Europe Today: Negociaciones de paz en Ucrania, tiroteo en Australia y cambio climático
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00:00Good morning, it is Monday the 15th of December, I'm Maeve McMahan and this is Europe Today,
00:21your news's daily live fix of European news and analysis.
00:26Coming up today, after spending his Friday on the front line in the embattled city of Kubiansk
00:32that Moscow claimed to have captured, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has moved on to Berlin.
00:38On his agenda, face-to-face talks with American officials, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
00:43and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
00:46The Ukrainian president has hinted that Kyiv could drop its long-held ambition of joining
00:51NATO in return for Western security guarantees.
00:55For more on the talks and the latest attempts to end the ongoing war, I'm joined here in
00:59the studio by Maria Tadeo, our EU news editor.
01:01Good morning, Maria.
01:02Great to have you with us.
01:03So look, marathon talks taking place in Berlin.
01:06Any movements?
01:07Well, marathon talks because we understand they went on for more than five hours yesterday,
01:12Maeve, and they will continue this morning.
01:14Of course, the German chancellor who, to his credit, has really taken the lead now in the
01:19negotiations when it comes to the Europeans hosting the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
01:25and a US delegation, which, as you alluded to, included Steve Witkoff, of course, as the
01:30special envoy, but also Jared Kushner, who is the son-in-law to President Trump.
01:35And the two men, we should note, were instrumental, remember, in negotiating a ceasefire between
01:41Hamas and Israel.
01:42Now, in terms of the details, we have not heard from the Ukrainians.
01:46They argue they will only brief after the talks are completed today.
01:50But we did hear from the Americans, and hopefully we can put it up on the screen.
01:55Steve Witkoff yesterday saying we had in-depth discussions regarding the 20-point plan for peace
02:02economic agendas and more.
02:03Remember, initially, this plan was 28.
02:06It was deemed to be two in favor of Russia.
02:09The goal now for Ukraine and the Europeans is to sway it in Kyiv's favor.
02:14As I say, not a lot has officially been confirmed.
02:17There has been speculation, however, that Ukraine could be prepared now to drop its ambition
02:22to join NATO if they can get NATO-like security guarantees.
02:26There has also been talk about fast-track EU membership.
02:29Of course, one of the dates that was floated was January 1, 2027.
02:34The Ukrainians have not officially confirmed this.
02:36But I can tell you the diplomats I spoke with over the weekend said this is really not an option.
02:43It's not real.
02:44Ukraine cannot join in a year.
02:46But, of course, you understand the logic here.
02:48The U.S. would offload some of the NATO responsibility to the EU and the Ukrainians.
02:52Keep that momentum and that pressure to accelerate their talks.
02:56But as I say, diplomats telling me this is not feasible.
02:59We've got to be realistic.
03:00We've got to be realistic.
03:01And, of course, this week, Maria's crucial week for the European Union, for Brussels, as it strives to strike a deal on Ukraine's funding.
03:07What are the chances?
03:08What are the chances?
03:09Very difficult.
03:10We've talked about make or break current time.
03:12This is really now crunch time and decision time.
03:14Two things just very quickly.
03:16On Friday, the European Union taking now steps to keep the Russian frozen assets, which are held here in Belgium by Euroclear, permanently frozen.
03:24But, of course, we know that the Belgians continue to resist it, but also a new element, Italy also reaching out to the Commission and saying, well, perhaps this is now the time to push for a plan B.
03:36However, those who favour the frozen assets and the reparations loans say there is no time for a plan B.
03:41We should go ahead with this.
03:43At this point, flip a coin.
03:45Flip a coin.
03:46Well, stay tuned to your news to find out, because, of course, that EU summit is taking place later this week.
03:50We have foreign affairs ministers gathering here today, so yournews.com, of course, your source for all your news and analysis.
03:56Thank you so much, Maria Tadeo, for all that.
03:58But coming up, we'll be joined by Laurence Tubiana, the French economist and climate diplomat who served as France's climate change ambassador for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference,
04:09making her the architect of the landmark Global Climate Act.
04:13At 74, Laurence Tubiana still works tirelessly to try to combat climate change.
04:18As CEO of the European Climate Foundation.
04:21So, Laurence Tubiana, thank you so much for taking time out to join us this morning on Europe Today.
04:27Hello.
