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00:14Good morning, it is Wednesday the 1st of April. I'm Maeve MacMahon and this is Europe Today,
00:21your daily catch-up of European news and context live here on Euronews.
00:26Coming up, the President of the European Council has called for urgent de-escalation and respect
00:32for international law in the ongoing war in the Middle East. After a phone call with the
00:37Iranian President, Antonio Kosta, said the protection of civilians and critical infrastructure
00:42was vital. This as neighbourhoods of Tehran were bombed last night and seven people were
00:47killed in Beirut. Meanwhile, the US President Donald Trump warns allies to, quote,
00:53Go get your own oil, expressing frustration over what he sees as a lack of support in
00:59efforts to reopen the Iran-controlled Strait of Hormuz. We'll speak exclusively to Poland's
01:04Minister of State for Energy. But first, residents in Dubai have been taking shelter from explosions
01:09not witnessed since the start of the conflict. In the past few weeks, the US-Israel war on
01:15Iran has wiped $120 billion off stock markets in the United Arab Emirates, while tens of
01:21thousands of flights have been cancelled in one of the world's busiest transit hubs.
01:26For the latest, we can cross now to Dubai and bring in Euronews' correspondent, Jane Witherspoon.
01:31Good morning, Jane. So we've seen actually US stocks jump last night after Iran said it
01:36was willing to perhaps end the war. But meanwhile, Iran is attacking Gulf countries intensively.
01:41So what exactly should we read into all this?
01:45Well, as you mentioned, good morning. The war in Iran has completely shaken up the global
01:50financial markets. There are global campaigns and efforts to calm this, trying to keep those
01:57oil prices from exploding upwards, from stocks from falling, and interest rates from surging.
02:04As you mentioned, yesterday, the US had their best day in nearly a year. And as you mentioned
02:10as well, also, the UAE has basically been some of the hardest hit the markets here from the fallout
02:18of the war, wiping, as you said, $120 billion there. There are confidence, there is confidence
02:23it will bounce back. The financial markets in Qatar and Bahrain have also dropped about four and
02:29seven percent respectively. Meanwhile, exchanges in Saudi Arabia and Oman have seen gains.
02:36And meanwhile, Jane, what's the latest in Dubai where you are after those explosions yesterday?
02:42Yes, we had a very intense day yesterday of several attacks here across the UAE and Dubai.
02:50A residential building in Dubai's south was hit by debris, resulting in four people being injured.
02:56We had a fire at a deserted house in the Al-Badar region. Debris from a falling drone also hit
03:03the
03:03facade in central Dubai. And as well, a Kuwaiti tanker was the target of an attack off the coast
03:10of Dubai. Of course, we've had jets ramping up once again overnight. There's not a lot of sleep
03:16happening here. And of course, all eyes are looking towards this evening where the IRGC,
03:22they have issued a warning saying, issued a threat saying that they're going to target 18 tech companies
03:29across the Gulf, saying that they're going to commence those attacks at 8 p.m. Tehran time.
03:36Those targets include some of the biggest U.S. tech firms, Microsoft, Google and Apple. So,
03:42of course, there are a lot of people waiting to see what today and tonight brings.
03:47OK, Jane Witherspoon, thank you so much for that update. And we're also waiting to hear what
03:50President Trump has to say. He'll be giving a press conference later on on the ongoing war in
03:55Iran. So stay tuned to see here if there is any end in sight to this. But now, moving on,
04:01EU foreign affairs ministers, except the Hungarian minister, are in Kiev pledging to ensure, quote,
04:06full accountability for the war crimes Russia is accused of committing in the past four years.
04:11For more on their visit that started in Bucha, the city outside Kiev, known for the massacre back
04:16in March 2022, we spoke to the Romanian foreign minister, Oana Toi, from Kiev.
04:22Yes, we have visited together Bucha, also commemorating the victims, but in the same time being witnesses
04:29to this moment of resilience and how Ukrainians have taken back occupied territory, have liberated
04:36Bucha that has been under Russian occupation with terrible war crimes. We have seen and heard stories
04:42of civilians that were simply crossing the streets of children that were killed under Russian
04:48occupation. 400 children were kidnapped and have recently returned to the Ukrainian community.
