Europe Today: Komisarz UE ds. gospodarki Dombrovskis reaguje na nową strategię bezpieczeństwa prezydenta Trumpa
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00:30The German and French leaders, President Zelensky, travelled on to Brussels for dinner with the NATO Secretary-General, Marco Dutta, and the Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, before heading over to Rome today.
00:41This, as the US piles the pressure on Kyiv to cede territory to Russia.
00:46For more on the outcome of all these meetings, we're joined here in the studio by our Ukraine correspondent, Sasha Vakilina.
00:52Good morning, Sasha. Great to have you with us.
00:54Morning.
00:54So, as I said there, President Zelensky was in Brussels last night for this dinner. How did the talks go?
01:00Well, they had this opportunity to discuss some of the most important things and to do it, of course, during this European diplomatic tour of Volodymyr Zelensky from London to Brussels, then from Brussels to Rome today to meet Georgia Meloni.
01:11Now, the most important things and the most critical, and these are going to be the sticking points in any sort of negotiations, would be, of course, security guarantees for Ukraine and territorial concessions, as you said, where Ukraine is being pushed to cede territory.
01:23Zelensky did speak and said that Ukraine has no right to cede territory, because, of course, this is also about the millions of Ukrainians who remain in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
01:33What was important for him and for the European leaders was to coordinate and to align their positions and also to come up as the, you know, joint European team in any sort of negotiations, because, of course, as of now, Europe is not invited to that negotiation table.
01:47And Trump is not really rushing to invite Europe. Let's take a listen to what he had to say about Ukraine.
01:53So we've been speaking to President Putin and we've been speaking to Ukrainian leaders, including Zelensky, President Zelensky.
02:03And I have to say that I'm a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn't yet read the proposal.
02:09That was as of a few hours ago. His people love it, but he has it. Russia's fine with it.
02:15Russia's, you know, Russia, Russia, I guess, would rather have the whole country when you think of it.
02:21But Russia is, I believe, fine with it. But I'm not sure that Zelensky is fine with it. His people love it.
02:29No mention of Europe there. No mention of the European Union.
02:32More criticism of Volodymyr Zelensky and no criticism of Russia and Vladimir Putin there, mate.
02:37And interesting to see that the Americans and the US seem to be or the Americans and the Russians, excuse me, seem to be more and more on the same page.
02:44Sasha, where does that leave Ukraine?
02:46And we saw more of it these past days with the new US strategy, didn't we, when there was a great, like, huge feedback from Russia with the Russian officials saying that they do align with this view.
02:56Former Russia's president, former Russia's prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, he also posted on Axe and he was supporting those calls for the EU should be abolished coming from Elon Musk and sovereignty returned to individual countries.
03:07And we could see Medvedev saying there, exactly. Now, in Moscow, the officials are really happy from the fact that Russia is no longer described as an enemy, no longer described as a threat.
03:18But who else is described now as a threat is the European Union.
03:22And this is where the US is actually blaming the European Union for what they see as blocking any sort of peace negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
03:30So, so much at stake there for Ukraine and, of course, the Europeans.
03:33Sasha Vakilina, thank you so much for bringing us up to speed there.
03:36And, of course, for more on Sasha's reporting, you can take a look at yournews.com.
03:40But now, coming up, we'll be joined here on set by the EU Economy Commissioner, Valdus Dombrowski.
03:46The centre-right politician is on his third stint as EU Commissioner and is known back home for being Latvia's longest-serving prime minister, having headed up three different governments.
03:55Now, he's in charge here in Brussels of driving economic growth in the EU and securing, of course, financing for Ukraine.
04:03Commissioner Dombrowski, great to have you with us here on Europe Today. Good morning.
04:07Good morning.
04:07So, first, we heard there from Sasha Vakilina about those talks between Marko Dutza and the Commission President.
04:13But did you get filled in as well by Commission President on those talks last night with President Zelensky?
04:18How did they go?
04:19Well, first of all, it's clear.
