world. like every week to w. hello and welcome to quadriga declaring that europe has never been so necessary as today nor so endangered french president emanuel mccall has once again laid out a vision for europe for what he calls a renaissance saying that he wants to mobilize citizens across the continent in the run up to elections for the european parliament less than two and a half months from now in fact many share macross view that the e.u. is facing its most acute crisis yet increasingly divided over policy toward migrants disillusioned by a prolonged and chaotic breck set and polarized by the rise of right wing nationalism. or the populists who can convince europe that's the title of our show today and here i guess it's who will answer that question it's a pleasure to welcome you oh she is german but lived for many years in belgium and france she's a professor of political science and heads the department of european studies and democracy at the claims university in austria and she says europe can only be successful if the german and french leaders move closer together derek

this is a continent after all a chance and years of a complex relationship with europe and new elections why they matter to africa next d.w. . example elaine has no education her husband drinks. her son takes drugs. there seems to be no way out. then she dares to make a change and take control of her money. a growing thing a story of south africa. in the sixty minutes long t.w. . letter we were. when we were. eighty percent of americans at some point in our lives will experience hardship listen hot. dog. buns. well the campaigns the different campaigns for the european elections are in full swing and we are here at the last plenary session of this particular european parliament because there will be a new one coming and that is being noticed outside of the european union as well that's why we will discuss today you were lections why they matter to africa and that's an outcome of those elections that will be closely monitored in africa this is a continent that has after all shared a long and complex relationship with europe so stick with us and our guest we have a great panel he

relationship with europe you elections quite a matter for the next you. take it personally. with. to make him some special. treat. for more than football. well the campaigns the different campaigns for the european elections are in full swing and we are here at the last plenary session of this particular european parliament because there will be a new one come may and that is being noticed outside of the european union as well that's why we will discuss today you will actions why they matter to africa and that's an outcome of those elections that will be closely monitored in africa this is a continent that has after all shared a long and complex relationship with europe so stick with us and our guest we have a great panel here to my right over there. who's a member of the basically social democratic faction in the european parliament by the way all experts here on the panel and says it is time to rebuild a new partnership between the e.u. and africa turning the pages of the past and to my left we're joined by venue angry she is the managing director of german african s m e allian

my name and i work at g.w. . france's president claims europe is in the grip of a civil war in italy hungry and poland leading politicians say they're fighting to save europe's christian soul which way will the continent turn that's our debates from the european parliament here in the heart of brussels. thank you. thank. you hello and welcome to the conference on the debate battle lines are being drawn ahead of the european elections with more than four hundred million people eligible to vote and increasingly it's a europe of stark contrasts last week about a thousand fascist sympathisers gapes to farm salutes and clashed with riot police in milan this information campaigns are said to be running at full tilt and commission president john told her as warned that if nationalist parties on the margins of the right and left take the upper hand it would mean the end of liberal democracy and free society so on issues ranging from migration to rule of law or security and sovereignty our panelists have plenty to argue about something insulters a dutch m.e.p. and first vice president of the

president claims europe is in the grip of a civil war in italy hungry and poland leading politicians say they're fighting to save europe's christian soul which way will the continent turn that's our debate from the european parliament here in the heart of brussels. hello and welcome to the conference on the banks battle lines are being drawn ahead of the european elections with more than 400000000 people eligible to vote and increasingly it's a europe of stark contrasts last week about a 1000 fascist sympathisers gave stiff arm salutes and clashed with riot police in milan this information campaigns are said to be running at full tilt and commission president john told you because warned that if nationalist parties on the margins of the right and left take the upper hand it would mean the end of liberal democracy and free society so on issues ranging from migration to rule of law or security and sovereignty our panelists have plenty to argue about something insulters a dutch n.e.p. and 1st vice president of the alliance of liberals and democrats for europe she's a member of several parli

medium in and out of europe but they don't like the status quo but i came out to say that but this is your general crowd is it legitimacy to european institutions shows that people start to understand how relevant to your opinion is and that it really affects their daily life and they future their one mark can't ability their one more transparency i think they will. ask much more participation for whoever is going around europe in the future so my family of spinning it isn't the fact is that the party you sat with the european peoples party is still there hey guess what it's hailed the us is growing way europeans who say we don't want the status quo status quo does doesn't work extreme right populist did not have the earthquake they expected there have been actually have an earthquake of scandals and the liberal liberal conservative forces are stronger than previously the green such advanced the socialist collapsed dick stream left lost almost 50 seats fine as a whole that was far right at all was there so you hold the door open for them during the last 5 years i think this is not

