a young tech entrepreneur wants to show that the brussels neighborhood has more to offer. molen bag 5 years ago after terrorist attacks in paris and brussels the whole world knew that word and this place this district became infamous as the home base of a handful of bad guys the rest of my index almost 100000 residents felt unfairly stigmatised i was really frustrated and said. i also wanted to explain to peace. well guys. it's a nice area with people with quality. and this is not our city of terrorist ybor he was also felt last growing up like those small and black men who would become bombers he dropped out of school at 13 but where they turned to crime he taught himself to code and became a successful tech entrepreneur without the fancy diplomas from expensive schools that many top business people have. so yeah. he did have something the desire to help others succeed in 2015 while nearby the terrorist cell was planning its attacks was a recreated a nonprofit tech incubator so mullen that kids would have a place to go a chance to dream big what he calls a different ecosy

your bill why do the euro kratz and the politicians in the brussels bubble behave the way they do why do they make policy decisions that seems completely absurd to us. they all stick together and a very often don't leave that european bubble at all so they have no contact with the outside world then ok maybe that's why their policies seem completely detached from reality. or. to the words banking and finance legal matters people feel insecure but good. they don't understand the technical terms and they can talk about it with any level of expertise. but we have no choice we have to get involved with the financial sector and as quickly as possible future developments could have devastating consequences for the global economy for example there's been a big increase recently in social inequality. many middle class here opinions and americans who were hit hard by the last financial crisis are still angry about it. is this sense that this is no longer economic system that can really maintain the plausible fiction we're all in this together basically. and that economic growth raises a standa

at the european parliament in brussels there are 3 times more lobbyists than politicians these lobbyists are often recruited to handsome salaries from government and the private sector so they know quite well how the game is playing. when politicians at the national or european level are writing legislation there's a lot of input from experts and when it comes to legislation that affects the financial sector the experts are often people who work at banks or investment companies financial institutions consider themselves quite innovative they keep coming up with new ways to make money and they're often one step ahead of the regulators that. let's be honest average folks tend to take the word of experts face especially true when it comes to the financial sector most people don't take the time or make the effort to understand what's really going on that needs to change. first of all we have to take the mystery out of finance bankers and others have to stop using jargon so that average people can understand what they're saying and doing. the financial sector has to become more transparent ja

brussels police mourned the party was a hoax and illegal but crowds came anyway tear gas and water cannon were deployed. we set a fairly short no not even we came to the park and the next thing we knew it was going up in flames but it's not right that they have the water cannon and where he with nothing it's not a case of. surprise used. but these pictures tell a different story dozens of injuries were reported on both sides the fake festival started as a facebook event called love boom it promised famous deejays and no coronavirus restrictions a clear violation of belgium's containment measures which was cool for tourists but i think that too much is being said i think their young people are not trusted enough they are aware of these fires and know how to care for too many rules are imposed on us that really deprive us of freedom just to suit your group it comes at a time when covert 19 infections are surging in belgium police have warned that the party goers could face prosecution. now the rescheduled tokyo games are less than 4 months away and 12 year old skateboarding prodigy skye bro

brussels urges the e.u. to come up with a unified response and you saw the astra zeneca job fair and public confidence in the shorts faltering. while your commute is going to ask since it has been shown there are people who have unfortunately died after getting vaccinated it would seem the risk is low in their best interest i think we don't know what to trust our view would be to the dark. germany reveals plans for talks with mosco to buy sputnik v. as long as the jobs approved by brussels. just hours to go till a soyuz rocket launches for the international space station and head of the 60th anniversary of human space travel we spoke exclusively to the head of the international astronautical federation. i personally saw observing the traditions on the baikonur before their mission like planting a tree or leaving their signature on the door to their room many traditions live on for decades to celebrate your current memory. hello and welcome it's just turned 80 am here in moscow and you're watching r t interna

