00:00European Union countries have reached a deal to issue a 90 billion euros loan to meet Ukraine's
00:08financial and military needs for 2026 and 2027. Brussels is aiming to make the first payment in
00:16early April to spare Kiev from a sudden drop-off in foreign aid. The agreement on the legal text
00:22was struck by EU ambassadors on Wednesday. The 90 billion euros loan will be funded through the
00:29issuance of common debt with the EU budget as a guarantee for investors. The 90 billion euros
00:35figure will be split into two main pillars, 30 billion euros in budgetary aid and 60 billion euros
00:42in military aid. The balance could be changed if the war comes to an end. As part of the deal,
00:49Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be completely exempted from all financial obligations,
00:55including annual interest payments. The legal texts still require the approval of the European
01:02Parliament, which has committed to fast-tracking the procedure.
01:09The European Union should appoint a special envoy as part of the ongoing negotiations to end Russia's
01:16war in Ukraine, the President of Estonia told Euronews. President Alarkaris also stressed that
01:22any communication with Russia should be conducted in consultation with Ukraine. He refrained from
01:28giving names but stressed the chosen envoy should come from a big European country and enjoy credibility
01:34on both sides. The European Union should be involved in these discussions as well, although we are not
01:42fighting with Russia directly. But we have been supporting Ukraine for so many years already and
01:48continue to do so. So we should have a say as well. But you see, I mean, again, we are a bit late.
01:55The question of whether to reopen diplomatic channels with Russia, largely closed since February 2022,
02:01has surfaced more prominently in recent weeks. France, Italy, Austria, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic
02:08have backed the idea of launching direct talks to avoid depending solely on the White House.
02:14Germany has dismissed it, citing Putin's bombardment of Ukrainian cities in winter as proof that the
02:21Kremlin doesn't want to negotiate. Spain will ban the use of social media for children under 16
02:31and platforms will be required to implement age verification systems, according to an announcement
02:37by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Today, our children are exposed to a space they were never meant to
02:46navigate alone. Space of addiction, abuse, pornography, manipulation, violence. We will no longer accept that.
02:58The government has announced five measures targeting digital platforms, including a new bill to hold social
03:05media executives responsible for illegal and hateful content.
03:12Well, I think that maybe it was a bit strong. Maybe it would be good to have some restrictions for men,
03:20but prohibiting them as such seems to be a bit strong.
03:23It would have been better to have some kind of restrictions, not only to prohibit that
03:29in the past 10 years they can't have social networks.
03:32I think it's good. I think they're not trained and I think it's a good measure.
03:38The announcement comes after Australia passed the world's first ban on social media use for children
03:45on the 16th in December. Other European countries are also considering similar measures,
03:50including the United Kingdom and France.
04:01Four days in and the conversations still haven't slowed down. From startups and artists to policy
04:07makers and engineers, Web Summit Qatar is where ideas meet reality.
04:11From AI and semiconductors to music, creativity and deep tech, the summit showed how innovation is
04:22shaping how we live, work and create. We make those robots as a friend for the children they can use
04:29for themselves to do the homeworks and create more efficiency for themselves with providing the content
04:37from school or the institution, implementing into robots. Across stages and booths, one theme kept
04:44coming back. Technology is no longer abstract. It's personal. It's embedded in everyday life.
04:51If you open up your phone, if you open up any appliance these days, you will see chips.
05:00Semiconductors have been the driving force behind the renaissance in computing and communication.
05:09All of that these days are adding to it AI.
05:22As Web Summit comes to a close, one thing is clear. The future isn't coming.
05:26It's already here. Mohamed El-Ashi, your news, Doha.
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05:50and people are flaming people alone.
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06:10I guess people will enjoy the performance as we will all do because, you know, art is
06:34something very special. It can be mysterious, it can be inspirative. The work that Matt has done
06:48is a very unique piece of art. He combines human movement with all the hidden information
06:57behind architecture and the universe, as he called it, the hidden order information. And from a
07:06storytelling perspective, for me, it was hard to follow the path Matt was drawing. And at the end
07:14of the preview, I realized there's nothing to understand but to enjoy. Humans are meant to create
07:24and enjoy art, but not necessarily to understand it.
07:41And we get a lot of questions about people wanting to see the projection mapping throughout the year.
07:46So that's also one of the reasons why we wanted to create a space inside the house that could host
07:51contemporary art. So we could extend the time that this projection is happening and also bring
07:58the dialogue across the interior and exterior of the city.
08:04So we try and really document all of the projects and create and share that on our social media. We
08:09have a huge social media community that's quite engaged. Even we get a lot of messages from Argentina.
08:15That's kind of the biggest audience we have online, which is kind of weird considering that it's so far
08:21away, yet the engagement with Gaudí is still there. And also we're hoping that with contemporary,
08:27we can later down the road take it outside of the house and show Gaudí's work in a way that can reach
08:35many millions more outside.
08:57LNG 2026 kicked off in Doha with a blockbuster plenary session featuring CEOs of the five biggest energy
09:04companies in the world, Qatar Energy, Total Energies, Shell, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips. And the message
09:11was clear. Gas is here to stay. Executives reiterated their support for LNG, calling it an affordable,
09:19reliable and efficient source of energy that can meet the world's growing demand.
09:24You need oil, you need gas, we need electricity for a very long time. And as everybody mentioned,
09:30we're trying to do our best on best technology on emission, ICO2 sequestration to get the best and
09:36and most affordable energy to the market. Presented by the International Gas Union,
09:42the LNG series has been the marquee event for the sector for nearly 60 years. And it promises to continue
09:49navigating industry challenges like regulation and policy. Well, our role is to advocate for the gas
09:57industry as a whole, including LNG, including the low carbon gases. We still have a certain level of
10:06idealism influencing policy. And I think we need to move to a practical view of energy, the addition of
10:16energy, how we bring people out of poverty, and then have a practical regulatory environments that allow
10:25the industry to grow. Another big topic is the growth of North America's gas market. The US is
10:31the world's leading LNG exporter, accounting for nearly 25% of global supply. Despite setbacks in
10:38project approvals and cost pressures, the US supply chain has proven its resilience over the last 10 years.
10:44I don't question our ability to continue to deliver LNG. I think that we're in a good place there.
10:49I think that the supply chain, right, LNG, especially in the US, we're uniquely positioned in the sense of
10:58when I talk about that infrastructure that's critical. When we say we're going to deliver gas,
11:02we're a reliable trade partner. The role of AI is also making a buzz. Analysts say AI will not only
11:09support the demand for energy through data centers, it will also be a key source of leverage for companies
11:15looking to stay competitive. Beyond this, I think we need to consider the AI, not only from a demand
11:20perspective of energy, it's how the industry is going to start applying AI to its production, okay,
11:26and to make it even more efficient. They are also starting to think about how AI can improve their
11:31operations to make it more reliable and more efficient. LNG 2026 runs through Thursday with more
11:36than 300 exhibitors from over 80 countries and thousands of delegates engaging in dialogue,
11:42technical workshops and networking sessions. Laila Humaira, Euronews, Qatar.
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