04:22From the European Union side, we stay committed to provide all necessary support to Ukraine and eventually to ensure just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
04:34So, that remains our goal.
04:36And we continue, I would say, strong engagement with different partners to arrive at this goal.
04:44But your goal is not being heard by President Trump.
04:46He's not taking into account how Brussels feels.
04:48Well, obviously, what is important, if we want also European Union, so to say, to be at the table, to be fully taken into account, is also to project strength to be able to change facts on the ground.
05:04That's why it's important we reach agreement on Ukraine financing.
05:07I think that's why it's important we continue to provide necessary military support to Ukraine, because this is a way how we actually stay relevant and can change facts on the ground and correspondingly also can influence any negotiations.
05:25And how can you make sure Ukraine doesn't have to swallow a bad deal?
05:29Well, the stronger Ukraine will be, the more leverage it will have to ensure the acceptable terms of peace.
05:43In any case, what we want to achieve is not a capitulation of Ukraine.
05:48It's a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
05:52Also, the peace which just does not serve as a pause for Russia to regroup, to recover and to continue its aggression against Ukraine or to expand its war against other countries.
06:05Because Russia is openly talking about invading other countries, including EU and NATO countries.
06:11And you mentioned, of course, the frozen Russian assets.
06:14Where do things stand there?
06:15The clock is ticking.
06:16Well, last week, the European Commission came forward with proposals on how we can provide financing for Ukraine for the next two years,
06:26either through joint borrowing at the EU level or through so-called reparation loan, where we use cash balances linked with immobilized Russian assets and provide a reparation loan to Ukraine,
06:42which Ukraine only would need to repay once Russia pays reparations for the damages it has created.
06:47So European Commission proposals are on table and leaders are expected to discuss them next week.
06:55But some leaders don't like them.
06:56I mean, there was the dinner last Friday between President von der Leyen and Friedrich Merz,
07:01even hopped on a plane from Germany to come here to try and convince the Belgians, but it didn't work.
07:04Well, indeed, Belgians have legitimate concerns because bulk of this money is indeed in Belgium.
07:13And therefore, in our proposal, we also came with strong safeguards.
07:18Other EU member states will have to provide guarantees.
07:21Also, Russia's claims cannot be enforced in the European Union.
07:28And we also came with additional safeguards, how to prevent enforcement of those claims in a third country,
07:35so how they can be offset against Russia's assets in the EU.
07:40And you had a call with the G7 last night.
07:42Do the US and Japan actually support this reparations loan?
07:45Well, indeed, I presented the reparations loan concept to G7 partners yesterday, our proposal.
07:54And it was also agreed yesterday on a principle that Russia's assets should stay immobilized until Russia pays reparations.
08:01It's also reflected in yesterday's G7 meeting conclusions.
08:06So what happens if there's no deal? How will Ukraine survive without this money?
08:10Well, we have to reach the deal.
08:13And the good news is that all leaders conceptually agree that we have to find a solution.
08:21And next week is a crunch time when we have to do it.
08:25And, of course, did you read the document, the national security document that Trump penned last Friday,
08:30calling Europe weak? What are your thoughts on that document?
08:32Well, certainly there are aspects on this national security strategy we disagree with.
08:39That's very clear.
08:41And it's clear that the European Union is actually providing strength for members of the European Union,
08:49especially smaller countries, because in a current more conflictual power-based world,
08:57certainly you can seek strength in unity.
09:01But there are aspects which are obviously, we can agree,
09:04that we could project more assertiveness as the European Union, including against Russia.
09:11And also, for example, the strategy recognizes that Europe remains strategically and culturally vital for the United States.
09:18Okay. Commissioner Dombrowski, thank you so much for coming into us today on Europe Today.
09:22And now another story that everyone here in Brussels is talking about takes us to Czechia,
09:27where a new prime minister is being sworn in.
09:29After winning the elections in October, Andrzej Babiš takes the reins today for the second time in his career.
09:34Take a look.
