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00:00Bom dia, é friday, 19 de dezembro.
00:18Eu sou Mave MacMahon e esse é Europe Today,
00:21o euro news's daily live fix of european news and analysis.
00:26Coming up today, after 16 hours of talks, an EU summit in Brussels
00:30has come to a dramatic end in the early hours of this rainy December morning.
00:35The big takeaways, a 90 billion euro cheque for Ukraine,
00:39raised with joint debt though, not with Russian money.
00:42And a postponement of the EU Mercosur trade deal.
00:46For more on the twists and turns of the long night
00:49and the winners and losers around the summit table,
00:52I'm joined here in our studio by our EU news editor, Maria Today,
00:55who actually has not slept a wink.
00:57Good morning, Maria.
00:58Not a wink.
00:59But you are as fresh as ever.
01:01So great to have you with us.
01:03Look, bring us up to speed on what exactly happened last night.
01:07The reparations loan seems to be over.
01:08They agreed on joint debt.
01:09They could have done that weeks ago.
01:11Well, they could have.
01:12And obviously that would have saved us the all night to run away.
01:15This was very much on brand because, remember,
01:17European leaders walking in the morning,
01:19they said, we're not leaving this place.
01:21We are not going to leave until there is a solution
01:24in terms of how to fund Ukraine from 2026 and 2027.
01:28And that has happened.
01:29And it's been done.
01:3090 billion euros in an interest-free loan for the country.
01:35But the night did not go as planned
01:37because the reparations loan, that did not happen.
01:40It's very difficult to see how this reparations loan
01:42can even go ahead in the weeks, months to come.
01:44In many ways, it is over.
01:46The road has ended.
01:47And nonetheless, the European leaders have agreed, though,
01:50to tap financial markets, to raise the 90 billion euros,
01:53provide this loan.
01:55And that's the way this is going to go.
01:57And I should note one thing, Maeve.
01:58Yesterday night at about 11.30, I got a call from a source
02:01who told me, you are not going to believe this,
02:04but the Hungarians, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia
02:09are now meeting, and they are pitching and putting forward
02:11this plan for joint debt.
02:13They will not participate, but it looks like this is the way
02:15it's going to go and ultimately land it like this.
02:18They cite what they call is an enhanced cooperation close,
02:21which means that they will not participate,
02:24but the others will go to the market,
02:25and they will fund and get this loan for Ukraine.
02:28What a twist and turn indeed there.
02:29And of course, the Germans had to cave in.
02:32I mean, not a good night for Friedrich Merz.
02:33He came across very bruised to the German chancellor.
02:35Look, it was not a good night for the German chancellor
02:38because, remember, he had lobbied so hard
02:40and so passionately for this reparations loan
02:42because beyond the funding, there was, of course,
02:45a question of the optics and the politics,
02:47and the politics of it was Russia's created a mess.
02:50They've created all this damage in Ukraine.
02:52They should pay it.
02:53You break it, you pay it.
02:54Why should the European taxpayer do it?
02:55Well, ultimately, in a way,
02:57this reparations loan is not going to happen,
02:58and the German chancellor comes out of this also weakened
03:01because the Mercosur was also not signed yesterday.
03:04Now, this was a big plan,
03:05and none of the big options the Germans put on the table
03:07actually manifested in any way.
03:10So that's perhaps the loser of the night.
03:11And what about the winners?
03:12Who were the winners of this EU summit?
03:14Look, the winners clearly is the Ukrainian president
03:16because he wanted the money he needed,
03:19the money he was very clear about that,
03:20and now he's got the 90 billion euros
03:22that he needs two years to fund his military and the budget.
03:26And, of course, we talk about this loan,
03:28but we've got to be very honest, Maeve,
03:30the chances that Ukraine will pay this back are minimal.
03:33Then we've got to talk about the Belgian prime minister.
03:36He said, look, there's a lot of risks.
03:37I do not like this idea of a reparations loan.
03:39At some point in the night, he talked about unlimited support
03:42and unlimited guarantees,
03:44and that created a lot of nervousness around the other leaders.
03:47So in a way, he also called the bluff.
03:49You know, the idea of support in Belgium clearly had limits.
03:52And then we've got to go to Orban.
03:54You know, he said this reparations loan is a bad idea.
03:56He's negotiated something differently.
03:58He managed to insert himself in the conversation.
04:00And then by the end of the summit, he said, look,
04:02the European leaders, the rest of them,
04:04they can do what we want,
04:05but Hungary is not going to pay a cent in this.
04:07And again, through this clause of the enhancement cooperation,
04:11they will get the money,
04:13but Hungary will not participate.
