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00:00Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the Bulgarian capital, Safiya,

00:05to voice their objection to the government's budget draft for next year

00:08in what turned out to be the biggest protest in the country in decades.

00:13The demonstration was dominated by young people and was planned to be peaceful in nature.

00:19Protestors chanted resignation as they demanded the incumbent coalition,

00:24led by the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, known as GERB,

00:29to revise the draft or step down.

00:32Protestors also called for the prosecution of two key players in the ruling coalition,

00:37GERB leader Boyko Borisov and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Delian Pivsky.

00:43But a small group of masked people incited chaos outside the headquarters of those parties,

00:48throwing chairs at the buildings and police officers guarding them, as well as glass bottles.

00:54Footage showed clashes between the masked individuals and police forces,

00:58with garbage dumpsters being set on fire, and police vehicles vandalized, as chaos quickly unraveled.

01:06Protestors say those who incited violence were not part of the rallies,

01:10accusing them of being hired to provoke and undermine the demonstrations.

01:14On the 27th of November, the government announced it was withdrawing its controversial budget plan,

01:21which aimed to steeply increase taxes, following domestic pressure and a night of protests.

01:26Borisov later rescinded the withdrawal, instead promising changes to the draft,

01:32which he said would be implemented by the first or second parliamentary vote,

01:36prompting the organization of a second rally.

01:39Protestors are worried the proposed budget, along with major imminent shifts,

01:44like Bulgaria's adoption of the euro in January, could lead to economic instability.

01:49In a response to Belgium's Prime Minister Bartu Weivre, EU High Representative,

01:59Kaya Kalas said approving a reparations loan for Ukraine gives the European Union greater leverage

02:04at the negotiating table to end Russia's war.

02:08De Weivre had previously warned that the proposal risked derailing the diplomatic process.

02:13Kaya Kalas, however, insisted that the approval of the reparations loan sends three messages to Ukraine.

02:19She argued it would show them that the EU is there to help defend themselves.

02:23Secondly, it would send a message to Moscow that they can't outlast the EU.

02:27And finally, it would prove to the US that the EU is taking strong and credible steps.

02:33Under the scheme, the bloc would channel the frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.

02:37Kyiv would only be asked to repay the loan if Moscow agreed to compensate for the damages.

02:44However, Belgium's Prime Minister Bartu Weivre has repeatedly opposed the proposal.

02:49He claims it could pose a risk to Belgium, where the assets are stored.

02:53He also said it could act as an obstacle to the White House trying to reach a deal between Ukraine and Russia.

02:59The president of the International Criminal Court said during the institution's annual meeting on Monday

03:09that it won't bow to pressure from either the US or Russia.

03:13Nine members of its staff, including six judges and the court's chief prosecutor,

03:19have been sanctioned by US President Donald Trump for pursuing investigations into US and Israeli officials.

03:27While Moscow has issued warrants for ICC staff in response to an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine.

03:37The sanctions have taken their toll on the court's work,

03:40affecting a wide range of investigations at a time when it's already struggling with growing demands on its resources.

03:48Greek farmers are escalating their protest against the government,

03:58demanding immediate payments of subsidies from Opekepe,

04:01the agency responsible for distributing EU agricultural subsidies

04:06and protesting the increased production costs alongside low prices of their products.

04:11The blockade comes after several people were arrested last week in the spiraling farm fraud case

04:18that revealed millions of euros were paid in illegal subsidies by Opekepe,

04:23a scandal that has provoked farmers and brought extra scrutiny to subsidy payments in Greece.

04:30On Sunday, major incidents were reported in central Greece,

04:34specifically in the Thessaly region,

04:36where farmers managed to break through police blockades and block the critical Athens-Thessaloniki national highway with tractors.

04:45According to an announcement by the Greek national police,

04:48two police officers were also injured and three arrests were made.

04:52With no assurances or statement from the government,

04:55the protests are expected to spread across Greece until the 5th of December with more road blockades,

05:01a tactic frequently used by farmers to put pressure on the authorities.

05:10Chancellor Friedrich Mert welcomed Prime Minister Donald Tusk

05:14for the 17th German-Polish government talks in Berlin on Monday.

05:19The meeting comes after EU foreign and defense ministers met in Brussels

05:23and, as Poland seeks to deter Moscow's recent provocations,

05:27who also wants to foster stronger relations with Berlin,

05:32but there is also a mistrust.

05:34However, Chancellor Mertz emphasized the importance of solidarity.

05:37Gerade in diesen Zeiten, in denen die Einheit Europas so unter Druck steht,

05:43dürfen wir uns nicht auseinander dividieren lassen.

