the agency said safe and legal routes were not available to most people fleeing war and persecution and urged the british government to pursue what it called more humane solutions. now on bbc news it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. i m stephen sackur. the devastating train crash in greece which killed 57 people generated a wave of grief and anger. many greeks see the disaster as symptomatic of a failing state, characterised by a lack of investment in public infrastructure and a lack of accountability at the heart of government. other aspects of public policy are also facing harsh scrutiny, from migration to internal security. my guest is greek migration minister notis mitarachi. has his government lost the confidence of the greek people? notis mitarachi in athens, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. the whole world has watched with a great deal of concern and sympathy the unfolding of this disaster in greece. 57 lives lost in that terrible train crash. do you believe it s
welcome to the programme. we start in france big numbers have taken to the streets again the 11th day of mass protests against the change in pension age in france. let me show you some live pictures, already some debris and lines of riot police stacked up. i have been watching pictures of small charges by those police to push some of the protesters back. this is right in the centre of paris, the 11th day of these mass protests that have spoiled over the last two and a half months as so many people protest against the change in pension age, making it up to 64 from 62. large numbers on the streets again. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. our paris correspondent hugh schofield is on the streets of paris and joins me now. there is deadlock, you have protesters continuing to voice their concern about the change and the government insistent there will be no step down in terms of what they are laying out. no step down
we start in france. large numbers have taken to the streets again, the 11th day of mass protests against the change in pension age in france. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. on the streets there in france we have more large protests, notjust paris but many of the big cities. notjust paris but many of the big cities. france s constitutional council will decide next week on the validity of the government s move after the change was rammed through parliament with no vote. let s speak to our correspondent hugh schofield who is on the streets near the protests in paris. there is no prospect of the government giving way on the key part of the law which is raising the age from 62 to 64 for state pension, and there is no sign as we see here of the protesters giving up. it may be that beneath the scenes there are things happening as the law approaches this publication in becoming actually law, people will start giving up,
infrastructure and a lack of accountability at the heart of government. other aspects of public policy are also facing harsh scrutiny, from migration to internal security. my guest is greek migration minister notis mitarachi. has his government lost the confidence of the greek people? notis mitarachi in athens, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. the whole world has watched with a great deal of concern and sympathy the unfolding of this disaster in greece. 57 lives lost in that terrible train crash. do you believe it s going to be seen as a turning point in greece, that business as usual will no longer be accepted? it s obviously a devastating event. the level of grief in the greek people, the greek government, is enormous. 57 people, particularly young people, lost their lives in this accident. multiple causes. there is an independent review under way by specialists. there is the prosecuting authorities now questioning both what happened on the day and more importantly,
to be alive. the driver s whereabouts are unknown. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. i m stephen sackur. the devastating train crash in greece which killed 57 people generated a wave of grief and anger. many greeks see the disaster as symptomatic of a failing state, characterised by a lack of investment in public infrastructure and a lack of accountability at the heart of government. other aspects of public policy are also facing harsh scrutiny, from migration to internal security. my guest is greek migration minister notis mitarachi. has his government lost the confidence of the greek people? notis mitarachi in athens, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. the whole world has watched with a great deal of concern and sympathy the unfolding of this disaster in greece. 57 lives lost in that terrible train crash. do you believe it s going to be seen as a turning point in greece, that business as usual will no longer be accepted? it s obviously a devastating e