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03:18Busy days for you.
03:19You're just back from the Munich Security Conference.
03:22Yes.
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.
03:27Did 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
03:36to hear and may not want to hear in a way they find acceptable.
03:40And I thought the European audience was very open to him and obviously got a standing ovation.
03:45So he did pretty well.
03:47Despite the fact that the fundamentals have not changed, I mean, his speech did say
03:51that 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, mass immigration,
04:06the impact of the climate policies on the economy and on GDP per capita, on the ability of people
04:14to really...
04:14But there is no mass immigration right now.
04:16The numbers have gone down.
04:17If you take a look at Frontex, the numbers have gone down of irregular migration.
04:21And now the EU is taking a tougher stance on asylum seekers, for example.
04:24I think it is.
04:25I 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, the
04:41past mass migration and the challenge, the civilisational challenge that that posed.
04:45But what are the facts on this?
04:47It's still something that's cleaning up.
04:48What are the facts on this?
04:49Which facts?
04:50What are the facts?
04:50What is he worried about?
04:51Well, he's worried about the impact on issues such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech,
05:02from groups of people coming to me and share our values.
05:06As Western civilization, they have different values.
05:08Not that they're right or wrong, but they're different than ours.
05:10and that that would be a challenge to our Western civilization 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 in onto
05:30the continent.
05:32And the reaction has not been positive.
05:34I think that you saw...
05:35Well, we do not have flows if you check the statistics.
05:37But let's just go back to Kaya Kallis' 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.
05:50Let's just go back to Kaya Kallis' speech last week in Munich.
05:55She said that there's no European erasure.
06:00She 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...
06:07Do 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.
06:16She'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 that's destroying
06:32the economies across Europe.
06:34And you just listen to, you know, listen to Chancellor Merritt or to Bart de Veverry,
06:39Prime Minister de Veverry.
06:39And that issue is being addressed.
06:40We 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.
06:47And they're being raised.
06:49Let's say, I don't know that they're being addressed yet.
06:52You know, it takes time, you know, 27 democracies working together.
06:56Just back to Marco Rubio's idea at the Munich Security Council, this idea of a political
07:01alignment between the EU and the United States.
07:03But how do you know that you'll make sure to get this if you're so mean to your allies,
07:08if you're saying such nasty things all the time?
07:10Well, I didn't think Rubio's speech was mean at all.
07:12I thought Secretary Rubio was very diplomatic.
07:15I think that, you know, he was interrupted three times by applause and got a standing ovation
07:18at 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, how the World War I, World War II demonstrated
07:28that we are inextricably linked, that we come from Europe, there'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 showing his support to one head of state who's posing now for elections
07:45to Viktor Orban.
07:46Well, Hungary and Slovakia, there's nothing wrong with him.
07:50visiting 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.
07:57Because the Europeans feel of snubbed.
07:58Well, I can't answer that.
08:00I don't know why they would feel snubbed.
08:02They 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.
08:09When he gets to these events, I don't know if you've ever seen Secretary Rubio at these
08:12events, but 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, the fact that he's in Budapest right now, just ahead
08:24of 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 that aren't affiliated with the EU.
08:37He's visiting EU member states.
08:39And I really don't see a problem with that.
08:40But Europeans are feeling a little bit upset as well about the mantra coming out of Washington
08:45right now.
08:46Did you see J.D.
08:46Vance?
08:46He got booed at the Winter Olympics ceremony.
08:49I didn't.
08:49I read different accounts of what happened when he walked out there.
08:53I know that he's not particularly popular because he raised some issues last time that when he
08:59spoke at the Munich Security Conference.
09:00And Europe, there was one group that I heard some talk at the Munich Conference where they
09:09were saying Europe was like somebody who was asleep and had a snooze button on the alarm
09:13clock.
09:14Did you hear that?
09:14So they...
09:15I've heard that many times.
09:15It's time to get up and they hit the snooze button.
09:18Well, when J.D.
09:19Vance and President Trump came along, it was time to stop hitting the snooze button on things
09:23like a 5 percent, you know, you've got to defend yourself, the 5 percent of GDP commitment.
09:28So there are issues that they've raised in a way that they'd had to wake Europe up.
09:32And J.D.
09:34Vance is a very good guy.
09:35I mean, if you interviewed him, you'd like him very much.
09:37Well, hopefully I'll get to interview him sometime here on Europe today.
09:40But in the meantime, Ambassador, the Greenland issue seems put to bed for now.
09:43Should we expect more tariff threats coming from D.C. soon?