04:54And here, the common effort to return kidnapped children back to their families, back into the
05:00community if their family did not survive that part of the war, this is something extremely important.
05:06We saw President Zelenskyy traveling over in Saudi Arabia, looking elsewhere for financial support,
05:12given that 90 billion loan is still on hold. Is the relationship then a little bit awkward today
05:18because of this?
05:18I wouldn't use that word in any sense. It's a good relationship. It's a strong partnership.
05:25And of course, we need better instruments inside the European Union also to have faster decisions.
05:31But in terms of the Middle East and the relationship between Ukraine and Middle East, we have visited
05:36this morning defense facilities and we have seen also interceptors that are built in Ukraine
05:43to counter Shakhed drones, the Iranian Russian drones that have been used in Ukraine and that
05:50are used in Ukraine, but also that are currently used in the Middle East. So what we see is something
05:54that myself and my colleagues have said for a long time, which is the fact that conflicts around the
06:00world are interconnected. And it is very important now that we also use the expertise gained through
06:07the resilience in this war by Ukraine. Also on the Romanian side, for example, we have planned to build
06:13together a drone facility in Romania. This has been part of the agreements between President
06:18Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Niko Shordan two weeks ago in the Romanian visit.
06:23Now you're there physically today, but not all foreign affairs ministers from the European Union are there.
06:27What does that say about United that you support for Ukraine?
06:32Well, some of the European foreign affairs ministers that are not here today have had previous bilateral
06:37visits. So it depends on how the schedules are in different countries. There are countries where,
06:41for example, you've just had elections and you have a caretaking government. But I would reconfirm the
06:46fact that the European Union support is strong and will continue to be that. And of course, for us as
06:52a country
06:52bordering the war, having 650 kilometers of the border, it is also very important that we move
06:59ahead with decisions such as not to allow Russian war combatants in the future to gain Schengen visas,
07:05to go ahead with the common investments at the border. For example, we're now building a highway that
07:11connects the part of Romania with Chernobyl, the Ukrainian region with a strong Romanian speaking minority.
07:17And this is part of the safe financing instrument, which is the European instrument, as you know, to help us
07:25build
07:25better capacity, not just in terms of defense procurement, but also dual use.
07:31Oh, Anatoia there, the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs speaking to me from Ukraine.
07:36Now, moving on, Israel has been criticized by the European Union and the United Nations for reinstating
07:41capital punishment for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a practice associated with
07:47non-democratic countries or democracies in decline. Many Israeli opposition lawmakers and Israeli citizens
07:53have been taking to the streets to protest. Our Jakob Yanis tells us more.
07:59It is a seismic shift in Israeli law. On Monday, Knesset approved the death penalty for Palestinians
08:05convinced of murdering Israelis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back the measure and far-right
08:10national security minister Itamar Ben-Givir celebrated the vote wearing a pin shaped like a noose on his
08:16lapel. And the topic is very serious, so your reporter wants to look past the political theater and see the
08:22facts.
08:24Under the new rules, anyone convinced of a fatal terror attack faces a default
08:28punishment of death by hanging. And it applies by default in military courts. However,
08:35these courts only try Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The law also applies in civilian courts,
08:41but there is a catch. The attacker must act with the intention to put an end to the state of
08:46Israel.
08:47And legal experts say this exact wording protects Jewish citizens from the same punishments.
08:52The Palestinian authority stresses Israel has absolutely no sovereignty over Palestinian land,
08:58whereas supporters of the bill say the country must fight a cycle of terror.
09:03But there is a question. Will this law stop the violence? You see, the death penalty is banned across
09:10the EU. And the UK, France, Germany and Italy say the policy has zero deterring effect and called it
09:17de facto discriminatory. And now Brussels is stepping in. Euronews has seen an exclusive draft statement from
09:24EU foreign policy chief Kayakalas, who calls the bill a grave regression. It marks a noticeably sharper
09:31tone from Europe towards Israel. Yet, diplomacy aside, the core problem comes down to the law itself.
09:38If a justice system seems to use two different sets of rules for the exact same crime,
09:43can one still call it justice?
