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00:30A free trade deal has just been signed in New Delhi
00:32after years of taking one step forward and two steps back
00:36As the EU looks to counter tariff threats from the current US administration
00:40and manage an influx of cheap goods from China
00:43European leaders and business reps are marking the moment today
00:46at a landmark EU-India summit
00:48Under the deal, India is expected to ease market access for European products
00:53from cars to wine
00:54and in return it will be easier for India to export textiles and pharmaceuticals
00:59For more, we can cross now straight to New Delhi
01:02where EU News' EU editor Maria Tadeo is standing by for us
01:05Good morning Maria, great to have you with us
01:07Just tell us, the deal is just being signed there in front of your eyes
01:10Tell us more
01:10Well yes, absolutely
01:12and this is a deal now announced by the European Union
01:15and of course India, it's being described as the mother of all deals
01:19and made it in just a few moments
01:20you'll see right behind me
01:22the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
01:24but also the Indian Prime Minister Modi
01:26and the head of the European Council will walk in and take questions from the press
01:31Obviously, this wraps now a two-day summit in India
01:34The two sides also suggest that this is now a new chapter for strategic relations
01:38when it comes to the two blocks
01:40and of course, we have to look at the details of this trade deal
01:43which will cut tariffs on more than 90% of European products
01:47European sources also telling us in the run-up to the announcement
01:50that this will open up a market that until now has been very heavily protected by the Indians
01:56Obviously, this could be good for European car makers
01:58for chemicals, for wine, spirits, olive oils
02:02in some of these sectors
02:03tariffs could go all the way down to zero
02:05and of course, we've got to remember that this is a country
02:07that's not just one of the fastest growing markets in the world
02:10but it's also a country of more than 1.4 billion people
02:14I should also note, and this is very important just before we have to leave
02:17that the timing is interesting because both India and the European Union
02:21of course, have come under pressure from tariffs
02:23from President Trump, this country operating under a 50% tariff regime
02:27they both say they want to diversify and open up to new markets
02:31Okay, Maria Tadeo, our EU news editor
02:33they're reporting from Delhi on that major announcement breaking today
02:36Thank you so much for that
02:37The final deal, of course, we'll have to get the green light
02:39from the European Parliament
02:41but you can read more about Maria's reporting on Euronews.com
02:44But now, back in Brussels, Mark Rutte, the NATO Secretary General
02:48was in the European Parliament yesterday
02:50with a very stark message for MEPs
02:52Take a look
02:53President Trump is doing a lot of good stuff, I believe
02:56The 2% reached by all NATO countries now at the end of 2025
03:01would never, ever, ever have happened without Trump
03:04And do you really think that in The Hague
03:06we would have come to the 5% commitment without President Trump?
03:10No way
03:10And if anyone thinks here, again, that the European Union
03:13or Europe as a whole can defend itself without the US
03:16keep on dreaming
03:17Keep on dreaming
03:18That's the NATO chief there
03:20telling European nations that they would need to increase
03:22defence spending to 10%
03:24if they, quote, really want to do it alone
03:27He added they would also need to build up their own nuclear capability
03:30and that would cost billions of euros
03:32Euronews' Stefan Krobey was following the speech for us
03:35and joins us now here in the studio
03:37Good morning, Stefan
03:37Good morning, Maeve
03:38Tell us, what more did Mark Rutte have to say
03:40and how is it received by MEPs?
03:42Well, first of all, these hearings at the European Parliament
03:45tend to be very casual affairs
03:48like the European version of a fireside chat
03:51and people expected some muscular statement from Mark Rutte
03:56but it wasn't the way they thought
03:59He was quite fiery, as you've seen
04:02saying that, you know, Europe cannot defend itself alone
04:06without the Americans, and he praised Donald Trump
04:09and one way he said, I say something that you don't like
04:11I will defend Donald Trump
04:13saying that the increase of defence spending
04:15is largely due to the US president
04:18So, that left many of the members of Parliament
04:21with a little bit of frustration
04:22That's not what they wanted to hear, really
04:24Also important, what Mark Rutte didn't speak about
04:28and that was the Greenland deal
04:29It was very short on details
04:31We still don't know, almost a week after Davos
04:34what's in this deal
04:35Is this a deal at all?