09:34Jepuk Janos fills us in.
09:38Got a painkiller because Brussels has a new headache.
09:42First, it was Orbán in Hungary.
09:46Then Fico in Slovakia.
09:48And today, Andrzej Babiš returns as a prime minister of Czechia.
09:54President Petr Pavel blocked him until he agreed to transfer his massive chemical and food empire, Agrofert,
10:01to independent administrators.
10:04To rule, Babiš invited the Motorist Party, who are fierce climate skeptics,
10:09and the Freedom and Direct Democracy Party, which openly opposes the EU and NATO.
10:14So is he Orbán 2.0?
10:17Well, not quite.
10:19You see, Orbán is an ideologue, whereas Babiš is more of a CEO, though a populist one.
10:26In his cabinet, he keeps the majority of seats for his own people.
10:31Or in corporate terms, he just ensures he holds the controlling interest to keep the hardliners in check.
10:38Babiš talks tough on Ukraine aid, yet experts say he won't stop Czech arms factories from selling shells to Kyiv.
10:49Why?
10:50Well, because it is a profitable business.
10:54He will fight the Green Deal, yes, but mostly to protect the Czech car industry,
10:59which makes up to 10% of the country's GDP and a quarter of exports.
11:06Finally, he might threaten the European House to get a better deal,
11:10but hopefully he will not burn it down.
11:14He simply owns too much expensive furniture inside it.
11:18Jakub Janis there reporting on the new Czech Prime Minister.
11:26And now it is time to bring you up to speed on a council meeting that took place here yesterday in Brussels
11:30and saw EU countries sign off on major new plans to reform how the 27 should deal with migration.
11:37The changes were driven by the presidency of the Council of the EU
11:42and were pushing for a harder stance on migration.
11:44For more on the gathering, we're joined now on set by our migration reporter, Vincenzo Genovese.
11:50So quite a decisive day yesterday, Vincenzo, for migration management.
11:54Fill us in.
11:55Yes, Maeve.
11:56Good morning.
11:56Big day indeed for migration.
11:59Yesterday, the EU ministers agreed on three laws aiming at speeding up asylum procedures
12:03and increasing the deportations of the people who have no right to stay in the EU.
12:08The first one, return regulation, would allow EU member states to build return hubs in non-EU countries
12:15and send there the rejected migrants.
12:20So these return hubs could be used to place migrants before they are actually sent back,
12:28transferred back to their countries of origin, like Italy is doing already with Albania,
12:33but they could also be the final destination.
12:36So this means that migrant people could end up anywhere in the world,
12:40in countries unrelated to them, provided that these countries have an agreement with a new member state
12:46and that some international rights are respected.
12:50Let's listen on this.
12:52The Danish minister for immigration, he was quite clear.
12:55One of the important elements is that the connection criterion that formerly have prevented
13:01the member states for making agreements with third countries is now removed.
13:06And that makes the possibility of the member states either to make a return hub as a transit centre
13:12before the irregular migrant is sent to his or her home country,
13:18or to make a return hub where you could stay.
13:22Rasmus Schoklin there, the Danish minister of migration,
13:26standing alongside Magnus Pruner, the European commissioner for migration.
13:29Vincenzo, what does that mean then for asylum seekers arriving in the European Union?
13:32There is a significant change also for asylum seekers.
13:35It's the change of the safe third country concept.
13:39And this would allow EU countries to deport asylum seekers also to unrelated countries,
13:45provided that they can ask for asylum, that they can apply for asylum in those countries.
13:51This is something that is quite similar to the UK Rwanda model.
13:57And it's for sure unprecedented in the history of the European Union.
14:00It breaks that boo.
14:01It does indeed.
14:02And we can read more of your reporting, Vincenzo, on euronews.com.
14:05But thank you so much, Vincenzo Genovese, for that update.
14:08And thank you, of course, so much for tuning in.
14:10We'll be back tomorrow again, bright and early here for a fresh new edition of Europe Today.
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