04:28Nice to have me.
04:29Yeah, great to have you this early on a Monday morning.
04:32Laurence, look, mines are occupied, as you've heard there, with the ongoing war in Ukraine.
04:36So the climate emergency has kind of been politically parked here, if you like, in Brussels.
04:40But 10 years on from the Paris Agreement, are you confident it is still intact?
04:45It's not, meaning it works, but not to speed enough.
04:51It works because we have seen a major transformation of the world economy, in particular in the green technology,
04:58so as of China investment in renewable energy.
05:00The fact that almost all countries have a climate law now since Paris,
05:05and 88% of global emissions are covered by a commitment to be net zero by the mid-century.
05:11So, and you see every day, even the public awareness is absolutely non-comparable.
05:18Even the media, I think, now understand the problems because of those climate change is now,
05:22unfortunately, really putting enormous stress on many, many countries and many, many societies every year these days.
05:31But we have a climate change denier in the White House, President Donald Trump.
05:36How does that impact your efforts?
05:38I think it's very damaging, more than probably the first moment when Donald Trump decided in 2017
05:45to withdraw from Paris Agreement.
05:47And you see the pressure, of course, on many countries, in particular small countries.
05:51And you see more aggressivity for the oil and gas producers
05:55that really want the Paris Agreement to be delayed or blocked.
05:59And so we feel the pressure.
06:01It's a very difficult geopolitical situation.
06:03But the interesting thing is, at COP30, you have 85 countries that decided to plan for a win out of fossil fuel.
06:13You know, so on one side, nobody, minus the US, has decided to withdraw from Paris Agreement.
06:20The second element is now there are countries that more decided than never
06:24to get out of the dependence from fossil fuel, including Brazil.
06:27So you think that was a success?
06:29Because many would have considered that a failure, the COP30 this year in Brazil.
06:34It is not.
06:34It's complex, of course.
06:36Again, it's more violent and aggressive than it has never.
06:39I haven't seen since my whole life working on climate,
06:42I've never seen such aggressivity from the US, including, as you know, the pressure in particular on Europe.
06:49And that's so important that Europe stand up and don't decide to go, you know, for more import for fossil fuel and energy, even from the US.
06:58We have to be independent.
07:00And economic security is energy security these days.
07:03And just finally, the EU wants to be carbon neutral by 2050.
07:07Do you think that's still achievable?
07:08I think it's achievable if we continue the good work that has been done all over the fight last year.
07:15If we go, we increase the renewable energy.
07:18If we now decarbonize, of course, the industry, we can be there.
07:24And we will be in time for 2030, minus 55 percent, which was already enormous.
07:31And then I think we are in a good shape.
07:33OK, on that positive note, we can bring that conversation to an end, Laurence Tibiana.
07:37Thank you so much for joining us here this morning on Europe Today.
07:42But now, moving on, it is time to reflect on the deadly attacks on Bondi Beach this Sunday during Hanukkah celebrations that took the lives of at least 16 people.
07:50It was Australia's worst shooting since a massacre almost 30 years ago that saw the country then introduce some of the world's toughest gun laws.
07:59Political leaders across the European Union have sent condolences to Australia,
08:02expressing solidarity with the victims and their families.
08:06For more on this story, we're joined by Euronews' political correspondent, Stefan Krobey.
08:10Good morning, Stefan.
08:11Good morning, May.
08:11Thank you so much for being with us here.
08:13Tell us, what do we know so far?
08:14Well, what happened was that at least two gunmen opened fire at a crowd that was at Bondi Park, as you said.
08:23About a thousand people.
08:24Many of them were participants of the Jewish Hanukkah festival.
08:28So, the suspects opened fire at the crowd, sending panic crowds running in all directions.
08:36The attackers, by the way, were father and son, as police later said, 50 and 24 years old.
08:42One of them was killed in a shootout with law enforcement.
08:45The other one was shot and is in life-threatening condition in a hospital as we speak.
08:50Police also removed explosive devices found in a nearby vehicle.
08:56Police also said that there might be a third suspect, but they cautioned against any speculations as investigations, of course, continue.
09:06Australian authorities declared it an anti-Semitic terrorist attack and an act of, you know, brutal force.
09:14Its eyewitnesses reported that the gunmen were deliberately pushing aside bystanders who visibly were not participants of the Hanukkah festival.
