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00:14Good morning, it is Tuesday the 31st of March. I'm Maeve McMahan and this is Europe Today,
00:21your daily catch-up of European news and context live here on Euronews.
00:27Coming up, Donald Trump says he will, quote, obliterate Iran's power stations if the regime
00:32does not agree to his peace terms, quote, shortly. Tehran has dismissed the demands as, quote,
00:39excessive, unrealistic and irrational. We'll get the latest from Euronews' Persian news desk.
00:44And all eyes on Lebanon, where two more UN peacekeepers have been killed in Israeli strikes,
00:50bringing the death toll to over 1,200 in Israel's ongoing attacks, according to Lebanon's health
00:56ministry. Over 1.2 million people have meanwhile fled their homes. We'll speak exclusively to the
01:02Lebanese justice minister. But first, finance and energy ministers from the world's seven most
01:08industrialized nations say they're ready to take, quote, any necessary measures to stabilize energy
01:14markets, but they stop short of announcing concrete action. France, which holds the rotating presidency,
01:19says the conflict in the Middle East is already having economic and financial repercussions with
01:26possible inflationary effects. For more, we're joined here on set by our Europe editor-in-chief,
01:31Maria Tadeo, who's been covering G7 meetings for years. Good morning, Maria. So what did you make
01:35of yesterday's talks? Yes, well, Maeve, look, we can talk about the G7, whether it's relevant or not
01:41relevant, whether now it's the G6. Without the United States, can you look at the global economy
01:46without India and China? Of course, those are very valid debates. But when the G7 meets,
01:51especially in the context of a crisis, that is important. And it also sends a signal to the world
01:57that they will take action together. And yesterday in that meeting, which was hosted by France with the
02:03rotating presidency, the G7 agreed, quote, and hopefully we can put it up on the board, that they
02:08will take all the necessary actions to intervene in this energy market to preserve the stability and
02:16the security of a very volatile energy global market. Now, at this point, we've seen that oil
02:24prices, Brent crude yesterday touching $150 a barrel. We've now had practically four weeks of oil
02:31hovering around $100 a barrel. Obviously, that has enormous implications for the global economy.
02:37The G7 reiterated yesterday that they will take and are ready to take measures. They will do so in a
02:42coordinated manner. And they also urge the countries around the world should not restrict
02:47oil exports. Now, all of that is a strong message, you could argue. The issue coming out of that
02:51meeting is that there were no specific actions and there were no concrete measures that were announced.
02:57So in a way, it was, yes, all words and no actions. Remember, just a few weeks ago,
03:01the International Energy Agency agreed to release a massive strategic reserve of oil, 400 million barrels
03:09entered the global economy. That was not the case yesterday. There was no indication that that will
03:14happen anytime soon before the reassurance with, yes, we'll take actions, but it's unclear what they will
03:20look like. And then, of course, Maeve, there's a big question around the focus point of this crisis,
03:25which is the Strait of Hormuz, which remains shut. 20% of the global oil transits through that
03:31waterway. It's unclear whether it will reopen. And to that extent, there's also a big question now
03:35in terms of the military operation. Is this weeks or will it be months? And then this overall theme,
03:42which is, is the U.S. preparing for a ground invasion of Iran, certainly when it comes to
03:46Karg Island, which, of course, homes the oil terminals of Iran. So a lot of that means uncertainty,
03:52volatility that feeds inevitably into the market and prices. And a lot of nervousness, of course,
03:57in this town, but on the EU contemplating their own measures, too. Well, yes. And look, when you look
04:01at the EU, there's two ways this can go. You can look at the national measures, which usually means
04:06a government will say, look, at this point, I got to cut VAT taxes on electricity bills, on energy bills
04:13for households. They could also put in forward subsidies that the same could apply for industries.
04:18The issue with the EU is that not every country has the same capacity. They do not have the same
04:23fiscal room to put forward measures. The other point, which is relevant, however, is the EU measures.
