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00:15Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone.
00:49Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone.
01:00Israel and Hezbollah continues with Israel saying it may occupy Lebanon's south long term.
01:05The European Union has sent 100 million in humanitarian aid to Lebanon
01:09and is mobilizing a further 1 billion to meet needs on the ground.
01:14For more, we can head straight over to Tir, Sur in Arabic, that's a city in southern Lebanon,
01:19and bring in your news correspondent, Echbal Zeyn.
01:22Good morning, Echbal. Thank you so much for joining us this morning on the program.
01:25Just first, describe the situation there and tell us how people are holding up.
01:31Good morning, Maeve.
01:34So, people are exhausted and somehow feeling isolated,
01:38especially after the Israeli army targeted key bridges linking south areas to north areas of the Latonya River.
01:46Now, movement has become very much difficult.
01:48Most people that stayed here in Sour said they stayed because they have no other choice
01:55because at the beginning of the war, the Lebanese government didn't provide any adequate facilities
02:00and any adequate shelters.
02:02And also, rent prices and relatively safer areas have surged far beyond a normal Lebanese citizen can afford.
02:10What I can say right now is that daily life have almost collapsed.
02:15Most shops are closed, most pharmacies, most bakeries, also most fuel stations have shut down.
02:22And people fear that in the coming few days, we might suffer from a fuel shortage and food shortage.
02:29And are people feeling safe there?
02:31Is the bombing constant?
02:34Well, it's frequent and unexpected.
02:38We can hear the Israeli jets flying at a very low height.
02:43Also, the Israeli drones and also missiles launched from Hezbollah and Iran could be heard.
02:49And how many people have fled the city?
02:53Well, most of people have already left the city at the beginning of the war
02:58and following the Israeli evacuation order that covered most of the Sour area
03:03and mentioned for the first time specific camps and refugee camps where around 50,000 Palestinian refugee live.
03:10So, the city is not really empty here.
03:14And just a final point on Trump's comments that potentially there could be peace talks soon.
03:19Do people have any faith or trust in him?
03:23Well, I think not because people don't rely much on Trump's statement because the U.S. president is very much
03:31unpredictable.
03:32And also, the Israeli talk about expanding a potential buffer zone to let it reaches Lethani.
03:39have raised real concerns here.
03:42Okay.
03:43Thank you so much for that live update there from southern Lebanon, from Sur.
03:48Now, meanwhile, back here in Brussels, there is discomfort over reports.
03:52The Hungarian foreign minister and the Hungarian government have allegedly been informing Russian authorities
03:57about the content of private EU meetings.
04:00Euro News' Maria Tadeo sat down with the former president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso,
04:05and asked him what exactly he thought about these allegations.
04:09These news are indeed very disturbing and greatly concerning because the European Union, you know, it's made on trust.
04:18Yes.
04:18Trust among the member states.
04:21So, in fact, as you mentioned, I was leading many European Union meetings.
04:25And, of course, with Hungary and the others.
04:27I respect all countries.
04:29But sometimes there are governments that do not respect some fundamental principles, including this principle that is not a vague
04:38principle.
04:38It's, in fact, the principle that is in the treaty, it's in the Lisbon Treaty, Article 4, Number 3.
04:45It's the duty of sincere cooperation among member states.
04:48So, if one country is now briefing or debriefing other countries on very sensitive matters,
04:57and other countries, in this case Russia, being today a clear opponent, not to say an enemy, of the European
05:03Union.
05:04So, of course, it is greatly concerning.
05:06And the clarifications provided so far by the Hungarian government are not really clarifications.
05:13In fact, in a way, it's even worse, because if I understood correctly, according to the media reports I've seen,
05:20the Hungarian foreign minister said that he irregularly briefs not only Russia, but the United States, Turkey, Israel, and Serbia
05:29on this matter.
05:30So, the very fact that the government of European Union and a NATO country puts at the same level the
05:39United States and Russia,
05:42it's quite strange, I would say.
05:45And I think it raises very important matters of loyalty among member states.
