it's not just a problem for europe. the rest of the world could go without as rich countries corner the market in a similar way to the vaccines. this year alone, new york natural gas futures are up 106 percent to a high of $5.20 for $1000000.00 british thermal units. it's highest in more than 7 years. but the equivalent gas in europe and asian markets costs $25.00 for $1000000.00 british thermal units. storage sites, a less than 72 percent full. that's the lowest in a decade. or knock on effects. a huge cf industries holdings. one of the was biggest fertilizer groups has been forced to close to plants in the u. k, sparking fears of a looming shortage of ammonium nitrate that could hit food supplies and a shortage of carbon dioxide production could hit the meat to soft drinks. industry will gas is also used a power electricity generation. unsurprisingly, prices of soaring in that market to several energy suppliers have already collapsed in the u. k. governments across europe preparing to hand up money to households the c

just let us in europe are low. we're venue in these period of the year high that the new winter season and lot of concern for annually and traders because people now expect a potential gas crunch in the winter should. temperatures be better. you know, you're also arguing that the way in which the european gas market is structured is, is also a fault here. why is that? well, over the last years, the european got the market at become a more modern, let's say it moved from a traditional structure of oil indexation in gas contract to a spot market. 80 percent of the european got to be traded on the spot market disease. of course, giving great flexibility to the market is a good thing, but in this particular condition, it's for they're adding pressure on the situation because europe is not the longer the work, asia is demanding a lot of n and g and the economic recovery. these also have been in asia and therefore europe as to pay more and more for the gas it was to get. and the 2nd suppliers, like russia, for example, t

incent europe not to intervene and do any kind of where ups that could happen in eastern europe. cornelia, you have winter and you have energy crisis. how are we to blame? is it the post pandemic recovery? is it russia or is it weather related events, particularly last winter? it is the perfect storm you had last winter. you had such a cold winter that star was on plenty shed and i have some sympathy for gas brom again for 1st filling their own storage because they had a cold winter to. so dare storage shoe. it was, was deplete that to, for 1st you know, you 1st look after your own people and then then you go further. so, so that's one thing. then we have obviously the competition as was mentioned between them, asia and europe. for l n g, we're big because china is importing more and more l n g. this year china will become the largest import, the globally of l. n. she, it will, it will supercede japan in that position. and so, so we have, and obviously we have some geopolitical tensions. but, but, but mainly it's the perfect storm of supply and demand. and when it comes to price, yes, obv

i mean, europe and i repeat, europe is the largest owner, an investor in africa and around the world. so we're just trying to use and you to a new instrument to gather all the resources that are already being invested by europe, european companies, and european governments. and trying to bring in under one umbrella with a common objective. and the subjective used to be when, when we don't want these to be only something that serves european industries, interests, or own european companies. we want also to cooperate with the local governments and local business of post 6. it was quite interesting when you sat there and said louise santos were aimed at bringing together an existing trade in existing projects. how much of this is going to be new money the, the headline figure of course, is $300000000000.00 euros of investments over the next 6 years or so. but how much of this is actually new? but we have new facilities now and most of what will be new will be money brought by actually the private sector and some of the financial institutions that will be in that will be also associated t

and the threat was that they would cleave europe in the united states and allow food to defeat europe in detail, which is, you know, kind of what he's doing. so the problem is, you know, the military capacity, you know, nato cannot muster 100 battalions to match the 100, the times that boots mass on ukraine. so i don't think the west is looking at carrying this military. and as i said earlier, you know, we're going to reconstitute something like pershing, that's going to take 15 years. you know, we shut down those assembly lines. so there's a really imbalance. you're on the military side in the paper, russia, and i think that leads the west to look towards the political and economic solutions. thanks. are already inclined to unfortunately we're running out of time and let's hope that diplomacy will finally prevail. pavel 2nd, holla, austin bennett. and david ross, i really appreciate you and i thank you and thank you for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website as a dot com for further discussion. because our facebook page that's facebook dot com forwar

