Aljazeera. And. The form of the berlin wall just over 30 years ago came amid sweeping changes that would end the cold war and see the downfall of corrupt a solitary and regimes across the city. Its 3 decades on the prodemocracy optimism of those days has turned south sent a phobia and nationalism on the rise political corruption is not going away in the 2nd of 2 special reports weve been to belgariad romania and poland lost by the lessons of history havent. Peace in europe 30 years after the end of the cold war. There sat with rising ultra nationalists and and struggling to find answers to hatred and corruption. The euphoria that swept the continent 30 years ago in the wake of the fall of the burden war seems like a distant dream. Within 2 months communist dictatorships from the baltic to the black sea where i stood there and curtin was gone and europe appeared to be on the brink of a brighter future. But these hopes were dashed perhaps nowhere more so than bulgaria a country which des
British intelligence during the cold war to help spread the soviet propaganda. To do life the r. T. World news center this wednesday 15th of january its kevin over here just coming on to you too great to have your company then i hope youll stick around for at least the next half hour as we take you through the main stories of the day as youll know if youre watching in the last hour the big news of the day was that putin speaking to the Federation Council its kind of the state of the nation annual speech hes proposed a major legislation shift in that that would see russias pm cabinet ministers no longer appointed by the president but by the state duma that suggestion came while president putin delivering his annual state of the nation address to lawmakers. Across all this watching him talking to various greater good down there today there is again hey one of the priorities outlined by the russian president including what we said there about the way might be made up in the. Decide in the
A culture of looking at the stereotype question if you think the future of the country that im not on the time. Needed to be picked for this grandmother am to me its all about. Nothing i might show joins me from the gym and funded up the. Post. How do you do it japan and turkey try to unreliable carlos gomez fugitive flights to beirut but will the Justice System in levanon take any action against the former auto executive well take a look. Also on the show another year another record day on wall street the bull market is charging in the 20 twentieths full speed and well discuss whats behind the optimism. And thai retailers kick off the new year with a ban on single use plastic bags. This is your Business Report im Stephen Beers in berlin its good to have you with us. Interpol issued a red notice for former Nissan Renaud executive carlos ghosn on thursday jumped bail in japan earlier this week and fled to lebanon to avoid trial there on charges of financial misconduct the question now i
Japanese court system was unjust and that is arrest had been politically motivated go on scene here in archival footage plans to speak to journalists next week lebanon has now received an official request from interpol to arrest him as a fugitive but neighbors dont believe hes a criminal. And he did help innocent and renault to achieve his stature. As a businessman he did well. In deed as a lebanese man were proud of him a. Journalist Ricardo Carvalho is a close friend of call the scone he spoke to him after his escape. If you knew he was confident about the future hes got a lot of plans and thats the most important thing hes surrounded by his family and friends hes at home here in his country. Guns escape to lebanon is a stunning twist in a roller coaster journey that saw him fall from boardroom to Detention Center here he spent more than 100 days in spartan conditions far removed from his sometimes extravagant lifestyle the auto tycoon stands accused of im reporting his salary to the
Go on scene here in archival footage plans to speak to journalists next week lebanon has now received an official request from interpol to arrest him as a fugitive but neighbors dont believe hes a criminal. He did help innocent and renard to achieve his stature. As a businessman he did well. In deed as a lebanese man we are proud of him a. Journalist Ricardo Carvalho is a close friend of call the scone he spoke to him after his escape. He was confident about the future hes got a lot of plans and thats the most important thing hes surrounded by his family and friends hes at home here in his country. Goans escape to lebanon is a stunning twist in a roller coaster journey that saw him fall from boardroom to Detention Center here he spent more than 100 days in spartan conditions far removed from his sometimes extravagant lifestyle the auto tycoon stands accused of im reporting his salary to the tune of 85000000. 00 prosecutors also allege he skimmed off millions of dollars from the company