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00:30With a electoral win on Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peder Magyar is making waves before he's entered office,
00:37vowing to undo Viktor Orbán's influence on public institutions and the media.
00:43We'll bring you the latest.
00:45And Russian bombardments hit the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Dnipro and Odessa overnight.
00:51It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues his European tour in the Netherlands after a visit to Rome yesterday.
00:59He's been drumming up fresh defence deals with allies.
01:03And Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was once considered Europe's Trump whisperer.
01:10But tensions have flared up publicly this week.
01:13We'll be asking whether the sudden breakdown in the once-sweet relationship is creating a rare moment of national unity
01:21in Italy.
01:22But first, on our top story today, Peder Magyar is pushing for a rapid transfer of power in Hungary after
01:31that landslide win in the elections last Sunday.
01:35For more, I'm joined in the studio this morning by our Hungarian correspondent, Sándor Círos.
01:40Good morning, Sándor.
01:42Good morning.
01:42Listen, Peder Magyar has been keeping you busy this week.
01:46He's really making waves just four days after that stunning win on Sunday.
01:51Tell us what he's been up to.
01:53Well, I think Peder Magyar brought a political tornado to Hungary.
01:57He's willing to change the system of Viktor Ordan very rapidly.
02:02And he launched an attack against the key holders of power and the key institutions.
02:09So, for example, yesterday in the morning, he went to the public broadcaster.
02:13He gave an interview.
02:15Actually, this was the first interview of him in the last 18 months.
02:19And he completely considers this institution as an urbanist propaganda tool.
02:26And he simply said that, OK, I'm going to shut it down.
02:28We will do a new television for Hungary.
02:31And then he went to visit the president of the country, Tomáš Súlyok.
02:36He gave him a straightaway ultimatum.
02:38whether you leave or we will get rid of you.
02:41And suddenly the president understood the message.
02:44And he said that maybe I'm considering to leave by myself
02:48and put the mandate to you as soon as possible.
02:52Let's listen to what Peder Magyar said after this meeting.
02:55I told the president that if he does not leave willingly,
03:01we will use the mandate we received from our voters.
03:03And with some amendments to the Constitution,
03:05we will remove him and all the other puppets
03:08who were appointed in his place by the Orbán regime.
03:12So a very dramatic few days, Sándor.
03:14And Viktor Orbán, how is he dealing with this defeat?
03:18Well, there are indicators that, you know,
03:20it's not a simple defeat for Orbán, but a complete humiliation.
03:24He hasn't show up publicly ever since the vote on Sunday.
03:28He posted only once on Facebook.
03:31And many government officials and many people around the government
03:35are blaming actually him for the bad campaign and for the bad results.
03:40Now there is one very interesting thing that yesterday,
03:43it turned out that Orbán is missing his last EU summit,
03:48which will take place next week in Cyprus.
03:51He's not going there.
03:52He's not going to face other leaders after his non-stop veto policies.
03:58This is just to avoid public humiliation at the summit.
04:01But remember that during his 16 years in power,
04:05Orbán never missed a single European summit.
04:08This is going to be the last one that he's missing.
04:12And it's also, in my view, it puts a shade on his legacy of 16 years.
04:18Indeed, Sándor Viktor Orbán missing that summit next week.
04:20Thank you so much for bringing us up to speed there.
04:22Now, Peter Magyar's electoral win has a potentially huge impact on one country, Ukraine.
04:29Magyar has already laid out his position on Russia's full-scale invasion,
04:33saying Ukraine is the victim in this war
04:36and calling on Orbán to lift his controversial veto
04:39on that €90 billion loan for Ukraine before he leaves office expected in May.
04:45Joining me now in the studio for more is our Ukraine correspondent, Sasha Bakulina.
04:50Good morning. Thank you for being here.
04:52So tell us first, how important is this shift in the Hungarian position for Ukraine?
04:57It's crucially important for Kyiv because there are, of course, a couple of vetoes,
05:00Viktor Orbán's vetoes, that are still there in place.
05:03This is the €90 billion loan.
05:04This is also the new package of sanctions against Russia.
05:08And, of course, anything regarding Ukraine's EU accession.
05:11But first and foremost, the most urgent thing nowadays for Ukraine and for the EU
05:15is unblocking this loan, which has already been agreed upon at the summit in December.
05:20And this is the money out of the €90 billion.
05:22€60 billion is something that Ukraine desperately needs for the defence industry
05:28and to make sure that Ukraine does have enough weapons.