09:50Now, today is April the 1st, a day for playing April Fool jokes on each other. But this next story
09:56is no laughing matter. Just 12 or 11 days ahead of general elections in Hungary,
10:01a new leak shows the Hungarian foreign affairs minister, Peter Czartó, discussing EU-sanctioned
10:06dodging with Russia's foreign affairs minister, Sergej Lavrov. Poland and Ireland have called the move,
10:11quote, repulsive, sinister and unacceptable. For more, we're joined here on SESH by Euronews'
10:17Hungarian correspondent, Sándor Zíros. Sándor, just tell us what exactly happened and why is this so
10:21significant?
10:22Good morning, Maeve. Indeed, this recorded conversation shows a call between Hungarian
10:28foreign minister Peter Czartó and his Russian counterpart, Sergej Lavrov. The conversation happened
10:34back in 2024. We don't know who recorded it, but it was published by an investigative portal,
10:40the insider. Now about the content. It shows how Lavrov convinced Czartó to act for Russian interest
10:49and to try to remove one Russian woman from the EU's sanctions list. She's a sister of a Russian
10:56oligarch. Czartó accepted this request and he was saying he will work on this. And indeed, six months
11:04later, this woman has been removed from the EU's sanctions list. Now, Czartó is well known for his
11:13close Russian ties. And it's also well known that, you know, Hungary is disliking the EU's sanctions
11:20policy when it comes to Russia. But the tone of the whole conversation was very casual and it was very
11:26striking. Now what the impact of this conversation and of this leak. This is happening during the the
11:33final phase of the Hungarian electoral campaign. And, you know, one of the big topics at this
11:38elections is the ties with Russia. And Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar is attacking the
11:45government with especially this. He is saying what Czartó did is a betrayal of the Hungarian interest,
11:52is a betrayal of the European interest. Now let's listen to the conversation.
11:58Look, yeah, I am calling on on the request of Alisa. And he just asked me to remind you that
12:07you were doing something about his sister. Mrs. Ismailova. Yes. Yeah, absolutely. The thing is the
12:15following, that together with the Slovaks, we are submitting a proposal to the European Union to
12:24de-list her. We will submit it next week. And as the new review period is going to be started,
12:33it's going to be put on the agenda. And we will do our best in order to get her off.
12:42Thank you very much. He would be really very pleased. He is seriously concerned about his
12:47sister. You can understand it. And we highly appreciate your support and your fight for
12:52equality. And you can read more of Sander's reporting and our Hungarian desk reporting on
12:58yournews.com. Thank you, Sander. And now for the mood in Hungary, just days, as I said,
13:02away from these crucial parliamentary elections. Our correspondent in Hungary, Adam Maier, sent us this update.
13:08There are less than two weeks left until next Sunday's Hungarian election, which promises to be the
13:13closest in the past 20 years. It's no wonder we are seeing a campaign as intense as the country
13:18hasn't seen in a long time. Unlike in previous campaigns, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has embarked on
13:23a tour of the country, delivering speeches to thousands of people night after night in squares like this one
13:29in Solnok, a city 100 kilometers from Budapest. Orbán's main challenger, Péter Magyar, is also touring the country,
13:36but he appears at four or five locations a day, drawing often similar crowds as the Prime Minister.
13:42In recent days, reports emerge that counter-protesters have appeared at Viktor Orbán's speeches where they
13:47were harassed by people dressed in black and were not protected by the police. It remains to be seen
13:53if similar or even more intense events will take place in the last days of the campaign.
14:00Adam Meyer there for us. Now, after talks in Brussels, the EU energy ministers have so far
14:04not published any concrete proposals to address the energy crisis, but the Commission will present
14:09EU-level measures very soon. For more, we can speak to Brzev Brokna, the Polish Secretary of State
14:15and the energy ministry, who was actually inside the very meeting. Good morning and thanks for joining us.
14:19Just tell us, what did you decide? Because here in Brussels, they're starting to tell
14:23people to start working from home, not take urgent flights and drive less. Is this
14:27scaremongering or what was really the mood inside that meeting?