as long as the jobs are approved by brussels. a very warm welcome from our team here in moscow you're watching the international with me nicky aaron. and we start in europe where governments are split on restricting the astra zeneca job on thursday brussels warns that without a unified response public confidence in inoculation it could falter we got reaction on the streets of paris. it's confusing yes because to say that the laws change from one country to another while the product is the same we wonder on which study they are based those who had complications were rather young so they said let's stop it for the young but not for the old well i mean it's weird their management of the thing is not clear. for me there is a risk since it has been shown that there are people who have unfortunately died after getting vaccinated it is important to get out of this health crisis and therefore we have to weigh the benefits and the risks of saying the risk is low in their best interest i think so they are never going to say that the risk i

secretary of state to brussels especially when the defense secretary was already scheduled to be here underscores just what a worrisome and delicate situation this is ukraine has called a meeting of the nato ukraine commission so they will be meeting today at nato headquarters within a couple of hours and the secretary of state i would expect will join them so certainly high level meetings called at the last minute tells all of us that everyone is very very worried about the situation the g. 7 and the e.u. high representative also put out a statement yesterday calling on russia to cease provocations and you know earlier germany and france came under quite a bit of criticism for saying that both sides should deescalate that certainly not what we're hearing now what goes through what's expected from this meeting today terry. yes this is the general body that handles all nato relations with ukraine i mean that means cooperative exercises on training of armed forces but certainly today called by the ukrainian government it's going to focus on this build up of russian troops foreign minist

a young tech entrepreneur wants to show that the brussels neighborhood has more to offer. molen back 5 years ago after terrorist attacks in paris and brussels the whole world knew that word and this place this district became infamous as the home base of a handful of bad guys the rest of my index almost 100000 residents felt unfairly stigmatised i was really frustrated insides. i also wanted to explain to people guys more than big it's nice with people with quality. and this is not artsy toftrees rist ybor he was a real also felt lost growing up like those. when black men who would become bombers he dropped out of school at 13 but where they turned to crime he taught himself to code and became a successful tech entrepreneur without the fancy diplomas from expensive schools that many top business people have the degree of i have. to say yeah. really nothing he did have something the desire to help others succeed in 2015 while nearby the terrorist cell was planning its attacks was a recreated a nonprofit tech incubator so moment that kids would have a place to go a chance to

at the european parliament in brussels there are 3 times more lobbyists than politicians these lobbyists are often recruited to handsome salaries from government and the private sector so they know quite well how the game is played. when politicians at the national or european level are writing legislation there's a lot of input from experts and when it comes to legislation that affects the financial sector the experts are often people who work at banks or investment companies financial institutions consider themselves quite innovative they keep coming up with new ways to make money and they're often one step ahead of the regulators who are. let's be honest average folks tend to take the word of experts at face value that's especially true when it comes to the financial sector most people don't take the time or make the effort to understand what's really going on that needs to change. first of all we have to take the mystery out of finance bankers and others have to stop using jargon so that average people can understand what they're saying and doing. what the financial sector has to bec

people in brussels friends and family and beer lovers and say ok if you want this project to go live prayer is also us i will give you 20 or beers every year for life. so we've got the 1st time we've got 369 people. all right you have to crazy guys here let's let's say let's bet on them their slogan leave the n.b.a. join the playground pokes fun at the country's traditional and their times uninspired brewing culture and they certainly know how to have a life. you can thank the. good naked. as if there were no outside because it's basically a beer you should drink in the shower exclusively. in the shower john heck's offers a wide range of beer styles as well as is typical for independent craft breweries to do the math and greek we want to get to sample their latest creation and measuring beer which turned out fantastic 2 years. to be. ok so it is finally time to get our butt kicked by a woman named nancy funder stratton she is 74 years old she's a grandmother of 8 and she's a boxer so she hops into the ring several times a week in her adopted country of turkey where she gets a lot of

secretary of state anthony blinken is in brussels today for talks with his nato partners just a short while ago he gave this brief statement on the planned withdrawal from afghanistan this is an important moment for our alliance almost 20 years ago of the united states was attacked on 911 together we went into afghanistan to deal with those who attacked us and to make sure that afghanistan would not again become a haven for terrorists who might attack any of us and together we have achieved the goals that we we set out to achieve and now it is time to bring our forces home let's take a closer look at the story now we can speak to journalist who is in kabul and we have a band recruit standing by for us in brussels welcome to you both band let's start with you in brussels antony blinken there essentially saying what sounded like mission accomplished and this will be the top of the agenda today in brussels with that big nato meeting schedule that we mentioned what do we expect to come out of this. the foreign ministers and the defense ministers of nato it was certainly endorse the americ

