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00:15Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone.
00:30Hungary's Peter Maillard has promised to mend ties with Brussels and unlock 19 billion in frozen funds.
00:37We look at what's at stake and the hurdles he'll have to dump.
00:40And seven weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, after talks broke down in Pakistan,
00:46the US has imposed a military blockade of Iranian ports on the Strait of Hormuz.
00:51We'll cross live to the Gulf state of Qatar.
00:53And despite the soaring energy and fuel crisis across Europe,
00:57the European Commission says the conditions for granting member states budgetary flexibility
01:02to mitigate the impact have not been met for now.
01:05EU leaders are due to meet in Cyprus next week to address the crisis.
01:10But first, in a lengthy press conference, Hungarian election winner Peter Maillard
01:14teased the main political lines of his government.
01:17While vowing to unfreeze billions of euros in EU funding and mend ties with Brussels,
01:23he also indicated a tough line on migration and no fast track for Ukraine.
01:27Euronews' Europe editor, Maria Tadeo, was at his very first press conference since his victory
01:32and joins me now here for an update.
01:34Good morning. Welcome back from Budapest.
01:35So, look, this press conference that we saw yesterday, tell us more about it
01:39and what a Maillard government would look like and how it would compare really to Viktor Orbán's.
01:44Really, yeah, and this is one of the key questions, of course.
01:47And look, on the Sunday, it was a day of celebration in Budapest.
01:51We were on site.
01:53Really, it was this electrifying atmosphere on the streets of Budapest.
01:57But on Monday, it was the work now that is ahead.
02:00It was a task.
02:01And you could see almost the mood shifted to now the weight, obviously,
02:06of the responsibility of a new government that says it wants to fundamentally change
02:11major parts of the Hungarian economy, certainly, to begin with.
02:16Peter Magyar acknowledged in that press conference yesterday
02:19that the situation, the economic situation of the country is a difficult one.
02:23He obviously repeated that he wants, and this is the big priority of his government,
02:28which he said wants to be in place in less than 30 days.
02:33So, that means that by May, they want to be working and they want to get to work.
02:36He wants to use that time now to begin negotiations to unlock European money
02:41that has been blocked, mostly because of rule of law issues when it comes to the European Union.
02:46There is now a real tight deadline to salvage before the end of the summer
02:51about 10 billion euros for Hungary or lose that money.
02:55So, he said he immediately wants to get into that as a sign of goodwill.
02:58He also repeated yesterday that he intends to place Hungary within the European public prosecutor's office.
03:04Remember, Orbán had decided to opt out.
03:06He says he now will consider joining, and that is the goal, to enter this institution.
03:10And then also gave red lines in terms of areas where he doesn't see changes are necessary.
03:17And, of course, when you look at Ukraine, not a lot seemed to be changing.
03:21You know, he talked about this loan for Ukraine.
03:23He said Hungary had negotiated an opt-out, and that will continue.
03:27When you look at Russian energy, you know, a very difficult question for the Hungarian economy,
03:31which is running on Russian energy.
03:32He said, ultimately, the goal for this country is to have supply that is sustainable, but also cheap.
03:38And then when you look at other societal parts, we didn't get an indication the major societal changes are coming.
03:46So, overall, when you look at this press conference, it was sort of this idea of a country that is
03:49staying in within the national politics and this conservative view.
03:53Things could change, but not quickly or immediately.
03:56That is not the priority.
03:57The priorities are externally to reset the foreign policy, the economy, no corruption, no Orbán, no Putin.
04:03That's basically how we could put it.
04:04And on corruption, he said he really wants to crack down on that.
04:07How will he, though?
04:08Well, yes.
04:09I mean, he talked about the idea that they will join the European public prosecutor's office.
04:12He also said this is not a change in government, but it's almost a change of regime.
04:16He suggested that civil servants, high-ranking civil servants connected to Orbán, including the president of Hungary, will have to
04:23go.
04:24And then he also said, and this was an extraordinary moment in this press conference at some point,
04:29that he had information and he interrupted the press conference.
04:32He was given a piece of paper.
