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05:17People here aren't just assuming that things are over, just thankful that it hasn't gotten worse yet.
05:23Okay, Adil Halim, thank you so much for that live update there from Doha.
05:26Now, during their EU summit last week right here in Brussels, European leaders were clear that this was not their
05:33war.
05:33In a statement, they called for, quote,
05:35de-escalation, de-escalation, de-escalation, maximum restraint, the protection of civilians and full respect of international law by all
05:41parties.
05:42Your News' EUROVE.
06:13And we, in fact, had we not acted, all of Europe would be under a terrible nuclear ballistic missile menace.
06:24So we're fighting your war and we expect not to be, you know, criticized in and on, but we expect
06:32your backing.
06:33That would be the decent thing to do. But we get it. We have to do the hard job.
06:37We're used to it and we'll do what's right.
06:40But let me pick up on that point. So at this point, you'd say the reaction from the Europeans is
06:44that they are cowards.
06:46Many, not everyone. Some European countries have stepped up to the plague, but many others.
06:51I'm not going to name names. I think you know exactly who.
06:54I think any European leader who sort of says, this isn't our problem.
06:59So when will it become your problem when they have a nuclear weapon, when the missile is on its way
07:05to Madrid, when it hits Madrid or Barcelona?
07:08Is that when you're going to wake up? So we're doing the fighting.
07:11We didn't ask you for any help. Nothing.
07:14All we're doing is fighting against this horrible, radical Islamist menace.
07:20We're reducing and hopefully eliminating this threat.
07:24And instead of thanking us, you're criticizing us.
07:27And what's the deal there?
07:28Well, since you mentioned Madrid, of course, there's other governments led by the Spanish government that say this war is
07:34entirely illegal.
07:35And by the way, it has destroyed any sort of diplomacy in the Middle East.
07:38Is that fair criticism?
07:40No, it's just foolish criticism.
07:43Spain, Spain's leadership has been just abhorrent.
07:47I have to say, incredibly disappointing, because here's how it works.
07:53If you allow a threat to grow and grow, at some point it becomes so big that you can't manage
08:00a threat anymore.
08:01Like North Korea, where the world did not act.
08:05And now no one can take care and eliminate those nuclear weapons.
08:09Like Hitler, who became so big and everyone wanted to avoid war until it was too late.
08:15So this time we acted on time.
08:18But what about when a U.S. top official resigned because he says there was no imminent threat to the
08:23U.S.?
08:24Regarding that guy who quit, well, he's a schmuck.
08:28I don't I don't care about him.
08:30He's irrelevant.
08:31He's going to go down in the dustbin of history.
08:34We're fighting the most just war ever.
08:37And we should be getting your back in and not your criticism.
08:41We've seen the president of the U.S. now seems to want to make a deal.
08:45He suggests it's five days still of talks.
08:48And he says the Iranians wants to make a deal.
08:50The U.S. also wants to make a deal.
08:51What about Israel?
08:52Is a deal a good thing for Israel at this point?
08:54It depends.
08:54We have objectives.
08:55Our objective is to totally dismantle the nuclear program and ensure they never achieve a nuclear weapon.
09:01Same with the ballistic missiles and same with dismantling the terror proxies.
09:06So we have to see what the deal is.
09:08If it achieves those goals, that's wonderful.
09:10OK, and this is my final question, however, and it is the question at this point.
09:14What happens if the U.S. decides this war is over for us?
09:17We leave now.
09:18Goals have been met.
09:19But Israel considers no.
09:20Those three key goals have not been met.
09:22Will you go on fighting alone without the support of the U.S.?
09:25We're going to have to take a look at the actual results if this indeed turns into a full-blown
09:33agreement.
09:33And then we'll make our decisions.
09:35Based on those points, and what are those points, are you working in tandem with the U.S.?
09:39That is really the question, because it seems from the outside, Israel believes this is not going to get done
09:44in a week.
09:44The U.S. is now talking about a five-day until Friday.
09:47That's a big gap in the timeline.
09:49Yeah, we'll have to see.
09:50Our objectives are to dismantle the nuclear and ballistic programs, dismantle the global terror proxy network.
10:01Maurice Deo there speaking to Naftali Bennett, the former ultra-nationalist Prime Minister of Israel and businessman.
10:07You can catch the full interview on euronews.com.
10:09But now moving on, the EU Commission President is down under this week.