who is in kabul and we have banned recruits standing by for us and brussels welcome to you both band let's start with you in brussels actually blink and they're essentially saying what sounded like mission accomplished and this will be the top of the agenda today in brussels with that big nato meeting scheduled that we mentioned what do we expect to come out of this. the foreign ministers and the defense ministers of nato would certainly endorse the american plans to pull out the troops by september and they will discuss how to organize this pull out because you have 9500 troops still in afghanistan from 34 countries germany for example is the 2nd biggest to deploy so this may be be a topic because the taliban are threatening to attack these troops and you know you have to make sure how to get them out the americans the big bone of this whole operation they have to stay to the very end to secure the other troops and there will be discussions about mission accomplished yes on the one hand al qaeda is gone there's no imminent terrorist threat from guns on anymore but after 20 years 350

back in with you thank you so much for the view from brussels. german chancellor angela merkel says the latest wave of infections is proving the toughest yet in the corona virus pandemic germany registered 10000 new infections on tuesday intensive care units are under strain and a leading health authority warns that hospitals could become overwhelmed unless stricter measures are put in place the government is asking parliament to pass a bill that would for the 1st time prescribe a unified national measures. well at present there's a patchwork of measures across germany's federal states the new law would oblige all regions to implement the so-called emergency brake it would only be activated if the 7 day incidence rate exceeds $100.00 cases per 100000 people a curfew between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am would then be imposed and all non-essential shops would be closed let's bring in chief political editor michelle acushla michelle why has this national solution become so important for the government. because what looks like a set of measures jotted

very distraught set in brussels thank you so much. u.n. secretary general antonio terrace is holding meetings in geneva with the leaders of the divided island of cyprus to try and find common ground between the 2 sides has been split along ethnic lines between greek and turkish cypriots for decades the hope is to use the summit as a springboard to resume peace talks that have been stalled since 2017 full. time seems to have come to a standstill and for russia it's largely greek population fled during turkey's invasion of cyprus in 1974 the once popular tourist destination has been stripped of life ever since in a nearby village. ekes out a living from the arid landscape the farmer is disappointed that peace talks between the turkish and greek parts of cyprus have been unsuccessful all these years. we want the same opportunities that the e.u. and the rest of the world offer the greek cypriots the sanctions against us should be lifted and we should be recognized as an independent state. president of turkish controlled northern cyprus arison

and brussels thank you for your continued coverage. are answering up to speed now with some of the other stories making headlines around the world a minnesota prosecutor says he will charge the police officer who shot and killed dante wright with 2nd degree manslaughter bodycount footage appeared to show kimberly potter mistaking her and gun for her taser during the incident the shooting has prompted 3 nights of unrest potter faces 10 years in prison if convicted. the mastermind behind the world's biggest ponzi scheme bernie madoff has died in prison at the age of $82.00 he was serving a 150 year sentence for defrauding tens of thousands of investors out of billions of dollars over 4 decades. at least 20 children were killed in a fire at a primary school in the western african state of new share numerous other children were injured most of them were still attending preschool the fire destroyed several classrooms and blocked exits its cause is still unknown authorities have launched an investigation. the rollout of the johnson and johns

brussels urges the e.u. to come up with a unified response on the use of the astra zeneca job fearing public confidence in the short sponsoring. one year for me the easiest since it has been shown there are people who have unfortunately diode up to get invites me to apply the same the risk is low in their best interest we don't know where to trust our true will be to the dark. and emotional day in space history as soyuz rockets carrying 2 russian cosmonauts london american astronauts long stop to the international space station days before their 60th anniversary of human space travel. germany reveals plans for talks with moscow to buy sputnik movie as long as the jobs are approved by brussels. very good morning to you it's just turned 11 am here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international with me nick you are. where we start to in europe where governments are split on restricting the astra zeneca job on thursday brussels warns that without a unified response public confidence in inoculation could falter