09:47Because that really scared Europeans.
09:48I think that what we should expect is that we'll have a free trade agreement, or excuse
09:53me, the framework trade agreement will be approved by Parliament, hopefully, the week
09:59of March 9th.
10:00Then we'll have a trilogue, or we call it United States Reconciliation, where we'll come
10:05up with a final bill, and we'll have the critical minerals deal.
10:08We'll have the trade agreement.
10:10You know, we'll start moving forward.
10:12I think it's really time that we stop talking at each other and start speaking with each
10:18other.
10:18And I think both of these agreements, critical minerals and free trade, can get us on a path
10:22to doing that.
10:23I think when we come to an agreement on Greenland, I think that will move things forward.
10:27But we need to get a more conciliatory approach to how we're dealing with issues.
10:32And I think as we do that going forward, we'll find fewer and fewer of these disruptions.
10:38Okay.
10:38In the meantime, Ambassador Puster, thank you so much for being our guest once again here
10:41on Europe Today.
10:42Thanks, Maeve.
10:43My pleasure.
10:43Hope to see you back here again soon.
10:45But moving on, Brussels has launched a formal probe into the Chinese retailer Sheen, according
10:51to the EU Commission.
10:51There is sufficient evidence that clothes, cosmetics and electronics are not compliant
10:56with EU law.
10:57Jakub Janis has more on the platform that records 145 million monthly European users.
11:06Everyone loves a good bargain.
11:08But what if your free euro t-shirt comes with an extra baggage?
11:11It all started last year with a massive scandal in France.
11:15Authorities found illegal products, including a childlike sex doll being sold on sheep.
11:21And now the EU is stepping in.
11:25The European Commission has just launched a formal priority investigation into the e-commerce
11:30giant under the Digital Services Act.
11:34Interested?
11:35Let's unbox it together.
11:37Brussels is targeting Sheen's entire business model.
11:41And they are investigating its addictive design, like giving users points and rewards to keep
11:48them hooked, and demanding transparency on their secret algorithms pushing these products.
11:54And if Sheen is found guilty, it faces multi-million euro fines.
11:59France even threatened to suspend access to the site entirely.
12:04But the crackdown doesn't stop there.
12:07Consumer watchdogs are raising the alarm on influencers pushing cheap hole and dupe videos
12:13on social media, without disclosing their paid partnerships.
12:18Finally, the EU is hitting these companies where it hurts.
12:22And it is your wallet.
12:23Starting in July this year, the EU is slapping a flat 3 euro customs tax on every single parcel
12:31under 150 euros.
12:33With an estimated 12 million cheap packages entering the EU every single day, the days of
12:39tax-free shopping sprees on Chinese online marketplaces are officially numbered.
12:45And since the Chinese New Year just kicked off, Happy New Year to the e-commerce giants,
12:51the EU just opened a massive investigation.
12:54And unfortunately, this is a gift you cannot return.
13:02Jakob Janis, they're reporting on a probe that could take years to carry out and see Sheen
13:06find 6% of its annual turnover.
13:09But now, moving on to one of Europe's most closely watched election races of the year,
13:14to Hungary.
13:15Incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban and T-Stas's Peter Maier have both launched their campaigns,
13:20one clearly in favour of Brussels and the other against.
13:23For the first time since 2010, a change of government appears possible.
13:27For more, Sander Zeros, our Hungarian correspondent, is in the studio.
13:31So, Sander, last week we talked about those dirty scandals in the campaign.
13:35Where are we now?
13:36Good morning, Maeve.
13:38Indeed, there are indicators that Peter Maier's so-called sex tape blackmailing scandal could
13:44move forward and some sensitive information could be released soon.
13:48Before I go to the details, let me give you a background.
13:51So, last week, Peter Maier said he has been lured into a sex act in a Budapest apartment
13:58with his former girlfriend.
14:00And according to him, a sex tape has been illegally recorded.
14:04Peter Maier also said that there have been drugs in this apartment, but he never touched
14:10them.
14:10And last week there was a very mysterious webpage posting one image of this bedroom, of this
14:17apartment.
14:18Peter Maier admitted that he has been there, so the picture is real.
14:23And now, yesterday, this webpage quoted Peter Maier that he never touched drugs in this apartment
14:30and this webpage posted one question, are you sure, quotation.
14:36So, this might be an implication that, you know, a possible video related to a possible drug
14:44use could come soon.
14:46Nevertheless, Peter Maier is denying this.
14:49So, the plot is thickening there.
14:51How will this impact the campaign?