05:31And Zelenskyy has been touring European capitals.
05:33He's been in Norway, Germany, Italy and expected in the Netherlands today.
05:37What is he trying to achieve?
05:39Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on the tour of securing defence cooperation agreements.
05:43Now it is with the EU states.
05:46And that's very interesting.
05:47Every time he goes to the capital, we could see that there are a couple of agreements
05:50at least coming out of them, specifically with attention to drone production,
05:54because Ukraine is having this strong expertise in making drones
06:00and the expertise and experience in air defence when it comes to drone attacks.
06:05Now let's take a listen to what Giorgio Meloni had to say about it in Rome.
06:11We believe that supporting Ukraine is not only a moral duty, but also a strategic need,
06:15because it is not just about dignity, freedom and independence of Kyiv,
06:19but also the security of Europe in the broadest sense of the term is at stake.
06:26We are working to increase the interaction between our defence sectors
06:29and between our defence companies.
06:31This will definitely add strength, technology and jobs to both countries.
06:36Of course, we discuss diplomacy and communication with the American side.
06:40But this is not easy for anyone right now.
06:44With the US-led talks now being stalled for a couple of weeks,
06:47Zelenskyy is indeed trying to secure the cooperation and help with the European states.
06:50But also this European tour really resembles the recent Gulf tour,
06:55when Zelenskyy also toured the Gulf countries,
06:57securing the defence cooperation agreements with all of them.
07:00Sasha, thank you so much for that update.
07:02And speaking of the Gulf, we can now cross over to our correspondent, Adil Halim,
07:08who is standing by us for us this morning in Doha, in Qatar.
07:12Adil, good morning.
07:13We know that the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa,
07:17was there in Qatar yesterday as part of his tour of the Gulf.
07:22Bring us up to speed on what President Costa had to say.
07:27Good morning. That's right.
07:28European Council President Antonio Costa wrapped up his two-day tour of the Gulf,
07:32ending here in Doha with a very clear message.
07:35Europe wants to play a larger role in a region facing a fragile moment.
07:39Costa met with leaders from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
07:42And while he mostly wanted to listen, he also wanted to push two key priorities.
07:47One is sustaining, enabling a lasting ceasefire
07:51and the reopening of free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,
07:55which is a vital global and energy trade route.
07:58Now, he also stressed Europe's solidarity with Gulf states facing recent Iranian attacks
08:03and made it clear the European Union sees itself as a reliable partner
08:07on security, diplomacy and economic cooperation.
08:10And he warned the stakes are high, saying that the world is entering a dangerous phase.
08:15And unless countries defend the international rules-based order,
08:19the alternative is chaos that we're seeing from the Ukraine to the Gulf.
08:22The Council President only took a handful of questions, including one from Euronews.
08:26I asked him what he heard from leaders across the region
08:29and what concrete steps are next in EU-GCC ties.
08:33Let's hear what he had to say.
08:35It's important that the European Union and the Gulf cooperation countries could work together
08:45between the EU and the GCC, but also bilaterally with each Gulf state.
08:53And we are keen to do this.
08:55We are negotiating free trade agreements with some of them.
08:59So there is partnership with the others.
09:01And we are talking with all of them.
09:04I think more than ever, it's very important that we achieve this.
09:10Now, Costa also said the second EU-GCC summit will be held later this year.
09:15The first was in Brussels in 2024.
09:17The next will be held in this region.
09:19Maret.
09:21Adil, thank you so much for that update.
09:23And yesterday, in fact, I sat down with the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council,
09:29Jazim al-Budewi, and I started by asking him whether he believed the war on Iran
09:34had brought the Gulf and the European Union closer together.
09:38I think the EU is one of the most important strategic partners to the GCC.
09:47It is a very historic relationship.
09:50It covers almost every aspect of our lives, from political to economical to educational to cultural to investment.
10:00All aspects are included in this partnership.
10:04We have achieved so many goals and so many achievements that we feel in our life on a daily basis.
10:14Definitely the escalation in our region and the Iranian continuous attack on the GCC country
10:22brought the GCC EU into even closer relationship.
10:27I felt it, and this was reflected in my discussion and dialogues here in Brussels
10:35with the different leaders in the European Parliament and in the European Commission.
10:43So this is bringing us together.
10:45We are looking at the stability and the security of the region
10:50because it is obvious to everybody that the stability in the Gulf is an important element
10:58for the international stability and security.
11:01I'd like to ask you how this experience, these seven weeks of conflict we've seen,
11:05have maybe changed the way that the members of the GCC think about security.