and it's not a question of going to china. china is coming to europe. they have invested in over 10 percent of european ports. we've seen russia, china maritime exercises in the mediterranean, in the baltic. we've seen like fire exercises with them off the coast of clinical, near clinic grad. so i think that, you know, europe doesn't have this kind of the goober laying back and thinking china is far away. it's happening right here in their own neighborhood. well, you spoke there a little bit about the context of the u. s. while pulling out and pulling back in certain parts of the world, particularly obviously, and i've got to start over the last few weeks. david, this was, is a us lead mission node that started with counted terrorism became nation building. really, the europeans were always there because of natural law, school 5 out of solidarity with the u. s. so because this was always a washington initiative. why is it that you feel quite so betrayed at the moment? well, it's a good question. i think it's because of the way in which the withdrawal wa

and we also need to get a little bit west in europe centric, less western europe century. because when you don't go to, you know, athlete time, other places where people need mobility, they may not have the money to invest in all that an electric vehicle infrastructure. so we need to make sure we keep the we still electrified and power. * whilst we move on that fast speed towards energy transition and risk, let's just move the debate on quick and talk about emissions. i mean, what impact do you think the energy crisis then? we'll have on you admission commitments? i mean, if renewables on foss enough and colon gas as you say, a plug in the gap, how is that like it? and to play out next month, clock $26.00 in glasgow. well 1st of all, i say, you know, the current crunch that we're talking about is, i mean, it is not great and it's difficult and it will affect the most vulnerable people across europe and elsewhere. but i would still say it's temporary, it is something that will go away after you know, a couple of months when the markets will change again. well, when we're go

for germany and for europe. well, it's interesting that every member of the upcoming new government announces that we need to radical changes when it comes to climate change. and they are all pushing for renewables that more needs to be done more than what the previous government has done. and given that we've seen the rising gas prices that could potentially be leveraged on the stand, that it's now high time. and we shouldn't discuss the nitty gritty is of how it is turned is when mail next to a building or all the reasons why it didn't meet the targets that have been defined before. so there are certainly a push coming from the current what was described as a perfect storm that we'll see more efforts and more investment in renewables and decreases the cio strategic dependency from russia. pulses. this is a crisis moment. everybody's looking for leverage. oh, it comes to ukrainian the seem to be pretty much excited about the potential. what might happens next, particularly because they are now going to be part

and this divisions in europe, dividing lines is also making europe as a continent less and less relevant. now, if nato would go back to its original mission to be a status coal power and it's military interventionism and this expansion is mixed with again, the source of stability in europe. however, this is kind of what they're trying to negotiate now between moscow in washington. but that's very different from saying that natal dismantles, theresa. and always, if they don't like, why just if nato were the, the only problem. why did president put in choose to invade the crimea after ukraine signed the corporation deal with the european union? was not natal? that was the problem. in that case, there was a deal with the european union's well, it's a large extent because of the tactics that it can see what's coming down the road. i mean, the natal started with expanding to a couple of countries now it just keeps expanding. and obviously the u. s. s. s. s state that it's intention of dragging ukraine into nato, even when only a small minority wanted to be a part of nato. and furthermore, the

and the enormous pressure that's going to put on to the health systems across europe. so i think i think the winter is going to be very challenging. my view is if we can make it to spring next year, we've been a much stronger position but, but what, what told is that going to take in the meantime? lawrence, thank you very much. indeed, not thanks to all of these weather smith, florence young and maria gone, shook and thank you to you too. for watching you can see the program again anytime by visiting our website, odyssey dot com and for further discussion, go to our facebook page. that's facebook dot com, forward slash a j inside story. and you can also join the conversation on twitter. handle is a inside story for me, rob madison. i'm the char, see here. bye for now. the me ah. a fluent to stretch some neighborhoods, a run by social and economic despair. one 0, what a fake the bad of local heroes. every one of us ever got a responsibility to change our personal life for their suburban drake on out to 0. i prefer to see things for myself to look at things, not through

