06:23So we're fighting your war
06:25And we expect not to be
06:28You know, criticized in and on
06:30But we expect your backing
06:33That would be the decent thing
06:34To do but we get it
06:36We have to do the hard job
06:37We're used to it
06:38And we'll do what's right
06:40But let me pick up on that point
06:42So at this point you'd say
06:43The reaction from the Europeans
06:44Is that they are cowards
06:45Many, not everyone
06:47Some European countries
06:48Have stepped up to the plate
06:49but many others
06:51I'm not going to name names
06:52I think you know exactly who
06:54I think any European leader
06:56who sort of says
06:58this isn't our problem
06:59so when will it become your problem
07:01when they have a nuclear weapon
07:04when the missile is on its way to Madrid
07:06when it hits Madrid or Barcelona
07:08is that when you're going to wake up
07:10so we're doing the fighting
07:11we didn't ask you for any help
07:13nothing
07:14all we're doing is fighting
07:16against this horrible
07:18radical Islamist menace
07:20we're reducing and hopefully
07:22eliminating this threat
07:24and instead of thanking us
07:26you're criticizing us
07:27and what's the deal there
07:29well since you mentioned Madrid
07:30of course there's other governments
07:32led by the Spanish government
07:33that say this war is entirely illegal
07:34and by the way has destroyed
07:35any sort of diplomacy in the Middle East
07:38is that fair criticism?
07:40no it's just foolish criticism
07:44Spain's leadership has been
07:46just abhorrent I have to say
07:48incredibly disappointing
07:50because here's how it works
07:52if you allow a threat
07:55to grow and grow
07:56at some point it becomes so big
07:59that you can't manage a threat anymore
08:01like North Korea
08:03where the world did not act
08:05and now no one can take care
08:06and eliminate those nuclear weapons
08:09like Hitler
08:10who became so big
08:12and everyone wanted to avoid war
08:14until it was too late
08:15so this time
08:16we acted on time
08:18but what about
08:19when a US top official
08:20resigned because he says
08:21there was no imminent threat
08:23to the US
08:24regarding that guy who
08:25quit
08:26well he's a schmuck
08:27I don't
08:28I don't care about him
08:30he's irrelevant
08:31he's going to go down
08:32in the dustbin of history
08:34we're fighting
08:35the most just war ever
08:37and we should be
08:39getting your back in
08:40and not your criticism
08:41we've seen the president of the US
08:43now seems to want to make a deal
08:45he suggests
08:46five days
08:46still of talks
08:47and he says
08:48the Iranians wants to make a deal
08:50the US also wants to make a deal
08:51what about Israel
08:52is the deal a good thing
08:53for Israel at this point
08:54it depends
08:54we have objectives
08:55our objective is
08:56to totally dismantle
08:57the nuclear program
08:58and ensure they never
09:00achieve a nuclear weapon
09:01same with the ballistic missiles
09:03and same with
09:04dismantling the terror proxies
09:06so we have to see
09:07what the deal is
09:08if it achieves those goals
09:09that's wonderful
09:10ok and this is my final question
09:12however
09:12and it is
09:12the question at this point
09:14what happens if the US
09:15decides this war
09:16is over for us
09:17we leave now
09:18goals have been met
09:19but Israel considers
09:20no
09:20those three key goals
09:21have not been met
09:22will you go on fighting alone
09:24without the support of the US
09:25we're going to have to take a look
09:26at the actual results
09:28if this
09:30indeed
09:31turns into
09:32a full-blown agreement
09:33and then we'll make our decisions
09:35based on those points
09:36and what are those points
09:37are you working
09:38in tandem with the US
09:39that is really the question
09:40because it seems
09:41from the outside
09:42Israel believes
09:43this is not going to get done
09:44in a week
09:44the US is now talking
09:46about a five day
09:46until Friday
09:47that's a big gap
09:48in the timeline