skeptical about europe and there can be no doubt that this is indeed a zombie judgment even suppose every move by this drag out to the whatever estate. markets are you. are you are not shared through the prairie drought and you are legislators breaks it means bret's it and we're going to make a success of it. controversy over europe has a long tradition in britain. cut out. sometimes britain gives europe the cold shoulder at other times it wants to belong and now britain wants to leave the european union why is britain so different. on the morning of june twenty fourth twenty sixteen many people in britain were still incredulous a day earlier the country voted by a very narrow majority to leave the european union intact the day after the vote on the twenty fourth just imagine what the most frequently asked question on google was what did britons google most on june twenty fourth i'll tell you who is the e.u. is. the agitation grew from month to month desperately want to completely turn its back on the continent this is talk less and in the end this is just a continuation of british

. . hello and a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga coming to you from the house of europe and our focus is on this weekend's elections. to the european parliament where it's has been widely assumed to dance populist far right parties. might grab as many as a quarter full seats in the parliament. but then s scandal in austria ad the collapse of the country's coalition governments between conservatives. and the populist writes itself to secretly phone video footage emerged. me showing the leader. freedom policy promising state contracts to a woman posing as the niece of a russian only got. so on the eve of a watershed election for europe on question here on quadriga this week is. video scandal election blow to europe's fall. and to discuss that question joined here in the studio by matthew con niche naik chief europe correspondent for politico. and he says the austrian video makes it harder for the far right to deny. who very rarely all? but also with us is storage of arizona in many ways show us the french foreign correspondent believes that it's make or break for the union. and it's the

. swing. of the last session of this particular europe because we'll have a new one. and the result of that election is going to be closely monitored in africa this is the continent a chance years of a complex relationship with europe you elections why they matter for go. for. the song facebook. for. welcome the campaigns the different campaigns for the european elections are in full swing and we are here at the last plenary session of this particular european parliament because there will be a new one coming maybe and that is being noticed outside of the european union as well that's why we will discuss today e.u. elections why they matter to africa and that's an outcome of those elections that will be closely monitored in africa this is a continent that has after all she had a long and complex relationship with europe so stick with us and our debts we have a great panel here to my right over there. who's a member of the basically social democratic faction in the european parliament by the way all. experts here on the panel and says it is time to rebuild a new partnership between the

course coming to you from the heart of berwyn and the people of europe who voted in an election to the european parliament across the continent against a populist far right parties including a narrow victory for marine le pen over president mccraw in france in germany meanwhile historic setbacks for chance in america conservatives on the social democrats a major surge and support though for the greens good news for europe an unexpectedly high turnout question here on quadriga today is votes in europe votes wake up call for brussels to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by derek scally who writes for the irish times and derek says pro e.u. forces have dodged a populist bullet with one last chance to deliver on the issues too big for individual member states above all he says climate change and also with us the show me show to deal a freelance journalist who reports in french german and english and he cautions to not overstate the significance of the far right retreat in france interesting stuff and a very warm welcome to say the political activist current taylor who arg

as a law as a culture i'd like to see the europe which was built on the christian values this is who we are this is what i said previously that christianity is our d.n.a. and it's not about our faith family it's about the ages of of of the previous generations it's who we are and from the christianity comes out the whole the whole culture roman law greek philosophers this is this is what was built on christianity so what i don't want is as a new structure of the society without christianity i don't like people messing around like mr soros he's playing with the nations he's financing organisations who are absolutely anti christian some agree that equality is very important that's why i don't want i want to see churches like twenty four churches within week burned in france i don't want to see that so that's the only the symbol right that's the symbol so i want christian roots i think safety even to europe with we've got the point you pride yourself on christian values that's right but your attitudes to immigration run directly counter to christian values don't they at least in the

of disturbing data pointing to a significant rise in overt anti—semitism in europe and the united states, why? 0ut in overt anti—semitism in europe and the united states, why? out of the jewish community respond? and how much reassurance and protection is being offered tojews whose past has so being offered tojews whose past has so often been written in blood? my guest is pinchas goldschmidt, chief rabbi of moscow, and president of the european conference of rabbis. is rising anti—semitism a symptom of 8“ is rising anti—semitism a symptom of 8——ofa is rising anti—semitism a symptom of 8 —— of a liberal democratic order thatis 8 —— of a liberal democratic order that is starting to crumble? rabbi pinchas goldschmidt, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there is a lot of evidence from surveys in opinion polls across europe suggesting thatjews feel much more insecure than they did ten, 20 years ago. why? attacks against the jewish community come from different places. there is the attack from islamic radicals, it islamic terrorism, as we have seen it in toulouse and