04:15The Czechs, nonetheless, they will not participate either.
04:17And the same applies to Slovakia.
04:19So again, the limelight for Viktor Orban.
04:21And he repeated,
04:22we said this reparations loan was not going to happen.
04:24And ultimately, it did not happen.
04:26And just briefly, is it enough money?
04:28The IMF said it's probably not.
04:29Look, that's a very good question,
04:31because when you look at Ukraine clearly,
04:33and the IMF has been clear about this,
04:35this is a country that has debt sustainability problems
04:38because the economy has been wrecked as a result of the war.
04:41What they argue is that loans will not be enough.
04:44Ukraine needs grants.
04:45And that means going back to today,
04:47the 90 billion euros,
04:49it's very unlikely we'll ever see Ukraine paying it back
04:52because the argument is that Russia would then pay them
04:55for the damage and then they will repay the loan.
04:57But again, Maeve,
04:58do we really believe that Russia will pay damages
05:01I think yesterday and tonight,
05:03that shows that that is very, very difficult.
05:05And Russia, for the time being,
05:07is not going to pay a cent.
05:08Indeed, Mariusz, our EU news editor.
05:10Let's just take a listen to some of those leaders.
05:11We can bring in Bart de Wever,
05:13the Belgian prime minister,
05:14the protagonist, if you like,
05:15of the last couple of weeks,
05:16and also Viktor Orban,
05:17the Hungarian prime minister.
05:19Supporting Ukraine is not charity.
05:21It is the most important investment
05:23we can make in our own security.
05:25There was never any debate
05:27about whether we would help.
05:31The only real question was how.
05:33Had we left Brussels divided today,
05:35Europe would have walked away
05:37from geopolitical relevance.
05:39It would have been a total disaster.
05:41Hungary is totally out of that.
05:43I think it's a bad decision.
05:44And those who are behind that loan
05:46will take the responsibility
05:48and the financial consequences of that.
05:51Three countries decided not to be part of it.
05:53That's an opt-out for Czech Republic,
05:56Slovakia and Hungary.
05:57So we are innocent.
05:59So a glimpse there of Viktor Orban
06:01and, of course, Bart de Wever,
06:02heads of state that are now
06:03hopefully getting some rest.
06:04And Maria Tadeo, of course,
06:05hopefully getting some rest too
06:07after that analysis.
06:08And as you heard from Maria Tadeo,
06:10Ukraine's President Zelenskyy
06:11was also physically here in Brussels
06:13for this EU summit
06:15to warn EU leaders
06:16that there are much, quote,
06:18greater threats than lawsuits.
06:20President Zelenskyy also spent hours
06:22locked in talks with the Belgian
06:23Prime Minister, Bart de Wever.
06:25For more on President Zelenskyy's reaction
06:27to this December summit
06:29and the fact that EU leaders
06:30went with Plan B to fund Ukraine,
06:33we're joined here on session
06:34by our Ukraine correspondent.
06:35That is, of course, Sasha Vakilina.
06:37Good morning, Sasha.
06:38Great to have you with us.
06:39Look, how has the reaction been
06:41from Kiev on this loan, this Plan B?
06:43Well, President Zelenskyy
06:44thanked the leaders for this decision
06:46because ultimately, as Maria just said,
06:48Ukraine did get the money
06:49and Ukraine can continue
06:50because the first injection
06:51of financial aid
06:52was expected to be
06:53as early as April next year.
06:55And Zelenskyy spoke in details
06:57yesterday here at the summit
06:58about the fact that
06:59what will happen
07:00and how damaging it's going to be
07:02if Ukraine does not get any financing.
07:04So, yes, ultimately,
07:06this is indeed a good decision
07:09and a good result
07:10of the summit for Ukraine.
07:12He also said it is very important
07:13that Russian assets
07:14remain immobilized.
07:16This is a matter of principle
07:17for the Ukrainian side.
07:18Of course, they are defending itself.
07:20They're not the country,
07:21not the side that started
07:22the aggression.
07:23They're all out war.
07:23This is why they do believe
07:24that, you know,
07:25in terms of just peace,
07:26and that's, of course,
07:27the terms that we have been hearing
07:28from Ukraine
07:29and from the European Union,
07:31it is important
07:32to keep those assets immobilized.
07:34But at the same time,
07:36there was something else
07:37that Zelenskyy had on his agenda.
07:38That was, of course,
07:39the security guarantees
07:40and how to continue
07:41because financing is one thing.
07:43It is good to have,
07:45but the war rages on.
07:46Russia continues raging
07:47that war on.