so europe is tied to russia, russia, 5 europe, basically before moscow. that's also not that bad because there's this. so the idea that russia should build bridges with europe try and push the americans out. do something that trump was wanted to do and establish time with germany primarily, but without the other european countries. that's kind of very close partnership. that's not very working out, but the commercial part of it. and then of course, the problem of ukraine, which right now finds itself in a position where moscow at the will, if it wishes to, can continue to supplied gas to europe with contract obligations, but not sending much or at all to ukraine. that's for sure. let's, let's talk a little bit more about ukraine's options here, michael. but if you crank continues to feel that europe in the united states are not looking out for them on this issue, does that risk join them closer to china's or bit as has been suggested by some? yeah, absolutely. i think the feeling in ukraine is i'd recently return from there is that it's been thrown under

here's her weather for europe and africa, more flooding once again. this time in northern italy scooping up 87 millimeters of rain. so we had flooded our streets here around the airport of milan. more than 30 people had to be rescued, so dinging boats were dispatched there. and you know what? there is the threat of more thunderstorms over this area through central parts of italy as well. the eastern shore of the atria, see, and then themselves, through hungry. so vakio, poland, and ukraine. big thunderstorms on tap for friday. what weather through the northeast black sea region in turkey, pushing into georgia, but otherwise smooth sailing at the says high of 33 on friday. but we'll crank that up to 37 crease on saturday with an abundance of sunshine. also sunshine for iberia, save for northern parts of portugal and the northwest of spain, where we do have somewhat weather pulling in north western europe. a run of rain for the republic of ireland and the united kingdom. not everyone will see if it's still the thread of it. cloud cover for central parts

ready that i am f support that however europe in union foreign policy should definitely be more. busy comprehensive and consistent and again the seller will see is famous for cutting small gold. busy different kinds of gray economy schemes in trading tobacco goods with europe in union and it has never been stopped . so. busy migration is another way that shows that differently, homework. busy should be done by european union to come to why has the still not been able to come up with a coherent and comprehensive migration plan? yeah, there's no element, but that's an issue. i mean, if you look at that you, we have money to us for united. what are very integrated, but the whole domain of what we call home of. and it's just as affairs is much less and of course has evolved into placing us. but we still do not have, for example, of common aside in policy. i mean, we have different interpretations of us into different member states mange the total national responsibility. it's more than your responsibility. i really think that has called for e y, it's our new agency, permanent foundat

busy with europe in union, to abolish sanctions altogether. and kind of the you keeps talking about hybrid warfare that bella bruce is waging some type of hybrid attacks and hybrid warfare. what exactly can you break that down for? what exactly hybrid warfare mean when, when it's applied to bella luce right now hydro and this gauge is kind of a water for it's not the real are, i mean, i mean, but alicia is not saying that they are doing these things. they are doing seem just as a threat, i mean to the european union. and they said this is margaret calling to but i reached out to go to the you. but they are not saying that the trend is that's the form of hybrid barbara, this, but i think i said these are the things that you can count on. and all of that we know that we have some other problems with them to you. but they tried to cross the border into holland, all of which is not one of the most key members of europe in europe in you can use as also as an element towards forums who say, look, you see what your opinion is good or we can act toget

and this is now being abused by autocrats at europe borders. and there are several ways of trying to deal with that. one of it is what denmark and united kingdom are not trying to do which is to, to sort of our source solemn processing. it's very hard, but i think if the whole, if this would be taken up at the u level, than the id to sort of allow people to apply for asylum in the region. and then one that when they get the yes they, they can, they can come to europe. if not, they are, you know, repetitive from europe to, to death, perception center. i mean, that kind of a system could indeed subtle the situation, but you've opened them all about taking it up. your words were taking it up to the level, but come back to you in a moment about that. but before we go that far, i want to bring in the leanna and ask this question. who's winning the game so far? leanna? well, i was heated right now. this is a big issue with lazy and me right now. so we somehow are able to manage it on our own, but we're not seeing, you know, maybe in the future we wil

