00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has announced he would not impose tariffs on 80 European nations,
00:06citing progress in talks on Greenland.
00:10The European Parliament has voted to refer the EU-Mercosur trade agreement to the EU Court of Justice,
00:16a move which could significantly delay or even derail the deal.
00:21Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed at least 11 people, including three journalists and two children.
00:30U.S. President Donald Trump has announced he would not impose tariffs on eight European nations
00:37scheduled to take effect on 1 February, citing progress in talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rıza on Greenland in Davos.
00:45Trump said the two leaders reached the framework of a future deal with respect to the Danish territory,
00:51adding that the potential agreement would benefit the U.S. and all NATO members.
00:56The deal is going to be put out pretty soon.
00:59We'll see. It's right now a little bit in progress, but pretty far along.
01:04It gets us everything we needed to get.
01:07Trump offered few details on the contents of the deal
01:09and did not specify how it would affect his ambition to eventually acquire Greenland.
01:14It is, that the president's ambition is intact.
01:19It is of course isolated positive, that there is said that we are not going to use military power.
01:26That of course you should take down.
01:28But it will not be the case to go away.
01:30Trump's Greenland campaign has opened the deepest rift between Washington and its European allies in decades.
01:57Arriving in Davos by helicopter on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump entered a tense atmosphere
02:06as European and allied leaders pushed back against his demands for control of Greenland,
02:11which he says is vital to U.S. and global security.
02:15We never asked for anything and we never got anything.
02:25We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable.
02:34But I won't do that.
02:36OK, now everyone's saying, oh, good.
02:41That's probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force.
02:45I don't have to use force.
02:46I don't want to use force.
02:47I won't use force.
02:49All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland, where we already had it.
02:56Mentioning World War II, Trump criticized Denmark for what he called ingratitude,
03:01noting that the U.S. had defended Greenland and then returned it.
03:04Trump said he now has plans to build a Golden Dome defense system to protect against potential enemies.
03:10And that's the reason I'm seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States,
03:20just as we have acquired many other territories throughout our history, as many of the European nations have.
03:26Trump said no nation is better positioned to defend Greenland than the United States,
03:30even as he now emphasized Washington would not use force for this acquisition.
03:36Trump, nevertheless, also warned Denmark that they would remember a refusal.
03:41Trump also used his World Economic Forum speech to criticize Europe's energy policies and NATO contributions.
03:47After U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos,
04:00Euronews spoke to attendees about his comments on Greenland.
04:03Here's what some of them had to say.
04:05We heard firsthand everything that the president believes, and it was useful to be here to understand it completely.
04:12So no threat of force for Greenland. This was a good message.
04:17I think the only way to solve this situation is to talk to each other.
04:22There is no other way. I think the transatlantic partnership is important, was historically important,
04:28and we should do everything that it remains important.
04:30Well, I'm sure there is no other way than talks. That was very clear today.
04:35Thank you very much.
04:36I think that a lot of it was just, you know, a little bit of a sideshow to make up for the fact that he withdrew his threat to take military action.
04:48Only time will tell. Only time will tell.
04:50Euronews caught up with the European Union's Commissioner for Enlargement at the World Economic Forum in Davos,
05:00where Ukraine's EU membership bid is sitting high on the agenda.
05:04The Commissioner said she's attending the event to hold important meetings on the redevelopment of Ukraine,
05:10including with private U.S. firms like BlackRock,
05:13to discuss what is often an under-discussed issue when it comes to the war in Ukraine.
05:17And economic development. We can only be successful if we will bring private capital.
05:22But we will not be able to bring private capital in if we will not make the conditions,
05:28the business conditions, so that the investors will feel safe.
05:31And BlackRock is a big name. BlackRock can't change things.
05:34Indeed. And, you know, the European Union is not enough.
05:38State money or EU money is not enough.
05:40We desperately need also private engagement.
05:43And out of the talks I have had until now in Davos, I can see the interest is very big.
05:50But, of course, everybody would like to end the war as soon as possible.
05:55Koss was also asked to comment on speculations that Ukraine is being offered an expedited process into the bloc,
06:01with some reports suggesting it could happen as early as 2030.