04:30We know that they've looked at things like a windfall tax. They've also looked at things that could look
04:35at, you know, buy-in in common, bulk buy-in, but also very relevant. Yesterday, the commission in a letter,
04:41which we have here, is now urging member states, and this is very relevant, to also put in place
04:48demand-saving measures. This means, of course, that you try to tackle this issue through the demand,
04:54the use of energy. That could also mean, look, in this Easter break, don't get on a plane, maybe drive
05:00less. And some interesting numbers also coming in, with the EU now estimating that the bill,
05:06just the bill, in additional cost of fossil fuels, is 13 billion euros. So, obviously, that leads to a big
05:13question about stagflation, lower growth, and more inflation.
05:16Indeed, Maria, thank you so much for all those details. And, of course, you can read more about all that
05:20on our website, euronews.com. And just in case you're feeling a little bit overwhelmed by that update,
05:26our Jakob Yanis has been taking a look at what individual EU countries are doing to address this immediate crisis.
05:34The war in Iran might seem far away, but its oil is not. For European drivers, the pain at the
05:40pump is
05:41very real, with some countries seeing price spikes of over 30%. So, if you are curious how European governments
05:48are stepping in to help, let's look at different strategies together.
05:54Spain went big, rolling out a 5 billion euro package and slashing VAT on motor fuels
06:01from 21% down to 10. And Madrid claims this will reduce petrol prices by around 30 euro cents per
06:08litre. And Poland followed with fuel VAT dropping from 23% to just 8, saving drivers roughly the
06:16equivalent of 30 euro cents. Crucially, Warsaw is also introducing price controls.
06:22Hungary also opted for strict price controls, capping fuel prices.
06:27But there is a catch. It only applies to vehicles with Hungarian number plates to stop cross-border
06:33fuel tourism. And Germany and Austria are taking a regulatory route.
06:37Berlin is pushing a rule allowing petrol stations to rise prices only once a day at noon, while
06:44Vienna limits hikes to 3 times a week. And in France, the state has avoided massive tax cuts,
06:51relying instead on corporate giants like Total Energies to voluntary cap prices.
06:56So who would actually benefit? Well, European citizens could, providing oil companies do not
07:03simply absorb the tax differences. And Italy, for instance, is already threatening to sanction
07:08companies trying to inflate margins. And you see, for European politicians, spending public money is
07:14an expensive move. But there is almost no public appetite to join the US and Israel in active conflict.
07:21And your reporter saw this pushback at the recent G7 summit. Despite Washington's pressure to
07:27immediately secure the Strait of Hormuz, Europe offered a firm reality check.
07:32They will help protect the critical waterway, but only after the war in Iran ends.
07:38So until then, perhaps consider using a bike, huh, like Mark Rutter.
07:48Now, moving on, the European Union has condemned a decision by Israel's parliament to pass a law
07:53making the death penalty by hanging a reality for all Palestinians convicted in military courts.
07:59In a draft statement exclusively seen by Euronews this morning, the EU says, quote,
08:03capital punishment is a violation to the right to life. This, as Israel continues, their attacks on
08:10southern Lebanon in what now has been called an invasion. For the view from Beirut, Euronews's
08:15editor, Maria Tseo, spoke exclusively to the Lebanese justice minister, Adel Nazar.
08:19We condemn, obviously, all the attacks and in particular also all the ground attacks and the
08:28occupation of our territory. And one has to understand that occupying a territory will never solve the
08:36problems. The only way to solve the problems when two countries are in a situation of conflict is to
08:43go into negotiation. The occupation of territory is obviously condemned and we cannot accept this statement.
08:52And minister, on that note, going back to the Israeli prime minister yesterday, he said that Israel had
08:58managed to almost eradicate Hezbollah, but residues of it still exist. And the situation in the north of
09:05Israel has to fundamentally change. You talk about occupation. What do you think Israel has in mind?