so he is using this as a tool to get back at europe. now europe believes that this is a manufactured crisis, and the prime minister here has gone further to say that is when masterminded in russia. russia is a backer of bella. ruth, not the are talk of sanctions. now, the russian flag carrier of thought has come out to say that they have not been involved in. are you bringing people from the middle east in africa? she better. ruth, but the situation is tense between these countries in the why do geopolitical politics of it is that you have your opinion on one side, you have the polish right when government that doesn't want any people coming to their country, think up to their audience, but you also have bella ruth and russia on the other because they were accused by the roosters accused of a violating human rights. that the government there is saying to the european union and poland while you are denying the human rights of these vulnerable people. and all, while this is going on, you still have those people stuck at the border. ok, i

wow. alarm bells ringing across europe. once again, it's the epicenter of the croon of ours pandemic. even before winter, fully takes hold. in germany's oldest christmas market interests and traders wonder if the virus was once again steal the festive season and their profits this momentous moment. i think the problem is that the trade is feel a bit abandoned. we didn't know what's going to happen. are we going to open up the rules going to be changed? and yes, on sleepless nights we think about the goods that are ordered. no one gives any information about what is going to happen. and when germany's fault, waive is raging presenting and only emergency for the parties that form the next governing coalition. the outgoing chancellor. should this star wanting to give me the panoramic situation in germany as dramatic. i can't say in any other way than the 4th waivers hitting our country with full force. default wave has tightened its grip on neighboring belgium. in response, the government is extending the use of face mass and

ah, europe has once again become the epicenter, the covered pandemic, the w h. o is wanting of half a 1000000 more deaths by february. the vaccines are readily available. so what's gone wrong with your parents have to spend another winter in lockdown. this is entire story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i brought madison now in the warm months of july and august, much of europe give the impression the worst of the pandemic was over countries lifted, covered 19 restrictions. people traveled for holidays again gathered in large numbers and you didn't had needed to wear masks in many places, but infections and are rising to record levels. the world health organization says the region is once again the center of the pandemic. it's urgent governments to re impose restrictions and step up vaccination campaigns. vaccines are readily available, but many people still refuse to take them. we're going to bring in our guests in a moment, but 1st this report by john hall. while many people are out and about as if the coven 19 thread has passed, the world health organiz

this is europe on al jazeera. oh, be the hero, the world. ah, marsha, in, ah, hello am learn tater in london. the top stories on our 0 that whitehouse says horses will no longer be used by us border patrol after officers use the horses rains against haitian migrants, images captured biologists. era and roaches. earlier this week showed us border agents on horseback trying to force people back as they entered, attempted to enter the country. the us border control chief described their actions as unacceptable. us special envoy, the haiti has resigned over what he calls the inhumane treatment of haitian migrants by the us government.

the country now has that on europe's energy crisis. it says it has the supply to easier it's growing demand. we are already just substantial, if not very serious player in the turkish market in georgia and market in the u. markets of grease italy and bulgaria. but we have huge interest from the side of the others from the eastern european countries from the balkan countries from central european countries. much of its natural gas of fly is exported through what's called the southern gas cory door, which runs from the caspian sea through parts of georgia, turkey and then to europe. as our b, john's production is small compared to big players in the energy game. but with the gas corridor, it is ready to carry other resources like gas from took madison to the you going after a bigger piece of the market. by increasing its energy production other bri, john could bring in more investments and gain political leverage in its regents. but this could also threaten its relationship with russia, a major life, and one of the world's biggest energy

this is europe on al jazeera. ah ah no matheson and oh, how the top stories on al jazeera president vladimir putin is denying russia is behind an energy shortage in europe, saying moscow is standing by to help. prices for natural gas have skyrocketed. the you says people are going to need support as winter approaches without tabatha has more from brussels. reducing taxes on energy bills and financial help for poor households were among the recommendations laid out by europe's energy commissioner to help member states shield consumers across the block from spiraling costs. our immediate priority is to protect europe's consumers, especially the most vulnerable. second, we have to make our inches, is them better prepared and more resilient? so that we don't have to face a similar situation in the future. natural gas prices have stored in europe in recent weeks, partly driven by a certain demand, as countries emerge from locked downs, natural gas accounts for a quarter of the european union's energy needs. the majorit