05:51But the question, sir, and obviously you know the tweet is very well, is what can the EU do about
05:56this?
05:56Because the feeling that we get in Brussels is that there are no tools to counter this.
06:00No, there are tools.
06:02But first of all, I think I always thought this is basically political.
06:05So, there are ways of European countries and European institutions to show their concerns
06:12and also somehow politically to act on this matter.
06:16So, it means that tomorrow, if Hungary makes the point or any country says,
06:23we are a sovereign country, we can do this on our own.
06:27Yes, they are sovereign.
06:28But one thing they should understand is that the others are also sovereign.
06:32So, the others can also meet without Hungary.
06:35So, what does that mean?
06:37It means that tomorrow, for sensitive matters, there is nothing in the treaties that makes it impossible
06:43the others, the other 27 or, in this case, the other 26 or 25, depending on those countries who break
06:50the rules,
06:51not to be in the same room with the others.
06:54In the past, it already happened in a way.
06:56It was not so dramatic.
06:59But you remember, during the financial crisis, when some countries pushed for a fiscal compact, a fiscal treaty,
07:06I remember it was the United Kingdom that said, our sovereignty should be respected.
07:12We don't want that treaty.
07:13And at that time, other countries said, look, you have your own sovereignty, but if you don't have that treaty,
07:19okay,
07:19we don't do it with the European Union, such as we do it with ourselves.
07:23There are very clear, besides the legal matters, because from a legal point of view,
07:29the European Union can launch infringements if there is a violation of Article 4 of the Lisbon Treaty.
07:35But beyond the legal measures, I think it's even more effectively, politically,
07:40we can always show to a country that behaves like that, not respecting the basic principles of decency,
07:47that the countries can move on politically as well.
07:50So, Mr. Barroso, because this is very important, your advice for the head of the commission,
07:55Father Lyon, for Kayakalas, the capitals right now, is not to wait for the clarification or the legal assessment,
08:01but to simply cut them out.
08:02Don't invite them into meetings.
08:04No, I did not say that.
08:06No.
08:06What I said, by the way, not just to the president, basically, this is for the president of the European
08:11Council.
08:12This is not for the European Commission and such, because it's a matter of breaking the confidence
08:17between the countries themselves.
08:19And it is, in fact, leaking information about the European Council.
08:23So, what I think, first of all, they should clarify, if the clarification is not sufficient,
08:29I think, in some matters, the president of the European Council can perfectly say,
08:35now we are going to meet without Hungary.
08:38It's very important that we have, in Hungary and in all member states, countries and governments
08:44that respect the basic principles of decent behavior and trust.
08:49And if they don't, they, in fact, they should, there should be a reaction of the other countries and European
08:56institutions.
08:56When you look at the European leadership now, you talk about the different voices and the different sensitivities.
09:01Who is best representing the interests of the European Union on the global stage?
09:06I know, there is always that debate in Europe about a kind of a face or a...
09:11Yes.
09:12I believe that's not the right approach to European leadership.
09:17The question that we have to ask ourselves, are we in Europe in favor of having someone in Brussels
09:23signing executive orders like the U.S. president?
09:27No, we don't have.
09:28The commission is doing its job.
09:30The president of the European Council is doing its job.
09:31Other governments, namely the governments of the most influential countries, are trying to do their job.
09:37So it's, by definition, European leadership is more institutional-based than personal-based,
09:43which is not necessarily bad, you see.
09:45And I think it's, with that experience of 22 years in European Union decision-making,
09:50I tell you, we are not going to get in the future, in the foreseeable future, one voice, one face,
09:57one leader.
09:57And although very often I said, I would like to have because it will be quicker, it will be more
10:03decisive,
10:04the reality is that there are also some advantages in avoiding a centralized, completely centralized leadership,
10:11because sometimes we have seen other parts of the world, it does not work better, because they are only one.
10:20Jose Manuel Broso there, speaking to our Maria Tadeo.
