00:01Europeans' two biggest worries are active war near the EU's borders and disinformation.
00:11Moldova's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mikhail Popov, said he has faith in the Trump administration's commitment to peace in Ukraine.
00:20Elon Musk's company SpaceX is now valued at 1.06 trillion euros, narrowing the gap with his car company Tesla.
00:30The latest Eurobarometer survey, which was carried out last autumn, has taken the pulse of what concerns Europeans the most in today's world.
00:40Their two biggest worries are active wars near the EU's borders and disinformation.
00:45The survey was published on Wednesday by the European Parliament. Let's have a closer look.
00:49When it comes to security, a majority of Europeans said they are highly worried about active wars near the EU, terrorism, natural disasters worsened by climate change and cyber attacks from non-EU countries.
01:03What is striking is to see that it's across member states, so that maybe the Nordics or the eastern countries were the first to flag those security and defence concerns in the past, and now it's very much generalised.
01:17Citizens also expressed very high concern regarding disinformation, hate speech, misleading content created by AI, the protection of data online and threats to freedom of speech.
01:30We've seen for the last year a bit of attacks on multilateralism, on values, a rise of hate speech or disinformation online.
01:41We've seen AI tools more instrumentalised to seek to polarise or to distort a bit the information space.
01:50So those threats or those risks are probably very perceived by the citizens.
01:55Europeans want the European Parliament prioritised tackling inflation, followed by job creation and defence.
02:0262% of citizens view their country's EU membership positively, though the public's perception of the European Union has weakened since May 2025.
02:12The European Union should appoint a special envoy as part of the ongoing negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine, the President of Estonia told Euronews.
02:26President Alarkaris also stressed that any communication with Russia should be conducted in consultation with Ukraine.
02:33He refrained from giving names, but stressed the chosen envoy should come from a big European country and enjoy credibility on both sides.
02:41The European Union should be involved in these discussions as well, although we are not fighting with Russia directly.
02:50But we have been supporting Ukraine for so many years already and continue to do so, so we should have a say as well.
02:59But you see, I mean, again, we are a bit late.
03:01The question of whether to reopen diplomatic channels with Russia, largely closed since February 2022, has surfaced more prominently in recent weeks.
03:10France, France, Italy, Austria, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic have backed the idea of launching direct talks to avoid depending solely on the White House.
03:20Germany has dismissed it, citing Putin's bombardment of Ukrainian cities in winter as proof that the Kremlin doesn't want to negotiate.
03:29Spain will ban the use of social media for children under 16 and platforms will be required to implement age verification systems, according to an announcement by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
03:46Today, our children are exposed to a space they were never meant to navigate alone.
03:53The space of addiction, abuse, pornography, manipulation, violence, we will no longer accept that.
04:03The government has announced five measures targeting digital platforms, including a new bill to hold social media executives responsible for illegal and hateful content.
04:16Well, I think that maybe it was a little bit strong.
04:22Maybe it would be good to have some restrictions for the minority, but prohibiting them as such seems to be a little bit strong.
04:29It would have been better to have some kind of restrictions, not only to prohibit that after the age of 10, they can't have social media.
04:39I think it's good. I think they're not trained and I think it's a good measure.
04:44The announcement comes after Australia passed the world's first ban on social media use for children on the 16th in December.
04:53Other European countries are also considering similar measures, including the United Kingdom and France.
04:59At least 15 people were killed after a Coast Guard vessel collided with a speedboat carrying migrants of the Greek island of Chios.
05:1225 people were rescued, including 11 children.
05:1624 of those were hospitalized, while one woman who was rescued later died.
05:21Two Coast Guard officers were also lightly injured.
05:24It is unclear how many people were on the speedboat at the time of the incident, as the search for those missing continued on Wednesday.
05:33Details on the circumstances of the collision were also unclear.
05:37However, the Coast Guard said in a statement that one of its patrol boats spotted a dinghy traveling to Chios late Tuesday night with its navigation lights off.
05:46The patrol boat signaled at the dinghy, but the vessel did not stop and instead changed direction, causing it to collide with the patrol boat.
05:55The impact caused the speedboat to capsize and sink.
05:59Greece is a key entry point into the European Union for migrants and refugees fleeing from the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
06:07Along with other EU countries, Greece recently toughened its stance on migration, which significantly reduced crossing attempts.
06:14However, the country has also faced international scrutiny from human rights groups over its handling of illegal immigration.
06:25Elon Musk's company SpaceX is now valuated at 1.06 trillion euros following its merger with artificial intelligence venture XAI,
06:36narrowing the gap with his car company Tesla and reshaping the balance of power within Musk's business empire.
06:42On paper, Musk now derives more of his wealth from the rocket company than from the electric car maker.
06:50The core car business has come under pressure from rising competition in China and Europe,
06:55as well as the end of a federal tax credit for electric vehicles in the US.
07:00Musk's political activity, including ties to the Trump administration and support for far-right figures and parties in Europe,
07:07has also weighed on the brand.
07:08By contrast, SpaceX occupies a dominant position in its core markets.
07:14The company is the leading provider of Orbital launch services with multi-billion dollar contracts from NASA and the US Department of Defense.
07:23For its part, XAI faces regulatory scrutiny in several markets.
07:27Authorities in Europe, India, Malaysia and the US have launched investigations into XAI's GROC image generator
07:35after it was used to produce explicit deepfake images of women and children.
07:41Iran's president, Masoud Bezeshkian, said on Tuesday that he instructed Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi to, quote,
07:53pursue fair and equitable negotiations with the US.
07:57His statement came as Tehran looks to ease tensions with Washington
08:00after US President Donald Trump threatened to militarily intervene following Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.
08:09The move signals a major shift in Tehran's approach,
08:13who for weeks have leveled their own threats against the US and warned against escalations.
08:18The White House says it's always open to a deal and would rather a diplomatic outcome,
08:24but is prepared for all possibilities.
08:26President Trump is always wanting to pursue diplomacy first,
08:31but obviously it takes two to tango.
08:33You need a willing partner to achieve diplomacy,
08:36and that's something that Special Envoy Whitcoff is intent on exploring and discussing.
08:41As always, though, of course, the president has a range of options on the table with respect to Iran.
08:48Exact dates and locations have not yet been agreed upon,
08:51but talks are expected to take place in the coming days between Iranian officials and US Special Envoy Steve Whitcoff.
08:59The development comes despite two incidents on Tuesday,
09:03which many thought would derail hopes for talks or a peaceful solution.
09:07A US Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone it said was approaching its aircraft carrier in the region,
09:14while the US accused Tehran of trying to stop a US-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
09:21is a global leader in icebreaking, in operating and constructing and designing icebreakers,
09:30because we are the only country in the whole world where all the ports may freeze.
09:47We will be building two ASC, that means Arctic security cutters here, as soon as we get the negotiations finalized with the US Coast Guard.
10:17Presence in Arctic seems to be very important and we are the fastest shipyard to build that kind of vessels.
10:47The climate is changing and it's actually exceptionally warm in the Arctic area right now.
10:56It is not possible to sail across the Arctic sea without icebreakers.
11:02And many big nations have interests on the Arctic area right now and that is why icebreakers are very interesting right now.
11:17This is the end of the Arctic sea.
11:27The Arctic sea is in the Arctic sea.
11:31It's in the Arctic sea.
11:36It's in the Arctic sea.
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