00:00Gas and oil facilities around the Gulf have been targeted in the Middle East war.
00:05Amid the escalation, European leaders met in Brussels on Thursday and called for a moratorium
00:10on strikes against energy infrastructure, which are causing prices to skyrocket.
00:15Just today, the gas price went up by 30 percent after attacks on Qatari gas infrastructure.
00:23These are reckless attacks that raise costs and the question of future supply risks.
00:29So in order to minimize the impact, we must take action.
00:35To limit rising costs, the EU Commission proposed several targeted and temporary measures,
00:40including lifting caps on state aid for energy-intensive industrial sectors,
00:44reducing the carbon quota pricing system, and reducing taxes on electricity.
00:48They also discussed the Strait of Hormuz, which is closed due to the war.
00:53U.S. President Donald Trump had called on his allies to help him reopen the strait by military means,
00:58and six countries, including Germany, Italy and France,
01:01say they are willing to contribute in the long term, but only after a ceasefire.
01:07I reiterated that once the situation calms down, France is ready alongside other nations
01:12to take responsibility for a ship escort system in the strait.
01:16This would be part of a mission that's not intended to be a military operation and that would require
01:21consultation and de-escalation. However, we will not participate in any forced opening of the strait
01:28in the context of the ongoing military operations and bombings.
01:32Macron suggested that the United Nations could facilitate the mission.
01:35The French president also called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Lebanon.
01:42We believe that the Israeli ground military operation, as well as the bombings,
01:46are inappropriate and even unacceptable under international law.
01:51Ursula von der Leyen also evoked the possibility of a new wave of migration,
01:55saying that there hadn't been any movement yet,
01:57but Europe's strong borders and legal framework would not allow a repeat of 2015.
02:02The U.S. Department of State
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