a young tech entrepreneur wants to show that the brussels neighborhood has more to offer. molen back 5 years ago after terrorist attacks in paris and brussels the whole world knew that word and this place this district became infamous as the home base of a handful of bad guys the rest of my index almost 100000 residents felt unfairly stigmatised i was really frustrated inside. but i also wanted to explain to people the guys modeling big it's a nice area with people with quality. and this is not our city of truest ybor he was a real also felt lost growing up like those small and black men who would become bombers he dropped out of school at 13 but where they turned to crime he taught himself to code and became a successful tech entrepreneur without the fancy diplomas from expensive schools that many top business people have one that the degree of they have. so yeah. really nothing he did have something the desire to help other succeed in 2015 while nearby the terrorist cell was planning its attacks was a recreated a nonprofit tech incubator so mullen that kids would have a

there are yet well i mean so the leaders in brussels don't run london and the washington scene. i mean we're going to this. is it's going to fester. all right that's journalist and author harry mcconnell thank you very much indeed seth of joining us from belfast thank you. well let's take a look at other stories making headlines around the world mean more security forces have killed more than and the more than 80 and secure protesters in the city of boggo this is northeast of you have gone myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized control in february. and chad's president it just has held his last campaign rally ahead of the sunday presidential election he is expected to secure a 6th term in office extending his 3 decade long rule human rights organizers have accused his government of cracking down on the opposition in the run up to this vote. and doc you all just in egypt have unveiled the ruins of an ancient city dating back nearly 3 and a half 1000 is the sites located near the valley of the kings in luxor is the largest ever discovered in egypt experts are callin

industry to do that you have what we have the car industry or america was lobbying for the car industry in brussels and they were cheating on exhaust fumes in sport on the same weekend so the greens will need to push but all you shouldn't forget that bareback knows that they will as soon as the election really gears up they'll be put in this sort of green ideological corner apparently only green people are ideological you know if your car lobbyist you're not an ideological person but they will be put in the ideological and it's already in her speech she was preempting up by saying we have to think of the lower earning single parents we have to think of the industry work as we have to make this work for them so she will be judged by how credible her messaging is for those people because they are not classic green voters but unless she can peel off a few of them and of course the younger voters we don't know what the younger voters are going to do this is a very interesting election for all those people who have never vote never known anyone except america they're probably you know are they wedded to

where you are in brussels so listen. well the defense ministers and the foreign ministers will talk about ukraine as well today and they have asking themselves what is russia aiming at what is the strategy behind this military buildup and nobody think really that the russia wants to go to a full fledged war against ukraine so that's why nato is supporting ukraine mostly was roads also with some military aid but of course they too would not send troops to that region because ukraine is not a member of nato yet they want to get into nato but this is still a far away so nato will try to calm down the tensions and all hope now rests on the summit night to take place between the president of the united states joe biden and the president of russia vladimir putin somewhat down the road maybe and some a if these 2 men can get along maybe then the tensions can be eased debbie has banned riegert in brussels thank you. well the white police officer who shot a black motorist in a scuffle in the u.s. state of minnesota has resigned t

in the west and russia lies not in brussels not in berlin not in paris but in washington and in order to negotiate on the future of european security architecture on everything you have to talk to the american president and biden also understands and i think she has a lot of support of consultants who are telling him this don't drive russia into the arms of china the main adversary of the united states is china not russia and here biden wants to tackle of course the problems with find out how far he can go in order indeed to deescalate or in turn to do it then confrontational that was russia i assume that you followed russian media after this phone call they some at least suggested it was a real climb down by biden what makes you think that the call had a deescalating effect for moscow. well one thing is what the. commentators report but i'm pretty sure that in the kremlin of those people who are responsible for the decision making in russia. this statement of biden that he wants to meet putin has been welcomed. but it makes russia specht of partner it makes russia. look strong on the

in the west and russia lies not in brussels not in berlin not in paris but in washington and in order to negotiate on the future of european security or he texture on everything you have to talk to the american president and biden also understands and i think he has a lot of support of consultants who are telling him this don't drive russia into the arms of china the main adversary of the united states is china russia and here biden wants to tackle of course the problems with putin find out how far he can go in order indeed to deescalate or in turn to do then confrontational that was russia i assume that you followed russian media after this phone call they some at least suggested it was a real climb down by biden what makes you think that the call had a deescalating effect for moscow. well one thing is what the. commentator sort of bore but i'm pretty sure that in the kremlin of those people who are responsible for this decision taking in russia. this statement of biden that he wants to meet putin has been welcomed as the makes russia specht of partner it makes russia. look strong on