04:33And he said, I have information from an insider that the Hungarian foreign minister,
04:38that is the outgoing Hungarian foreign minister, Petr Ciaro, who's been caught up in this political scandal for two weeks
04:44because of the tapes in conversation with the Russian foreign minister that leaked.
04:49He is at the ministry destroying evidence.
04:52So he suggested that there will be scrutiny, that it will be the police, the judiciary.
04:57He also suggested could change and there could be changes to put forward more independent justice.
05:02But all of this signaling a man who is really in a rush and wants to at least the perception
05:07of corruption tackle it.
05:08OK, Maria Tadeo, our editor, thank you so much for all those insights.
05:13Now, moving on, EU member states must coordinate on energy prices themselves,
05:18the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.
05:21But she stopped short of announcing fresh measures.
05:24This comes as Ireland comes out of a six-day fuel protest that brought the country to a standstill.
05:30Meanwhile, President Trump has said he will eliminate any Iranian ships
05:34that breach the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
05:37For more on the moving situation, we can cross now to the Gulf state of Qatar
05:41and bring in our correspondent, Adele Khalim.
05:44Good morning, Adele. Great to see us there.
05:46Great to see you there.
05:47Can you just tell us what we know so far about this very blockade?
05:54So this is a major escalation, mate.
05:56Even if we're not seeing direct fighting right now,
05:58the US has rolled out a large naval operation,
06:00more than 15 warships, including an aircraft carrier
06:03and destroyers to enforce a blockade on Iranian ports.
06:07So far, we haven't seen any real movement,
06:09no major new transits, and no direct confrontation with Iran just yet.
06:14US President Donald Trump says this is all about forcing Iran back to the negotiating table.
06:18He's also warning any Iranian ship approaching could be targeted.
06:21At the same time, this is also becoming more complex.
06:24China says it has its own arrangement with Iran
06:27and is warning the US to, quote, not meddle in our affairs.
06:30We've already seen at least two China-bound tankers turn around
06:34after the blockade began, so this could turn into a standoff very quickly.
06:38And from Europe, a firm message.
06:40The right of freedom of navigation through the Hormuz is non-negotiable,
06:45and several countries have begun distancing themselves from the blockade.
06:50So right now, it's a very tense situation, a holding pattern,
06:54heavy military presence, fragile diplomacy, and a real risk of escalation.
06:58And meanwhile, we're seeing social unrest here in some EU countries.
07:02This is all having a major impact on fuel prices, Adan.
07:07That's right.
07:08How about a half a billion euros a day, Maeve?
07:11That's roughly what European Union top officials say.
07:14This crisis is now costing in higher energy bills.
07:17Ursula von der Leyen says the EU fossil fuel import costs
07:20have jumped by more than $22 billion in just over six weeks since this war began.
07:26And remember, about 20% of the world's oil normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
07:32She's also warning the impact won't disappear overnight, even if the fighting stops.
07:36And let's hear from the EU Commission president.
07:39Our bill for fossil fuel imports has increased by over €22 billion.
07:4544 days, €22 billion, not a single molecule of energy in addition.
07:54And this shows the enormous impact this crisis has on our economy,
07:59even if the hostility ceased immediately and the disruption of energy supplies from the Gulf
08:04will persist for some time to come.
08:08European Commission president there, Ursula von der Leyen.
08:10And before that, of course, our Adel Khalim.
08:12Thank you so much for that live update.
08:14Now, all eyes, of course, on the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks as well,
08:18taking place today in Washington.
08:20But now, as a response to the conflict,
08:22the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
08:24has launched a conflict response package to neighbouring countries.
08:28They're also monitoring the impact the war is having on the global economy.
08:31For more, your news' Marit Gwynne-Jones spoke to the president of the EBRD, Ali Renobasso.
08:37So there is an impact which is directly related to energy prices.
08:42And we see that across all our countries of operation.
08:47So the increase of energy prices being oil and gas.
08:51But you also have countries which are very close to the area of the conflict,
08:57which are impacted by a drop of tourism.
09:01A big important element also is an increase of energy price.
09:07We feel fuel inflation.
09:09And this also has an impact on interest rates
09:12because the risk appetite in market has been dropping
09:16and interest rates has been increasing all over the economies.