european elections on may 26th on g.w. . europe and its young people a complicated relationship. a demonstration against climate change aren't interested in the european election is it what about you not really. do you vote this is god's mind i think my parents will make me vote saying they are. we wanted to find out what young people think about europe we visited several countries including germany we met people who were committed to the european concept. exists these votes and those who are opposed to it. by the leader of means nothing to me but. how can politicians get young people interested about the guy that we want europe to have a future of young people here need a future. we traveled to cologne in early march right in the middle of a windstorm. the stormy times for europe. the bomb tears are trying to get young people to vote in the upcoming european election. that's just the way all of europeans part of the e.u. would like a family media hype of us bank that i love my dad's french and my mom's german so europe is really important to me as we head to you with other games a

, beating expectations today and really getting into gear. the dax outperforming the rest of europe. one of the other areas of weakness in europe today is oil and oil related stocks. we did see good news coming through for shell, mainly in the gas space. really doing well on that gas line, as a result of which is looking at dividends and buybacks in the market. juste: in the u.s., we are turning negative in the s&p 500, down almost two points, but grinding higher for most of the session. under armour one of the better performers, although it is off its highs. it was the top performer in the session, up 4.2% now. margins expanded in surprised. metlife up almost 5%. the insurer coming in with a great quarter. 3m on this major deal down just a little bit, but we have been higher as well. it is a very flip-floppy day for many of the stocks between positive and negative. it shows there's a little but of trepidation out there, i believe. guy: let's get back to the barclays news we broke a little earlier on in this program. shareholders rejecting edward bramson's attempt to get onto the board, a c

. this pantomime has been going on for 30 months. i think the view from europe has been one of admiration for the british resilience she has shown but i think we have also come to a stage of deep exasperation and also deep concern at what is going on. we also see that the opposition, jeremy corbyn, there is nothing to admire in his stance about brexit. he is on the side — he could be king — he does not want a second referendum. he wants brexit really, he has everything to lose by it. he is not serving his country either. what is the view of europe? it is one of sadness and exasperation but also deep concern as time goes by and the deadline comes. i want to ask isabel, the only brit around the table. we have the last—minute campaign by the prime minister, we have some of her cabinet ministers talking about a surge of far right extremism if the bill does not go through. is that a fear or a visible reminder of the least worst option? is that a fear or a sensible reminder of the least worst option? if you remember some weeks ago we had a people's march of 700,000 people and w

expressed in europe and in england? >> yeah, so, i think they are legitimate. i mean, i think people haves genuine worrout immigration. i personally think managed migration is a goothing for a country like britain, but people -- we've got to be clear about this. people feel immigration has been happening without proper control. their communities are beg changed without their consent. and so there's an anxiety about this. there's an anxiety that people feel they're losing part of detheir national identity the pressure of immigration. and this is true all over europe, by theay. >> there are some policies that were implemented during your premiership, certainly wh respect to the eastern european countries. do you believe that that was the beginning of the anxiety around immigration? >> i think the immigration anxiety started bere. i mean, the record of my government on immigration is slightly rritten now to make it all about the european migration. actually, we took very stron measures to reform our asylum system. ouu know, when those eastern europeanries joined in 2004, it did produce

create and have a major interest in destabilizing europe and i fear that they will succeed should not fear tense opponents patriots with views close to his of course he's defending his country they're also breed. we set out on a tour of several european cities together daughter bella and its french partner station france $24.00 investigated russian influence on europe's far right. the russian embassy in berlin which dominated the then socialist east germany more than 30 years ago. and how much influence does the kremlin try to wield behind the scenes today germany's bundestag regards the right wing populist party alternative for germany the a.f.d. as especially open to russia its lead candidate for the has long presented himself as a friend of moscow whenever possible with his close confidant manuel ox and ita many photos of the 2 friends can be found on the internet. box invita is known as a right wing populist who aggressively seeks closer relations with moscow even more so now since the ukraine conflict he often gives interviews to russian nationalist media. we need to plan for