09:49yeah we'll have to see
09:50our objectives
09:51are to dismantle
09:52the nuclear and ballistic
09:53programs
09:54dismantle the
09:55global
09:56terror proxy
09:57network
10:23it's an over 20 hour flight
10:24to Sydney
10:25but the price
10:26at the end
10:26might just be worth it
10:27European Commission
10:29president
10:29is in Australia
10:30right now
10:30trying to push
10:31a long-delayed
10:32free trade deal
10:33across the finish line
10:34with US tariffs rising
10:36and trade tensions
10:37heating up with China
10:38both Brussels
10:39and Canberra
10:40urgently need
10:41reliable partners
10:42because trade
10:43is not just economics
10:44it is power
10:45and that's quite interesting
10:47so let's take a look
10:50the economic ties
10:51are already massive
10:52the EU is currently
10:54Australia's
10:55third largest
10:55trading partner
10:56exporting almost
10:5728 billion euros
10:59more in goods
11:00than in imports
11:01and for the EU
11:02Australia ranks
11:03just 20th
11:04but this deal
11:05is not about
11:06selling more machinery
11:07it is about
11:08securing the green transition
11:09a goal that
11:10the current war
11:11in Iran
11:12has turned into
11:13a matter of
11:14sheer energy security
11:15Australia is the
11:17world's
11:17third largest
11:18producer of rare herbs
11:19and Brussels
11:20wants to remove
11:21trade barriers
11:22to critical raw materials
11:23like lithium
11:24and cobalt
11:25to limit its reliance
11:26on China
11:27but the big sticking point
11:29is agriculture
11:30fearing a repeat
11:31of the Mercosur
11:32farmer protests
11:33Brussels is putting
11:34a hard ceiling
11:35on Australian meat imports
11:37demanding strict quarters
11:39and full protection
11:39for European food names
11:42but hey
11:43there's also
11:43a bigger picture
11:44Brussels is on a roll
11:46sealing recent pacts
11:47with Mercosur
11:48India
11:49Mexico
11:50Switzerland
11:51and Indonesia
11:52to become the ultimate
11:54reliable partner
11:55and according to
11:56Von der Leyen
11:57the message is clear
11:58the world wants to
12:00trade with Europe
12:01and if you're thinking
12:02that there is somebody
12:03missing in this beautiful picture
12:04it is the United States
12:06which happens to be
12:07the EU's biggest
12:08trading partner
12:09for now
12:10European lawmakers
12:11are trying to implement
12:12a limited trade deal
12:13but between Donald Trump's
12:1515% tariffs
12:16and recent
12:17US Supreme Court chaos
12:19progress is slow
12:21and one would say
12:23that the biggest obstacle
12:24to an EU-US trade deal
12:25seems to be the US itself
12:31Yeah I could be honest there
12:33and in fact this Thursday
12:34the European Parliament
12:34will be voting
12:35on that EU-US trade deal
12:37that would impose
12:3815% tariffs
12:39on EU goods
12:40the EU also agreed
12:41to buy almost
12:42650 billion euro
12:44of US energy exports
12:46until 2028
12:47to get the view now
12:48from the Trump administration
12:49we're joined here
12:50in the studio
12:51by the US ambassador
12:52to the European Union
12:53Andrew Puzder
12:53lovely to have you back
12:54with us
12:55Great to be here Maeve
12:56thanks for having me
12:56So all eyes on this vote
12:58finally taking place
12:59this Thursday
13:00will it pass do you think?
13:02All the signs
13:03seem to be good
13:03you hate to take
13:04anything for granted
13:05and I don't want to
13:05prejudge the result
13:07we're going to keep
13:08working with people
13:09to make sure we address
13:10any issues that they have
13:11but I say the signs are good
13:12and really it would be
13:13economic malpractice
13:14not to pass this
13:15it's a great deal
13:16for the United States
13:17and a great deal
13:18for the European Union
13:19so hopefully we'll see it passed
13:20We'll keep a close eye on it
13:22you heard in that report
13:23that some think
13:24that the US
13:24is the biggest obstacle
13:25to doing trade
13:26with the European Union
13:27how would you react
13:28to that argument?
