00:00So lovely to have you here with us in Brussels. I want to urgently ask you many questions about
00:04Greenland, but first your thoughts on Iran. What more can the international community do here?
00:09What more can the EU do? Well, I think the steps that has been taken so far, they are, you know,
00:14the right steps to say that, well, we're here. Just when the women were hitting the streets,
00:20we were there to say, well, we support your cause. And now again, to say, listen, the sanctions,
00:26they will be increased. There will be also external pressure because the cries of the
00:32Iranians on the streets, the deterioration in their living conditions, you know, the courage that they
00:39show, I think that should inspire and impress the rest of the world. And what about President
00:43Donald Trump? His solution is to potentially intervene militarily. Is this something that
00:48you would support? Well, you know, I think that for the Iranians, the solution is not a military
00:53solution. It is, of course, for the President's regime to step down and for democratic forces
00:59to align themselves with a democratic way of ruling the country. Very challenging, indeed. Let's talk
01:07about Greenland and Donald Trump's desire to take Greenland. Could he potentially really do that?
01:13Well, I think even for President Trump, for one native country to attack another native country,
01:19to acquire territory is really, really far reaching. And when you look at the asks of security and
01:27cooperation on minerals, there is, I think, a very open approach from the Greenlandic government and
01:33population and, of course, also from a Danish side. And there's been a longstanding cooperation.
01:38The treaty with the US goes back to 51 as when it comes to security.
01:43And what role should the European Union be playing here? What should the Europeans be doing?
01:47Well, Europe has increased its interest for Greenland over the last 10 years. Now,
01:54there is a representation of the European Commission in Greenland. I think that's really
01:59important. There is a memorandum of understanding when it comes to the exploration of critical minerals
02:04and rare earth and what have you. So even though Greenland is not part of the European Union,
02:10well, it's a relationship that can be increased. And the first steps they have been taken in previous
02:15years. Well, some previous politicians are today calling for them to be a member that Brussels
02:20should invite them back in. They did reverse their membership back.
02:23Well, I think I think so many decisions are for the Greenland people for them to take. It's their
02:28country. They don't seem to be at all in any kind of mindset to sell their country. If they ever want
02:35to join the European Union again, it's for them to start that discussion.
02:39But if Trump did move in, could that be the end of NATO, as some are saying?
02:43Well, I think that is that is almost I know that President Trump says that he's not reigned in by
02:50anything but his own morals. But even for that, to do that for one NATO country to attack another
02:57NATO country for territory, that would be, I think, the most existential threats to NATO that we have seen.
03:03And also, you know, Denmark was one of the countries who answered the call from the US.
03:09The only time that Article 5 have been triggered was when US did that. And Denmark fought and, of course,
03:17lost lives and soldiers in that operation.
03:20And with all this talk about Greenland, one would almost forget the big spat between Brussels and
03:24Washington, D.C. over tech groups. Who's standing up to Donald Trump here?
03:27Well, I think the important thing is to say, listen, we have realized our dependencies,
03:34gas on Russia, critical minerals on China, security on the US, and also technology on the US.
03:40So, of course, it's about time for Europe to say, listen, we will enforce our rules for our market
03:45to be open and contestable. We will look for European suppliers, because there is a European demand.
03:52And of course, we want to live a life that is not, you know, 100% digitally dependent,
03:56because the society is about the relationship between people.
03:59And what about something that's a big concern for our viewers, that Grok's AI tool that's
04:03manipulating image of women and girls? What can the EU do here? We saw a very late response
04:08yesterday from the commissioner.
04:09Well, I think it's really important to be tough on this one, because you have this wicked
04:14combination of nudity and humiliating women. And basically, any woman could be, you know,
04:22a victim of this. So, I think it's really important to stand up for it, both as people,
04:27but of course, also win the enforcement with the commission.
04:29Okay. Margaret Tavish, thank you so much for joining us and for sharing your insights
04:33on a number of stories. Thank you.
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