you know why do the euro kratz and the politicians in the brussels bubble behave the way they do why do they make policy decisions that seem completely absurd to us . they all stick together and very often don't leave that european bubble at all so they have no contact with the outside world then ok maybe that's why their policies that seem completely detached from reality. to the words banking and finance make a lot of people feel insecure. they don't understand the technical terms and they can talk about it with any level of expertise. but we have no choice we have to get involved with the financial sector and as quickly as possible future developments could have devastating consequences for the global economy for example there's been a big increase recently in social inequality. and many middle class europeans and americans who were hit hard by the last financial crisis are still angry about it. there's this sense that this is no longer exist that can really maintain the plausible fiction that we're all in this together basically in the same boat and that economic growth raises ev

a young tech entrepreneur wants to show that the brussels neighborhood has more to offer. molen bag 5 years ago after terrorist attacks in paris and brussels the whole world knew that word and this place this district became infamous as the home base of a handful of bad guys the rest of my index almost 100000 residents felt unfairly stigmatised i was really frustrated and sad for all but i also wanted to explain to people the guys modeling big it's nice with people with quality. and this is not our city of terrorist ybor he was a real also felt lost growing up like those. back men who would become bombers he dropped out of school at 13 but where they turned to crime he taught himself to code and became a successful tech entrepreneur without the fancy diplomas from expensive schools that many top business people have the degree of they have. so yeah. really nothing he did have something the desire to help others succeed in 2015 while nearby the terrorist cell was planning its attacks was a recreated a nonprofit tech incubator so mullen that kids would have a place to go a c

our correspondents teri schultz in brussels and emily sure went in moscow thank you sports now and football byron munich are preparing for a champions league quarter final clash with paris france from aa but the bavarians need a win to keep them in the competition piastres impressive display in munich last week shows iron are facing a tough challenge by in a rarely cost as underdogs but that's how they see themselves as they had to paris in need of at least 2 goals to qualify for the champions league semifinals after p.s.g. smash and grab 3 to win in munich is this the top of them all know before it's a tough task but we're all looking forward to it for this i think games like these are why you play football and why you're here to buy a munich we want to try to cause a mini upset in paris or impose monken. buy ins chances of upsetting the odds look slim there with key players chief among the injured robert leave and. his team mates will miss the potent pull who has rattled in an incredible 42 goals in 36 much is this season. one ray of hope for by an has been p.s. g.'s in different home for

secretary of state is in brussels meeting with his ukrainian counterpart he is expected to offer u.s. and native support what he cannot offer nail what kiev would like most is nato membership for the kremlin that would be an unacceptable threat to. russian warships on their way to the black sea pots of the military buildup around ukraine that's been stoking tensions in recent weeks. military camps like this one have sprung up and witnesses have reported seeing reza tanks in the area now the west is condemning russia's build up and reiterating support for ukraine. united states stands firmly behind the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. for a time where. we're seeing unfortunately. russia trading very provocative act i want to thank you. for largest concentration of. russian forces on ukraine's border since 2014. that was when fighting between pro russian separatists and ukrainian troops 1st erupted in ukraine's east more than 14000 people have since died in that conflict which has yet to be resolved. in response to russia's latest moves nato secretary general yen stulti

secretary of state is in brussels meeting with his ukrainian counterpart he is expected to offer u.s. and nato support what he cannot offer dale what would like most is nato membership for the kremlin that would be an unacceptable threat to. russian warships on their way to the black sea costs of the military build up around ukraine that's been stoking tensions in recent weeks. military camps like this one have sprung up and witnesses have reported seeing reza tanks in the area now the west is condemning russia's build up and reiterating support for ukraine. united states stands firmly behind the sovereignty of turkey for turkey of ukraine. for this time. we're seeing unfortunately. russia taking a very provocative act i want to talk to you we're now seeing the largest concentration of russian forces on the border since 24 team. that was when fighting between production separatists and ukrainian troops 1st erupted in ukraine's east more than 14000 people have since died in that conflict which has yet to be resolved. in response to russia's latest moves nato secretary general yen stult