04:37But sure, Mark Rutte then has not a mandate
04:39to negotiate on behalf of all the member states
04:41And some people a bit concerned about the fact
04:44that he's a little bit like teacher's pet here
04:46to the US administration
04:47Well, absolutely
04:48And, you know, some EU leaders
04:51former and present reacted to this
04:54And Charles Michel, the former Belgian Prime Minister
04:57and EU Council President
04:58said, you're wrong, dear Mark Rutte
05:01Europe will defend itself
05:03And Donald Trump is not my daddy
05:05That's a potshot at Mark Rutte
05:07Of course, Europe's future requires vision, courage
05:10and leadership
05:10not resignation, submission and fatalism
05:13So, there you have it
05:14Others follow, the French Prime Minister, for example
05:18saying the same thing
05:20Europe can or should, you know
05:22work to be able to defend itself in the future
05:25and we have to put some distance between us and the Americans
05:28Now, I believe that this is
05:30somewhat of an academic discussion here
05:33because of things that have been going on
05:35in the United States itself
05:36So, in December 2023
05:38Joe Biden was the president
05:39Congress passed, overwhelmingly
05:41a bill that barred any president
05:45from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO
05:48So, that would require approval from the Senate
05:51or an act of Congress
05:53So, they were, if you remember
05:55during Trump's first term
05:56he already toyed with the idea of America leaving NATO
05:59and here you have a Congress
06:02bipartisan bill
06:03by the way, orchestrated by
06:06Mark Rubio, the Secretary of State today
06:08So, Trump cannot just walk away like this
06:12Okay, Stéphane Kobe, thank you so much for all those details
06:16We'd love to hear your view as well on that
06:17Write to us here at EuropeToday at YourNews.com
06:20But now, moving on
06:21You might have noticed the French president
06:23has soared in popularity lately
06:26quite simply for his fashionable shades in Davos
06:29Emmanuel Macron is also using this moment in the limelight
06:32to push through a social media ban for minors
06:35that has also been approved by the French assembly
06:37Jakob Janus tells us more
06:39France is officially at war with social media
06:45and the battle cries are echoing all over Europe
06:48According to a French health watchdog
06:51half of teens spend between two to five hours a day
06:55on their smartphones
06:56President Macron says our children's brains are not for sale
07:01and wants a social media ban for under-15s by September
07:05But your reporter went for a dinner with some tech lobbyists
07:09And it's clear now, this ban sounds like a nightmare
07:12Let's investigate
07:13Supporters say it would protect kids from harmful content
07:19Over a half of European teens have seen online pornography
07:23The average age of first exposure?
07:26Just 11
07:27And in the era of Elon Musk's Grok AI
07:31They don't even need to search for it
07:33They can generate it
07:35So let's cheer for the AI revolution
07:37And Australia, which was first to ban social media for teens
07:42claims the ban helps kids focus
07:45Like children actually need focus to study
07:48Personally, I think algebra is much easier
07:51when you are interrupted every 12 seconds
07:54Finally, the ban would hurt profits
07:57of the big American and Chinese apps
07:59And my legal team advised me not to name them
08:02So here instead is a video of a sad puppy
08:05Just look at his sad eyes
08:08Look, if your child doesn't recognize your face anymore
08:12because it isn't vertical
08:14Don't worry
08:15Just send him a message with a funny cat video
08:18With the social media ban
08:20You can't
08:21So case closed
08:23And I just hope my new friends
08:26who work as lobbyists
08:27liked my explainer
08:29My job is done here
08:31Now let's go back to doomscrolling
08:33Jakob Janis there
08:39But now coming up
08:40we'll be joined by the Executive Vice President
08:42of the European Commission
08:43Hene Verkunen
08:45The Finnish politician and former MEP
08:47and Government Minister
08:48is currently in charge of tech sovereignty
08:50security and democracy
08:52Good morning, Commissioner
08:53Good morning
08:54Great to have you with us
08:55Yeah, thank you
08:56Look, the big news of course
08:57breaking this morning
08:58is happening in New Delhi
08:59Tell us more about how this
09:01EU trade deal with India
09:03will impact our viewers
09:04Of course, it's a very important deal
09:07from the European Union perspective
09:09because together
09:09European Union and India
09:11we are two biggest democracies in the world
09:13and I think this is great news for everybody
09:16So more business opportunities
09:17for our SMEs
09:18for our industries
09:19also for our service providers
09:21and of course
09:22also for the Indians
09:24especially when it comes to technologies
09:26we are working also together with India
09:28we have our technology partnership
09:30also with India
09:31and especially
09:32when we are looking
09:34the talent part
09:36we know that India is having
09:37very much ICT experts and talents
09:40and we are really lacking workforce in Europe
09:42so this is now certainly a field
09:44where we are working together with India
09:46also to attract more talented ICT experts
09:49from India to work in Europe
09:50Okay, see if your work got out for you there
09:52and now just talk to us
09:54about the investigation
09:55that you've launched this week
09:56against Elon Musk's controversial
09:58AI chat box, Grok
10:00tell us more about your findings here
10:02We opened also formal investigation
10:05yesterday on this topic
10:06especially now to investigate
10:08that how X has been assessing
10:11and mitigating the risks
10:12so it's obligation under DSA
10:15that always
10:16the service providers
10:17they have to assess
10:18and mitigate the systematic risks
10:20which they are posing
10:21and now we see that Grok
10:22is now included
10:23more and more to X services
10:25so really look
10:26that how the risks
10:28are taking care there
10:29and also
10:30we saw also
10:32that there was
10:33certain illegal content
10:35that Grok was pushing
10:36we know that
10:37now the future
10:38has been changed
10:39but we are also now analysing
10:41about the other risks
10:43really
10:43related to Grok
10:45And we saw that
10:46Grok AI generated
10:47about 3 million
10:48sexualised images
10:50in just two weeks
10:51that's according
10:51to research
10:52can you keep up with this though?
