00:00In a three-hour speech on Monday, Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar has called for the swift formation of
00:05a new government, aiming for a formal handover of power on May 5th.
00:10Following his landslide victory on Sunday, Magyar outlined his administration's immediate priorities, which center on restoring democratic institutions and securing
00:1917 billion euros in frozen European Union funds.
00:30They are not an ordinary government change, but a complete government change.
00:36Addressing the conflict in Ukraine, Magyar confirmed he will not block a 90 billion euro EU loan for Kiev, though
00:43he insisted Hungary will not contribute to the fund.
00:46He also reiterated his position to the fast-tracked EU accession of a country at war.
00:52On energy policy, the incoming leader adopted a pragmatic tone.
00:55While aiming to end dependence on Russian energy by 2035, he stated that Budapest will continue to purchase Russian oil
01:03in the short term to ensure economic competitiveness.
01:07Magyar also intends to keep the southern border fence and remains opposed to the EU migration pact.
01:13However, he expressed a desire to resolve the 1 million euro daily fines imposed by the European Court of Justice
01:19for non-compliance with asylum laws.
01:21The TITSA party leader also confirmed his intention to bring Hungary into the eurozone, signaling a significant shift toward deeper
01:30European integration after years of isolation.
01:38President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says she wants to make swift and overdue progress in restoring
01:45ties between Brussels and Budapest.
01:47Her comments came a day after Peter Magyar secured a victory in the Hungarian election and put an end to
01:54Viktor Orban's 16 years of uninterrupted power.
01:58Magyar and his TITSA party asked to win a supermajority, which he would need to undo the far-reaching reforms
02:04enacted by Viktor Orban in his self-styled project of illiberal democracy.
02:09The people of Hungary have spoken and they have reclaimed their European path.
02:16It is a victory for fundamental freedoms.
02:20So with this result, our union is stronger.
02:23Our union is more united.
02:26It was an exceptional evening yesterday.
02:29Of course, we will start working with the government as soon as possible.
02:33Contacts between Brussels and Budapest are expected to begin immediately once Magyar formally takes office around mid-May.
02:42The European Commission is currently withholding roughly 17 billion euros in cohesion and COVID recovery funds due to an array
02:49of legal challenges with Budapest on the rule of law, judicial independence, academic freedom, asylum law and LGBTQ plus rights.
02:59Separately, Budapest is waiting for the Commission's green light for its 16 billion euros defence plan under SAFE, a loan
03:06-backed programme.
03:07For Magyar, the release of EU money is a top priority.
03:11The incoming Prime Minister believes the supermajority will help him pass the reforms needed and meet the criteria that the
03:18Commission has established as a precondition for unfreezing.
03:28The victory of Peter Maia and his Tissa party is a very important moment for the EU and a historic
03:34moment for Hungary, former European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday.
03:41That's an important step for more European unity and I hope that it will allow the European Union to be
03:48more integrated, to be more ambitious and finally to make the decisions to make this European sovereignty not a slogan
03:56but to make it a reality.
03:58As a first move, the Hungarian politician said on Sunday that Hungary will join the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the
04:06body which investigates transnational and complex financial crimes.
04:10Magyar's priority is to tackle the necessary reforms to unblock the 17 billion euros frozen by the European Commission due
04:18to concerns regarding the rule of law in the country ruled until now by Viktor Orban.
04:24Now we have to see how the new government in Hungary will manage and will put in place reforms that
04:31are needed, will give the signals that what they have announced before the elections will become a reality in the
04:38country which will allow, I suppose, the European institutions to make decisions in favour of unleashing the fanzine for Hungary.
04:48Ukraine is also expected to benefit from Orbán's defeat after 16 years in power, as the outgoing prime minister was
04:56known for blocking a 90 billion euros loan to Kiev.
05:02US President Donald Trump was harsh in his criticism of Pope Leo XIV as he spoke to reporters just outside
05:08Air Force One late on Sunday.
05:11Trump called the first U.S.-born Poniff a liberal and criticized his no-war and immigration stances, defending them as
05:18essential to combat crime and evil.
05:21We don't like a pope that's going to say that it's okay to have a nuclear weapon.
05:26We don't want a pope that says crime is okay in our cities.
05:30I don't like it. I'm not a big fan of Pope Leo.
05:32He's a very liberal person and he's a man that doesn't believe in stopping crime.
05:38He's a man that doesn't think that we should be toying with a country that wants a nuclear weapon so
05:46they can blow up the world.
05:48I'm not a fan of Pope Leo.
05:50The comments came after a scathing post on social media prior to his landing in Washington
05:55in which the U.S. president lambasted the pope as weak and called on him to, quote,
06:01get his act together.