09:23So, that leads us to assume that it was a precise targeted attack on the Jewish community here at Bondi Beach.
09:31Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the attack sharply, saying an attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian.
09:40Take a listen.
09:40This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah.
09:47An act of evil anti-Semitism, terrorism, that has struck the heart of our nation.
09:54There is no place for this hate, violence and terrorism in our nation.
10:00Let me be clear, we will eradicate it.
10:04Prime Minister Albanese there.
10:05Meanwhile, Stefan, one brave man actually put his life at risk trying to stop the killer.
10:10Tell us about Ahmed.
10:12Absolutely.
10:12Ahmed, a 43-year-old father of two and an owner of a fruit shop.
10:18So, pretty much a regular guy.
10:21And you see him here attacking, tackling one of the attackers, bringing him down and then pointing the gun at him.
10:29You see here on the right, the gunman now getting up back on his feet and moving, slowly moving away.
10:37So, this, of course, half the firepower of the two gunmen.
10:43Australian authorities calling this an unusual act of bravery and calling him a hero.
10:50He certainly saved probably a lot of lives here.
10:56As I said, one was killed and one was severely injured.
11:00And Ahmed, I think, is doing well.
11:02He's recovering in hospital.
11:03Stefan, though, what has been the reaction here in Europe and also among Jewish communities?
11:07They must be rather on edge this Monday.
11:08Yeah, well, the European leaders condemned almost immediately the attack.
11:14French President Emmanuel Macron saying,
11:18France extends its thoughts to the victims, the injured and the loved ones.
11:27We share the pain of the Australian people and will continue to fight relentlessly against anti-Semitic hatred,
11:34which hurts us all wherever it strikes.
11:37And further to the east in Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz saying,
11:42The anti-Semitic attack at Bondi Beach during Hanukkah leaves me utterly shocked.
11:47My thoughts are with the victims and their families.
11:49This is an attack on our shared values.
11:51We must fight anti-Semitism here in Germany and around the world.
11:55And, of course, France and Germany having had sad experiences with anti-Semitism.
12:00Indeed, Stefan Grobe.
12:01Thank you so much for that update.
12:03But now coming back to Brussels news.
12:04As you heard earlier, EU heads of state and government are poised for a major gathering in Brussels this week.
12:10The most important, perhaps, for years goes on the table alone for Ukraine to keep the country afloat for the next two years.
12:16Our Jakub Yanis has a little refresher for you on the frozen Russian acids earmarked to foot the bill.
12:24Day, called Europe, week.
12:28Well, Brussels just locked down 210 billion euros of Russian central bank cash.
12:35Most of it sits right here in Euroclear.
12:37Think of it as the world's most nervous piggy bank.
12:43Until now, keeping it frozen required a unanimous vote every six months.
12:49That made the cash a hostage to vetoes, especially Hungarians.
12:54So, last week the EU pulled a legal trick and an emergency clause.
12:59In times of crisis, it allows for majority voting to bypass unanimity, so no single country can veto.
13:08Now, the assets are frozen indefinitely.
13:11And to unfreeze them, you would need another majority vote in favor of Russia.
13:17Good luck with that.
13:18Moscow has already sued Euroclear, but the EU calls it speculative.
13:25And Belgium is nervous about the legal risks, but the clock is ticking.
13:30Why the rush, you ask?
13:34This first day, the EU leaders meet for a make-or-break summit.
13:39They need to raise 90 billion euros to keep Ukraine from collapsing.
13:43And with Russian sabotage already hitting Europe, we could be next.
13:50Viktor Orban, a well-known practitioner of veto power, calls the move a Brazilian dictatorship.
13:57But for others, it's a preview of a stronger EU.
14:00One that finally stops letting a single country, in times of emergency, turn off the lights.
14:07Yeah, I could be honest, reporting there.
14:13And just speaking of Hungary, I don't know if you noticed, but this weekend,
14:16tens of thousands took to the streets of the capital, Budapest,
14:19to protest against the Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, and called for his resignation.
14:23For more on that story, do visit euronews.com.
14:26But that does bring this edition of Europe Today to an end.
14:29Thank you so much for tuning in.
14:31Join us again tomorrow morning.
14:32We'll bring you all the latest from Strasbourg,
14:34where MEPs are gathering for their last session before the Christmas break.
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