06:05I think that we have a big challenge, and it is great what you ask, a big challenge how to gap the time we have
06:12and the challenges, or I wouldn't say quick membership, but, you know, we are still using the methodology
06:20which was used basically when your country, Spain, 40 years back, became a member of the European Union.
06:27So how can we change, not perhaps also the methodology, we will have to speak about this,
06:34but how can we bring the countries who are indispensable for the European security
06:39and also prosperity in the European Union in the sense that it will make us stronger, EU, and not weaker?
06:47The Enlargement Commissioner also said she hoped the EU will adapt its processes to facilitate quicker memberships,
06:54which would be in line with the rapidly changing geopolitical climate.
06:59Summing up her argument, Koss concluded that an EU with stronger enlargement protocols
07:04is an independent EU that is better prepared to face today's and tomorrow's challenges.
07:09A pleasure.
07:10The European Parliament has voted to refer the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement to the EU Court of Justice on Wednesday.
07:20The move significantly delays the deal and could even potentially derail its final approval.
07:26The vote, as expected, was tight, with 334 MEPs voting in favor of the referral,
07:33324 against, and 11 abstaining from the vote.
07:37The European Commission could still provisionally apply the deal,
07:41provided the move was endorsed by member states.
07:44It would be the first time if the Commission decides to apply for a provisional application of this agreement,
07:54knowing that it comes just a few hours after the vote against an application short term
08:02of the Mercosur Agreement by the Parliament.
08:04That would be very difficult to accept from the Parliament's perspective
08:10that the Commission does such a move.
08:13They have the right to do so, but politically speaking,
08:16that would be difficult to accept from us.
08:19The EU-Mercosur Agreement was signed on the 17th of January
08:23and is set to create a free trade area of over 700 million people.
08:27It's controversial across Europe and several countries like France and Poland have steadfastly opposed it.
08:34The agreement's advocates consider it a major opportunity for European industries
08:38and a way to bolster the bloc's geostrategic position,
08:41especially at a time of constant clashes with their biggest
08:44and formerly most reliable partner, the United States.
08:48The referral to the top EU courts suspends the approval procedure in the European Parliament,
08:53which was set for a final vote in the coming months.
08:55A court ruling could take more than a year to be issued,
08:59and in the interim, the deal's approval will be frozen.
09:05At least 11 people, including three journalists and two children,
09:11have been killed in Israeli bombing on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to hospitals.
09:17One of the attacks targeted a vehicle belonging to the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief,
09:23in which three journalists who were documenting the committee's work were killed.
09:28Its spokesman said AFP freelance journalist Abdul Rauf Shahat was among the victims,
09:34the AFP said in a statement.
09:36Israel's military said it had spotted suspects who were operating a drone that posed a threat to its troops.
09:56In separate attacks, a 13-year-old, his father and a 22-year-old man were hit by Israeli drones
10:03in the Buraj refugee camp, according to officials from Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Bala.
10:09The other 13-year-old was shot by troops in the eastern town of Bani Shuhayla,
10:15Nasser Hospital said, after receiving the body.
10:18Wednesday marked one of the deadliest days since the ceasefire took effect in October.
10:23The President of Cyprus inaugurated the exhibition The Myths of Cyprus
10:31at the European Parliament Visitor's Centre in Strasbourg,
10:34in the presence of the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzor.
10:38Nikos Krostodoylides noted that the exhibition The Myths of Cyprus
10:43was born out of a deep need to preserve, promote and disseminate cultural heritage.
10:49He also said that the myths and traditions of a place are not just narratives of the past,
10:53but living stories that connect generations, reflect common values
10:57and are an integral part of our cultural identity.
11:01Roberto Metzorla was guided by the Director of the Cyprus Press and Information Office,
11:06who emphasized that the exhibition Myths of Cyprus serves as an introduction to Cyprus.
11:11The exhibition presented the Eight Myths of Cyprus,
11:15the Dragons, the Wine of the Knights, the Stone of Degenis, St. Elen and the Holy Cross,
11:20Sirolotta, the Flood, Adonis and the Castles of Riga.
11:24It's a historical narration of the myth.
11:26At the end of the tour, Ali Castile now presented a book on the myths of Cyprus
11:30to the President of the European Parliament.
11:31The myths you can have on your desk.
11:34The exhibition will remain open until the end of the Cyprus presidency.
11:37I hope you...
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