10:54It came very late
10:55like your
10:56We have very clear
10:57obligations
10:58for the online service providers
11:01that they have to
11:02all the time
11:02mitigate the risks
11:04what they are posing
11:05especially now
11:05when more and more
11:06AI is also integrated
11:08to online services
11:09more and more
11:11AI is also running
11:12the recommender system
11:13of the online services
11:15so this is certain
11:16obligation now
11:17for the online platforms
11:18to really look
11:19that they are
11:20having practices in place
11:21and illegal content
11:23for example
11:23is not spread online
11:25And has X responded?
11:26Because we all know
11:26how Elon Musk feels
11:28about the European Union
11:29Yes, they have been
11:30in dialogue
11:31with the commission services
11:32we already sent it earlier
11:33for them
11:34requests for information
11:35about this topic
11:36that how they have been
11:37in assessing the risks
11:38and also we made
11:40before Christmas already
11:41the decisions
11:42that they have to now
11:43retain all the documents
11:44related to Croc and X
11:46and now we opened also
11:47to formal proceedings
11:49so they have been in dialogue
11:51with our services
11:52all these months
11:52Okay
11:53And how are you making sure
11:54that we can get it right here
11:55in the EU
11:56that we can make sure
11:57that we have smart regulation
11:59when it comes to AI
11:59but that we can also thrive?
12:01That is exactly
12:02what we are seeking
12:04in our regulation
12:06that we want to have
12:07a right balance
12:07they're boosting innovations
12:08but at the same time
12:09it's also important
12:10to be aware of risks
12:12and when it comes
12:12to new technologies
12:13also like to AI
12:14so it's very important
12:15also that the developers
12:17that they are also
12:18taking care
12:19of their responsibility here
12:20and we have already
12:22AI Act
12:23which is covering
12:24also the generative AI part
12:26and the 26 AI developers
12:29they were also
12:30signing code of practice
12:31together with us
12:32so it means that
12:33they have to take care
12:34of the security
12:35safety of the systems
12:37and also they have
12:38to be transparent
12:39they have to respect
12:39copyrights
12:40so I see that
12:41we have good balance
12:42in the European Union
12:43when it comes to
12:44digital regulation
12:45And how are you handling
12:46the pressure though
12:47coming from the US administration
12:49trying to back you
12:49in a corner
12:50trying to get you
12:51to kill the regulation?
12:52We know that
12:53these digital rules
12:54are very important
12:55for the Europeans
12:56because we want to make sure
12:57that our citizens
12:58can trust the technologies
13:00we want to be sure
13:01that our digital environment
13:03it's fair
13:05transparent
13:06democratic
13:07and safe
13:08But you're seen
13:09as a rule maker
13:09you were just in Davos
13:10last week
13:11everyone looking at you
13:12as the regulator
13:12not the innovator
13:13but there was good news
13:15on the 28th regime
13:16right?
13:16To make it easier
13:17for start-ups
13:17here in the EU
13:18In the same time
13:19when we have
13:20certain digital rules
13:21we want to make Europe
13:23faster and easier
13:25for the businesses
13:25and we are doing that
13:26so we are simplifying
13:28the processes
13:29and rules
13:29we are creating
13:30better single market
13:31we are boosting
13:32the capital markets
13:33to have also access
13:34to finance
13:35for the start-ups
13:36so we are working
13:37on that
13:37and we see that
13:38Europe is having
13:39everything what is needed
13:40to be competitive
13:41Okay
13:42Henne Verkunen
13:43Vice President
13:43of the European Commission
13:44thank you so much
13:45for coming in to us
13:45here at Europe Today
13:46and being our guest
13:47and thank you so much
13:49for tuning in
13:50this does bring
13:51this edition of
13:52Europe Today
13:52to an end
13:53but tuning in tomorrow
13:54we'll be live
13:55from the European Space Conference
13:57with an exclusive interview
13:58with the head
13:58of the European Space Agency
14:00see you soon
14:01on Euronews
14:02we'll be right back
14:04to the European Space Agency
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