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01:00We're at the world government's summit
01:01where heads of states, ministers and the private sector
01:04will come together to discuss geopolitics
01:07but also trade.
01:08At a key moment also for this region,
01:11I should note two big topics on the agenda.
01:14One is Iran.
01:15There are expectations that talks will take place
01:18between a U.S. delegation and Iranian authorities
01:20as soon as this week,
01:22potentially restarting talks over a nuclear framework.
01:26Remember, President Trump has always said
01:28that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon
01:30and will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
01:33The question in this region, in the UAE,
01:36but also the Gulf,
01:37is whether or not there can be a diplomatic solution
01:40to the tensions that we've seen really kick up
01:43because of the protests from the Iranian regime
01:46on protesters on the streets of the country
01:49and whether a war, a regional war, can be averted
01:52if indeed the U.S. were to use a military strike
01:56and military action in the country.
01:58That is certainly the big topic permeate in this conference.
02:01But as I mentioned, the broad region in the Middle East.
02:04The other big point, and now connected to the UAE,
02:07is Ukraine.
02:08Because yesterday, the Ukrainian President,
02:10Volodymyr Zelensky, confirmed
02:12that a Ukrainian delegation and a Russian delegation
02:15will meet in Abu Dhabi to continue talks
02:17over whether or not there's a path to end the war.
02:20This in a very difficult winter for the Ukrainian people.
02:23The temperatures have dropped below 20 degrees.
02:26The energy infrastructure has been severely damaged.
02:29And you have a country that is quite literally freezing.
02:32On that note, very interesting comments
02:34from the German Chancellor yesterday
02:36saying that it would be a mistake for the Europeans
02:39to re-engage in talks with the Russians
02:41because Vladimir Putin has not changed, quote,
02:45his maximalist demands and goals when it comes to Ukraine.
02:49That is for the politics.
02:50But as I mentioned, trade is also very present.
02:53This is a region, but also the broader trade picture in 2025
02:57that was shaken by the Liberation Day tariffs
03:00from President Trump.
03:01Countries are having to adjust.
03:03That also goes for the European Union.
03:05Remember, the EU, since the start of the year,
03:07has signed two major deals, the Mercosur and India.
03:11The question is whether this momentum
03:12to create regional trade can continue
03:15in an environment that is very complex and difficult
03:18when it comes to the geopolitics.
03:20On that note, I spoke with the head of the OECD,
03:23Matthias Korman, who told me,
03:24despite this very difficult backdrop,
03:27despite the conflict and the geopolitics right now,
03:30trade remains a force for good.
03:33We've had many interviews over the years,
03:35but there's one thing you like to repeat,
03:37and that is that you believe, you're firmly convinced
03:39that trade is a force for good.
03:42Is that still the case?
03:44Well, 100%.
03:45I mean, the expansion of global trade
03:48has been unequivocally positive for the global economy
03:51and for people all around the world.
03:53It has helped lift hundreds of millions of people
03:55out of poverty.
03:57Of course, I mean, global trade
03:59and the global competition that comes with it
04:01helps to bring the prices down,
04:03helps to increase choices for consumers,
04:04it helps to increase the incomes and opportunities
04:07for businesses,
04:08and hence drive stronger growth
04:10and higher incomes and living standards.
04:12But it is also true that, you know,
04:15we always need to think about
04:16whether the global markets are functioning,
04:19whether the global rules by striding system
04:21is in good working order.
04:22And some issues have been appropriately identified
04:26that need addressing,
04:28but what we would say is we need to address them
04:30in a way that helps preserves
04:32the economic benefits of open markets
04:34and rules by stride.
04:36So I wonder, when you look at the EU at this point,
04:38what analysis do you make?
04:40We've had a very narrative of a declining continent
04:42that's almost fallen behind
04:45in every possible innovation.
04:47Others suggest there's too much doom and gloom.
04:49How do you see it?