07:48And yesterday,
07:49right after his meeting,
07:51after he addressed the Council,
07:53I asked him
07:53whether those legally binding
07:55commitments
07:56from the European leaders
07:57that we have heard about
07:58on Monday
07:59in the meeting in Berlin,
08:00can they actually somehow
08:02replace NATO accession
08:05for the country
08:05and whether the US security guarantees
08:08and the European guarantees
08:09are the same thing.
08:10This is what he had to say.
08:11We do not believe that Europe
08:17should replace
08:17the United States of America.
08:19And, of course,
08:20we feel the same way
08:21about the security guarantees
08:22from the US,
08:23which will be Article 5-like
08:24and we will not need
08:25European support.
08:27These are different things.
08:32And no matter what signals
08:33Russia sends,
08:34we understand that they would like
08:35to exclude the presence
08:37of Europeans.
08:38This cannot be done.
08:39These are different things.
08:40This does not mean
08:41that if Russia attacks again,
08:43Europe will be able
08:44to fight with its presence.
08:50No, no one is saying that.
08:53Europe's presence
08:53reduces the chances of aggression
08:55by the Russian Federation.
08:59President Zelenskyy there
09:00answering your question,
09:02Sasha Vakilini,
09:03yesterday in that EU summit.
09:04And just beyond
09:04the politics of the EU summit,
09:06there's other developments going on.
09:08We're hearing about potential talks
09:09this weekend
09:10between the Americans,
09:11the Ukrainians
09:12and the Russians.
09:14Indeed,
09:14these would be two different
09:15bilateral meetings,
09:16two tracks,
09:17the American delegation
09:18with the Ukrainian delegation.
09:19And Zelenskyy did confirm
09:20that the Ukrainian negotiators
09:21are in the US today
09:22and tomorrow
09:23and then separately
09:24Ukrainian delegation
09:24with the Russian representatives.
09:26And President Trump
09:27spoke about it
09:28and he said
09:28the time is ticking,
09:30except he said
09:31it's ticking for Ukraine, Maeve.
09:32It's ticking for Ukraine.
09:33Well, Sasha Vakilina,
09:34thank you so much
09:34for all those updates
09:36and for more of Sasha's reporting,
09:37you can visit
09:38yournews.com.
09:39But as you heard earlier,
09:41there is another huge headline
09:42from this very long EU summit
09:44in Brussels.
09:45It's perhaps about
09:46the concerns of the farmers
09:47that the EU-Mercocer trade deal
09:49has been postponed.
09:51Farmers from all
09:52across Europe
09:53gathered in Brussels
09:54for a very long,
09:55noisy demo,
09:56but less violent perhaps
09:57than farmer protests
09:58that we've seen
09:59in the past.
10:00And while the farmers
10:01were out in the streets
10:02of the EU capital,
10:03representatives
10:04of the Maine Farmers Association,
10:06that's Copa Cochega,
10:07actually had a sit-down
10:08meeting with
10:09the EU Commission President
10:10Ursula von der Leyen
10:11and also the EU Council President
10:13Antonio Costa.
10:14And during the summit,
10:16our Europe Today's
10:17Ida Sanchez
10:17actually had the opportunity
10:18to go and visit
10:19and speak to those farmers
10:20and take a listen
10:21to their concerns.
10:22You can take a look.
10:30What we want
10:32is to be able
10:32to live off our work.
10:34We are against Mercosur
10:35because it is not right
10:36to import meat and products
10:38from foreign countries
10:39that do not comply
10:40with the same standards
10:41as we do.
10:42We have a lot of standards
10:43to comply with
10:44and I cannot accept
10:45the idea
10:45that we will end up
10:46importing their products
10:48which are not subject
10:49to the same rules.
10:51And that was one farmer
10:52that came all the way
10:53from Bourgogne in France.
10:55And for more on
10:56what looks like
10:57a pretty big failure
10:57for Brussels
10:58having to postpone
10:59this big historic deal,
11:00let's go straight now
11:01over to the EU Council
11:03and bring in
11:03your news correspondent
11:04that's Shona Murray
11:05who hasn't slept
11:06all night either
11:07and is actually Shona
11:08in the very same outfit
11:10that you were wearing
11:11this time yesterday
11:12here on Europe Today.
11:13So thank you so much
11:14for being with us here
11:15Shona on the show.
11:17Look, tell us
11:18is this a big failure
11:19the fact that it had
11:20to be postponed?
11:21We know Ursula von der Leyen
11:22she was actually meant
11:22to get on a plane
11:23today or tomorrow
11:25to actually travel
11:26to Brazil
11:26to sign this deal
11:27and now it's all postponed.
11:28That's right, Maeve.
