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00:30This time in Geneva
00:32Delegations from Moscow and Kiev are gathering in the Swiss city
00:36for their second day of quote tense US-brokered talks
00:39With neither side willing to budge on key issues
00:42from territory to security guarantees
00:44the US-imposed June deadline for settlement looks increasingly unlikely
00:49Despite the negotiations, Russia continues to launch long-range drones and missiles across Ukraine
00:56For more, our Ukraine correspondent Sasha Vakilina joins me now in the studio
01:00Sasha, good morning
01:01Morning
01:01So look, yesterday we saw six hours of tense talks
01:04More today, but no expectations of any sort of breakthrough
01:08Now the sides also spoke a little bit about what happened there in Geneva yesterday
01:13We heard from the US envoy Steve Witkow
01:16He said that there was meaningful progress made at the first day of the negotiations
01:20We also heard from the Ukrainian delegation, specifically from Rustem Umerov
01:24who is the head of the delegation and also the Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council
01:30Now Rustem Umerov also praised the first day of the talks
01:34He said that the discussions focused on practical issues and the mechanisms of possible solutions
01:39Tomorrow morning the political and military groups will continue to work
01:43There we go, there are two tracks, the political one and the military one
01:47Now the Russian side seems to be more sceptical about it
01:49Reportedly there were some arguments and some situations where the dialogue got stuck
01:54Well, this is of course also due to the fact that Moscow changed the head of the delegation
01:58It's now represented by Vladimir Medinsky
02:00who is one of the hardliners and one of the biggest supporters of Russia's all-out war against Ukraine
02:06And meanwhile, Sasha, just tell us what's happening on the ground in Ukraine
02:09Ukraine is actually coming to the Geneva negotiations in a different position
02:12Ukrainian forces have been making some progress and have been successfully going on counterattacks
02:19specifically in southeastern Ukraine, around 80 kilometers east of Zaporizhia city
02:24And that was largely thanks to the fact that that SpaceX and Elon Musk managed to block the access to
02:31Starlink terminals
02:33Unauthorized Starlink terminals for Russian forces
02:36Now, Elon Musk said himself numerous times that he's not cooperating and not doing any business with Russian government or
02:42Russian military
02:43And the moment they stopped the access, we could see the difference on the battleground, Maeve
02:47Okay, Sasha Vakilina, our Ukraine correspondent
02:50Thank you so much for all those updates
02:53But now, coming up, we'll be joined by the US Ambassador to the European Union
02:58Andrew Poster, an attorney and businessman by trade
03:01Andrew Poster ran a successful fast food chain before taking on the role of President Trump's eyes and ears right
03:08here in Brussels
03:09So the ambassador has a very busy schedule
03:12Ambassador, great to have you with us, welcome back to Europe today
03:15It's great to be here, Maeve, thanks for having me back
03:17As I said, it's busy days for you, you're just back from the Munich Security Conference
03:21Yes
03:22I feel the atmosphere was a little bit better, a little bit nicer than last year, right?
03:26Between the Europeans and the Americans, did you get that feeling?
03:28Yes, everybody was very positive about Secretary Rubio's speech
03:32And I think it's the hallmark of a diplomat to be able to tell people things they need to hear
03:37And may not want to hear in a way they find acceptable
03:39And I thought the European audience was very open to him
03:44And obviously got a standing ovation, so he did pretty well
03:47Despite the fact that the fundamentals have not changed
03:49I mean, his speech did say that the US is worried about European civilisation
03:54What is wrong with European civilisation?
03:56Well, I think the problem is that with immigration, the impact of immigration on Europe
04:05Mass immigration, the impact of the climate policies on the economy
04:10And on GDP per capita, on the ability of people to release
04:14But there is no mass immigration right now
04:16The numbers have gone down, if you take a look at Frontex
04:18The numbers have gone down of irregular migration
04:20And now the EU is taking a tougher stance on asylum seekers, for example
04:24I think it is, I actually think the EU's position on immigration has come a great distance towards the American
04:32position
04:32I think we're more aligned than we were even just a year ago
04:35But I think what Secretary Rubio was talking about was the impact of the past migration
04:40The past mass migration and the civilisational challenge that that posed
04:45And it's still something that's cleaning up
04:48What are the facts on this?
04:49Which facts?
04:50What are the facts? What is he worried about?