04:50Well, the way I see it first and foremost
04:52is that Europe and the European Union as a project
04:55is an unequivocal success story.
04:58I mean, when you look at the history of Europe
05:00as a continent, I mean, by any measure,
05:02the last ideas have been a great success
05:05in terms of stability, in terms of peace,
05:07in terms of prosperity.
05:09I mean, yes, of course, there are challenges.
05:10There are things that need to be improved.
05:12There are things that Europe needs to reconsider
05:14in terms of the approach moving forward.
05:16And that would be what?
05:17What do they need to do?
05:18I mean, I think the conversation that is happening
05:20in Europe around making sure that Europe remains
05:22internationally competitive,
05:24making sure that Europe is positioned
05:25in the best possible way
05:26in the geopolitical context as it is evolving.
05:29I mean, these are all the junior conversations.
05:31But it's always important not to forget,
05:33in thinking about what needs to be improved,
05:35not to forget everything that's been achieved.
05:37I mean, you look at when I grew up in Belgium,
05:40you know, in the 70s and 80s,
05:42I wouldn't have been able to just travel to Poland
05:44or Hungary or Czechoslovakia as it was then.
05:48Now, I mean, all of these countries
05:50are successful, thriving, market-biased economies,
05:54part of the European project.
05:55I mean, like Europe today is in a much better place
05:59than it has been.
06:01But yes, of course, Europe is facing challenges
06:03and Europe needs to continue to think
06:04about how best to meet the challenges
06:06and how best to pursue the opportunities.
06:08So is there an element to perhaps self-confidence
06:10and pride that is lacking for Europeans
06:13and they need to regain it in a way?
06:15No, I wouldn't make such a blanket statement.
06:17I mean, I think, I mean,
06:18Europe fundamentally is a great place to live.
06:22It's overwhelmingly a successful continent.
06:26And I think we need to put things into perspective.
06:28Yes, I mean, there are particular challenges.
06:29There are particular challenges at this time,
06:32but there are challenges that are longstanding
06:33and that are not just unique to Europe,
06:35but there are other challenges perhaps
06:37where Europe needs to think about how to position itself
06:39in the best possible way in the evolving circumstances.
06:42But this is, it will always be thus,
06:46but there will always be evolving circumstances
06:48to which we need to adapt
06:49and to which we need to position ourselves
06:51in the best possible way.
06:52And when you look at the deals that were cut
06:54with both India, but also the Mercosur,
06:56is that something that you go,
06:57that is going in the right step?
06:59The appetite to talk to each other,
07:01the appetite to enter into agreements
07:04in the last couple of, in the last period
07:07has actually increased, if anything.
07:09And then that's also a good thing.
07:11There is, of course, Mario Draghi has come up again
07:13with this call to say the European Union
07:16needs to move from a sort of confederation
07:18that's not really working to a federation.
07:21He's also said, we need to see radical changes.
07:23Otherwise, it's going to be a slow agony.
07:25Is that a message that you can rally behind?
07:27And do you understand where he's coming from?
07:29Well, look, I mean, Mario Draghi is an exceptional
07:32leader, policy thinker, and I think that everybody
07:35would be well advised to listen very carefully.
07:38So you say listen to his message.
07:40It's not really for me to give advice to the European Union
07:43on this point.
07:44But when I think that Mario Draghi is somebody
07:45that everybody would be very well advised
07:47to listen to very carefully.
07:49So what do you expect to see this year now
07:51from a global OECD perspective,
07:53beyond Europe and the United States?
07:54What is the outlook that you're hoping to achieve?
07:56Look, I mean, we will have a ministerial council meeting
07:59later this year, as we do every year in June.
08:01This year, we will be focusing on the interaction
08:03with industrial policy, trade policy.
08:06How can we ensure that industrial policy
08:09is well-designed, well-targeted,
08:10non-market distorting,
08:12and helps to achieve policy objectives
08:14in a way that doesn't detract
08:16from the future expansion of global trade?