in the west and russia lies not in brussels not in berlin not in paris but in washington and in order to negotiate on the future of european security architecture on everything you have to talk to the american president and biden also understands and i think he has a lot of support of consultants are telling him this don't drive russia into the arms of china the main adversary of the united states is china russia and here biden wants to tackle of course the problems with find out how far he can go in order indeed to deescalate or in turn to do then confrontation of that was russia i assume that you followed russian media after this phone call they some at least suggested it was a real climb down by biden what makes you think that the call had a deescalating effect for moscow. well one thing is what the. commentator sort of bore but i'm pretty sure that in the kremlin of those people who are responsible for this decision taking in russia. this statement of biden that he wants to meet putin has been welcomed. but it makes russia specht of partner it makes russia. look strong on the inte

parliament approves that you use toast to trade talks with britain but much remains on results between brussels and london. is bouncing back from the pandemic but some parts are bouncing higher than others will find out more from the asian development bank. and is portugal set to be called that europe's silicon valley. this is the w. business i'm joined now the one in berlin so happy you can join us the european parliament has finally ratify the trade deal with the u.k. nearly 5 years after britain voted to leave the block the trade pact had actually been in place since january but only provisionally since then however there's been some serious economic fallout. major traffic jams on borders that were once wide open customs for maladies and checks not seen and decades that has raised considerable trade barriers between the e.u. member states and britain a survey by the british chamber of commerce and germany and k p m g shows that half of all e.u. companies affected are seeing lower turnover while one in 6 companies here has decided to completely abandon trade with the u.k. . many lawmakers als

the relations of very bad as they do is hoping that biden can resolve these issues down to record and brussels thank you. in the champions league byron munich have been knocked out of the quarter finals by paris. the defending champions $11.00 nil in the 2nd leg and france both lost on away goals after a 3 all aggregate result neymar twice hit the crossbar and the post for p.s.g. in the 1st half but it was erik maxime chill who motoring who grabbed a goal for byron after 40 minutes it gave the germans hope that they pushed for another goal to send them through but with striker robert levin dusky out injured they just didn't have what it takes. c. a quick reminder of our top stories the rollout of the johnson and johnson vaccine has been almost in the u.s. europe and south africa after reports of rare blood clotting and a number a small number of people health authorities said that they were halting the use of the shot while they investigate the case says and that they were doing this out of quote an abundance of caution. and before we leave it's time to let out some of that covert 1000 frustra

constraints and the loss of human contact resulting from the coup that in 1000 pandemic a hospital near brussels is looking to help for. long months of blocked and have been a vassal for many young people. teenagers in acute mental distress come to them in hospital for psychiatric care often after traumatic events or suicide attempts among the residents is this 17 year old we're calling alexandra covert it was an extra thing that just made me kind of collapse it was the one thing too much to have in my home risk so i had to bring. kind of isolated from my farm out. of state by most of. my parents alexandra is not alone in struggling to cope with covert but she's one of those fortunate enough to access this hospital's help director sophie marks says new admission requests for troubled teens have skyrocketed since january. mass thinks that's due to exhaustion exam stress and dashed hopes for a return to normality. although makeshift rooms were added there are no places left and no even the waiting list is closed. can you choose between a societal 15 year old and a suicidal 16 year old it's impossi

added to the vaccine labels let's get you more on these breaking developments our correspondent in brussels is following this story closely for you what does the a.m.a. decision mean. well practically means that the rollout now can continue effectively they have given the green light for the johnson and johnson single dose vaccine to be administered but as you have pointed out they do recommend that this rare side effect it will be marked in the. product information if you want so they have a step list of a possible link they say to those very rare blood clots but they made a clear message today that the benefits outweigh the risks so if i understand correctly the vaccine will be rolled out but it will come with a disclaimer will this reassure everyone all that's a good question certainly this just as it has been the case with us as any hasn't exactly helped to improve. through prevent further vaccine has it and see something that states like france but also belgium in particular struggle with so that is clear on the other hand the e.u. was always clear that they do want safety 1st they wan