04:51He's worried about the impact on issues such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech
05:02From groups of people coming to make us share our values as Western civilisation
05:07They have different values, not that they're right or wrong, but they're different than ours
05:10And that would be a challenge to our Western civilisation and our ability to get along
05:17The EU needs managed migration because, you know, unemployment is quite low right now
05:21There's a major gap
05:23There's a difference between managed migration and mass migration
05:26And I think what we've seen over the past decade is just flows of people coming onto the continent
05:32And the reaction has not been positive
05:34But we do not have flows if you check the statistics
05:37But let's just go back to Kaya Kalas' speech
05:39You've seen a rise of parties on the right based on the immigration issue
05:43So there is concern in Europe
05:45But whether or not they're based on facts, they're arguments
05:47I mean, they're superstars on social media
05:49Let's just go back to Kaya Kalas' speech last week in Munich
05:55She said that there's no European erasure
05:59She said that the United States perhaps shouldn't be preaching to the Europeans
06:04Given the state of press freedom in the United States
06:06Do you feel, do you not see why she's getting upset?
06:10No, I don't
06:11As a matter of fact, I'm not sure why she is upset
06:13She's always been very supportive of the United States
06:15She's always been very anti-Russia
06:17I know that that's based on her Estonian roots and her personal history
06:21But look, I think it's important that we address the issues of free speech
06:26I think it's important that we address the issues of immigration
06:28I think it's important that we address the issues of over-regulation
06:31That's destroying the economies across Europe
06:33And you just listen to Chancellor Merritt
06:37Or to Bart DeVevery, Prime Minister DeVevery
06:40It is being addressed, we saw the Leaders' Summit there last week
06:42So I think he agrees
06:43I think he's saying this is, you know, we need to address these issues
06:46And they're being raised
06:49Let's say, I don't know that they're being addressed yet
06:51Europe is making an effort to it
06:53Well, you know, it takes time, you know, 27 democracies working together
06:55Just back to Marco Rubio's idea at the Munich Security Council
06:59This idea of a political alignment between the EU and the United States
07:03But how do you know that you'll make sure to get this
07:06If you're so mean to your allies, if you're saying such nasty things all the time
07:09Well, I didn't think Rubio's speech was mean at all
07:11I thought Secretary Rubio was very diplomatic
07:14You know, he was interrupted three times by applause
07:17And got a standing ovation at the end
07:19So it couldn't have been too insulting
07:20I thought he did a great job
07:21I think when he talked about how tied we are
07:25How World War I, World War II demonstrated
07:28That we are inextricably linked
07:31That we come from Europe
07:33There's a real bond here
07:34And I think he did everything he could to emphasize that
07:37So why doesn't he come to Brussels?
07:39Why is he not visiting Brussels?
07:40He's over in Budapest now
07:41Showing his support to one head of state
07:43Who's posing now for elections
07:45To Viktor Orban
07:46Well, Hungary and Slovakia
07:49There's nothing wrong with him visiting those countries
07:51I'm not sure why he didn't visit Brussels this trip
07:54I'm sure he will visit Brussels at some point
07:56Because the Europeans feel of snubbed
07:58Well, I can't answer that
08:00I don't know why they would feel snubbed
08:01They shouldn't feel snubbed
08:03He's got a lot to do as Secretary of State
08:05And I'm sure he's out there trying to meet the demands
08:08When he gets to these events
08:10I don't know if you've ever seen Secretary Rubio at these events
08:12But he's treated like a rock star
08:13I mean, everybody wants to meet with him
08:14Well, that's why we'd love to welcome him here in Brussels
08:16I'd love him to come
08:19There's an open invitation
08:20But is that not political interference
08:20The fact that he's in Budapest right now
08:23Just ahead of a huge election
08:25I think he has every right to visit Budapest
08:28I mean, Hungary is an ally of the United States
08:30It's a member of the European Union
08:32It's not like he's going and visiting countries
08:35That aren't affiliated with the EU
08:37He's visiting EU member states
08:39And I really don't see a problem with that
08:41But Europeans are feeling a little bit upset as well
08:43About the mantra coming out of Washington right now
08:45Did you see J.D. Vance?
08:46He got booed at the Winter Olympics ceremony
08:48I read different accounts of what happened when he walked out there
08:53I know that he's not particularly popular
08:55Because he raised some issues last time
08:58When he spoke at the Munich Security Conference
09:00And Europe
09:02There was one group
09:04Where I heard some talk
09:06At the Munich Conference
09:08Where they were saying
09:09Europe was like somebody who was asleep
09:11And had a snooze button on the alarm clock
09:14Did you hear that?