and in europe case, you can, you can see that at europe in european union specifically is falling short on that nando. i want a quote from a piece that you wrote recently about what's going on at the poland, bella, luce border. you said while understanding the geopolitics behind the current border crisis is useful and relevant. the protection of vulnerable people stranded at the border and their humanitarian needs should remain paramount as well as their right to claim asylum. this. this idea of people being stuck there in the middle of this geopolitical route that's going on. has that all gotten lost in this it so i mean too many ways is know if you knew what's happening. i mean, we have seen it is escalating it tactics that we've seen apply those. so swearing of the weapon is ition or refugees them for displacement. the use of civilian says a human shield. so this is why we need a un convention. we need the protection of you, our rights of civilian. so people that are suffering from persecutions and violence, et cetera. the point, so my reading of what's going on now at the border bet

she absolutely placed germany at the heart of europe. look at any european country and their strongest relationship in most cases with germany. when she's gong, there isn't going to be anybody else in europe who can fill that void and manual not crime, doesn't enjoy the same sort of trust continence mother places married. a drug, a prime minister eventually is liked and respected, but justly doesn't have the same cloud to jeremy dogs, of course, whoever the next german chaucer isn't going to at the very least, need a good amount of time. it's gotta get that time to the depth is going to be a boy at the heart of europe and people are quite nervous about that. all right, guess i have same many questions and thoughts from you for i live in chief audience . i'm going to throw them out to you. i wanted instant reaction, but not the analysis, but instant got reaction back. all of his looking at me. all right, kimberly angle is one of the and she is a powerful woman. she, she doesn't know who can replace her. is that a feeling that you're also

now in the warm months of july and august, much of europe get the impression. the worst of the pandemic was over countries lifted coven 19 restrictions. people traveled for holidays, again gathered in large numbers, and you didn't had needed to wear masks in many places, but infections and are rising to record levels. the world health organization says the region is once again, the center of the pandemic. it's urgent governments to re impose restrictions and step up vaccination campaigns. vaccines are readily available, but many people still refuse to take them. we're going to bring in our guests in a moment, but 1st this report, by john hall. while many people are out and about as if the coven 19 thread has passed, the world health organization says the wider european region is once more, at the pandemic epi center, across $53.00 countries, including parts of central asia. there are 78000000 current infections. that's more than the cumulative total of south east asia, the eastern mediterranean, and all of africa. and it's a figure rising by a quarter of a 1000

this are more than searching . 100 people are missing in western europe after severe flooding. at least 104 people have died in germany, which is experiencing its worst weather disaster in decades. south africa, as president says, a week of unrest of kill 212 people was plans and coordinators. i'm opposed to says 25000 soldiers will patrol the streets. stop more looting and violent contact spots are wanting about a rise and cobra. 1900 infections in england was in days away from lifting all restrictions. more than 51000 new cases were reported on friday, almost all from the delta. very honestly, international says police and ethiopia have detained dozens of ticket ions and what appears to be an ethnically motivated operation. the right group says the arrests were carried out in the capital at his harbor by june. the last 2 weeks was many denied due process. honesty says journalists and activists have also been targeted . include at least 11 reporters covering the conflict in northern to get region, or some have been released on bail. the group says hundreds remain in detention

ah, the 8th of may, 1945, a victory in europe. nazi germany surrendered and the rest of europe rejoice. france and its empire celebrated the end of 5 years of fierce fighting and the step by step we conquest of home territory. it was epic into eunice brazza via the car. and algiers. people also took to the streets in celebration. ah, but perhaps deep down, they sense that this was a time to ask for their do that shed their bloods. now it was payback time. ah, in algeria, the french colonial authorities allowed public demonstrations on condition that no one fly the algerian flag but in the city of city, the parade would turn into a battle field. one that lives on in memory to day. sure, no. read no and if she day of equally good. yes ma'am. under new additionally not dying, good food on that one. and you know now i stayed on kiona did not have new place. she buried to sit deep. that new socialist got on was edgy disgust. won't be. she blew up there. she'll quit the gate. the loss is elsie presley shaving la police, we she say can go and do these. i breeza ledford l e v r or mass. sure.