14:31Good morning and thanks for having me. So basically, in Poland, we have already taken
14:37some measures. We have decided to introduce the legislation that is basically introducing
14:44price caps on fuels in Poland and also decreases excise tax and VAT. But in Brussels, we are still
14:54discussing. So basically, we have been discussing different approaches. But basically, the voices
15:01that were heard the most were about the need to act, need to react quickly. And of course,
15:09different ministers were presenting different approaches. Poland was focusing more on the need
15:16of urgent measures to be taken in the EU ETS system.
15:21So who should be taking charge here? Because people are very worried. Should it be EU capitals
15:25introducing measures like reducing speed limits or encouraging public transport? Or should the EU be
15:29coming here with a coordinated response?
15:32I do believe that basically, we need a coordinated response to the crisis. But the capitals should be
15:41driving the measures. Basically, we need certain flexibility. Of course, it's easier in countries when,
15:50I don't know, people are using bikes to go to works to somehow encourage them to use bikes. But you
15:58know,
15:58in Warsaw, now it's better with the weather. But in February, you cannot bike to work. That's the issue.
16:06Indeed, of course, people are looking for realistic measures too. Thank you so much for joining us this
16:11morning here on Euronews. Now, moving on, Pope Leo is preparing to celebrate Easter for the first time
16:17as pontiff one year after his predecessor's death, as concerns grow over the Middle East war. The Irish MEP
16:23Barry Andrews has an audience with the Pope today and joins us now for Rome. Good morning,
16:28Barry. Just tell us, what are your expectations for this encounter? And is there anything the Pope
16:32can do to call for calm now in the Middle East? Hi, good morning, Maves. Thanks for having me on.
16:38Yes, I mean, he has been a very strong moral voice for peace and for dialogue in the Middle East
16:45and
16:45elsewhere around the world. So clearly, I'll be raising that issue with him and thanking him for his moral
16:51leadership. But I'll also be raising with him the massive cuts in development and humanitarian
16:57aid that are happening in Europe and encouraging him to support a narrative which acknowledges it's
17:03not all about investment in infrastructure. A lot of it is about providing humanitarian aid
17:09for people affected by conflict. He was in Lebanon himself in November. I was there a couple of weeks
17:16ago myself and I've seen for myself the human cost of these massive cuts in humanitarian aid in terms
17:22of the types of services that are provided for people that are internally displaced in Lebanon. So
17:27it's a huge privilege for me to be able to share a few moments with him. His first document is
17:32a major
17:33document focused on poverty and inequality and he will therefore hopefully encourage European leaders
17:41should focus on that as well. And meanwhile, Barry Andrews, we've seen that the former Irish
17:44EU Commissioner, Maureen McGuinness, has been appointed as the EU's new special envoy for religious
17:49freedom. What does that actually mean? What will this role entail of?
17:54Well, I'm across exactly what Maureen's role will be. She's a personal friend of mine. I'm delighted for
18:01her and she's recovered from recent illness. But clearly, you know, humanitarian aid is neutral.
18:07It's faith neutral. And what the European Union seeks to do is to provide for anybody wherever they
18:13are affected by conflict or climate or any catastrophe with impartial and neutral assistance,
18:20wherever that can happen. Nevertheless, I'm glad that Maureen will have that role because there is
18:25growing both anti-Semitism across Europe, there's Islamophobia as well across Europe,
18:31and there's an intolerance of Christian minorities in some parts of the developing world. So it's
18:37important that somebody as senior as Maureen would take that role.
18:41Okay. Barry Andrews, Irish MEP there from Renew Europe, just ahead with his moment there with the
18:47Pope. Thank you so much for speaking to us here on Euronews. And thank you so much for tuning in,
18:52of course, with this week being Holy Week and the EU institutions going a little bit into shutdown
18:57for a couple of days. Europe today is also taking a little break. We'll be back though next Tuesday
19:03with a fresh news show. In the meantime, for anyone celebrating Easter, enjoy, take care and see you
19:08very soon here on Euronews. And of course, on Euronews.com for more news, more analysis and more
19:13insights onto all the stories we're covering for you. Thanks for watching. Bye bye.
19:28Bye bye.
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