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06:28This is what his country, his government needs to respond to.
06:32And the fact that they had more scrutiny over something I didn't say,
06:40that over the practices of a state accused of war crimes,
06:44crimes against humanity and genocide is telling.
06:46But you've discussed the idea of the system.
06:48What do you mean?
06:49What is this system that you're criticizing?
06:51Oh, absolutely.
06:52But this is what I documented in my last report.
06:56And my, so in the economy of genocide, economy of occupation report,
07:01I said Israel would have not been able to displace, replace the Palestinians,
07:06as it did in the occupied Palestinian territory,
07:08had it been for a network of private actors, businesses,
07:13and even universities, research centers, banks, pension funds, etc.
07:18And then in the next report, I documented 62 states,
07:22among whom France, who have provided political, strategic, military support to Israel,
07:31so as while it was committing crimes against the Palestinians.
07:34And this is the system.
07:35Impunity, the High Commissioner for Human Rights says, kills.
07:39But you've said it's not about you,
07:40but we're reading more about you than about these documents.
07:43And Jean-Noël Barraud, you know, the foreign minister of a very important country,
07:46has said he's lost the confidence in you.
07:49Do you plan to resign?
07:53No, no, because I have the trust of the Human Rights Council.
07:58I mean, again, the fact that it's about me,
08:01it's not something I can respond to.
08:03It's something that regards France, Italy, Germany,
08:07and the Czech Republic, who have gone after the French minister,
08:11amplifying the lie.
08:12Again, I, the reason why they're attacking me is a distraction in order not to talk about my findings.
08:20So convenient, but also so hypocritical.
08:23And meanwhile, we've heard from the likes of Marco Rubio saying that the UN is obsolete.
08:28What is your view here?
08:30Yeah, this is the, this is the thing.
08:32I've been saying that for years, that behind the assaults, for example,
08:36on UNRWA and then on my mandate and other parts of the human rights system,
08:41there was the beginning of a project,
08:46the dismantlement of the multilateral system substituted,
08:49we see that now with the Board of Peace,
08:51with something else, which is more the expression of a new empire
08:56or an empire unveiled than multilateralism.
09:00But again, there is a movement that doesn't want it.
09:03And in fact, it's pushing for a decolonized multilateralism.
09:08And this is what we have to work on.
09:10And what about the UN Security Council?
09:11Do you think it's a little bit obsolete?
09:13Well, I think that there are parts of the UN Security Council that are obsolete.
09:19One for all is the veto power.
09:21The veto power reflects the world order of the past century.
09:25We need the decolonized multilateralism where each state has one vote.
09:30And it's not about adding new members who can have a veto.
09:33It's about removing the veto.
09:36OK, Francesca Albanese, UN special reporter there.
09:39Thank you so much for joining us here on Europe Today on Euronews.
09:43But now, moving on.
09:44President Donald Trump has warned Iran that it must make a deal over its nuclear program
09:49or, quote, really bad things will happen.
09:52Trump says in 10 or 15 days, the U.S. will take some sort of action for The View from
09:57Brussels.
09:58We're joined here on set now by Tommy Houtanen, director of the Wilfrid Martin Centre.
10:02That's a think tank base here in Brussels affiliated with the centre-right European People's Party.
10:07Tommy, good morning.
10:08Good morning.
10:09Pleased to be here.
10:09Yeah, great to have you with us.
10:11Look, what is The View from Brussels here?
10:13Is another war on the horizon?
10:14You mentioned Trump.
10:16It may be so that even Trump doesn't know exactly what's going to happen.
10:20My guess and what I'm discussing with Washington is that there are going to be an action.
10:25There are going to be a war.
10:27It's going to last maybe 24 or the heat is going to take 24, 48 hours.
10:32What is more unclear is what will happen after.
10:35I think the risk is a little bit there that in the ground there's huge expectations that the U.S.
10:39is going to stay there.
10:41I don't think so.
10:42And then there's a question, how is the, you know, follow-up.
10:45There will be ground operation.
10:46Israelis are going to be involved sooner or later.
10:50But what will happen?
10:51That's the question.
10:52And, of course, the wider implications then.
10:54Exactly.
10:54I think, you know, in Europe we need to understand what the possibilities is.
10:59Because if you look at Iran, Iran is in the current regime is in war with its own people.
11:03It's creating havoc in the region.
11:06But also it's in conflict with Europe, helping Russia, you know, children in Kiev are dying because of Iran's thrones.
11:14And I think that what you can say is that there's a massive possibility for massive change on how the
11:22whole Moscow, Teheran, Beijing actually is going to work out.
11:27And I think it gives a new opportunity for us to enhance our power.
11:31So what is the role then that the European Union can play here?
11:34Well, that's a good question.
11:35First of all, you know, what will happen if and when there is a hit?
11:39If there is a civil war kind of situation, unfortunately, the tools are very little.
11:43But on the other hand, if there is a kind of Syria kind of quick switch or quick change, we
11:51could assume that the Europeans will get very quickly involved.
11:56President Metzeler has already very clearly stated on behalf of the parliament that we are with the people.
12:01They are already, Manfred Weber made the initiative on opening the embassies, you know, for demonstrators.
12:08That's an indication that we would be very quickly involved.
12:11However, I don't think that there's a strategy and thinking yet.
12:14But I think there's a political commitment and understanding that that's a moment for us, for Europe to come in
12:20and really fix the Middle East.
12:21And meanwhile, you're on the phone, you said, close contacts with your contacts in D.C.
12:25Yes, yes, indeed.
12:27But of course, it's all about the president and what the president finally decides.