09:14I've heard that many times
09:15It's time to get up and hit the snooze button
09:18Well, when J.D. Vance and President Trump came along
09:20It was time to stop hitting the snooze button
09:22On things like a 5%
09:24You've got to defend yourself
09:25The 5% of GDP commitment
09:27So there are issues that they've raised
09:30In a way that had to wake Europe up
09:32J.D. Vance is a very good guy
09:35If you interviewed him
09:36You'd like him very much
09:37Well, hopefully I'll get to interview him
09:38Sometime here on Europe Today
09:40But in the meantime, Ambassador
09:41The Greenland issue seems put to bed for now
09:43Should we expect more tariff threats
09:45Coming from D.C. soon?
09:47Because that really scared Europeans
09:48I think that what we should expect
09:51Is that we'll have a free trade agreement
09:53Or excuse me
09:54The framework trade agreement
09:55Will be approved by Parliament
09:57Hopefully
09:58The week of March 9th
10:00Then we'll have a trilogue
10:02Or we call it
10:03United States Reconciliation
10:04Where we'll come up with a final bill
10:06And we'll have the critical minerals deal
10:08We'll have the trade agreement
10:09You know, we'll start moving forward
10:11I think it's really time
10:13That we stop talking at each other
10:16And start speaking with each other
10:18And I think both of these agreements
10:20Critical minerals and free trade
10:21Can get us on a path to doing that
10:23I think when we come to an agreement
10:25On Greenland
10:25I think that will move things forward
10:27But we need to get a more conciliatory
10:31Approach to how we're dealing with issues
10:32And I think as we do that going forward
10:34We'll find fewer and fewer of these disruptions
10:37Okay, in the meantime
10:38Ambassador Puster
10:39Thank you so much for being our guest
10:41Once again here on Europe Today
10:42Thanks, mate
10:43My pleasure
10:43Hope to see you back here again soon
10:45But moving on
10:46Brussels has launched a formal probe
10:48Into the Chinese retailer Sheen
10:50According to the EU Commission
10:51There is sufficient evidence
10:53That clothes, cosmetics and electronics
10:55Are not compliant with EU law
10:57Jakob Janis has more on the platform
10:59That records 145 million monthly European users
11:05Everyone loves a good bargain
11:08But what if your free euro t-shirt
11:10Comes with an extra baggage?
11:12It all started last year
11:13With a massive scandal in France
11:15Authorities found illegal products
11:18Including a childlike sex doll
11:20Being sold on Sheen
11:22And now the EU is stepping in
11:25The European Commission
11:26Has just launched a formal priority investigation
11:29Into the e-commerce giants
11:31Under the Digital Services Act
11:33Interested?
11:35Let's unbox it together
11:36Brussels is targeting Sheen's entire business model
11:41And they are investigating its addictive design
11:44Like giving users points and rewards
11:47To keep them hooked
11:48And demanding transparency
11:50On their secret algorithms
11:52Pushing these products
11:53And if Sheen is found guilty
11:56It faces multi-million euro fines
11:59France even threatened
12:01To suspend access to the site entirely
12:04But the crackdown doesn't stop there
12:06Consumer watchdogs are raising the alarm
12:09On influencers pushing cheap hole and dupe videos
12:13On social media
12:14Without disclosing their paid partnerships
12:17Finally, the EU is hitting these companies
12:20Where it hurts
12:21And it is your wallet
12:23Starting in July this year
12:25The EU is slapping a flat 3 euro customs tax
12:29On every single parcel
12:30Under 150 euros
12:33With an estimated 12 million cheap packages
12:36Entering the EU every single day
12:38The days of tax-free shopping sprees
12:41On Chinese online marketplaces
12:43Are officially numbered
12:45And since the Chinese New Year
12:47Just kicked off
12:48Happy New Year
12:49To the e-commerce giants
12:51The EU just opened
12:52A massive investigation
12:54And unfortunately
12:55This is a gift
12:56You cannot return
13:02Jakob Janis
13:03They're reporting
13:04On a probe
13:04That could take years
13:05To carry out
13:06And see Sheen
13:06Find 6%
13:08Of its annual turnover
13:09But now
13:10Moving on
13:10To one of Europe's
13:11Most closely watched
13:12Election races
13:13Of the year
13:14To Hungary
13:15Incumbent Prime Minister
13:16Viktor Orban
13:17And Cisaz's
13:18Peter Maier
13:19Have both launched
13:19Their campaigns
13:20One clearly in favour
13:21Of Brussels
13:22And the other against
13:23For the first time
13:24Since 2010
13:25A change of government
13:26Appears possible
13:27For more
13:28Sándor Zírus
13:28Our Hungarian correspondent
13:30Is in the studio
13:31So Sándor
13:32Last week
13:32We talked about
13:33Those dirty scandals
13:34In the campaign
13:35Where are we now?