13:30We signed this agreement
13:33in late August
13:34of this year
13:36and every day since then
13:38the United States
13:38has been in compliance
13:39with what it agreed to do
13:41under the agreement
13:41we have yet to have a day
13:43where the Europeans
13:44are in compliance
13:45because they had a process
13:46to go through
13:47I guess the second
13:49to the last step
13:50will be
13:50or maybe the third
13:51to the last step
13:51is Parliament approves
13:52then they go to Trilog
13:53and then they vote again
13:55but we're anxious
13:57to see it approved
13:58but I don't think
13:58the United States
13:59is the obstacle
14:00like I say
14:01we've been complying
14:02we're waiting for Europe
14:03to get through its process
14:04but there's anxiety
14:05of course
14:06among European lawmakers
14:07there's anxiety
14:08among European business
14:09due to the fact
14:09that every second week
14:11we hear different announcements
14:12from the White House
14:13when it comes to
14:13potential tariffs
14:14that would hurt
14:15our economy here in Europe
14:16so as I said
14:17despite what you're hearing
14:19despite the political talk
14:20the United States
14:21has been in compliance
14:22every day
14:23there's not one day
14:24where we haven't been
14:25in compliance
14:25under the agreement
14:26and we're waiting
14:27for Europe
14:28to be in compliance
14:28like one day
14:29so I mean
14:30I don't think
14:30this is a one-sided
14:32issue
14:33we're ready to go
14:34and can the Europeans
14:35trust you?
14:36of course they can
14:37they've trusted us
14:38for 250 years
14:40I think
14:40at least many of them have
14:41and what happens
14:42if this is signed
14:43but then in a couple of weeks
14:44Trump gets angry
14:45with Spain for example
14:46due to their stance
14:47on certain geopolitical issues
14:49and decides to
14:50cut off trade with them
14:51well if you're saying
14:52what happens if somebody
14:53breaches the agreement
14:54then I think the parties
14:55have to analyze
14:56where they are
14:57I don't know that
14:58that particularly
14:58would be a breach
14:59we'd have to wait
15:00and see how the agreement
15:00comes out
15:01we're still
15:02waiting to go through
15:03amendments that the
15:04parliament's proposed
15:05and whether the council
15:06will accept those amendments
15:07and there'll be a different
15:08bill out of the trilogue
15:09and so we're waiting
15:11to see what the final bill says
15:12but it's like any other agreement
15:14if one party breaches
15:14the other party reacts
15:16and of course the big news
15:17that we're reporting on
15:18this morning
15:18is Commission President
15:20Ursa von der Leyen
15:21in Australia
15:21clinching a brand new
15:23trade deal
15:24for the Europeans
15:24with Australia
15:25what's the view
15:26from the White House
15:26on this?
15:27look if two of our
15:29two of our closest allies
15:30come to an agreement
15:31on trade
15:32I think that that
15:33helps the world
15:33it doesn't hurt the world
15:34we just want to make sure
15:36we get our deal done
15:37of course you're not jealous
15:38of the other friendships
15:40that the European Union
15:40has across the world
15:41we have other agreements
15:42as well
15:42we have agreements
15:43with South Korea
15:44with Japan
15:46we're moving forward
15:47on a number of different tracks
15:49I don't think we could
15:50lecture somebody else
15:52about doing the same
15:52and is that a warning shot
15:53to Brussels
15:54to get that vote across?
15:55I don't make warning shots
15:57I'm just hopeful
15:58that they'll get it across
15:59I think it's in their best interest
16:00I think it's in our best interest
16:01best interest of the people
16:02of Europe
16:03and the people of America
16:04so let's get it done
16:05let's move on
16:06let's really build
16:07the kind of economic relationship
16:09and the kind of joint prosperity
16:10that we could and should share
16:11okay we'll keep a close eye on it
16:13Ambassador Andrew Puzler
16:14thank you so much
16:15for coming in to us here
16:16now we turn to Italy
16:17where a two-day referendum
16:19on judicial reform
16:20has concluded
16:21the proposed changes
16:22triggered deep political divisions
16:24across the country
16:24and united the centre-left opposition
16:26the government argued
16:28that splitting the career paths
16:29of judges and prosecutors
16:31was essential
16:31to strengthening judicial independence
16:33but critics say
16:34it could upset
16:35the balance of powers
16:36established after the fall
16:37of fascism
16:38for more
16:39we can head now to Rome
16:40and bring in our correspondent
16:41Georgia Orlandi
16:42good morning
16:43so the referendum
16:44has actually failed
16:45what more can you tell us?