the latest lawsuit sees brussels accusing astrazeneca of failing to have a reliable plan to renew its obligations and giving preferential treatment to the u.k.. the pharmaceutical giant says its contract with the eu only requires it to make best efforts to make deliveries on time. >> astrazeneca has the complied withhe advanced purchase agreement and will strongly defend itself in court. we welcome this opportunity to resolve this dispute as soon as possible. >> the reputation for the astrazeneca vaccine has suffered in europe after extremely rare cases of blood clots led the eu to suspend its use. brussels says it is not planning any further orders of the astrazeneca vaccine. >> europe could be open once again this summer to vaccinated u.s. tourists. this raises the question of vaccine passports that have been opposed here. there is of course, a large block of opinion in favor and government including government -- president macron. 38 million people visited paris pre-covid and most of those people were from the united states. >> the good news on the horizon for europe's tousm indust

it's good to see you both there and let's start with you there in brussels the e m a again decided not to limit access to this astra zeneca vaccine to certain age groups even though many national regulators have decided to do so tell us more about how it justified this decision the scientists the sea risk and gender not specific factors of for this vaccine they found that out of 86 cases in 86 cases out of 25000000 there is a link to the vaccine but no clear evidence that has in the actually caused the true bose's and hence the recommendation to go on the pacific solution well meanwhile charlotte you know in the u.k. tens of millions of people have already been vaccinated with the astra zeneca vaccine and now people under 30 days won't get it so how are people there reacting . right yes amy $20000000.00 people in total here in the u.k. it had of the astra zeneca vaccine and the suggestion now that there is a more plausible link between this vaccine and these cases overread blood clots is of course dominating the headlines here but it really does have to be in a broader context we've be

a young tech entrepreneur wants to show that the brussels neighborhood has more to offer. molen bag 5 years ago after terrorist attacks in paris and brussels the whole world knew that word and this place this district became infamous as the home base of a handful of bad guys the rest of my index almost 100000 residents felt unfairly stigmatised i was really frustrated insides fall but i also wanted to explain to peace. guys. it's nice with people with quality. and this is not arts it off terrorist ybor he was a real also felt lost growing up like those small and black men who would become bombers he dropped out of school at 13 but where they turned to crime he taught himself to code and became a successful tech entrepreneur without the fancy diplomas from expensive schools that many top business people have. so yeah. he did have something the desire to help others succeed in 2015 while nearby the terrorist cell was planning its attacks was a recreated a nonprofit tech incubator so moment that kids would have a place to go a chance to dream big what he calls a different eco

member states remain splits on restricting the astra zeneca job brussels fears public confidence in the shots could be faltering. the media is going to ask since it has been shown there are people who have unfortunately died after getting vaccinated of one thing the risk is low it's in their best interest i think we don't know what to trust part you'll be to the dark. and emotional day in space history a soyuz rocket carrying 2 russian cosmonauts and the american astronauts last saw off to the international space based station just a few days before the 60th anniversary of human space travel. gemini were vales plans for talks with moscow to buy a sputnik wii as long as the jobs are approved by pressing. a very warm welcome from our team here in moscow you're watching r.t. international with me to care and. now we start in europe where governments are split on restricting the astra zeneca job on thursday brussels warns that without a unified response public confidence and it'll kill ation could falter we called reaction on the streets of paris. it's confusing yes because to say that the

in the west and russia lies not in brussels not in berlin not in paris but in washington and in order to negotiate on the future of european security or he texture on everything you have to talk to the american president and biden also understands and i think he has a lot of support of consultants are telling him this don't drive russia into the arms of china the main adversary of the united states is china russia and here biden wants to tackle of course the problems with find out how far he can go in order indeed to deescalate or in turn to do that confrontational that was rush i assume that you followed russian media after this phone call they some at least suggested it was a real climb down by biden what makes you think that the call had a deescalating effect for moscow. well one thing is what the some. commentators are sort of bore but i'm pretty sure that in the kremlin of those people who are responsible for the decision taking in russia. this statement of biden that he wants to meet putin has been welcomed as the it makes russia more respect of partner it makes russia. look str