10:23Now, apart from that diplomatic scandal, Hungary is also being criticized for blocking a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine
10:30over the Druspa pipeline spat.
10:32This was, of course, a major theme of a recent summit here in Brussels.
10:36To find out if there's been any movement here, we can now turn to our Ukraine correspondent, Sasha Vakilina.
10:41Good morning, Sasha.
10:42So what are Ukraine's options now?
10:43Well, Ukraine publicly has been stating that it has full trust in the European Union
10:49and the president of the European Commission and the president of the European Council,
10:53who have insisted that the EU will find a way of unblocking those 90 billion loan to Ukraine.
10:58But at the same time, Kyiv is running out of money and needs this financial support really urgently.
11:03And it is looking at other possible partners.
11:06With the escalation in the Middle East, those partners could be indeed in the Middle East and in the Gulf
11:12regions,
11:12among the countries who have officially requested Ukraine's help and expertise in countering Iranian drowns.
11:18And President Zelenskyy did admit it, saying that Ukraine is looking for other partners elsewhere away from Europe.
11:26Let's take a listen.
11:29Ukraine offers a mutually beneficial partnership.
11:32We can strengthen those who can strengthen us.
11:35We can see that we are being blocked in Europe, and as long as the risk remains,
11:39we need to look for further opportunities to strengthen our position.
11:42The Middle East and the Gulf region represent, in our view, the right direction to take
11:47and offer significant opportunities to strengthen our position.
11:53President Zelenskyy there losing a little bit of patience with Brussels.
11:55Of course, we've been discussing this potential loan for months here.
11:58But Brussels has promised they will find a way to unlock this loan, Sasha.
12:02But yet, we're seeing Budapest now halting gas transit as well to Ukraine.
12:06Absolutely.
12:07Let's take a little step back and see what is it that Hungary has been blocking for a while.
12:12Now, we have this 90 billion loan.
12:13We also have the new package of sanctions against Russia also being blocked by Hungary.
12:19There is also a veto regarding the opening of the clusters
12:22and any proceedings regarding Ukraine's EU accession process.
12:25Now, recently, Hungary also announced it would cut diesel, electricity, and now natural gas transit.
12:32Now, these are all those tools already used or announced by Budapest.
12:38That doesn't really leave much rest in this arsenal.
12:42What else can Hungary do in this dispute with Kyiv over the Druzhba pipeline?
12:48Now, let's take a listen to what Viktor Orbán had to say about these new measures.
12:55Ukraine has been blocking the operations of the Friendship oil pipeline for 30 days.
13:01In order to break the oil blockade and ensure Hungary's secure energy supply,
13:06further measures are now needed.
13:08Therefore, we will gradually halt gas deliveries from Hungary to Ukraine
13:11and store the remaining volumes at home.
13:14As long as Ukraine does not supply oil, it will not receive gas from Hungary.
13:23Hungary is indeed a very important transit route for natural gas for Ukraine.
13:27It represents around 30% of all the inputs.
13:31But at the same time, Ukraine foreign ministry said that at this stage,
13:34Ukraine has enough to go on for a while.
13:37But also, there are alternative routes that have already been discovered and used.
13:42First and foremost, this is Poland.
13:43So, it remains to be seen how actually, how strong and how efficient for Budapest
13:47this new measure would be in this dispute over Druzhba.
13:51OK, thank you so much, Sascha.
13:52Sascha Vakilina there reporting.
13:53For us, and now to take a look at how all these issues are impacting Polish-Hungarian relations,
13:59our Polish reporter, Jakub Janos, brings us this report.
14:04Not so long ago, Poland and Hungary used to be the ultimate power couple of Central Europe.
14:09Today, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is publicly calling Budapest alleged handling
14:14of EU secrets a disgrace and strongly condemns its growing loyalty to Moscow.
14:19And this is no longer just a political disagreement.
14:22It's a full-blown fracture built over years of Russian connections and ideological clashes.
14:28So, let's see the timeline, shall we?