09:23And this has a big impact for countries which have a high debt level deficit issues and so forth.
09:30And I know that you've recently introduced a €5 billion package to aid these countries.
09:36How soon can that money flow?
09:38Because I'm thinking of places like Lebanon,
09:40where there's still a real risk of escalation, still an active war.
09:43Can you support these countries and their economies while the situation is so volatile?
09:49So indeed, when we talk about this €5 billion level of investment,
09:54we are focusing on countries which are very close to the conflict.
09:57So Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Armenia.
10:04And the idea is to continue to support them in investment.
10:08So when you have private sector banks which are withdrawing or reducing their exposure,
10:15reducing their investment in these countries,
10:17we are stepping in, in a way, as a counter-cyclical bank,
10:20which is there to continue to support investment.
10:24Yet as we speak, President, talks between Iran and the US have stalled completely.
10:30We've heard President Trump saying he doesn't care about that.
10:34He's also threatening to block access to Iranian ports.
10:36The situation is very volatile.
10:39Are we on the cusp of a major global economic shock if this ends up to be a very drawn
10:47-out war?
10:49What happened in the last few weeks was already a very big economic shock.
10:53You've seen that the energy international urgency said it was the widest,
10:57biggest energy shock in the decades, in the last decades.
11:03So it was a very significant shock.
11:05The longer it lasts and if it becomes more serious with the escalations that we see very,
11:13I mean, this morning and in the last few hours,
11:15the risk is that it's become, the impact is becoming deeper.
11:18The assessment, our assessment, for example, with a barrel, oil barrel at $100 per barrel for a long period of
11:27time,
11:28the impact on the growth on our countries of operation is minus 0.4,
11:32so a drop of growth of 0.4 percent and an increase of inflation of around 1.5 percent.
11:38We're hearing some comparisons with the 1970s oil crisis.
11:42Is it that serious?
11:44Is President Trump here pushing us really to the precipice?
11:48Do you share these kind of grave concerns?
11:51I mean, it's a very significant shock.
11:54When we compare to the 70s oil shock,
11:59the big difference is that the economies are less dependent on fossil fuels than they used to be.
12:05So we have very significantly improved the energy efficiency.
12:10And so the impact of oil prices per se, of fossil fuel prices per se,
12:15is more limited than it was in the 70s.
12:20But if the situation aggravates and stays there for long,
12:26then the economic impact is likely to be much more serious.
12:30To close briefly, President, I know that you don't invest in all European economies as an institution,
12:38but what could be the knock-on effect on an Europe which is increasingly investing in defence,
12:45where borrowing costs and the cost of servicing debt is really spiralling?
12:49For Europe, the challenge will be increase of inflation,
12:54will have an impact on the dynamics of the economy,
12:57and maybe the increase of energy prices also will have a dampening impact on growth.
13:02And growth in Europe was already not extremely dynamic.
13:06And so this will be a challenge in a context where the fiscal space for countries to,
13:14for example, provide some support for households or businesses in London
13:20to counterweight the increase of energy price is much more limited
13:24than it was in 2022, for example, or just after Covid.
13:31And now coming up, MEPs here in Brussels are still digesting the results
13:35of the Hungarian elections that took place last Sunday.
13:38One of them is Darius Jansky, a Polish MEP from the European People's Party,
13:42who spent his weekend in Budapest following those elections.
13:46And now he joins us here in the studio to debrief.
13:48Welcome.
13:49Welcome. Good morning.
13:49So how was your weekend and what is your response to the outcome?
13:54Oh, it was absolutely amazing. Absolutely amazing.
13:57Today I was invited by a Polish minority in Hungary.
14:00So we spent two days, about 48 hours, amazing election night in Hungary.
14:10And everybody's finger crossed for change, for big change.
14:14But no one expected that it's possible.
14:17But now you describe it as amazing.
14:19So the big high is there, of course, for the voters of TISA.
14:22But now the hard work comes.
14:23How will Peter Mayer actually reform the country in order to unlock the billions that he wants?
14:27Oh, they have to start.
14:29They have to start to prepare these reforms.
