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11:16Mayor Vitaly Klitschko, I asked him a little about the situation that's ongoing in his city
11:22and also about EU membership.
11:24We have massive attacks from Russian Federation, chemicalized drones, ballistic missiles,
11:28cruise missiles attack our critical infrastructure.
11:31Let people living, let people freezing, living without heating, electricity and we fighting
11:39to surviving and this help, these electric generators, what we receive right now is very
11:44helpful.
11:44Are you confident about the political negotiations that are ongoing at the moment?
11:48First of all, stop the war.
11:50Second, we need a guarantee because it can be short breaks for Russians and also a very
12:01important question about the future because we, Ukraine, have to save our national interest
12:08and our main goal to be the part of European family, not the part of Russian empire.
12:17Shona Murray reporting for us there.
12:19Well, the war in Ukraine has made an appearance at the Winter Olympics with one Ukrainian skeleton
12:24racer banned from participating.
12:26And for more on that story, I'm joined now here in our studio by our Sasha Vakilina and the EU
12:31Commissioner for Sport, Glenn Michalov.
12:33Good morning.
12:33Good morning.
12:34Just Sasha first, bring us up to speed.
12:36What happened?
12:37Well, Elisabeth Hariskevich was disqualified from the Olympics for using his helmet and that
12:41happened even before his first round.
12:43During the trainings, he was using the helmet featuring the portraits.
12:46You can see it now on the screen of the Ukrainian athletes who were killed since Russia's full-scale
12:51invasion of Ukraine.
12:52There are no political slogans on the helmet.
12:54There are no flags on the helmet.
12:55Only the photos of the athletes.
12:58And this was the reason, apparently, for the International Olympic Committee to disqualify
13:01him.
13:01Let's listen to what he had to say after the decision.
13:04You can imagine I'm a professional athlete and I spent hours of trainings every day for
13:10four years to be able to be here today to compete on Olympic Games.
13:14And I was disqualified and I cannot understand even why.
13:17Commissioner Michalov, you were there at the Games.
13:19What is your view here?
13:20We see dreams shattered.
13:21Well, let me just say, first of all, the Winter Olympic Games have been so far a fantastic
13:27celebration of sporting excellence, of fair competition, of friendship and promoting
13:33piece.
13:34Now, when it comes to the organization and the regulation of sporting events, the autonomy
13:40of sporting federations and of associations to regulate these games is a fundamental pillar
13:47in sport.
13:47So it is for the International Olympic Committee.
13:50It is for the federations to set the rules and regulations for the competitions.
13:56Now, this is uncontested.
13:58What we're talking about here is messaging and messaging rules, particularly to come out
14:05of the Olympic Charter.
14:07Now, in this particular case, the rule is not directed at a particular country.
14:14These are rules to safeguard safety for athletes, but also fair competition.
14:19And I emphasize this point.
14:22I am sad to see that Vladislav and the situation could not be resolved before the competition.
14:30So you say messaging.
14:31What message does that say to Ukrainians?
14:34Well, let me just finish the point.
14:36I'm sad to see that the situation could not be resolved before the competition.
14:41I think in a way that would have allowed him to express himself and pay respect to the fallen
14:47heroes in Ukraine.
14:49Ukraine is going through a very tough time.
14:51We've just seen in the previous message the difficult situation that Ukraine is going
14:59through.
14:59But the decision by the IOC is one I respect.
15:03And I respect particularly the fact that Kirstie Coventry, the president of the International
15:09Olympic Committee, was speaking to Vladislav face-to-face, explaining the situation, trying
15:15to resolve the dispute through dialogue.
15:19I also admire the fact that she made an extraordinary, in the event of the extraordinary situation, made
15:26an appeal to the disciplinary committee also to revoke the accreditation and restore the
15:31accreditation.
15:32So it's not over yet.
15:33To Vladislav, and of course, I appeal for engagement and dialogue.
15:38Commissioner Michaelaf and Sasha Vakilina, thank you so much for being with us here this
15:42morning.
15:42But now for something completely different.
15:44It is Valentine's Day this weekend, a day that some people love and some people hate.
15:49But it did get us thinking about the serious demographic crisis that the EU is facing.
15:55Our Jakob Janis takes a look.
15:59Valentine's Day is coming, and I'm pretty sure you know that.
16:03But do you know that Europe is running out of babies?
16:06Look, your reporter is not here to lecture you on whether to have children.
16:11That's a personal choice.
16:13But if you're planning to discuss it with your loved one this weekend, let's look at the numbers
16:18together.
16:18And without the pressure.
16:22Europeans are waiting longer to have children and there is no sign it will change anytime soon.
16:28But here is the twist.
16:29Delaying parenthood doesn't necessarily mean giving up on children.
16:33In fact, the EU countries where women wait the longest also happen to be the countries with higher
16:40fertility rates.
16:41That might explain the explosion in fertility treatments, which allow couples to extend their
16:47window of opportunity.
16:49And according to recent data, Europe recorded around 1 million treatment cycles in a single
16:54year.
16:55So, the desire is clearly there.
16:58In fact, most Europeans still say their ideal family size is two children.
17:04But sometimes they simply cannot afford it.
17:07Over a third of Hungarians cite financial limits as the main barrier to have children, while
17:1330% of Italians blame job insecurity.
17:16But throwing state money at the problem doesn't always work.
17:21Despite massive pronatal public spending, births in Poland have almost halved since 1990.
17:27And as for Hungary, last year they saw the lowest number of babies born.
17:32Ever.
17:33And on the other side of the globe, South Korea is even more desperate.
17:38The government is paying new couples just to date.
17:41So, if you are dating this weekend, with or without the intention to procreate, just remember,
17:48some countries would happily pay for your dinner.
17:51But hey, don't bring it up on the first date.
17:54It's kind of a mood killer.
18:00Jakob Janis there.
18:01And finally, as we reported yesterday, it's just two months until Hungary's big elections.
18:05And incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban is running against the 44-year-old centre-right opposition
18:10leader, Peter Major.
18:11Well, overnight, there's been some developments on that sex tape that we mentioned just yesterday
18:15for more.
18:16Our Hungarian correspondent, Sander, is in the studio.
18:19Sander, what's the latest?
18:20Yes, indeed.
18:21Yesterday, Peter Major, the opposition leader, admitted that the sex tape is real and he's
18:26on it with his former girlfriend, Evelyn Fogel.
18:29This happened one and a half years ago when they visited a party in central Budapest in an
18:34apartment.
18:35And Peter Major said that they engaged in a consensual sex.
18:38And he said also that this was a honey trap.
18:42He has been lured into this.
18:44He also talked about drugs have been used at this party, but he never touched any drugs.
18:49Now the big question is whether or not this will impact the Hungarian electoral campaign.
18:53Everyone is talking about this in Hungary right now.
18:57Maybe let's take a look of what Peter Major had to say yesterday.
19:01It became clear to me that I walked into a classic Russian-style honey trap.
19:07But since I haven't done anything illegal, my conscience is clean.
19:13Peter Major there.
19:15And to find out if this is impacting his campaign, you can read Sander Zeros' reports on Euronews.com.
19:20But this does bring this edition of Europe Today to an end.
19:23Thank you so much for your company, as always.
19:26Take care and see you very soon here on Euronews.
19:55Thank you so much for your company.
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