—semitism in europe and the united states, why? how should the jewish community respond? and how much reassurance and protection is being offered tojews whose past has so often been written in blood? well, my guest is pinchas goldschmidt, chief rabbi of moscow, and president of the conference of european rabbis. is rising anti—semitism a symptom of a liberal democratic order that is starting to crumble? rabbi pinchas goldschmidt, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there is a lot of evidence from surveys in opinion polls across europe suggesting thatjews feel much more insecure than they did 10—20 years ago. why? attacks against the jewish community come from different places. there's the attack from islamic radicals, islamic terrorism, as we have seen it in toulouse and paris and copenhagen, and brussels. and we also have attacks against religious practice, of jewish religious practice in the european parliaments, outlawing practices to circumcision and preparing kosher meat and also the far left is, with the far right, is getting stronger in many places in europe, and anti—semitis

for europe's security defense and a very warm welcome to. policy follower of the european council of foreign relations and believes that germany is risking its international credibility laden does not even realize. the reka let me begin with you nato of course styles itself as the most successful military alliance in history is it right to do so i think it is right to do. it the most successful military alliance and nato for the last seventy years has guaranteed peace with europe peace in the transatlantic relationship and in fact really is a big very important part of the transatlantic relationship and it seems to me that sometimes when we talk about the military aspect we seem to forget that this is also just the core of the transatlantic relationship which as we all know at the moment you know has its major problems. of seven decades success story maybe but the celebrations to mark the anniversary in washington have been described variously as restrained low key or even ugly what's the problem the problem is that there's a separation between the american public the american eli

discover why they're giving up the safety of europe to return to their war—torn country. syrians on the move again. under the cover of darkness and carrying their entire belongings. they are hoping to make a new life. these people aren't entering europe, they‘ re escaping it. many here smuggling themselves illegally back along the same routes down which they had arrived. everyone here is terrified. because the greek police could come and pick them up at any time. but they are so close. after years of living as refugees in europe, most people here said there are grateful for the shelter. but ultimately, their european dream was a failure. every week, hundreds of refugees are sneaking out of europe. i am joining them on their dangerous journey to try and understand why anyone would give up on safety and security to return to war—torn syria. this is a baden—wurttemberg in southern germany. a far cry from the war in syria. a largely rural state, it is now home to one of the biggest refugee populations in the country. in the past few years around 150,000 people have sought asylum here.

como sophie shevardnadze europe can find itself the epicenter of confrontation between major powers was a historic i.n.f. our history on the verge of collapse and washington opposing the nordstrom to pipeline. in germany stands tall and defiant to its interests while i ask you him bitterly if the former advisor to hamlet call and german ambassador to nato. midrange missile treaty collapses europe may once again because of the cost. will europe's leaders do to salvage the remains of the arms control system the e.u. jumpstarted princess from the rubble of the old one who could nothing stand in the way of a new arms race you know him the former advisor to how what call in german or ambassador to nato welcome to the show it's great to have you with with us mr bitterly so lots going on lately hero would likely suffer in the case of a missile standoff between russia and the us and the e.u. foreign policy chief said our economy or a nice says europe as a want to become the battlefield for confrontation between the two powers what can your opinions do to safely and after a day or at least t

sites. d.w. world heritage 360 to feel. the for. saturday we need a political and devalues based europe. in our hearts and minds we all share a longing for europe. is it all peers europe emerged from the idea that there should never be another major war and that we should see ourselves as one i think that is a very very lovely idea and one that makes sense. with the european parliamentary elections around the corner we wanted to know what are the main concerns of people here at the moment. what are their feet is and what are they hopes. us $21.00 travels across the continent meeting a range of creative people. tell me station in rome the food this is where programmers and tourists arrive to discover the eternal city 3000. and years of european history all concentrated in a very small space buildings that date back to the roman empire the vatican and other architectural masterpieces. busy rome is also a place where refugees and other migrants have gathered hoping for a better life in europe. though they're not always welcomed by the local population. and italy's interior minister has eve

