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00:00European and Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of faking interest in peace efforts

00:07after talks with the U.S. on Tuesday produced no breakthrough or compromise.

00:12Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrzej Sebera urged Putin to, quote,

00:16stop wasting the world's time.

00:18And UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on the Russian leader to end the fighting

00:23and come to the negotiating table to reach an agreement.

00:26The comments were made as foreign ministers from European NATO countries met in Brussels on Wednesday,

00:32a day after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday.

00:41For his part, Putin has accused European allies in Ukraine of sabotaging U.S.-led peace efforts.

00:47The U.S. proposed a peace deal last month.

00:49However, the 28-point plan was met with widespread criticism for being too weighted towards Russian demands.

00:57On Thursday, Witkoff and Kushner are set to meet with Ukraine's lead negotiator Rustem Umerov for further talks.

01:04The EU's former High Representative Federica Mogherini has resigned as Rector of the College of Europe

01:15following accusations of fraud and corruption.

01:18An investigation into Mogherini was launched by the European Public Prosecutor's Office

01:24after she and two other suspects were questioned on Tuesday,

01:28with Belgian authorities searching the offices of the European External Action Service,

01:34the College of Europe in Bruges and several private homes.

01:38Mogherini had led the elite institution which specializes in European affairs since 2020.

01:45The investigation is centered on whether tendering rules were broken

01:49in the award of a nine-month training course for young diplomats at the college between 2021 and 2022.

01:57On Wednesday, the three suspects were formally notified of accusations,

02:01including procurement fraud, corruption, conflict of interest and violation of professional secrecy.

02:08Stefano Sanino, former EEAS Secretary-General, is also under investigation

02:14and has taken early leave from his current role at the European Commission.

02:22European Commission Vice President Roxana Minzatou told Euronews' morning show Europe Today

02:29that European competitiveness doesn't have to come at the expense of workers' rights.

02:35As part of the EU's Social Europe agenda, Minzatou Willanville plans to upskill workers for current labour needs

02:43and the green and digital transitions.

02:45Minzatou addressed concerns that social rights have been traded off in the name of competitiveness.

02:53Competitiveness is absolutely essential for us to be able to deliver quality jobs,

02:58but we cannot, as Europe, I think, achieve competitiveness if we forego

03:02or if we lower the standards on employment.

03:05So we need to do this together, balancing the two.

03:07One topic that will be addressed by the legislation is the impact of AI systems on the workplace.

03:14Recent reporting by Euronews showed that one in four European workplaces uses algorithms and AI

03:21to make decisions that impact employees' working lives.

03:27Some jobs, for sure, will be transformed or will disappear,

03:31and some will be functioning with AI assistance.

03:34Our concern is that where we will have AI as a boss, not only as an assistant,

03:40we need to create trustworthy environments

03:42and trust for SMEs or for corporations and for workers to use and work with these systems.

03:50Workers of all ages, regions and sectors will need to strengthen their AI skills,

03:56but Minsato stressed that the Commission's plan will avoid creating any burden or overlaps

04:02for European businesses.

04:07Two dozen humanitarian workers who participated in search and rescue operations

04:13on the Greek island of Lesbos from 2016 to 2021 have begun their long-awaited trial.

04:19During the peak of Europe's refugee crisis that started in 2015,

04:24Lesbos became a key entry point for asylum seekers who often made dangerous journeys on small boats

04:30to reach Europe.

04:32The accused face up to 20 years in prison for charges including alleged participation

04:37in a criminal organization, facilitating the entry of third-country nationals into Greece

04:43and money laundering.

04:45Greek authorities say the trial focuses on a border security issue,

04:49but human rights groups have condemned the accusations as a politicized crackdown on humanitarian workers.

04:56It comes after years of allegations that Greek authorities breached international and European laws

05:01in their response to the arrivals of refugees.

05:03In January, the European Court of Human Rights found that the Greek Coast Guard

05:09had conducted so-called pushbacks against potential asylum seekers,

05:14marking the first time a court officially acknowledged a practice Greece has long denied.

05:20Today, there are no NGOs conducting search and rescue operations

05:23or providing emergency response during landings on Lesbos,

05:27despite over 3,500 people arriving to the island so far this year,

05:32according to the UN's refugee agency.

05:38At least four countries have announced they are pulling out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest

05:44after organizers decided to allow Israel to compete.

05:48The participating broadcasters from the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia

05:52each withdrew from the Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union

05:57held its twice-yearly General Assembly.