from the 17th to the early 19th century reagan spoke was actually the capital of europe a bit like brussels today. the natural diet was convened in 1663 just a few years after the 30 years war when representatives from all countries from all cities gathered here they were supposed to discuss taxes and military issues but the talks then dragged on for so long that they never came to a final agreement on tibet horror at least not for 143 years until 186 years tim yachts and the takes the whole. a muslim of the daughter what their rice tag mean for reagan the birth of the good anna i imagine so many powerful people coming here when money was being spent and it probably brought the city some other perks to finished up in the to leave of course pagan's book was a prosperous city and an international meeting place. almost every aspect was rented out to diet envoys or to their entourages the city was booming a lot of diplomats held negotiations with other countries here because it was a shorter distance to travel. as back then the city had international flavor 1. next i have an appointment with my

or if a moral let's cross over now to brussels or to the nato h.q. or d.w. where teri schultz is reporting on this story terry we understand that the nato secretary general and the ukrainian foreign minister have published or issued a joint statement so what can you tell us about that. that's right the nato ukraine commission met in emergency session earlier today convened by ukraine to discuss the situation and after that secretary-general stoltenberg said that the build up on the ukrainian border was unexplained and justifiable and deeply concerning for his part the ukrainian foreign minister said that if the kremlin dared to push this into open conflict it would be the one to lose and he warned nato allies that his country needed more backup to make sure that's the case more military equipment more more training and more political support now says then later nato has announced that it will hold a joint foreign and defense ministers meeting by video tomorrow to discuss the situation so foreign minister cleaver should feel like he's getting more support fro

who has the view from brussels bads this withdrawal it would mark the end of 20 years of war in afghanistan for the americans how has that gone down with washington's nato allies who rely on the u.s. for its troop presence in afghanistan. at least there's a sense of relief that there is no plan for an orderly withdrawal the trump administration wanted to leave afghanistan already on the 1st of may that would not have been workable and feasible and so the nato can plan for 4 more months and the ministers of defense and the foreign secretaries of nato will gather later in the day in a video conference to talk about how to organize this stronger because you have to keep in mind that 9000 troops in afghanistan 2500 from the americans but 7 thousands from at least 35 other nations in germany the 2nd biggest. supplier of troops in afghanistan so all of this has to be organized now because the main goal of nato is of course to get the troops out safely and the taliban of concer already threatened that the tech troops may 1st so this would be a very difficult operation to leave gunderson after 20 y

belgian police have clashed with a large crowd gathered in a brussels park after a fake concert was announced on social media as an april fools day prank police said that 3 officers were hurt and $22.00 people were arrested large gatherings are banned in belgium due to surging infection numbers. and pope francis has begun celebrating the christian holy week of easter by leading a mass in st peter's cathedral in rome but the popes have skipped the traditional service commemorated jesus's last supper other events over the weekend will be restricted. well thousands of germans flock to the spanish island of majorca every year during spring break but this year in the middle of the pandemic chancellor angela merkel is warning against this vacation in times of the coronavirus controversial as it is considered a so-called demick driver the majorcan themselves are torn between the hope of economic recovery and the fear of the virus our reporter john philip schultz finds out from tourists and locals whether all the fun is worth the risk slowly but surely playa de palma is filling up with tourists again

our correspondents teri schultz in brussels and emily sherwin in moscow thank you. sports now in soccer robert love and das he has returned to training for byron munich after damaging his right knee while on international duty with poland byron's top striker is expected to make his comeback later this month against either by or leverkusen our minds he's already missed games against rb let's say berlin and the champions league fixture versus paris on her own has been having a career year with 35 winners the goals so far. surfers in rio de janeiro have been enjoying perfect conditions hundreds have been speeding across the water against the spectacular backdrop of the sugarloaf mountain the city's famous speeches are closed for general use because of coronavirus restrictions but individual sports are permitted the kite surfer say that when conditions are this good they just have to get out there to ride the wind and the waves. are let's get a reminder now of our top story here and you as cope with 19 infections soar in germany the federal government lays out a controv