10:13She's just clinched a trade deal with Australia amid conflict and instability in the Middle East and trade tensions with
10:19the U.S. and China.
10:20Jakob Janus reports.
10:23It's another 20-hour flight to Sydney, but the price at the end might just be worth it.
10:28European Commission President is in Australia right now, trying to push a long-delayed free trade deal across the finish
10:34line.
10:34With U.S. tariffs rising and trade tensions heating up with China, both Brussels and Canberra urgently need reliable partners.
10:42Because trade is not just economics. It is power.
10:46And that's quite interesting. So let's take a look.
10:50The economic ties are already massive.
10:53The EU is currently Australia's third largest trading partner, exporting almost 28 billion euros more in goods than in imports.
11:01And for the EU, Australia ranks just 20th.
11:04But this deal is not about selling more machinery.
11:07It is about securing the green transition.
11:09A goal that the current war in Iran has turned into a matter of sheer energy security.
11:16Australia is the world's third largest producer of rare earths.
11:19And Brussels wants to remove trade barriers to critical raw materials like lithium and cobalt to limit its reliance on
11:26China.
11:27But the big sticking point is agriculture.
11:30Fearing a repeat of the Mercosur farmer protests, Brussels is putting a hard ceiling on Australian meat imports, demanding strict
11:38quarters and full protection for European food names.
11:42But hey, there's also a bigger picture.
11:44Brussels is on a roll, sealing recent pacts with Mercosur, India, Mexico, Switzerland and Indonesia to become the ultimate reliable
11:54partner.
11:55And according to von der Leyen, the message is clear.
11:58The world wants to trade with Europe.
12:01And if you're thinking that there is somebody missing in this beautiful picture, it is the United States, which happens
12:07to be the EU's biggest trading partner.
12:09For now, European lawmakers are trying to implement a limited trade deal.
12:13But between Donald Trump's 15% tariffs and recent US Supreme Court's chaos, progress is slow.
12:21And one would say that the biggest obstacle to an EU-US trade deal seems to be the US itself.
12:32Jakob Janus there.
12:33And in fact, this Thursday, the European Parliament will be voting on that EU-US trade deal that would impose
12:3815% tariffs on EU goods.
12:40The EU also agreed to buy almost 650 billion euro of US energy exports until 2028.
12:47To get the view now from the Trump administration, we're joined here in the studio.
12:51by the US ambassador to the European Union, Andrew Puzner.
12:53Lovely to have you back with us.
12:55Great to be here, Maeve. Thanks for having me.
12:56So all eyes on this vote finally taking place this Thursday.
13:00Will it pass, do you think?
13:02All the signs seem to be good.
13:03You know, you hate to take anything for granted.
13:05And I don't want to prejudge the result.
13:07We're going to keep working with people to make sure we address any issues that they have.
13:11But I say the signs are good.
13:12And it really would be economic malpractice not to pass this.
13:15It's a great deal for the United States and a great deal for 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 that some think that the US is the biggest obstacle to doing trade
13:26with the European Union.
13:28How would you react to that argument?
13:29Well, I'd say, you know, we signed this agreement in, I think, yeah, we signed it in August,
13:34late August of this year.
13:36And every day since then, the United States has been in compliance with what it agreed
13:40to do under the agreement.
13:42We have yet to have a day where the Europeans are in compliance because they had a process
13:46to go through the the I guess the second to the last step will be or maybe the third
13:51to the last step is Parliament approves and they go to Trilog and then they vote again.
13:55But we're we're we're anxious to see it approve.
13:58But I don't think the United States is is the obstacle.
14:00Like I say, we've been complying.
14:02We're waiting for Europe to get through its process.
14:04But there's anxiety, of course, among European lawmakers.
14:07There's anxiety among European business due to the fact that every second week we hear
14:11different announcements from the White House when it comes to potential tariffs that would
14:14hurt our economy here in Europe.
14:16So, as I said, we despite what you're hearing, despite the political talk, the United States
14:21has been in compliance every day.
14:23We have there's not one day where we haven't been in compliance under the agreement.
14:26And we're waiting for Europe to be in compliance like one day.
14:29So, I mean, I don't think this is a one sided one sided issue.
14:33The United we're ready to go.
14:34And can the Europeans trust you?
14:36Of course, they can.
14:37They've trusted us for 250 years, I think at least many of them have.
14:42And what happens if this is signed?
14:43But then in a couple of weeks, Trump gets angry with Spain, for example, due to their stance
14:47on certain geopolitical issues and decides to cut off trade with them.