06:02His attack started after Leo suggested that, quote,
06:06the delusion of omnipotence is what is fueling the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
06:11Meanwhile, the Poniff has embarked on an 11-day tour of Africa
06:15where he will visit Catholic churches in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.
06:21Shortly after his arrival in Algeria, Leo said he is focused on promoting peace
06:26and added that he has no intention to debate with Trump.
06:34Poland and South Korea agreed on Monday to upgrade the bilateral relationship between the two countries
06:40to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
06:44Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk was in Seoul for a summit with President Lee Yam-yung.
06:49Tusk and Lee discussed a wide range of issues
06:53with the main focus on the expansion of defense cooperation.
06:57Poland and South Korea are set to step up their cooperation in the defense industry
07:02under a $44.2 billion framework agreement signed in July 2022.
07:09Lee stated that this partnership extended beyond arms sales
07:13to include joint production, technology transfers and training.
07:16Tusk described South Korea as Poland's most important ally after the United States,
07:23especially in the defense industry.
07:25The two leaders also agreed to expand their cooperation across a wide range of areas,
07:31including energy supply chains, infrastructure, science and technology,
07:36high-tech industries and space.
07:40Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, two NGOs have said.
07:48In a joint annual report, Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris Space together against the death penalty
07:54said there is now a risk of even more executions in the wake of the war against the United States
07:59and Israel.
08:01They urged the West to put the death penalty at the heart of any negotiations with Tehran.
08:06The number of executions represented an increase of 68% on the 975 people Iran put to death in 2024.
08:15The figure includes 48 women.
08:18If the Islamic Republic survives the current crisis,
08:21there is a serious risk that executions will be used even more extensively
08:25as a tool of oppression and repression, the report said.
08:29It added that the number of executions was by far the highest since IHR began tracking them in 2008
08:35and was the most reported since 1989.
08:43A Spanish company based in Galicia could revolutionize the satellite market.
08:49Kereo Space has developed technology that could allow satellites to operate closer to Earth
08:55at an altitude of just 200 kilometers.
08:58Satellites currently do not operate below 500 kilometers.
09:02But what is the reason?
09:03No se puede orbitar más bajo porque al estar tan cerca de la Tierra todavía existe aire que viene de
09:10la atmósfera.
09:10Es decir, estás tan cerca de la capa de la atmósfera que te quedan partículas de aire que hacen que
09:16el satélite frene.
09:18Es decir, tienes mucha resistencia aerodinámica como cuando sacas la mano cuando vas en el coche
09:24que sin querer la mano te tira hacia atrás por la velocidad.
09:27Lo mismo pasa con los satélites.
09:29Tienes aire, no hay vacío absoluto.
09:32Entonces, la única forma de hacerlo es un satélite que lleve una propulsión completamente eléctrica o renovable,
09:39que no necesite combustible.
09:41Kereo Space has now created an engine that captures atmospheric air, ionizes it into plasma to generate continuous thrust.
09:49It allows for missions in very low Earth orbits which are usually not possible due to atmospheric drag.
09:57A través de placas solares, energía solar y el aire, podemos mantener el satélite en esa órbita por años.
10:03Most satellites are in low Earth orbits, so what are the advantages of these very low Earth orbits?
10:09Pasa lo mismo que con un teléfono móvil cuando quieres sacar una foto de algo.
10:15Cuando más cerca estás del objetivo, más resolución vas a sacar con esta foto.
10:19Hay un sinfín de aplicaciones en observación terrestre, pero la parte buena está también en el sector de SATCOM, de
10:26las telecomunicaciones.
10:28El hecho de estar más cerca de la Tierra te permite tener una señal más fuerte y con menos retraso.
10:34Puedes captar la señal desde Tierra solamente con un teléfono móvil.
10:39No necesitas antenas externas, un kit externo como puede ser el caso de Starlink.
10:44La dana y el apagón son dos ejemplos buenísimos.
10:48La gente lo primero que quería hacer no era comer ni buscar ropa, era llamar a los familiares.
10:52Había caído la infraestructura terrestre.
10:55Tú con una infraestructura de este tipo, con satélites tan bajitos, podrías tener acceso a Internet
11:00y tener una red resiliente en cualquier situación.
11:04En septiembre, Creos aseguró 8 millones de euros en un financiamiento de la OTAN
11:09led by the NATO Innovation Fund and Berlin-based Joint Capital.
11:14They have completed all ground certification tests and the next step now is to get a unit into space.
11:19Este fondo de innovación de la OTAN lo que busca son tecnologías de uso dual,
11:25es decir, que tengan tanto aplicaciones en el ámbito civil como en el ámbito militar
11:30y que sean estratégicas para Europa, que rompa con la dependencia tecnológica con otras entidades,
11:36porque hoy en día, por desgracia, todavía dependemos mucho de los Estados Unidos.
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