08:19Really seeking to support countries around the world
08:22to manage structural transformations
08:25in relation to digital and the green transition,
08:28the energy transition,
08:29but also really to position themselves
08:31in the most competitive, successful way for the future.
08:34And it's not an OECD member,
08:35but since you talk about market distortions,
08:37is China your biggest worry?
08:39We deal with the global economy,
08:41and China is a big factor in the global economy.
08:45Obviously, nearly 20% of global economic activity.
08:48And there are, again, there are challenges and opportunities.
08:52Some talk about a big China shock.
08:54There are areas where we're concerned
08:56about market distorting practices,
08:57about excessive levels of market distorting subsidies,
09:01about, you know, and I mean,
09:02these are conversations that we need to continue to have,
09:05and certainly from our point of view,
09:07that we would prefer if there was stronger alignment
09:09with, you know, market-based practices
09:12like those promoted by the OECD.
09:14Here in News' EU editor there, Maria Tadeo,
09:20speaking with Matthias Korman,
09:21the Secretary-General of the OECD,
09:23who spoke very highly of Mario Draghi.
09:26Well, speaking of Mario Draghi,
09:28the former ECB chief took centre stage
09:30at the University of Leuven yesterday,
09:33where he had a very, very stark message for Europeans.
09:36Our Stefan Kobe was listening to that speech
09:38and is joining me now in the studio here
09:40for a debrief of the speech, Stefan.
09:42What else did Mario Draghi have to say?
09:44Yeah, good morning, Maeve.
09:45Well, it was Super Mario at his best.
09:48Remember, this was the guy in 2012,
09:50when he was president of the European Central Bank,
09:52single-handedly defended the euro,
09:55saved the euro by saying the ECB will do everything,
10:00whatever it takes to preserve the euro.
10:02And that basically put an end to the financial crisis
10:06because the bond markets, the financial markets reacted
10:09and felt a relief.
10:11Then in 2024, he published the Draghi,
10:14the now famous Draghi report,
10:16400 pages, almost 400 policy recommendations
10:20aimed at reversing the trend of a declining Europe
10:24and closing the competitiveness gap
10:28with China and the US.
10:29Now, yesterday in Leuven, he even went further.
10:32He made political recommendations
10:33that everybody should listen to.
10:35Take a listen right now.
10:38Europeans alone have the option
10:41to become a genuine power themselves.
10:45So we must decide.
10:48Do we remain merely a large market
10:50subject to the priorities of others?
10:54Or do we take the steps necessary
10:56to become one power?
10:59Grouping together small countries
11:01doesn't automatically produce a powerful bloc.
11:05This is a future in which Europe
11:08risks becoming subordinated,
11:11divided and de-industrialized at once.
11:16And a Europe that cannot defend its interests
11:19will not preserve its values for long.
11:24Mario Draghi there with a bit of a cold shower
11:26this morning, Stefan, for EU leaders.
11:28And this speech is, well, coming at a very difficult time
11:31for the EU, just when the transatlantic bond
11:33is at a historic low.
11:34Yeah, absolutely.
11:35I mean, Mario Draghi has a tendency
11:38of being very parsimonious
11:39when it comes to public statements.
11:41But whenever there is a public statement,
11:43it comes with a big bang.
11:45And yesterday's speech was addressed
11:48to the audience at Leuven University.
11:50But in reality, he was addressing
11:53the chancelleries across Europe.
11:55Because it so happens that next week
11:56there's going to be an extraordinary EU summit
11:58to which Mario Draghi is invited.
12:01And he will tell the leaders
12:02what they need to do.
12:04They need to act.
12:04They need to act to get their act together.
12:06Otherwise, we'll be the lunch
12:08of an assertive China
12:09and an increasingly aggressive
12:11United States under Donald Trump.
12:13So Mario Draghi once again
12:16has become the oracle of Europe,
12:18the elder statesman of Europe,
12:19the one that everybody is listening to.