. the cold war ended without a shot being fired in europe. and we have experienced an unprecedented period of peace. so the nato alliance is not only the longest lasting alliance in history, it is the most uccessful alliance in history. ever since the founding of our treaty, our alliance in 1949, every congress, every american president, your men and women in uniform, and the people of the united states of america have been staunch supporters of nato. america has been the backbone of our alliance. it has been fundamental to european security and for our freedom. we would not have the peaceful and prosperous europe we see today without the sacrifice and the commitment of the united states. for your enduring support i thank you today. so, nato has been good for europe. but nato has also been good for the united states. he strength of a nation is not all messaged by the size of its economy, or the number of its soldiers, but also by the number of its friends. and to nato, the united states has more friends and allies than any other power. this has made the united states stronger, safer

live from berlin to europe goes to the polls hundreds of millions cast ballots and a mammoth election promises to bring about big changes in the european parliament will bring you all the latest on the signs today for the e.u. also coming up. on a glittering evening to wrap up this kiln cannes film festival the big names to go home empty handed as newcomers make history a korean filmmaker takes the palme d'or a while as senegalese debutant is awarded 2nd prize becoming the 1st black woman to win big cat. and one of the champions also include any surmountable and the german company thing life takes greenmail in the final with from a month off the scoring 2 of the goal. welcome to the program. millions of voters across europe are going to the polls to elect representatives to the european parliament it's the final day of voting with 21 countries taking part today calling some of the biggest germany france italy spain and poland results are expected this evening citizens across the block have been voting since thursday with some 427000000 people eligible to cast their ballots. populist p

the ballot box defending public opinion and democracy in europe's most hackable election i'm bringing off in berlin this is the day. where the common wants is a divided europe it wants to see people so confused by this information that they don't really know what to believe that they don't know who to vote for so it isn't part of. me those people are people looking for positions and there are populists on both sides of the political spectrum increasingly using this in part about the importance of independent special jobs and if you can swing a few 100 foods in a certain history to go in a certain state it will undoubtedly have an influence expecting that we will solve the problem i think in the last 2 months before the elections when the russians have people working on it for the past 5 years i think it's very neat malign actors making holding some of their biggest caches of information if they hope to confuse people until the very last name should have been doing much more. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the campai

heart of europe and our focus is on this weekend's elections to the european parliament where it has been widely assumed that populist far right parties might grab as many as a quarter of all the seats in the parliament but then scandal in austria and the collapse of the country's coalition government between conservatives and the populist right this after secretly film video footage emerged apparently showing the leader of the right freedom party promising state contracts to a woman posing as the niece of a russian oligarch so on the eve of a watershed election for europe our question here on quadriga this week is video scandal election blowed to europe's. and to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by matthew carnage snake chief europe correspondent for politico and he says the austrian video makes it harder for the far right to deny who they really are but also with us is george about his own man who was shot as the french born correspondent believes that it's make or break for the union and it's the demise of australia's far right sunday's election outcome will

watching. cinema stars may 27th. smoke leaving europe. is here on the wrong. what is the general public think about the e.u. these days. how do you feel about the e.u. force if the rules are decided over our heads and just imposed on us simply britain wants to leave the e.u. would you like germany to leave to go to an absolutely and we should go back to the dutch mark so. what's the most common preconception about the e.u. that you hear most for you know that every country does its own thing we don't really have an e.u. . that's going to be i'm horrified by developments such as breck's it and what's happening in hungary you know marco i mean if it's not good that every country does its own thing on its own right now i have my doubts about it of its life or if people are fed up with the e.u. . the most often heard objections on germany is the use paymaster. the e.u. is too weak. the e.u. is too interfering. is a bureaucratic monster. ok it isn't if you ok we're going to see if there's any truth to these ideas that go on further. by the idea. well with an electric scooter already approved

up of the days news. now on bbc news — the rise of the right in europe — our world reports on those celebrating the success of populist parties; and those fighting to stop it. here's jean mackenzie. across europe, the far right is on the rise, taking on governments, promising to end migration and shake up the eu. i don't want to be part of the minority in my own country. are these parties fueling hate? i think their aims are absolutely dangerous. i'm jean mackenzie and i'm travelling through the continent to try and understand their success. meeting people behind the movements, and those fighting to stop them. we march for europe. let's go. with european elections up ahead, a nationalist alliance is forming. they wouldn't say we are living in a dictatorship, but there is less and less freedom day by day. will this change europe as we know it? a saturday evening in april, and amidst tight security, germany's far—right party, the afd, the alternative for deutschland, kicks off its campaign. support for the afd exploded during the german national elections 18 months ago. it ended par