05:59The countries called for Israel to be excluded over alleged interference in voting

06:05and its conduct in the war on Gaza.

06:07Well, what I'm pleased is the membership have had a full opportunity to debate it,

06:12and I can tell you it was a full, frank, honest and quite moving debate.

06:16But as we can see from the emphatic result,

06:19what they really came together on is a belief that Eurovision Song Contest

06:23shouldn't be used as a political theater.

06:26It must retain some sense of neutrality.

06:28The EBU voted to adopt tougher voting rules in response to the allegations

06:33that Israel manipulated the vote in favor of their contestant.

06:37The contest of musical acts from dozens of countries strives to remain apolitical

06:42but has repeatedly been embroiled in world events.

06:46Russia was expelled in 2022 after its full-skill invasion of Ukraine.

06:50Over the past two years, pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated against Israel

06:55outside the Eurovision contest venues in Switzerland and in Sweden.

07:02A grand reception at Beijing's Great Hall of the People

07:07welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday

07:10for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

07:14The war in Ukraine was the first topic on the agenda.

07:18While China says it wants peace, it has never condemned Russia's invasion

07:22and has hosted President Vladimir Putin several times since the conflict began.

07:28Brussels also suspects China of supplying military components to Russia.

07:34Macron urged Xi to pressure Moscow, but Xi rejected any responsibility for the crisis.

07:40Macron, joined by 35 business leaders, also pushed for cross-investments to rebalance trade

07:47and called for cooperation with the G7 on rules-based economic governance.

07:53Trade imbalances from electric cars to steel remain a major point of friction with China.

07:59At the end of the talks, the two countries signed a letter of intent to strengthen cooperation.

08:05We spoke to our correspondent in Paris, Sofia Katsinkova, who tells us more.

08:11Despite these tensions, Macron and Xi Jinping still signed 12 cooperation agreements

08:17on bilateral investment, nuclear energy and even panda conservation.

08:24The use of drones in the war in Ukraine and the violation of EU airspace by these aircraft

08:30requires a realignment of defence strategy, according to the bloc's top military official.

08:37All military, political and economic structures of the EU must be prepared and ready to defend themselves,

08:44the chairman of the EU military committee, Irish General Sean Clancy, told Euronews.

08:51To that end, the EU and the NATO alliance need to work together more closely.

08:55There is a stronger relationship required between the EU and NATO.

09:00There is a need for coherence.

09:02There is a need to eliminate, insofar as practical, duplication.

09:06And the drone defence initiative is about actually creating a greater coherence

09:10between civil society, the military and the allies in this instance, of course.

09:16And the command and control structure of NATO,

09:18and NATO's role in terms of the defence and the deterrence in Europe, is sacrosite.

09:24To better react to hybrid threats, the EU has launched the Drone Defence Initiative, Clancy said.

09:32With this instrument, Europe recognises the need for a coherent approach across Europe,

09:37as the weaponisation of drones was seen in Denmark, Belgium and Poland.

09:42So this is a pan-European issue.

09:45And the hybrid threats are borderless.

09:49They're non-discriminatory when it comes to actually malign actors or deliberate actions

09:54that are undertaken in this sphere.

09:58So this is about actually creating a coherent approach across Europe.

10:03The first responsibility, of course, is on individual member states.

10:06The war in Ukraine has led to a combination of trench warfare and the use of drones

10:12that has prevented a front line from moving at any important pace, Clancy said.

10:18That's why Europe has to prepare for the next evolution of war,

10:22which should ensure that the bloc has the necessary resources for research, development and innovation, he concluded.

10:30Five Palestinians, including two children, were killed by an Israeli strike on southern Gaza on Wednesday,

10:41according to local officials.

10:43The attack on the shelter camp in Han Yunis left at least 32 others injured.

10:48Israel said it targeted Hamas militants in retaliation for an earlier assault on Wednesday

10:54that injured five of its soldiers.

10:56The latest violence came as another breach of the fragile ceasefire enforced since early October

11:02that has largely held up despite mutual claims of violations.

11:07On Wednesday, Hamas returned one of the last remaining hostages,

11:11identified as a Thai national,

11:14who was killed during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel,

11:18while Israel indicated it will open the Rafah crossing in the next few days

11:23to allow Palestinians in need of medical care to leave for Egypt.

11:27According to the Israeli military arm that oversees humanitarian matters,

11:32the opening of the Rafah crossing will be coordinated with Egypt

11:35under the supervision of the EU mission.

11:37THE BEGIN

11:40THE END

11:52AFTER FRACHA

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11:56THE END

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