11:10Do you think there's been an inflection point here,
11:13and do you think there'll be more work on, for example, partnerships with countries like Ukraine
11:18to bolster the region's defence?
11:20There are many, many lessons learned from this conflict.
11:25And I can categorise them into two parts.
11:29The first lesson learned is how do we achieve our GCC integration
11:36that we've been working on since 1981 when the GCC was started?
11:41What do we need to do more economically, security, military?
11:46The second lesson learned that we have learned and we need to even work more on
11:53is to upgrade our partnerships with many of our true and good friends,
11:59such as, for example, the EU.
12:00How do we need to strengthen our partnerships?
12:04What aspects should we concentrate on?
12:06How do we look at our partnerships, the one we have?
12:10Do we need new partnerships?
12:11These are the lessons learned that we, you know, are trying to work on.
12:16But as I told you before, we are very happy about the fact
12:21that our integration and communication and cooperation
12:25is even beyond anybody's expectation.
12:30Moving on now,
12:31U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out publicly
12:35at the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni,
12:37a leader he once called a fantastic lady.
12:40To explain why, I'm joined by our correspondent, Vincenzo Genovese.
12:45Good morning.
12:46Thank you for being here in the studio with us.
12:48Listen, what is at the root of this breakdown
12:50in the relationship between these leaders?
12:52Yes, Mard, indeed.
12:53We have always seen Meloni as a sort of bridge
12:56between Trump and Europe
12:57for her right-wing,
13:01our right policy for her position on migration,
13:03also for her proximity to the MAGA world.
13:06But a few days ago,
13:07Trump attacked Pope Leo,
13:09saying he is very weak on crime.
13:12And, you know,
13:13there are a few things in Italy that you can't touch,
13:15and the Pope is among them.
13:18Let's listen to Meloni.
13:23What I said is what I think,
13:25and that is that the statements,
13:27especially with regards to the pontiff,
13:29are unacceptable.
13:30I expressed my solidarity with Pope Leo,
13:32and I will tell you more.
13:34I would not feel comfortable in a society
13:36where religious leaders
13:37do as they are told by politicians,
13:39not in this part of the world.
13:41So I disagreed, and I said so.
13:46I've never heard anything similar, Mard,
13:48coming from Meloni.
13:50She had never used the word unacceptable
13:53before speaking of Trump,
13:55and Trump didn't take it well.
13:57Of course, he said,
13:59and I'm quoting in an interview
14:01with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera,
14:03I'm shocked at her.
14:04I thought she had courage,
14:06but it was wrong.
14:07Very sad.
14:08She's much different than I thought.
14:10She's not the same person.
14:11Italy is not the same country.
14:14So also here,
14:15then Trump said in another interview
14:17that Meloni was very negative.
14:20These are kind of unprecedented attacks
14:22from Trump to Meloni.
14:24I would say that this bridge
14:26has collapsed now,
14:27but this is not necessarily bad for Meloni,
14:32because, you know,
14:33Trump is very unpopular in Italy,
14:35is becoming more and more unpopular
14:37also in Europe,
14:38and is becoming an issue
14:40for the right wing,
14:41for the conservative
14:42and also for the far-right parties
14:44across Europe,
14:45as we are reporting on New Orleans.
14:47Yes, Vincenzo,
14:48we'll keep an eye on that reporting
14:49and how Trump is perhaps disturbing
14:52a little bit,
14:53the mega or MAGA movements
14:54in Europe as well.
14:56Now, moving on tomorrow,
14:58Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
15:00will host 15 world leaders
15:02in Barcelona
15:03as part of a mobilisation
15:06of the global progressive left.
15:08Joining us now live
15:09to explain more
15:10is MEP Hanna Yalul,
15:12a Spanish MEP
15:13who was previously
15:14Migration Secretary
15:15in the government of Sánchez
15:17and who will join the mobilisation.
15:19MEP Yalul, welcome.
15:21Is it fair to say, first,
15:23that this gathering in Barcelona
15:25is also a united front
15:27or a reaction against Trump
15:29and Trump's ideological allies
15:32across the world?
15:32Is this essentially
15:33an anti-Trump coalition?
15:36Good morning.
15:37Thank you for having me here today.
15:39No, I wouldn't say so.
15:40This is not an anti-Trump rally.
15:42This is not an anti-Trump conference
15:44at all.
15:45And it's very important
15:46to make this clear.