14:32Under Polish previous law and justice governments, Warsaw and Budapest were inseparable,
14:37shielding each other from the EU's penalties.
14:39But Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine caused a massive crack.
14:44Poland became Kiev's biggest champion, while Viktor Orban refused to break his ties with Vladimir Putin.
14:50And the rift grew so deep that even Polish conservative leader Jarosław Kaczyński
14:55told Orban to get his eyes checked over Russian atrocities.
14:59Fast forward to today and the situation got even more tense.
15:03Budapest has become a safe haven for wanted law and justice politicians fleeing Tusk's new government.
15:10And former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Żobro is currently hiding in Hungary,
15:15evading criminal charges of corruption and abuse of power.
15:18And the relationship derailed completely this week after reports that Hungary's foreign minister
15:25was allegedly leaking EU meeting details to Moscow,
15:28prompting Tusk to admit Warsaw has suspected this betrayal for years.
15:34Now the conflict is tearing Poland itself apart.
15:38MAGA-aligned Polish President Karol Nawrocki is defying pro-EU Tusk
15:43by traveling to Budapest to stand with Orban right before the April 12 elections.
15:49And it is an ironic twist of history.
15:52These two nations shared monarchs in the late Middle Ages,
15:55like Louis the Great and Stefan Batory.
15:57And after centuries of surviving empires,
16:01world wars and communism together,
16:03it seems that current geopolitical alliances and Russian ties
16:07are breaking a relationship long defined by the old proverb.
16:11Paul and Hungarian, two good friends,
16:14together for the sword and the wine.
16:22Jakob Janis reporting for us there.
16:24Now moving on, foreign ministers of the G7.
16:27So the group of seven that includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
16:31the UK, the US and the European Union
16:34are gathering in an abbey today and tomorrow near Paris.
16:37On their agenda, the ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine,
16:40a global energy crisis and a choked Strait of Hormuz.
16:44For more on what we should expect,
16:46I'm joined here in the studio by your News' correspondent, Maya Dallaboom.
16:49So quite a context here that they're gathering in.
16:51What should we expect?
16:52Yes, as you said, the foreign affairs ministers of the G7
16:55are coming, are gathering near Paris
16:58to talk about the most pressing issues.
17:00We know what these issues are, mainly Iran,
17:03but also how to enhance support for Ukraine.
17:06So this comes at a very sensitive time, as you know.
17:09We have conflicting reports now on whether America is really talking to Iranians,
17:15if there is a peace plan going on right now.
17:19Clearly on Ukraine, the other issue is how to talk about Ukraine
17:24when this issue has been really overshadowed by Iran in the past week.
17:29So how to put back Ukraine on the agenda
17:32and how to enhance support.
17:34And this will be very interesting for the G7,
17:37for Europeans in the G7 to talk to Rubio about this,
17:40to have a first, you know, account of what is happening in Iran and with Ukraine.
17:45Well, they're hoping they'll get more information on this peace plan,
17:47this potential peace plan.
17:49Yes.
17:49So we talk about a potential peace plan, but nothing is very certain.
17:52Nothing is really confirmed.
17:53On one side, you have, you know, talks,
17:56ongoing talks between Americans and Iranians,
17:59and Pakistan is being the country brokering these negotiations.
18:05We talk about, we hear about a 15-point peace plan there,
18:09but nothing is confirmed.
18:10And on the other side, you have ongoing strikes in Iran,
18:13and you have an announcement from the Pentagon
18:16saying that they will send 2,000 airborne troops.
18:19So, you know, the war is still there.
18:21And on the other side, there are talks of peace.
18:24So it's not very clear, as we know from the start,
18:27it's not clear, but it's not clear now.
18:29So Rubio will be the one maybe giving a little more clarity on the situation.
18:33So all eyes, of course, on Marco Rubio for some clarity
18:36on what is next on a war that, of course,
18:38is really impacting us here in the European Union.
18:41Maya de la Boon, thank you so much for that update.
18:43Well, that brings this edition of Europe Today to an end.
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