12:23And I'm very, very thrilled
12:27to see him next week.
12:29And let's see what comes out of it.
12:31Indeed, you mentioned that.
12:32Leaders summit.
12:33It'll be a retreat, in fact,
12:34taking place on the 12th of February.
12:36So we'll keep a very close eye
12:37on that, Stephen Coby.
12:38Thank you so much for that update.
12:40But now, moving on.
12:41France is making the headlines
12:43this morning for having finally
12:45finalised its budget for 2026.
12:47After months of political deadlock,
12:50Prime Minister Sébastien Le Corneau
12:52had to use his constitutional provision
12:53to force it through
12:54and managed to survive
12:56not one, but two
12:57no-confidence votes to do so.
13:00The budget includes big plans
13:01for military spending in France.
13:03For more, we can head over to Paris
13:04and bring in our correspondent
13:06Sophia Kaskinkova.
13:07Good morning, Sophia.
13:09So this vote brings an end
13:11to months of political deadlock in France.
13:13Just give us the context here.
13:17Yes, good morning, Mae,
13:19from rainy Paris.
13:21So, as you said,
13:22after a long and often bitter standoff
13:25in a deeply divided parliament,
13:27just where I am standing,
13:30the government finally secured
13:31the adoption of the long-overdue
13:342026 budget on Monday evening.
13:38Prime Minister Sébastien Le Corneau
13:39chose to bypass a vote by MPs
13:42by invoking Article 49.3,
13:45which is a constitutional tool
13:47that lets him do this.
13:49And this opens the floor up
13:53to two no-confidence motions,
13:55one from the far right
13:57and another one tabled by the left,
13:59excluding the moderate socialists.
14:02And so Le Corneau survived both last night,
14:05allowing the budget to pass.
14:08And so the budget itself aims to reduce
14:11the ballooning public deficit
14:13of Europe's second largest economy
14:16to 5% of GDP this year
14:18from 5.4% of GDP last year.
14:22Shortly after the vote,
14:24Prime Minister Sébastien Le Corneau
14:26welcomed this outcome on social media.
14:29He tweeted, and I quote,
14:31France finally has a budget,
14:33a budget that embraces clear choices
14:35and essential priorities,
14:37a budget that reigns in public spending,
14:39which does not raise taxes
14:40for households and businesses.
14:42This text is not the government's text.
14:44It is the result of a parliamentary compromise
14:46incorporating amendments from all groups.
14:49And he also added that he will be referring
14:52the text to the Constitutional Council
14:54in the next few days
14:56to make sure that it fully complies
14:58with the country's constitution.
15:00Back to you, Brussels.
15:01So, Sophia, what does this all mean now for France?
15:03And, of course, the EU,
15:04because this has been watched
15:05very carefully from Brussels.
15:10So, for France,
15:11this brings some immediate relief,
15:13but that doesn't mean
15:14a long-term stability, Maeve.
15:16The country, yes, now has a budget
15:19giving clarity for markets
15:21and public services,
15:23but the way it was passed
15:24just shows how fragile
15:26the political system in France
15:29has become.
15:31As a reminder,
15:32Le Cornu is now
15:33the fourth prime minister
15:35in just two years
15:36for French President Emmanuel Macron.
15:39And he has survived
15:39not just two no-confidence votes
15:42last night,
15:43but in total,
15:44eight no-confidence votes
15:46from both the left
15:47and the far right
15:49in these past few weeks.
15:51And to stay in office this time,
15:52he had to make
15:53a lot of concessions,
15:54especially for the socialists,
15:57most notably suspending
15:59President Emmanuel Macron's
16:01unpopular pension reform plan
16:04that would have raised
16:05the retirement age
16:06from 62 to 64 years old.
16:09And, as you said,
16:09for the EU,
16:10the stakes are really high.
