00:00NATO Secretary General Mark Rutter dismisses calls by some leading European politicians
00:05for a separate European army prompted by doubt over Donald Trump's rights.
00:11Nine European countries gathered in Hamburg have agreed to expand offshore wind turbine projects across the North Sea.
00:20Israel says the body of the final hostage remaining in Gaza was recovered on Monday,
00:25clearing the way for the next phase of the Trump-brokered ceasefire agreement.
00:30An appeal trial opened in Paris on Monday for four men convicted over the 2020 jihadist beheading of Samuel Paty,
00:37a killing that horrified France.
00:43NATO Secretary General Mark Rutter insisted on Monday that Europe is incapable of defending itself without U.S. military support
00:51and would have to more than double current military spending targets.
00:56Speaking at the European Parliament, Rutter told EU lawmakers that without the United States,
01:02Europe would lose the ultimate guarantor of its freedom.
01:05And I don't mind him publishing text messages.
01:09And if anyone thinks here, again, that the European Union or Europe as a whole can defend itself without the U.S.,
01:15keep on dreaming.
01:17You can't.
01:17We can't.
01:18We need each other.
01:20Rutter's comments come as tensions fester within NATO over U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed threats in recent weeks
01:27to annex Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of NATO-allied Denmark.
01:32Trump also said it was slapping new tariffs on Greenland's European backers,
01:37but later dropped its threats after a court framework for a deal over the Mineral Reach island was reached with Rutter's help.
01:45Not much details of the agreement have emerged.
01:48Greenland's mining minister, Naya Nathanielsen, told Euronews that there is not yet a deal between its government, Denmark and the U.S.
02:02Her comments follow U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement last week
02:07that he worked out the framework for a future deal on the Arctic Territory with NATO chief Mark Rutte.
02:14She stressed that clarity on the U.S.'s intentions is needed to progress talks.
02:19There is no deal yet.
02:22What we have is an agreement to venture into a dialogue.
02:25It's going to be, I think, maybe a number of different dialogues.
02:28I think there will be a NATO-led dialogue that has to do with maybe an increased presence from NATO in the high north.
02:36That could be Greenland.
02:38We would welcome that.
02:39Then there would be these trilateral dialogues between the U.S. on one side
02:45and the Kingdom of Denmark, consistent in this part of Greenland and Denmark on the other side.
02:49And we still have to gain clarity about what is the American interests concretely,
02:57because we really haven't heard anything yet.
02:59And then there might be something regarding a more closer business tie.
03:06And that would be a whole other dialogue as well.
03:09Greenland's icy terrain is rich in rare earths and other minerals.
03:14Nathanielsen emphasized that any talks on Greenland's mineral resources
03:18should be kept separate from any defense agreement with Washington.
03:23She welcomed U.S. investment in the territory's untapped mineral wealth,
03:27but warned Greenland must benefit from any deal.
03:31I do not want to combine any form of defense agreement with access to our minerals.
03:37We need to keep these things in their separate baskets, if you will.
03:41And we are very much open to investments and collaborations with the U.S.
03:46We already have a memorandum of understanding that is from 2019 under Trump 1
03:51that we have been seeking to update.
03:53But we cannot, I think, start to put it all together in the same basket,
03:58because it's different things.
04:00We cannot give another country full access to our minerals.
04:04This is a rule-based country.
04:07So we, of course, you need to follow the local rules and regulations in order to gain access.
04:12But we have definitely every interest in deepening our relationship
04:16and figuring out how can we, to a mutual benefit, develop our mineral sector.
04:25Here in New Serbia, met with Danish lawmakers in Copenhagen
04:28to discuss the tension surrounding Washington's threatened takeover
04:32and the next steps now that U.S. President Donald Trump
04:35seemingly tamed down his interest to acquire the Arctic island.
04:39Trump, after meeting NATO boss Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum last week,
04:45announced that a framework deal was reached.
04:48Rumors circulating have suggested that Denmark may cede small parts of Greenland
04:52to the U.S. to build bases as a potential proposal for the deal.
04:57I don't know if it can satisfy Trump.
05:00I can almost certainly say, first of all,
05:04it will be a Greenlandic decision, together with Denmark.
05:12But I doubt it's a solution that will work.
05:18But since it's now down the diplomatic track,
05:22the U.S. representatives will have to come up with
05:25what is it that's important for you,
05:27how can we solve this issue when invasion is taken off the table.
05:32Trump's threats have riled many Greenlanders,
05:36who say that even after a resolution is reached,
05:39scars may never heal.
05:42In Greenlander, we've been under huge pressure.
05:45It's been terrorizing with this kind of psychological warfare
05:49from the American president against Greenland and Greenlanders.