14:32Yesterday, Ursula von der Leyen said that she is ready to unblock the European Union fund.
14:38About 60 billion euros for Hungary, but they have to start.
14:43They have to start the reform.
14:45I mean, justice reform, the public medium reform.
14:48After 60 years of Orbán, it was a democratic country.
14:54They have to prepare everything.
14:56So it will be not easy, but step by step.
14:58I think they are ready to do it.
15:00And he wants to crack down on corruptions.
15:01Any advice for him there?
15:03Yeah, it was a huge corruption.
15:07Even in the election day, we talk with people how it is election and how they do it.
15:17And in Hungary, they paid a lot of money to just vote for the Orbán's party.
15:23So corruption was everywhere.
15:27And what about the foreign minister Tiarto?
15:29We understand that he's been shredding up sensitive documents.
15:33That's according to Peter Mayer.
15:34Is that true?
15:35Is there proof?
15:36I think it's true.
15:37I think it's true.
15:38So they have cleaned everything and they have fired all of these people from the Orbán's.
15:43and I think they have to build a new country right now, justice, rule of law.
15:49It will be not very easy because the corruption is everywhere.
15:54But I keep finger crossed for the new government.
15:57So I think they are ready to do it.
16:00You think they're ready?
16:00And will this mean a new chapter now in EU-Hungarian relations?
16:03I think it will be a very strong relation between the new government and Brussels.
16:08I mean, the Hungarian decided to Europe.
16:12I saw on the election night that a lot of people handed the flags of European Union and Hungary.
16:20It looks like Hungary joined the EU once more.
16:24So everybody was smiling.
16:25It was an absolutely happy day.
16:27And after 16 years, they are absolutely free and democratic right now.
16:32OK, Darius Ionski, thank you so much for coming into us here and sharing your insights.
16:36Now moving on, the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgio Maloney, has called Donald Trump's remarks about Pope Leo, quote, unacceptable.
16:43The US President accused the pontiff of being, quote, weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy.
16:49He told reporters he was, quote, not a big fan.
16:52The Pope has responded with ease and calmness, as Jakob Janus reports.
16:57When you hear Donald Trump is going after the Pope, you know he's not planning to turn the other cheek.
17:04I'm not a big fan of Pope Leo.
17:06He's a very liberal person and he's a man that doesn't believe in stopping crime.
17:11But hold on, how did relations between Washington and the Holy See went down so rapidly?
17:17When the Chicago-born pontiff was chosen last year, Donald Trump praised the historic choice as a great honor.
17:24Capturing a solid majority of the US Catholic vote, conservatives hoped they had found a natural ally.
17:30However, the honeymoon was brief and tensions appeared when the Pope challenged Washington mass deportation programs,
17:37condemning the harsh treatment of migrants.
17:40But the ultimate breaking point has been the escalating war in Iran.
17:45And after the US President threatened to destroy the whole Iranian civilization,
17:50the Pope openly condemned this military rhetoric as unacceptable.
17:54But Trump instantly reminded Pope Leo that if he wasn't in the White House, he wouldn't be in the Vatican.
18:01And the Pope responded calmly yesterday.
18:04I do not look at my role as being political, politician.
18:09I don't want to get into a debate with him.
18:11And I will continue to speak out loudness against war, looking to promote peace, promoting dialogue.
18:17Too many innocent people are being killed.
18:19And I think someone has to stand up and say, there's a better way.
18:23But one could ask, how can the Catholic Church effectively question a leader who is now sharing AI-generated images
18:30of himself as Jesus Christ?
18:33Which, by the way, is an act considered highly blasphemous under church dogma.
18:37But hey, the US President is none other than the former host of The Apprentice TV show, where he used
18:45to fire people on the spot.
18:47And now he's telling the Pope to get his act together and focus on being a great Pope, rather than
18:54catering to the radical left.
18:55Otherwise, it seems Trump will go after him, and then probably after the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
19:03too.
19:04Especially considering that Jesus was a Middle Eastern refugee.
19:12Yeah, I could be honest reporting for us there.
19:15Well, that does bring this edition of Europe Today to an end.
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19:23But as always, thank you so much for tuning in.
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