13:37Good morning Maeve
13:38Indeed
13:38There are indicators
13:39That Peter Maier's
13:41So-called
13:41Sex tape
13:42Blackmailing scandal
13:43Could move forward
13:45And some sensitive
13:46Information
13:47Could be released soon
13:48Before I go to the details
13:50Let me give you
13:51A background
13:51So
13:52Last week
13:52Peter Maier said
13:53He has been
13:54Lured into a sex act
13:56In a Budapest apartment
13:58With his former girlfriend
13:59And according to him
14:01A sex tape
14:02Have been
14:02Illegally recorded
14:04Peter Maier also said
14:06That there have been
14:07Drogs in this apartment
14:09But he never touched them
14:10And last week
14:12There was a very
14:13Mysterious web page
14:14Posting one image
14:15Of this bedroom
14:17Of this apartment
14:18Peter Maier admitted
14:19That he has been there
14:21So the picture is real
14:23And now
14:23Yesterday
14:24This web page
14:25Quoted Peter Maier
14:27That he never touched
14:29Drogs in this apartment
14:30And posted
14:31This web page
14:32Posted one question
14:33Are you sure?
14:35Quotation
14:36So this might
14:37Be an implication
14:38That you know
14:39A possible
14:41Video related
14:42To a possible
14:43Drug use
14:44Could come soon
14:46Nevertheless
14:47Peter Maier
14:48Is denying this
14:49So the plot
14:50Is thickening there
14:51How will this
14:51Impact the campaign?
14:53It's too early
14:54To say
14:55We haven't
14:55Seen the video
14:56We don't know
14:57About the content
14:58But you know
14:59The drug use
15:00Is illegal
15:01In Hungary
15:02And we have
15:03A lot of
15:03Conservative voters
15:05And everyone
15:05Is fighting
15:06For the undecided
15:08Voters right now
15:09In Hungary
15:10But nevertheless
15:11You know
15:12Peter Maier
15:13Is like
15:14For me
15:14He's a little bit
15:15Like Donald Trump
15:16There is a lot
15:17Of attacks
15:18A lot of campaigns
15:19Against him
15:20But everything
15:21You throw at him
15:21He just brushes
15:22Off from himself
15:24And he moves on
15:25A little bit
15:26Like Donald Trump
15:26Did in the past
15:27And so far
15:29He is unharmed
15:30But this scandal
15:31Could be different
15:32Depending on
15:33What will happen
15:35I mean
15:36And the elections
15:37Are getting closer
15:38And closer
15:39So we will see
15:40Much more tensions
15:41Coming in this election
15:43And it's worth
15:43Pointing out
15:44To our viewers
15:44Shandor
15:45That Peter Maier
15:45Is a former
15:46Close friend
15:47Of Viktor Orban
15:47And a former member
15:48Of Fidesz
15:49The party
15:49Of Viktor Orban
15:50So Shandor
15:51Thank you so much
15:51For bringing us
15:52All those details
15:53We'll keep
15:53Of course
15:53A very close eye
15:54On that campaign
15:55But now
15:56Coming up
15:57We'll be joined
15:57By Seamus Boland
15:58The new president
15:59Of the EU's
16:00Economic and Social Committee
16:02An EU body
16:03That came about
16:04In the 50s
16:05To give a voice
16:06To civil society
16:07In shaping
16:08EU legislation
16:10Good morning
16:11President Boland
16:12So look
16:13100 days
16:14Into your new job
16:15Do you really feel
16:15That you're shaping
16:16EU legislation
16:17It's very pro-business
16:18Agenda now
16:19Absolutely
16:19But I really do
16:20I think I'm into
16:21The issues
16:22Very much
16:23At the heart
16:23Of what I'm talking
16:24About are
16:25The eradication
16:26Of poverty
16:26There's a lot
16:27Of problems
16:28With housing
16:28People can't
16:29Get houses anymore
16:30People are feeling
16:31The brunt
16:32Of energy
16:33And the cost
16:34Of it
16:34Bringing civil society
16:36At the heart
16:37Of Europe
16:37These are the
16:37Organisations
16:38The ordinary
16:39Organisations
16:39That really
16:40Are at the forefront