05:54And many Greenlanders, they don't trust Americans anymore,
05:58especially not the American president.
06:01So I think people are still nervous.
06:05A lot have had anxiety attacks,
06:08and they have trouble sleeping.
06:11Also, me.
06:14Brask was also asked to comment on why Trump was so eager
06:17to annex Greenland in the first place.
06:19I think you have to ask that question to the president
06:23because we are sort of mind-blown by the whole situation
06:28and also the way he talks about it.
06:33And, you know, it's people, it's kids that are so fearful
06:39or have been so fearful of what could happen.
06:42It's a situation that is not just the headlines.
06:47He says this, we says that.
06:49It's actually people, people living in Greenland.
06:55If Trump needs a win, he can basically say
06:58he's now got NATO, EU, to invest more in the Arctic,
07:01in the security.
07:02And if he's maybe too clever,
07:06he could also say he solved the ninth crisis or war of his career.
07:15Nine European governments have agreed
07:18to expand offshore wind turbine projects across the North Sea.
07:23Energy ministers gathered in Hamburg on Monday
07:25and said the project could see electricity prices drop by 30% by 2040.
07:31The goal is to increase offshore wind capacity to 100 gigawatts by 2050
07:37and by facilitating cross-border projects.
07:40First and foremost, we need to produce more of our own energy.
07:45The good thing about wind, offshore wind, renewables as such,
07:50is that they are also cheaper.
07:52So not only will it be good for our security
07:55and our safety,
07:56it will also mean that we can bring down the prices of energy,
08:00that we can indeed become more competitive in Europe
08:05compared to the rest of the world.
08:07More than 6,000 offshore turbines
08:10provide clean electricity in Europe,
08:12but deployment has been held back
08:14by weak auction design,
08:16increased costs of capital
08:17and lack of visibility for the supply chain
08:20due to an uncertain project pipeline,
08:23according to the industry.
08:25Israel's military says the body of the final hostage left in Gaza,
08:33Ron Gveli, has been recovered on Monday,
08:36clearing the way for the next phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
08:40The announcement that Gveli was found and identified
08:43comes a day after the IDF said it was conducting large-scale operations
08:47at a cemetery in northern Gaza.
08:50Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the news,
08:53calling it an incredible achievement for his country and its soldiers.
08:56The return of all remaining hostages, living or dead,
09:08has been a key part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal reached in October,
09:13brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
09:15Israel and Hamas have been under pressure from truce mediators,
09:19including Washington, to move into the second phase,
09:23commonly viewed as an even trickier part.
09:26The second phase aims to create an international stabilization force in the besieged territory,
09:31form a technocratic Palestinian government,
09:34and disarm Hamas.
09:36Many in Gaza say they're not optimistic,
09:38accusing Israel of not abiding by its terms under the first phase,
09:42which mandated the widespread flow of aid,
09:45immediate halt to attacks,
09:47and a full Israeli withdrawal from the enclave.
09:52An appeal trial opened in Paris on Monday
09:56for four men convicted over the 2020 jihadist beheading
10:00of a 47-year-old schoolteacher, Samuel Patti.
10:04Patti was murdered in October 2020
10:06by an 18-year-old Islamist of Chen Chen origin
10:10after showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class.
10:14His attacker was killed in a shootout with police,
10:17and in December 2024,
10:19seven men and one woman were found guilty
10:22of contributing to the climate of hatred
10:24that led to the beheading of the history and geography teacher.
10:28La cour d'assises de première instance
10:31a qualifié les vidéos de Sefrioui et Chenina
10:36de fatwa numérique.
10:38C'est une décision historique
10:40et nous comptons bien sur la cour d'assises antiterroristes d'Appel
10:44pour confirmer cette décision.
10:46Il n'a jamais, Abdelhakim Sefrioui,
10:48nous allons le marteler, appelé à la violence.
10:51Il appelait à des sanctions administratives.
10:55C'est-à-dire, soit que Samuel Patti soit exclu
10:57de l'éducation nationale, pas forcément définitivement,
11:00mais quelques semaines ou quelques mois,
11:02une suspension qui aurait apaisé les esprits,
11:06apaisé les esprits des familles
11:07et qui aurait permis un temps de réflexion à Samuel Patti
11:10pour qu'il prenne conscience des fautes qu'il a commises.
11:14A free speech icon, Patti had used the cartoons
11:18as part of an ethics class to discuss
11:20freedom of expression laws in France.
11:23They were first published in the satirical
11:25Charlie Hebdo magazine in 2015.
11:28The trial at the Special Assist Court of Appeal in Paris
11:32is set to last until February 27.
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