16:12France has been
16:12under growing pressure
16:13from Brussels
16:15and credit rating agencies
16:17to control its debt.
16:19So, passing this budget
16:20signals that Paris
16:22can deliver
16:23some sort of fiscal discipline,
16:25but it also raises
16:26questions about
16:27how sustainable
16:28that discipline
16:29will be
16:30as France heads
16:31towards another
16:32crucial electoral cycle,
16:34which are the presidential elections
16:36in just one year.
16:38Indeed,
16:38we'll be gripped to France.
16:40Sophia Katsinkova,
16:41and you'll, of course,
16:41be reporting it all
16:42for us here
16:43on Euronews.
16:44Thank you so much
16:44for that live update
16:46on a story
16:46that we've been,
16:47quite frankly,
16:47been watching for weeks.
16:49And here's another.
16:50The value of gold
16:51took a nosedive
16:52last week
16:53and silver too
16:54while prices tumbled.
16:56Europeans keep buying though
16:57and in huge quantities
16:58as our Jakob Janis reports.
17:00Have you seen this shiny metal recently?
17:06After hitting a record high,
17:08gold plummeted,
17:10losing over 15%
17:11of its value.
17:13And silver went even worse,
17:15crashing over 30%.
17:17Ouch!
17:18So what caused the crash?
17:20Markets are reacting
17:22to Trump's latest nomination
17:23for the Federal Reserve,
17:25sparking fears
17:26that interest rates
17:28might stay higher
17:28for longer.
17:30But despite this crash,
17:31Europe is still
17:32hoarding gold.
17:34But why?
17:35Let's start
17:36with central banks.
17:38They buy gold
17:38to reduce reliance
17:40on the US dollar
17:41and to stabilize
17:42national economies.
17:43And they buy a lot.
17:45Take Portugal
17:46as an example.
17:47They hold
17:48almost 400 tons,
17:51which historically
17:52is a legacy
17:53of selling raw materials
17:54to Nazi Germany
17:55in exchange for gold.
17:57Then there is Poland,
17:58with Russia's war
18:00in Ukraine.
18:01They've been
18:02on a buying spree,
18:03now holding 550 tons.
18:06That is already more
18:07than the European Central Bank
18:09itself.
18:10And finally,
18:11Germany.
18:12They own
18:13over 3,000 tons,
18:15but with a big number
18:16of it sitting
18:17in New York.
18:18And with Trump
18:19back in power,
18:20German politicians
18:21are demanding
18:21bring our gold home.
18:24And that's Europe.
18:26But what about Europeans?
18:28Gold is seen as a shield
18:30protecting your savings
18:31when the value
18:32of paper money
18:33becomes worth
18:34less over time.
18:35Do you remember
18:36when your espresso
18:37cost you 1 euro?
18:39Good luck
18:39buying one now
18:40for this price
18:41in Brussels.
18:42But as we've seen
18:43in the recent days,
18:45it doesn't always
18:46have the midas touch
18:47to your portfolio.
18:48So why does
18:49your reporter
18:50buy gold?
18:51Because even
18:52if its price
18:53falls down,
18:54I still have
18:55something shiny
18:56to play with
18:57as opposed
18:58to crypto.
19:03NetCup Yannis
19:04reporting there
19:05on the value
19:05of gold and silver
19:06that investors
19:07insured would
19:08bounce back
19:09and is in fact
19:10slightly recovering
19:12this morning.
19:13But what about you?
19:13Have you lost faith
19:14in paper money
19:15and are you hedging
19:16your bets on gold?
19:18Drop us a line here
19:18at europetoday
19:20at euronews.com
19:21But that does bring
19:22this edition of
19:23Europe Today
19:24to a close.
19:25Join us again
19:25tomorrow Wednesday.
19:26We'll be joined
19:27in the studio
19:28by the Moldovan
19:28Foreign Minister.
19:30Thanks so much
19:30for your company.
19:31Take care
19:31and see you soon
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