europe's right wing populists expected to make significant gains in the e.u. elections make sure to stay tuned for that and don't forget you can catch all the latest news on our website that's d.w. dot com and you come 1st for me and the entire team here in berlin thanks for joining the w. . shifting powers the old order is history the world is real you know is in itself and the media's role is keep the topic in focus at the global media forum 29 change today one out of 2 people is online who are we following whom do we trust to beijing and shape the future at the georgia dome a global leader for 22 countries. the alternative for germany politician gabriel raul is him brussels the power center of the european union. so i have to see where i need to go. the road leads to the european parliament hile is number 2 on the f.t. list for the european elections it's very likely he'll be earning his living here soon his aim is to undermine the e.u. from within. that's our idea seems to be set in the gearbox and open things up a bit so that. rightwing populists are on the advance throughout e

is from the center for global studies in bonn and europe and asia needs each other to overcome these times of uncertainty on the road over there the youngest member of the european parliament so it's it's his future we're also talking about here it's of course ralph and he is from the e.c.r. group the european conservatives and reformists and he says calling the asian economies suddenly systemic rivals and competitors is going to fall. also with us is mr good do you think he's india's former ambassador to germany and he says europe is not. in asia. i would show some member of the european left a member of the e.u. china delegation he says asia and europe need to be the closest possible partners to overcome the global problems talking about problems and bachmann is next every time i talk about europe and asia people say to me you mean china many people here asia is synonymous with china so let's talk china. china is big china a sponsor china is trying to change. the nation is striving for power to become the technology of the world. and road initiatives in twenty first century. it's b

growing influence in europe. from the hudson institute, this is an hour and a half. i'm the president and ceo of the houston institute -- hudson institute. on event today focuses balancing eu relations with the u.s. and china. days is omnipresent these from investments to high technology to geo-strategy and it has also become quite a factor in u.s.-eu relations. the united states under president trump announced a fundamental shift in u.s. policy toward china, a whole of government approached announced here at hudson unit -- princeton institute by mike pence in his october 4 speech and now after years of largely benign view in china of china in the eu, a view to largely benign views in the united states by leading opinion makers viewing china as a strategic partner and engine for markets and investment, china is now viewed with greater nuance in the european union, recent guidelines given by the european commission and the european external affairs service talked about china as a country with -- a partner with whom the eu has closely aligned objectives and partner where there needs to be a

c.e.o. of the world's largest chorus. druggy is set to leave the top job of the central europe the european central bank and who's going to be the next chief guardian of the euro. this is a business first welcome after two crashes of seven three seven max eight planes and other near misses putting plane make a boeing under additional pressure southwest airlines boeing seven hundred seven made safe emergency landing tuesday in orlando florida after experiencing an engine problem with no passengers on board meanwhile hundreds of boeing seven three seven . remain grounded around the world in washington politicians are looking into how the forty planes got certified to fly and how boeing is planning to fix the issue. under normal circumstances an emergency landing like this one would not get much attention an engine overheated shortly after takeoff the pilot returned to orlando florida and landed safely but the plane was a boeing seven three seven max eight one of hundreds that are grounded a southwest plane was headed for the carry a storage facility in california it did not carry any

claims europe is in the grip of a civil war and it's really hungry in poland leading. latish and say they're fighting to save europe's christian soul which way will the continent turn back to our debate from the european parliament here in the heart of brussels thank you. thank you. hello and welcome to the conference on the debate battle lines are being drawn ahead of the european elections with more than four hundred million people eligible to vote and increasingly it's a europe of stark contrasts last week about a thousand fascist sympathisers gave stiff arm salutes and clashed with riot police in milan this information campaigns are said to be running at full tilt and commission president john told you because more and for this nationalist parties on the margins of the right and left take the upper hand it would mean the end of liberal democracy and free society so on issues ranging from migration to rule of law or security and sovereignty our panelists have plenty to argue about something insulters a dutch n.d.p. and first vice president of the alliance of liberals and democrats

free europe, and frank wisner. who was he? what was radio free europe? kenneth: frank wisner was the early mastermind of cia covert operations. he ran a shop called the opposite of policy coordination. -- office of policy coordination. in u.s. history, if you find something with the word "coordination" in it, it means it is probably up to something secret. it is meant to be innocuous to hide who they are doing. office engaged in all kinds of bribery, dirty tricks, propaganda you name it. , that office was behind it. one of the earliest and most important initiatives was the creation of radio free europe. this actually was the brainchild, in some ways, of george cannon, who i mentioned a moment ago. he is kind of the father. his activities led to the creation of frank wisner's office of policy coronation. and he had in mind we need to fight the communists at their own game, fight fire with fire, so they created this office of policy coordination as a means of doing all the kinds of things americans were assuming. so one of the ideas was, let's organize all these exiles from europe. th