14:53It's too early to say.
14:55We haven't seen the video.
14:56We don't know about the content.
14:58But, you know, the drug use is illegal in Hungary and we have a lot of conservative voters
15:05and everyone is fighting for the undecided voters right now in Hungary.
15:11But nevertheless, you know, Peter Maier is like, for me, he's a little bit like Donald Trump.
15:16There is a lot of attacks, a lot of campaigns against him.
15:20But everything you throw at him, he just brushes off from himself and he moves on, a little bit like
15:26Donald Trump did in the past.
15:27And so far, he is unharmed.
15:30But this scandal could be different depending on what will happen.
15:35I mean, and the elections are getting closer and closer.
15:39So, we will see much more tensions coming in this election.
15:43And it's worth pointing out to our viewers, Shandor, that Peter Maier is a former close friend of Viktor Orban
15:47and a former member of Fidesz, the party of Viktor Orban.
15:50So, Shandor, thank you so much for bringing us all those details.
15:53We'll keep, of course, a very close eye on that campaign.
15:55But now, coming up, we'll be joined by Seamus Boland, the new president of the EU's Economic and Social Committee,
16:02an EU body that came about in the 50s to give a voice to civil society in shaping EU legislation.
16:10Good morning, President Boland.
16:12So, look, 100 days into your new job, do you really feel that you're shaping EU legislation?
16:17It's a very pro-business agenda now.
16:19Absolutely, but I really do.
16:20I think I'm into the issues very much at the heart of what I'm talking about are the eradication of
16:26poverty.
16:27There's a lot of problems with housing.
16:29People can't get houses anymore.
16:30People are feeling the brunt of energy and the cost of it.
16:34Bringing civil society at the heart of Europe.
16:37These are the organisations, the ordinary organisations that really are at the forefront of disaster zones, etc.
16:43They need to be at the centre.
16:44But what can the EU really do about housing?
16:46Well, the EU, in fairness to President Costa, I met him in the early days, and I've been talking to
16:51the Commissioner Jorgensen as well.
16:53I think they have to make a very clear statement that housing is urgent, that it's not something to be
16:59solved in a couple of days.
17:00It has to be done, but it has to be done now.
17:03It has to be brought to the forefront.
17:05And EU countries, 27, you mentioned it earlier on in the show, 27 individual countries need to also take it
17:11urgently.
17:11But the EU needs to take the lead.
17:13Well, there's a sense of urgency in the room among EU leaders, perhaps not about housing, but about other issues
17:18related to the economy.
17:19We saw that leaders' retreat last Thursday.
17:21This idea of a pragmatic federalism, a multi-speed Europe.
17:25What is your view on this?
17:26Yeah, I had the pleasure of talking to President Costa before that leaders' retreat.
17:31And clearly it was about competitiveness.
17:33Yes, you said a pro-business world.
17:34But competitiveness with values.
17:37Europe is built on values.
17:39You said 27 countries trying to make their way in the world, trying to ensure that nobody is left behind.
17:44So my way of looking at it is we have to be competitive.
17:48We have to worry about security.
17:49But we better make sure we don't leave people behind.
17:53And that means keeping the values that we were built upon alive.
17:57And who should pay for this?
17:58I mean, we heard Mario Draghi mention 800 billion euro gap there.
18:01Here's the thing.
18:02We're talking about billions of euro.
18:05We have to accept that those billions cannot be taken out of the current budget.
18:09Because if we do, we're going to make people very, very poor.
18:11Very poor.
18:12So we've got options.
18:14We've got to either borrow more, and we can, because Europe has room.
18:17We can raise money, of course, from the individual countries' subscriptions.
18:22Or we can find other financial tools.
18:24But we cannot impoverish people by putting all this money up front and taking it out of their pockets.
18:32That can't happen.
18:33So we've got to think new ideas.
18:35And I hope that leaders' retreat did that.
18:36And do you think that people in the room are thinking like you?
18:39I'd like to think so.
18:40I mean, I've met something like 11 commissioners at the moment.
18:43I've met countless MEPs, chairs of the committees in the parliament.
18:47and lots of people in what's called the power room, let's call it that.
18:53And all I can say is, yes, they are listening.
18:56And they know.
18:57Because if they leave people behind, they may not be in office.
19:01OK.
19:01Seamus Bowling, the President of the Economic and Social Committee.
19:04Thank you so much for joining us here this morning on Europe Today.
19:07And thank you so much for tuning in.
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19:20Thanks for watching.
19:21And see you soon on Euronews.
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