09:12I cannot speculate on what Israel has in mind. It's obvious that Israel had a past of attacks against
09:21Lebanon and Lebanon is suffering from such attacks. And there was a huge destruction, a lot of killed
09:30persons, injured and displaced persons. Now we are facing a displacement of more than one million
09:38inhabitants. So the situation is dramatic in terms of human rights, in terms of humanitarian situation,
09:46and the government with little resources, very limited resources, is facing a dramatic situation.
09:54This being said, this being said, we are also fully aware that we have an internal problem and we don't
10:03like and we refuse to make it as a problem that is being raised by Israel. But it is a
10:09problem that we
10:09are raising ourselves, which is the fact that Hezbollah is keeping a military infrastructure. And this is
10:16against the Lebanese government's will. It is against the law. And the position of the government is to
10:24take all the steps required to put an end to this military, let's say, infrastructure that is being
10:32used. If we make a small analysis, one will see that this is being used as if Lebanon was a
10:41military
10:42base in favor of Iran. And we refuse this also. And to that extent, I spoke with your prime minister
10:49two months ago who said that he would not allow Hezbollah to drag Lebanon into a war directly with
10:54Israel. Nonetheless, you talk about occupation. Obviously, you also know there's now concerns
11:00that this is heading for an invasion of Lebanon. So how do you get out of this? What can you
11:05do
11:05internally, but also externally? We are fully aware that our position is very difficult because in one
11:13hand, there are the Israeli attacks and on the other hand, there is Hezbollah undermining the state.
11:20We are aware that practically in order to be able to conduct efficient negotiations, we have to hold the
11:31decision of war and peace and not to have a parallel organization undermining the state. On the other hand,
11:41it is also obvious that we cannot accept that our territory be used as a target by Israel the way
11:50Lebanon is being targeted. So we understand that we have these two difficult issues on the table. Iran
11:57is making a direct interference in Lebanon's internal policy and is contributing to undermine the state.
12:07We have taken clear decisions in this respect in the government, irrevocable decisions. The first one
12:15is regard concerns the monopoly of the force. The second is to declare the weapons of Hezbollah as being
12:27against the law. And courts are starting to apply this to any person holding weapons, including
12:35fighting fighters from Hezbollah. So this is on the internal aspect. On the external aspect,
12:41the President of the Republic has launched the idea of negotiations, to have negotiations being
12:50conducted under a format to be agreed upon in order to stop the war that Israel launched against Lebanon.
13:02And meanwhile, the strikes continue between Israel and Iran with reports of explosions and blackouts
13:08last night in Teichan and fears of an oil spill. For the latest, we can cross now to Euronews Leon
13:13and bring in the head of our Persian news desk. That's Babak Kamiar. Good morning, Babak. So with now over
13:19one month of war, from the information that you can and your team can verify coming out of Iran,
13:24how are people doing there? And what is the situation on the ground?
13:30Listen, Maeve, despite more than a month of war with significant casualties and damage,
13:36daily life has not completely collapsed. Internet access has been largely cut off since the beginning
13:42of the war. In most cases, people are effectively disconnected from the outside world. There are no
13:49major food shortages so far, but financial pressure is intense. Many people have lost their income
13:56and prices have surged. For now, life continues. You still see people in restaurants exercising and
14:04children playing, but always under the shadow of war. For many Iranians, explosions, drones and fighter jets
14:12overhead has become part of everyday life. Some residents have chosen not to leave cities like
14:19Tehran, not only because few places feel truly safe, but also due to fears of looting, especially as
14:26attacks on police stations have weakened local security in some areas. In the past two days, electricity
14:33cuts have been reported in several parts of the countries. In most cases, power was restored after a
14:40short time. However, it remains unclear how the situation would evolve if major energy infrastructure
14:47or power plants were directly targeted. What is certain is that any large-scale damage
14:54to these facilities would be costly and time-consuming to repair which potentially
15:00serious consequences for daily life.
