to, the european union could begin to process refugees, like turkey and lebanon and jordan and help them find safe passage to homes in europe, but europe hasn't done that, so you see all of chaos and collapse of borders and complete lack of understanding of what to do and how to help. >> the big meeting scheduled on the 14th, an emergency meeting, and sheila, i know that you'll have more on this tonight. we'll look for that report. sheila vicar. thank you. >>> and in malaysia, at least 15 people were killed when a boat carrying migrant workers capsized. and officials crews are searching for people st
>> well, there's no monolithic view in europe itself on what to do. there are individuals like the 10,000 ice landers who came forward and said, actually, we'll take a lot more than the 80 syrians that the government says that we're prepared to take. there are different views within the european states. because europe can't come to an agreement, they have not been able to do anything that would in any way stop the flow and help protect people f they chose to, the european union could...
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here in europe disappointing pmi data in china. falling commodity prices sending stocks lower on the first day of september. this after they lost on average about 10% in the month of august. we started the day higher but once asia closed lower stocks in europe followed in tandem. the xetra dax down 40 points and the french markets down about 18. interestingly enough the morgan stanley note saying they're positive on european equities. they're expecting a rebound in the near future and italy is their top pick. if you take a look right now, italy is the out performer. a quick look at bonds. we have been seeing some bond buying at 0.77%. ten year treasury holding on to 2.15%. >> thank you, seema a lot of people watching this morning. don says he's watching from silicon valley. nice place to be. silicon valley. how do you make money in a market like this? this is what investors were telling us earlier. >> i like the ideaover equity markets selling off and yields increasing in the u.s. and now financing it by selling puts now is a good
here in europe disappointing pmi data in china. falling commodity prices sending stocks lower on the first day of september. this after they lost on average about 10% in the month of august. we started the day higher but once asia closed lower stocks in europe followed in tandem. the xetra dax down 40 points and the french markets down about 18. interestingly enough the morgan stanley note saying they're positive on european equities. they're expecting a rebound in the near future and italy is...
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to europe? >> the most important thing we can give here's to give a good example about our people and about the country's just a country we came from. >> in northern germany, she's on her way to apply for asylum. as a syrian refugee, she has a good chance. palsys born with cerebral , but she believes advanced medical help here could enable her to walk. place.me to the right i'm hopeful they will help me. >> when you look into the future, do you ever see a day when you might bring your gift, the great gift of inspiration you have, that you might bring that back to syria, to your people? >> i'm not really sure. it's going to take a long, long syria gets back up. >> will syria get back up? >> yes, she will. i'm sure about that. >> but many millions have already abandoned syria, and today, thousands more were arriving in the eu. a nation that loses a child like najim is losing its best. laura: as the migrant crisis continues to test the response, english football star david beckham was in the united
to europe? >> the most important thing we can give here's to give a good example about our people and about the country's just a country we came from. >> in northern germany, she's on her way to apply for asylum. as a syrian refugee, she has a good chance. palsys born with cerebral , but she believes advanced medical help here could enable her to walk. place.me to the right i'm hopeful they will help me. >> when you look into the future, do you ever see a day when you might...
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. >> i am here for one purpose, to get to europe. we live in the forest. each morning, we go out looking for something to eat. we have nothing. life here is tough. >> with that, a group of refugees in the northern city, they all say they face discrimination every day. a volunteer teaches young migrants english, an experience she says has changed her life. >> when i came the first day, i wasn't really into it, but then, we had this close relationship and i saw a really different side of them that was hidden. we have different ideas about the people and some of our people, too, but then the more i know them and the more i spend time with them, the more i get attached to them. >> thousands are now legal residents in morocco, which means they have permission to stay, but there are thousands more who say they have been abandoned, betrayed by rich nations. now that europe stepped up border controls, many migrants find themselves trapped here in morocco. this is their dream, europe, on the other side of the mediterranean. to get there, they
. >> i am here for one purpose, to get to europe. we live in the forest. each morning, we go out looking for something to eat. we have nothing. life here is tough. >> with that, a group of refugees in the northern city, they all say they face discrimination every day. a volunteer teaches young migrants english, an experience she says has changed her life. >> when i came the first day, i wasn't really into it, but then, we had this close relationship and i saw a really...
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we need a coordinated response from europe led by germany. you know, this is something which can't wait on politics. people need to step up. >> if up to cure terrorism, if you're worried about terrorists, just let the situation continue to fester. >> there's another aspect, and george alluded to it in addition to talking about libya, which is syria. syria is a failed state, and it is bleeding its problems all across europe, and, you know, we now hear the russians may be coming into syria, the slaughter of one ethnic religious group of another continues. so as long as that continues, isn't there going to be just a neverending supply of these migrants around europe and the united states, george? >> yes, there will. if we had any way to stop the fighting in syria we should do it, but i don't think we do. remember, at the end of the second world war there were about 15 million displaced people in europe. ten years later there were essentially none. we've had handled crises like this before. this is different. the europe doesn't have our tradition
we need a coordinated response from europe led by germany. you know, this is something which can't wait on politics. people need to step up. >> if up to cure terrorism, if you're worried about terrorists, just let the situation continue to fester. >> there's another aspect, and george alluded to it in addition to talking about libya, which is syria. syria is a failed state, and it is bleeding its problems all across europe, and, you know, we now hear the russians may be coming into...