16:41Of disaster zones
16:42Etc
16:43They need to be
16:44At the centre
16:44But what can
16:44The EU really do
16:45About housing
16:46Well the EU
16:47In fairness
16:48To President Costa
16:49I met him
16:49In the early days
16:50And I've been
16:50Talking to the
16:51Commissioner
16:52Jorgensen
16:52As well
16:52I think they have
16:54To make a very
16:55Clear statement
16:56That housing
16:56Is urgent
16:57That it's not
16:58Something to be
16:59Solved in a couple
16:59Of days
17:00It has to be done
17:01But it has to be
17:02Done now
17:02It has to be
17:04Brought to the
17:04Forefront
17:04And EU countries
17:0627
17:06You mentioned it
17:07Earlier on
17:07In the show
17:0827 individual
17:09Countries
17:10Need to also
17:10Take it urgently
17:11But the EU
17:12Needs to take
17:13The lead
17:13Well there's
17:14A sense of
17:14Urgency in the
17:15Room
17:15Among EU
17:16Leaders
17:16Perhaps not
17:16About housing
17:17But about
17:17Other issues
17:18Related to
17:18The economy
17:19We saw that
17:20Leaders retreat
17:20Last Thursday
17:21This idea
17:22Of a pragmatic
17:23Federalism
17:24A multi-speed
17:25Europe
17:25What is your
17:26View on this
17:26Yeah I had
17:27The pleasure
17:27Of talking to
17:28President Costa
17:28Before that
17:29Leaders retreat
17:30And clearly
17:31It was about
17:32Competitiveness
17:32Yes you said
17:33A pro-business
17:34World
17:34But competitiveness
17:36With values
17:37Europe is built
17:38On values
17:38You said
17:3927 countries
17:40Trying to
17:41Make their way
17:41In the world
17:42Trying to
17:42Ensure that
17:43Nobody is
17:43Left behind
17:44So my way
17:45Of looking at
17:46It is
17:46We have to
17:47Be competitive
17:47We have to
17:48Worry about
17:48Security
17:49But we better
17:50Make sure
17:51We don't
17:51Leave people
17:52Behind
17:52And that
17:53Means
17:54Keeping the
17:54Values
17:55That we
17:55Were built
17:55Upon
17:56Alive
17:56And who
17:57Should pay
17:57For this
17:58I mean
17:58We heard
17:58Mario Draghi
17:59Mention
17:59800 billion
18:00Euro
18:01Gap
18:01There
18:01Here's the
18:02Thing
18:02We're talking
18:03About billions
18:04Of euro
18:04We have to
18:05Accept
18:06That those
18:06Billions
18:07Cannot be
18:07Taken out
18:08Of the
18:08Current
18:08Budget
18:09Because if
18:09We do
18:11Very poor
18:12So we've
18:13Got options
18:14We've got to
18:14Borrow more
18:15And we can
18:16Because Europe
18:17Has room
18:17We can raise
18:18Money of course
18:19From the
18:20Individuals
18:21Countries
18:21Subscriptions
18:22Or we can
18:23Find other
18:23Financial tools
18:24But we cannot
18:26Impoverish people
18:27By putting
18:29All this money
18:30Up front
18:30And taking it
18:31Out of their
18:32Pockets
18:32That can't
18:32Happen
18:33So we've
18:33Got to
18:34Think new
18:34Ideas
18:34And I hope
18:35That leaders
18:35Retreat
18:36Did that
18:36And do you
18:37Think that
18:37People in the
18:37Room are
18:37Thinking like
18:38You
18:39I'd like to
18:39Think so
18:40I mean
18:40I've met
18:41Something like
18:4111 commissioners
18:42At the moment
18:43I've met
18:43Countless MEPs
18:45Chairs of the
18:46Committees in the
18:46Parliament
18:47And lots of
18:48People in
18:49What's called
18:50The Power
18:52Room
18:52Let's call it
18:53That
18:53And all I can
18:54Say is
18:55Yes they are
18:56Listening
18:56And they know
18:57Because if they
18:58Leave people behind
18:59They may not be in
19:00Office
19:00Okay
19:01Seamus Bowling
19:02The President
19:02Of the Economic
19:03And Social
19:03Committee
19:04Thank you so
19:04Much for joining
19:05Us here this
19:05Morning on
19:06Europe Today
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19:08Tuning in
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