15:03And Babak, it looks like there's no end in sight to this war and no chance now for diplomacy.
15:08What is the Iranian regime saying?
15:12Well, it is still unclear how much of the current rhetoric reflects real intent and how much is
15:20a strategic bluffing. What is clear, however, is that Iranian officials are publicly maintaining a firm
15:27position and continue to warn of retaliation. Iran faces a significant military imbalance compared to the
15:36United States and Israel. However, analysts note that its geography, especially around the Strait of Hormuz,
15:43gives Tehran room to respond through asymmetric means, potentially targeting shipping routes or
15:51regional assets. Senior officials have reinforced this message. Parliament speaker dismissed report of
15:57progress in Trump as visual thinking saying Tehran was waiting for arrival of American troops on the ground.
16:06Yeah, yeah, this is the they are going to punish their regional partners forever.
16:10Okay, Babak Kamiar, thank you so much for that update there from Leon. Now, moving on with the Iran war
16:17showing, as you heard, no signs of slowing down. The US is now allegedly considering
16:22redirecting some of Ukraine's military aid towards the Middle East. This after President Zelensky concludes a trip to the Gulf
16:29in search of financial support.
16:31Meanwhile, EU foreign ministers are gathering in Kyiv today to mark the grim anniversary of the Buta massacre, when hundreds
16:38of
16:39Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war were murdered by Russian forces. For more on this, we're joined here on set
16:45by our Ukraine correspondent, Sasha Vakilina.
16:47Good morning, Sasha. Just tell us, what are the expectations for this meeting today in Kyiv?
16:51The European Union foreign ministers are in Ukraine's capital to show their support on this very emotional day for Ukraine,
16:58the 31st of March marks four exact years since the liberation of Buta.
17:03This is, of course, Kyiv's neighbourhood that was among the first ones to be occupied, but also the first ones
17:08to be liberated, showing for the first time the proof of the atrocities of the Russian army.
17:13Now, unfortunately, the EU ministers can show the support, but cannot really prove it because all the Ukraine decisions remain
17:21blocked.
17:22This is the 90 billion euros loan. This is the new sanctions against Russia and all the steps of the
17:28EU accession for Ukraine.
17:30Announcing the meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine's foreign minister Andriy Sibiha said that, indeed, he will be welcome to glad Kaya
17:40Kalas and the EU foreign ministers in Kyiv.
17:42We also discussed the EU's support for Ukraine, pressure on Russia and efforts to achieve peace and protect long term
17:50stability in Europe.
17:51The key word here, Maeve, is discuss and not to decide.
17:55And meanwhile, Sasha, we're seeing the Europeans facing a brand new energy crisis, whereas, you know, Moscow's benefiting from higher
18:02crude oil prices and also sanctions relief. Fill us in.
18:05Yeah, indeed. But at the same time, there have been several Ukrainian drone attacks against Russia's oil and energy infrastructure.
18:12Kyiv is continuing its campaign attacking Russia's money making machine, of course, something that is financing Moscow's full scale invasion
18:21of Ukraine.
18:22Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking to the reporters in the WhatsApp chat on Monday, confirmed that even some of Ukraine partners approached
18:28Kyiv asking to slow down.
18:31And this is when he said, first of all, we are not simply carrying out strikes.
18:35I want to remind everyone we are responding if Ukraine, if Russia is ready not to strike Ukraine's energy infrastructure,
18:41we will not respond against this.
18:44Russia knocked out Ukraine's civilian infrastructure during the winter, leaving millions of Ukrainians without water, heating and electricity for weeks,
18:53Maeve.
18:53OK, Sasha, Vakilina, thank you so much for that update.
18:56And of course, for more on that meeting, you can visit yournews.com throughout the day.
19:00But that does bring this edition of Europe Today to an end.
19:04For all of our viewers in Malta today, happy Freedom Day.
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