05:48Wir müssen und wir werden zusammenstehen.

05:50But Poland-Experts Dr. Kai-Olaf Lank describes German-Polish relations as paradoxical.

05:59Kann denn das Treffen zwischen Donald Tusk und Friedrich Mertz an diesem Misstrauen etwas ändern?

06:06Es gab eben auch innenpolitische Bremsfaktoren,

06:11sodass man aus deutscher Sicht, glaube ich, das Gefühl hatte,

06:16that Poland macht eine Deutschland-Politik mit angezogenen Handbremsen.

06:21According to Dr. Lank, Poland sees itself as the regional power in Eastern and Central Europe

06:28and wants to be treated as such.

06:30As the government in Warsaw seeks more direct cooperation and security issues,

06:48the reality on the ground seems to be different.

06:50In Polen wiederum hat sich der Eindruck vertieft,

06:56Deutschland habe zwar eine Rhetorik der Einbindung und der Aufwertung Polens,

07:03aber wenn es dann wirklich darauf ankomme, dann werde Polen eben nicht berücksichtigt.

07:08Can this paradoxical situation develop into a strong German-Polish security partnership in the future?

07:15Laut dem deutsch-polnischen Barometer zeigt nur ein Drittel der Polen Sympathie für seine Nachbarn in Deutschland.

07:21Und das dürfte nicht nur an den Reparationsforderungen liegen.

07:25Polen will mehr mit Spracherecht in Sicherheitsfragen.

07:28Zuletzt wurde der US-Ukraine Friedensplan über die Köpfe der Polen hinweg diskutiert,

07:33inklusive des Punktes 9 mit der Stationierung europäischer Kampfjets auf polnischem Gebiet.

07:39Heute macht der polnische Ministerpräsident Donald Tusk deutlich,

07:42Entscheidungen über die Sicherheit in Europa dürfen nicht über Polen hinweg entschieden werden.

07:47Und der deutsche Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz muss nun beweisen,

07:51dass er Polen als strategischen Sicherheitspartner ernst nimmt.

07:55Diana Resnick aus Berlin für Euronews.

07:58The White House said on Monday that a Navy admiral acted within his authority and the law

08:07when he ordered a second follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in September.

08:14According to White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt,

08:18Defense Secretary Exeth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes.

08:23Leavitt, in her comments, reporters did not dispute a Washington Post report

08:28that they were survivors after the initial strike.

08:32Her explanation came after the reports detailing the attack sparked controversy

08:37and President Donald Trump said he wouldn't have wanted a second strike when asked about the incident.

08:44The controversial September strike was won in a series carried out by the U.S. military

08:49in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean

08:53as Trump ordered the build-up of a fleet of warships near Venezuela,

08:58including the largest U.S. aircraft carrier.

09:00More than 80 people have been killed in the strikes that Washington says targets drug cartels.

09:12A long-lost painting by 17th-century Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens

09:17has sold at auction for 2.3 million euros in Versailles.

09:22The painting, which was hidden for more than four centuries,

09:25was recently found in a private townhouse in Paris.

09:27It was part of a French collection and was initially thought to be

09:31from one of the many Rubens workshops that existed at the time.

09:35On adjuge. Adjuge.

09:36Adjuge.

09:38Que n'a pas changé de main depuis 150 ans,

09:42totalement inconnu de la critique et du public depuis 1625,

09:47date de sa disparition,

09:49dont nous connaissions l'existence par une gravure,

09:52portant la signature du peintre,

09:55et qui rapparaît pour vous à Versailles, chez maître Ozena.

10:00The auction house said the painting's authenticity was confirmed after scientific analysis.

10:07A microscopic examination of the paint layers revealed not only white, black and red pigments

10:12in the areas representing human skin, but also blue and green, which Rubens typically used.

10:30The winter rack is made of rock crystal. It would have been an extremely difficult job,

10:42first of all, to find such a clear specimen of rock crystal, but then also carve it in such a difficult shape, the ovoid shape,

10:50and also engraved with the beautiful snowflake design from the inside without rock crystal cracking.

10:56It must have been a really, really challenging job.

11:04We know exactly how much it cost. The price was 24,600 rubles.

11:09It was the most expensive item Faberge created at the time in 1913.

11:15And just for comparison, to understand how much money it was, an average worker in Moscow would get 30 rubles a month.

11:24So this was an incredibly high amount, and on Tuesday we are going to offer it for sale again,

11:30and we expect it to sell in excess of £20 million.

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