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00:00Austria could reconsider its veto on full Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria,

00:06according to the country's interior minister Gerhard Kanner.

00:11For the last two years, Austria has blocked the two nations' full admission to the control-free

00:15travel zone, arguing that too many refugees were entering Austria via the West Balkans.

00:23Kanner now says the situation has improved.

00:43Earlier this year, Bulgaria and Romania received partial Schengen membership after checks at

00:49their air and sea borders were removed.

00:53The three nations will meet in Hungary on the 22nd of November.

01:02EU High Representative Josep Borrell is visiting Ukraine to reassure Kiev of the bloc's continued

01:09support.

01:11Austria could reconsider its veto on full Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria,

01:17according to the country's interior minister Gerhard Kanner.

01:22For the last two years, Austria has blocked the two nations' full admission to the control-free

01:27travel zone, arguing that too many refugees were entering Austria via the West Balkans.

01:35Kanner now says the situation has improved.

01:48Earlier this year, Bulgaria and Romania received partial Schengen membership after checks at

01:53their air and sea borders were removed.

01:56The three nations will meet in Hungary on the 22nd of November.

02:05EU High Representative Josep Borrell is visiting Ukraine to reassure Kiev of the bloc's continued

02:12support.

02:14EU High Representative Josep Borrell is visiting the Ukrainian capital of Kiev in an attempt

02:20to reassure Ukraine of the bloc's unwavering support in its fight against Russia.

02:26I will convey to member states the importance of our continued support, both on the diplomatic

02:33field with the Foreign Affairs Council and on the defence and security of the Council

02:39that joins the defence ministers of the European Union member states.

02:44We will make the case for boosting political and especially military support to Ukraine,

02:53especially now at this critical hour.

02:59Borrell also urged faster deliveries and fewer self-imposed red lines in getting Western

03:05weapons to Ukraine.

03:07His trip, which will be his last in his capacity as High Representative, follows the election

03:12of Donald Trump as President of the United States, a development that has sparked concerns

03:18over potential US cuts to financial and military aid for Ukraine.

03:27On Monday, the COP29 climate summit will begin in Azerbaijan.

03:32Euronews correspondent Georgia Orlandi has been observing the preparations.

03:37The countdown is almost over as Azerbaijan's capital Baku is getting ready to host COP29,

03:42the world's most important meeting on climate change, for 10 days starting Monday.

03:47Around 200 countries will be represented here to address the urgent need to prevent irreversible

03:52damage of the climate crisis.

03:54Time is running out.

03:55The world is already off track to meet the Paris Agreement's goal to limit temperature

04:00rises to below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

04:03We've witnessed events such as recent floods in Spain and the deadly effects of global

04:08temperatures rising.

04:09Now, the core of this year's meeting is finance.

04:12Will developed countries be able to contribute more and help poor nations deal with the effects

04:17of the climate crisis?

04:18Although this year the leaders of some of the biggest world's economies and top polluters,

04:24including the US, which will come to Baku following an election that will put Donald

04:28Trump back in power in 2025, China, Xi Jinping, Francis Macron, including the president of

04:34the European Commission, will not attend the summit.

04:36So will this COP29 still be able to meet its goals despite this?

04:40Well, the agenda set by Azerbaijan's presidency is highly ambitious.

04:44Whether it will succeed is something we'll find out in the coming days.

04:48Georgia Orlandi for Euronews in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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