now it's being billed as europe's last unspoilt river. the be also runs for 350 kilometers across balkan borders. conservationists celebrating a legal victory to protect it from industrial development. john's roughness reports now from albany in the heart of the balkan conservationist of fighting to save. what they say is europe's last free flowing river from the head waters to the mouth. the hours of jasa stuff in the mountains of northern greece sprints into southern albania and pours into the adria ethic in greece. much of the river is a national park. but in albany a, the government has plans to dammit for hydro electric power. a europe wide movement is pressing the been in government to declare the river and its tributaries a national park. because this it says, is an unparalleled cradle of bio diversity. there's absolutely no systematic research been done so far, so we don't even know about the huge amount of by diversity. what we know so far is amazing. you know, scientists, few years ago assess the river in one place only for 4 da

of course, moscow blames at mortar on europe. but be that as it may, that european dependency on russian gas and energy security is becoming an issue. and of course, a more belligerent to the un put in government that is trying to re emerge as a superpower in a 3 way with china. and the united states is a major issue for the, for the alliance. but having said that, from judging again from the last couple of weeks, the alliance is preparing more and more along with the south asian powers like japan, korea, and australia in order to start meeting with the what they call. the chinese challenge. that means nato, that once upon a time alliance that is meant to be restricted to europe, has not only gone to the greater middle east, but in fact is going global. while we appreciate your insights as always mowing the shower, our senior political analyst life for us in london, thank you. is actually ations to fray 17 members of a us based missionary group kidnapped in haiti are entering a 5th dime. the criminal gang responsible is demanding

the uncertainty and hostile approach doesn't seem to deter those, trying to reach western europe. no e u foreign ministers are discussing another round of sanctions against against by the ruse. no bedroom has said that they will react if those centers are imposed against them. but right now also barriers of said that they're willing to discuss with you about this crisis. no russian president vladimir putin also said that his country has nothing to do with this. however, they are willing to help with the situation that the youth has said that they want to deal with the humanitarian situation. and iraq has command said that they're willing to repatriate $500.00 a saw of their citizens that are stuck in by there is if they want to return that, that's the issue. the you and other countries couldn't put pressure on airlines to stop flying to minutes. but actually convincing those people that have made the journey to trying make it into the you to go back to their own countries with the countries of origin. well, that's a different question. we appreciate that update. thank you very muc

central europe, where war and armed conflicts have become unthinkable. so nobody thinks about it. a region where you have had countries, the baltic states, poland, romania converge and ketchup economically at a rapid pace. and the region that borders have become invisible. now that's where the western balkans wants to join. the european union wants stability and peace in the region as well. but some of the your opinion are making every thing in recent years to slow down the actual process. and that has led to a very deep crisis of credibility for these a, these accession negotiations, which i should say only have started with 2 of the 6 countries. the other 4 are not even engaged in talks at the moment. what, why this reluctance among some members of the e u. why does the e want to keep a balkan nations happy by offering them economic support, but not eager to offer full membership of the i think we have a, at a very clear position by some governments which say that the e itself has to sort of internal problems before it can hold all the credible prom is

in the book called it for to europe. it will not stop people from seeking safety. instead, it'll help people to take more dangerous routes to try and circumvent being captured by border forces. and at the end of the day, it's really more about thinking about the humanity of it all. we're talking about human beings that are losing their lives that be, and it's incumbent upon all of us to think about how we address the root cause of that for people to migrate in the 1st place. indeed, i think that's a perfect way to and thank you very much for your insides. petra mon, the associate director of the refugee lab. thank you for being on this these. our thank you. bending on and saturday marks of 30 years since the fall of the soviet union, mccalla gorbachev's are resigned to soviet president on this day and 991. mocking the end of nearly 70 use of the u. s. s. that was after filing taking time to fall out have an attempted cool months earlier anti dependents movements among soviet republics. so let's take a look at the events