16:48good morning Maeve
16:49well indeed
16:50it looks like
16:51the majority of Italians
16:52rejected that key judicial reform
16:54this was one of
16:55Maloney's main
16:56political pledges
16:58the most controversial
16:59element of the
17:00reform was the proposal
17:02to change the way
17:04members of this body
17:05overseeing judges
17:06careers are selected
17:08so under the proposal
17:09they would have been chosen
17:11by selected
17:12by lottery move
17:13that the critics say
17:16undermines merit
17:17and as you mentioned there
17:18undermines the balance
17:19of powers
17:20despite the fact
17:21that this reform
17:21was promoted
17:22as a way to limit
17:23political influence
17:24now 50 million Italians
17:26were called
17:26to say yes or no
17:28to the reform
17:28the no camp
17:29won just by a few points
17:32that's not a landslide
17:33but that's enough
17:33to block the reform
17:35also considering
17:35that no turnout
17:37threshold
17:38was required
17:39the most interesting
17:40aspect of
17:41the referendum
17:43was the fact
17:43that we saw
17:44a very high
17:45voter turnout
17:46almost 60%
17:48higher than expected
17:49levels seen
17:50in 2022
17:51during the
17:52general elections
17:53that brought
17:54Maloney to power
17:55something that makes
17:56us think
17:57that this was seen
17:58as a political test
17:59for Maloney
18:00and her government
18:01Maeve
18:01well this is it
18:02it feels a little bit
18:03like a big test
18:04for Georgia Maloney's
18:05government
18:05did she fail it then
18:08well indeed
18:09Maeve
18:10she had already
18:12ruled out
18:13resigning
18:14over the
18:15results
18:16she
18:17wanted to avoid
18:18the path
18:19taken by
18:20former Prime Minister
18:21Matteo Renzi
18:22who resigned
18:23after losing
18:23that constitutional
18:24referendum
18:25in 2016
18:27reacting to
18:28the outcome
18:29she said
18:30that of course
18:31she respects
18:31the decisions
18:32taken by
18:33Italian voters
18:35but that
18:35she also says
18:36she's determined
18:37to continue
18:38now hinting
18:39to the fact
18:39that she doesn't
18:41see this
18:41as a major
18:42political defeat
18:43but it's clear
18:44as analysts
18:45say
18:46that this
18:47outcome
18:47has made
18:48her more
18:49vulnerable
18:49so the next
18:50few months
18:50will be
18:51challenging
18:51given that
18:52the next
18:53general elections
18:54will take
18:54place
18:54in 2027
18:56the referendum
18:57took place
18:58at a challenging
18:58time
18:59Maloney's
18:59faced
19:00criticism
19:00over a
19:01handling
19:02of the
19:02war
19:03in the
19:04Middle East
19:04especially
19:05when it
19:05comes to
19:05this
19:06very close
19:06relationship
19:07with Donald
19:08Trump
19:08that critics
19:09say
19:09quote
19:09it's very
19:10risky
19:10for Italy
19:11the main
19:12take away
19:12from this
19:12outcome
19:13though
19:13Maeve
19:13is the
19:14fact
19:14that
19:14Maloney
19:15will have
19:16to review
19:16its
19:16reform
19:17plan
19:17and
19:18most
19:18importantly
19:18try to
19:19strengthen
19:19the ruling
19:21coalition
19:21unity
19:22within that
19:22coalition
19:23ahead of
19:24what looks
19:24like
19:24a very
19:25uncertain
19:25political
19:26phase
19:26Maeve
19:27thank you
19:29so much
19:29for that
19:29live
19:29update
19:30there
19:30from
19:30Rome
19:31and
19:32thank you
19:32so much
19:32for watching
19:33Europe
19:34today
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19:35on any
19:35other stories
19:36breaking across
19:37Europe today
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19:43again for tuning
19:43in take care
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