15:47The global progressive mobilisation
15:49is a work,
15:51a joint effort
15:52from all progressive forces,
15:53from different political organisations
15:56and different intellectual foundations
15:59and trade unions,
16:01you know.
16:02It's a wide range
16:05of progressive organisations
16:07and leaders,
16:08which is very important,
16:09that we are gathering in Barcelona.
16:11Led by President Sánchez,
16:12and that began with him
16:14as president
16:14of the Socialist International,
16:16as Stefan Löfven
16:16as president
16:17of European Socialists
16:19that got this initiative
16:20that we have been working on
16:22for the last year.
16:23and now we are here
16:24in Barcelona finally
16:25with many leaders
16:27all around the world
16:28and to fight for democracy,
16:30climate change,
16:31international law,
16:32but this is not
16:33an anti-Trump reaction
16:34to anything
16:35on any sort of fight.
16:36And the European left,
16:37I think it's fair to say,
16:39has been through
16:41quite a difficult period of time.
16:42If you look at
16:43the European Council,
16:44that's obvious.
16:44It's dominated
16:45by right-wing leaders.
16:46How are you hoping
16:47to kind of reclaim
16:49that narrative
16:49and reclaim your voter base
16:51across the continent?
16:53Well, I think the image
16:55of Prime Minister
16:56Pedro Sánchez by itself
16:58talks a lot
16:58of what people
16:59are expecting,
17:00no,
17:01for the future.
17:02I mean,
17:02his global image
17:03and the support
17:04he's taken
17:04with his stance,
17:05his coherence
17:07and political coherence,
17:10let's say,
17:10against double standards,
17:12you know,
17:12when we talk about Gaza
17:13or when we talk
17:14about Ukraine
17:16when he said
17:17not to war,
17:17he's having
17:18a huge,
17:19massive support
17:20in his positions.
17:21and I think
17:22that shows
17:23how people
17:24he's been
17:26very widely
17:27supported
17:28by civil society
17:29all around the world.
17:31I think that
17:31this not to war
17:32shows how people
17:33think that peace
17:35and we are
17:36at important
17:37moments for peace.
17:38He talks about
17:40climate change
17:41also
17:41or when he talks
17:42about,
17:42you know,
17:44techno-oligarchs,
17:46you know,
17:47how to take care
17:48of our children
17:49with social media.
17:50I think he's always
17:51making a very important
17:52stance that are
17:53very widely supported
17:54and I think
17:55this gathering
17:57in Barcelona
17:57is massive,
17:58you know,
17:58so that shows
18:00how much support
18:02he has
18:02and how much,
18:03you know,
18:04social democratic
18:04and left forces
18:05wants to unite
18:06with these main principles
18:07that he represents.
18:09Indeed,
18:09Sánchez has obviously
18:10been a bit of a figurehead
18:11on the global stage
18:12recently,
18:12but he has faced
18:13criticism
18:14from some certain
18:16political parties
18:18in Europe
18:18on his recent decision
18:19to regularise
18:21half a million migrants.
18:23Some saying
18:23it undermines
18:24even European security.
18:25How do you respond
18:26to that criticism?
18:29Well,
18:29I think that
18:30let's go to talk
18:32about data,
18:33okay?
18:33So,
18:34for the last year
18:35we have had
18:36the very,
18:38I mean,
18:38let's say,
18:39a policy
18:40with migrants
18:41that talks about
18:42always security,
18:45of course,
18:46and legality
18:47within the framework
18:48of legality,
18:49which I think
18:49it is very important
18:50for everybody
18:50to understand.
18:51All these migrants
18:52are very well regulated
18:53in the sense
18:55that they all
18:57have permission
18:58to work
18:58and last year
19:00only 700,000 migrants
19:04collaborated
19:04and helped
19:05the stability
19:06in the labour market.
19:08So,
19:08I think it is important
19:09to understand
19:10that these migrants
19:11do not steal
19:12the job of anybody.
19:13At the contrary,
19:14we are the fastest
19:15glowing economy
19:16in the world
19:17right now
19:17because of our policies
19:18also with migrants.
19:19Thank you so much.
19:20I'm afraid
19:20that's all we have
19:21time for,
19:22but we will be
19:22following,
19:23of course,
19:23that global
19:24progressive conference
19:26this weekend
19:27in Barcelona.
19:28That's all we have
19:29time for today.
19:30Thank you so much
19:31for tuning in.
19:32We'll be back again
19:33at the same time
19:34tomorrow.
19:35In the meantime,
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19:45See you then.
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