11:32It'll be a big failure
11:32if they don't sign
11:33the deal in January
11:34because that's how long
11:35it's postponed for
11:36and remember the EU
11:37is really trying to
11:38reaffirm its position
11:40as a giant really
11:42of trade
11:43all across the globe.
11:44So Mercosur
11:44is a really strong
11:45part of that
11:46notwithstanding
11:47the concerns
11:48that the farmers
11:48obviously have.
11:49So what happened was
11:50Mercosur was supposed
11:51to have a vote
11:52there was supposed
11:52to be a vote on it
11:53by member states
11:54this week
11:54potentially on Wednesday
11:55then even possibly today
11:57but at the behest
11:58of Italian Prime Minister
12:00Georgia Maloney
12:00that has been postponed
12:01for three weeks.
12:03Ursula von der Leyen
12:03the president
12:04of the European Commission
12:05was supposed to travel
12:06to Brazil tomorrow
12:07to sign off on that deal.
12:09That deal has been
12:10in negotiation
12:10for 26 years
12:12and the EU said
12:13last night
12:13okay, you know
12:14what's another three weeks
12:16but actually
12:16it doesn't look great
12:17because remember
12:18there's no guarantees
12:19that the Italians
12:21will definitely sign up
12:22to that.
12:22The reason why
12:23there was a postponement
12:24is because
12:24Georgia Maloney said
12:25she wanted more time
12:26to talk to Italian farmers
12:28about some of the
12:29safeguard clauses
12:30that were agreed
12:31with the European Parliament
12:32on Wednesday
12:32which was supposed
12:33to really support
12:34the EU's agricultural industry
12:37so we're not too sure
12:38if they're definitely
12:39going to support that
12:40so there could be a failure
12:41but right now
12:42the EU is saying
12:43hold tight
12:44we'll get this across the line.
12:45Maeve?
12:45Certainly it was
12:46Georgia Maloney
12:47who held the keys
12:48of course to this deal.
12:50Sean I guess
12:50all our viewers
12:51are wondering
12:52what happens next?
12:53could a delay
12:54actually be
12:55the final nail
12:56in the coffin
12:56for Mercosur?
13:00Well look
13:01I think
13:01what we've been discussing
13:02all week
13:03really around Mercosur
13:04is the numbers
13:05obviously Italy
13:06is one of the bigger
13:07member states
13:07it's obviously
13:08a heavily agricultural state
13:09so it's a deciding vote
13:11on qualified majority
13:12is really substantial
13:14but then you have
13:15other countries
13:15like Germany
13:16for example
13:16who've been really
13:17pushing Mercosur
13:18and we heard earlier
13:19from Maria Tadeo
13:20saying this summit
13:20wasn't great for Germany
13:21they're quite annoyed
13:23at this postponement
13:24although Friedrich Mertz
13:25the German Chancellor
13:26was trying to
13:27bat that away
13:28and say no
13:28we'll get a deal done
13:29in January
13:30and some German sources
13:31I've spoken to
13:32have said that
13:33and as I mentioned
13:34this Mercosur deal
13:36as big as it is
13:37is actually even bigger
13:38than the sum of its parts
13:39because the EU
13:40has had to see itself
13:41shift away
13:42from its traditional
13:43alliance of trade
13:44with the United States
13:45because of the
13:46tariff wars
13:47and move into
13:48other areas of the world
13:49other 83% of the world
13:51and Mercosur
13:52is really
13:52a key part of that
13:54if they fail
13:55after 26 years
13:56of negotiations
13:56who will want to do
13:58a deal
13:58a trade deal
13:59with Europe
14:00and remember
14:00Europe really
14:01prides itself
14:02on being a reliable partner
14:04how reliable can you be
14:05if you can't even get
14:07a vote across the line
14:08and the President
14:08of the European Commission
14:09can't even make it
14:10to Brazil
14:11to meet with
14:12President Lula
14:13to sign off
14:14on that agreement
14:15Maeve
14:15Shona Marie
14:16thank you so much
14:17for that live update
14:18from the EU summit
14:19and also to all
14:20the Euronews team
14:21of reporters
14:21who are up all night
14:22reporting for our live blog
14:24do visit Euronews.com
14:25to read more
14:25about what all these
14:27decisions taken
14:27at the EU summit
14:28mean for you
14:29that brings
14:30this edition
14:30of Europe Today
14:31to an end
14:31our special summit
14:32edition
14:33thank you so much
14:34for joining us
14:34take care
14:35and we'll see you
14:35very soon
14:36on Euronews
14:37we'll see you
14:38next time
14:39we'll see you
14:39next time
14:40we'll see you
14:40next time
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