12:32Nobody knows for sure.
12:34And maybe even the president himself doesn't know.
12:37Well, whatever the president does decide, we will report it here on your news.
12:40Tommy Houten, thank you so much for joining us here this morning on Europe Today and for bringing us your
12:45analysis there from the Wilfrid Martin Center.
12:47But now, moving on, Christine Lagarde is expected to leave the European Central Bank in Frankfurt before her eight-year
12:55term as president expires in October 2027.
12:59Europe's top central banker, who joined the bank back in 2019 from the International Monetary Fund, wants to exit before
13:06the French presidential election in April next year.
13:09For more on what this all could mean, our Ida Sanchez takes a look.
13:13Big changes are coming for the European Central Bank.
13:17After months of speculation, rumours that Christine Lagarde, the head of the ECB, will step down, are coming true.
13:28Europe's top bank in Frankfurt said that the decision had yet to be made.
13:33But why would Christine Lagarde want to leave early?
13:43Reports suggest that a possible goodbye would leave room to French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to
13:51choose a successor before the French presidential elections.
13:54This would give them time to oversee the appointment of her successor, giving the current leadership of Europe's top two
14:03economies the chance to shape the future of the European monetary policy.
14:08Who would want to take her position?
14:11Spain might be one of the countries ready to step in.
14:15Spain wants to play a leading role in the new council once the remaining positions are renewed.
14:20We are prepared should this situation or decision come earlier.
14:25And they are not the only one, as Klasnot, the former Dutch central bank chief, might also be interested.
14:38Ida Sanchez reporting there.
14:40And for more, of course, on what that could mean for the future of the EU institutions and who will
14:43run them,
14:44do take a look at our reporting on Euronews.com.
14:47But for now, a story that everybody is talking about.
14:51Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the former British prince and brother of King Charles,
14:56has been photographed on his way home after spending some 12 hours being questioned by police in Norfolk yesterday.
15:03Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
15:07For more on this major scandal facing the royal family, we can bring in our culture editor, our very own
15:12Toks Salico.
15:13Good morning, Toks.
15:14Great to have you with us here this morning.
15:16Look, this is a huge, it's a huge scandal, Toks.
15:19Just bring us up to speed on the latest.
15:21It is a huge scandal, as you rightly said, Maeve.
15:24It's sent shockwaves across the UK, which, let's face it, is used to hearing about scandals from the royal family.
15:32But also anything that happens there sends shockwaves across the rest of the world.
15:37The latest is, as you said, that Prince Andrew was released late last night.
15:42It was roughly around 12 hours after his arrest.
15:45No charges have been made regarding the suspicion of misconduct in public office.
15:53And the raid that took place at his Berkshire home is still continuing 24 hours after.
16:01That's at the Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate, of course.
16:06But it's not the search which was taking place at his current home.
16:11Hopefully viewers can stay with me.
16:14At the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, where he was arrested, that search has ended.
16:20But we don't know what's going to come from those searches.
16:23Of course, we do know that police have been looking for papers in relation to his former role as the
16:29UK Trade Envoy,
16:31a role that he had for roughly around five or six years.
16:34And we should make it clear, of course, that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to
16:42Geoffrey Epstein,
16:42the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.
16:46What we also understand now is that the king, neither the king nor Buckingham Palace,
16:52had any knowledge of the arrest before the raid.
16:55However, the Home Secretary was informed by the National Police Chiefs Council,
17:02which has issued a statement as well this morning, saying that it was in line with routine practice.
17:08It alerted its operational colleagues.
17:11No word yet from number 10, though, some might say, perhaps surprisingly.
17:16But unsurprisingly, Donald Trump has had a few words to say.
17:19He's described it as a very sad thing, adding that it's a shame as US lawmakers and survivors in the
17:27US, of course, are still calling for justice.
17:30And interesting, Toks, you mentioned it took the royal family by surprise there.
17:34I mean, what does this all mean for the monarchy, who are much loved in the UK?
17:38They are still much loved, despite their crisis.
17:42I mean, often in these situations, we talk about, you know, what must the mood music be like?
17:47And I'd imagine perhaps in Buckingham Palace there might be a mix between sort of, you know, embarrassment by madness
17:53or he ain't heavy, he's my brother.
17:56We read, of course, some of you would have seen the statement from King Charles yesterday,
18:01making it clear that no one is above the law.
18:05He called for the law and the investigation to be carried out.
18:09Interestingly, though, as I mentioned, there's been no real statement from number 10,
18:14but Sir Keir Starmer did appear on television yesterday, roughly around the same time,
18:21as Andrew Mountbatten was being arrested, but it wasn't reported at that time.
18:27And he also made it clear that in the eventual possibility of action being taken against Andrew,
18:35that no one would be against above the law.
18:38But make no mistake, even though charges haven't been issued yet,
18:44this is an enormous crisis for the royal family and as well for the monarchy.
18:50I don't think there's been actually an arrest in the royal family.
18:55They've had some good behaviour for nigh on about five or six hundred years now.
18:59I think the last one was in 1605.
19:01Princess Anne was perhaps the last royal member to actually have been charged when she had a conviction for her
19:10dog biting somebody.
19:12But seeing as he's eighth in line to the throne, it could be a crisis.
19:18So, thank you so much for that live update there on a story that is extremely embarrassing,
19:23embarrassing, of course, for the royal family.
19:25But that does bring this edition of Europe Today to an end.
19:28Thank you so much for your company.
19:30As always, more news and analysis.
19:31You know where to go.
19:32It's Euronews.com.
19:33Take care and see you very soon here on Euronews.
19:38Thank you.
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