14:51Well, if you're saying what happens if somebody breaches the agreement, then I think the parties
14:54have to analyze where they are.
14:57I don't know that that particularly would be a breach.
14:59We'd have to wait and see how the agreement comes out.
15:01We're still waiting to go through amendments that the parliament's proposed and whether
15:05the council will accept those amendments and there'll be a different bill out of the
15:09Trilog.
15:10And so we're waiting to see what the final bill says.
15:12But it's like any other agreement.
15:14If one party breaches, the other party reacts.
15:16And of course, the big news that we're reporting on this morning is Commission President Erso
15:20von der Leyen in Australia clinching a brand new trade deal for the Europeans with
15:24Australia.
15:25What's the view from the White House on this?
15:27Look, if two of our closest allies come to an agreement on trade, I think that that helps
15:33the world.
15:33It doesn't hurt the world.
15:35We just want to make sure we get our deal done.
15:37Of course, you're not jealous of the other friendships that the European Union has across
15:41the world.
15:41We have other agreements as well.
15:43We have agreements with South Korea, with Japan.
15:46We're moving forward on a number of different tracks.
15:49I don't think we could lecture somebody else about doing the same.
15:52And is that a warning shot to Brussels to get that vote across?
15:55I don't make warning shots.
15:57I'm just hopeful that they'll get it across.
15:59I think it's in their best interest.
16:00I think it's in our best interest, best interest of the people of Europe and the people of America.
16:04So let's get it done.
16:05Let's move on.
16:06Let's really build the kind of economic relationship and 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, thank you so much for coming in to us here.
16:16Now we turn to Italy, where a two-day referendum on judicial reform has concluded.
16:21The proposed changes triggered deep political divisions across the country and united the
16:25centre-left opposition.
16:27The government argued that splitting the career paths of judges and prosecutors was essential
16:31to strengthening judicial independence.
16:33But critics say it could upset the balance of powers established after the fall of fascism.
16:38For more, we can head now to Rome and bring in our correspondent, Georgia Orlandi.
16:42Good morning.
16:43So the referendum has actually failed.
16:45What more can you tell us?
16:48Good morning, Maeve.
16:49Well, indeed, it looks like the majority of Italians rejected that key judicial reform.
16:54This was one of Maloney's main political pledges.
16:58The most controversial element of the reform was the proposal to change the way members of
17:04this body overseeing judges' careers are selected.
17:08So under the proposal, they would have been chosen by, selected by, lottery move that
17:14the critics say undermines merit.
17:17And as you mentioned there, undermines the balance of powers, despite the fact that this
17:21reform was promoted as a way to limit political influence.
17:25Now, 50 million Italians were called to say yes or no to the reform.
17:28The no camp won just by a few points.
17:31That's not a landslide, but that's enough to block the reform, also considering that
17:36no turnout threshold was required.
17:39The most interesting aspect of the referendum was the fact that we saw a very high voter
17:45turnout, almost 60 percent higher than expected level seen in 2022 during the general elections
17:53that brought Maloney to power.
17:55Something that makes us think that this was seen as a political test for Maloney and her government.
18:01Maeve?
18:01Well, this is it.
18:02It feels a little bit like a big test for Georgia Maloney's government.
18:05Did she fail it then?
18:08Well, indeed, Maeve, she had already ruled out resigning over the results.
18:16She wanted to avoid the path taken by former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who resigned after
18:23losing that constitutional referendum in 2016.
18:27Reacting to the outcome, she said that, of course, she respects the decisions taken by Italian
18:34voters, but that she also says she's determined to continue now, hinting to the fact that she
18:40doesn't see this as a major political defeat.
18:43But it's clear, as analysts say, that this outcome has made her more vulnerable.
18:49So the next few months will be challenging, given that the next general elections will take
18:54place in 2027.
18:56The referendum took place at a challenging time.
18:59Maloney has faced a criticism over a handling of the war in the Middle East, especially when
19:05it comes to this very close relationship with Donald Trump that critics say, quote, it's
19:10very risky for Italy.
19:11The main takeaway from this outcome, though, Maeve, is the fact that Maloney will have to
19:16review its reform plan and most importantly, try to strengthen the ruling coalition unity within
19:22that coalition ahead of what looks like a very uncertain political phase.
19:26Maeve?
19:27Okay, George Orlandi, thank you so much for that live update there from Rome.
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