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برنامه صبحگاهی اصلی یورونیوز «اروپا امروز» را ساعت ۸ صبح به وقت بروکسل تماشا کنید. تنها در ۲۰ دقیقه از مهمترین خبرهای روز باخبر شوید.
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برنامه صبحگاهی اصلی یورونیوز «اروپا امروز» را ساعت ۸ صبح به وقت بروکسل تماشا کنید. تنها در ۲۰ دقیقه از مهمترین خبرهای روز باخبر شوید.
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00:14Good morning. It's Thursday, the 16th of April. I'm Mared Gwynne and you're watching Europe Today, your daily dose of
00:22European news and analysis live here on Euronews.
00:26Coming up today, after his stunning electoral win on Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peder Magyar is making waves before
00:36he's entered office, vowing to undo Viktor Orbán's influence on public institutions and the media. We'll bring you the latest.
00:44And Russian bombardments hit the Ukrainian cities of Kiev, Dnipro and Odessa overnight. It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
00:54continues his European tour in the Netherlands after a visit to Rome yesterday. He's been drumming up fresh defence deals
01:02with allies.
01:03And Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was once considered Europe's Trump whisperer. But 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.
01:23But 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. Good morning, Sándor.
01:42Good morning.
01:43Listen, Peder Magyar has been keeping you busy this week. He's really making waves just four days after that stunning
01:50win on Sunday. Tell us what he's been up to.
01:53Well, I think Peder Magyar brought a political tornado to Hungary. He's willing to change the system of Viktor Orbán
02:01very 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. He 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. We 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, whether you leave or we will get rid of you.
02:41And suddenly the president understood the message and he said that maybe I'm considering to leave by myself and put
02:49the mandate to you as soon as possible.
02:52Let's listen to what Peder Magyar said after this meeting.
02:57I told the president that if he does not leave willingly, we will use the mandate we received from our
03:03voters.
03:03And with some amendments to the Constitution, we will remove him and all the other puppets who were appointed in
03:09his place by the Orbán regime.
03:12So a very dramatic few days, Sándor. And Viktor Orbán, how is he dealing with this defeat?
03:18Well, there are indicators that, you know, it's not a simple defeat for Orbán, but a complete humiliation.
03:24He hasn't shown up publicly ever since the vote on Sunday.
03:29He posted only once on Facebook.
03:32And many government officials and many people around the government are blaming actually him for the bad campaign and for
03:39the bad results.
03:40Now, there is one very interesting thing that yesterday it 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. He's not going to face other leaders after his non-stop veto policies.
03:57This is just to avoid public humiliation at the summit.
04:02But remember that during his 16 years in power, Orbán 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.
04:23Now, 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 and calling on Orbán to lift his controversial veto
04:39on that 90 billion euro 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 euro 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.
05:2260 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.
05:34He'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
05:50coming 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,
06:16because 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.
06:32This will definitely add strengths, 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,
06:47Zelensky is indeed trying to secure the cooperation and help with the European states.
06:51But also this European tour really resembles the recent Gulf tour,
06:55when Zelensky 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.
07:12But Adil, good morning.
07:14We know that the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa,
07:18was 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,
07:42and 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 and the reopening of free navigation
07:53in the Strait of Hormuz, which 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 on security,
08:08diplomacy, and economic cooperation.
08:11And 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 and what concrete steps are next in EU-GCC
08:33ties.
08:34Let's hear what he had to say.
08:34It'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, so 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.
09:20Maret?
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,
09:29Jazm al-Boudawi, and I started by asking him whether he believed the war on Iran
09:34had brought the Gulf and the European Union closer together.
09:39I think the EU is one of the most important strategic partners to the GCC.
10:15It is a very historic relationship.
10:17And the Iranian continuous attack on the GCC country brought the GCC EU into an even closer relationship.
10:27I felt it, and this was reflected in my discussion and dialogues here in Brussels with the different leaders in
10:40the European Parliament
10:41and in the European Commission.
10:43So this is bringing us together.
10:45We are looking at the stability and the security of the region because it is obvious to everybody that the
10:54stability in the Gulf is an important element for the international stability and security.
11:01I'd like to ask you how this experience, these seven weeks of conflict we've seen, have maybe changed the way
11:07that 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 to bolster the region's
11:20defense?
11:20There are many, many lessons learned from this conflict, and I can categorize them into two parts.
11:29The first lesson learned is how do we achieve our GCC integration that we've been working on since 1981 when
11:39the 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 is to upgrade our
11:55partnerships with many of our true and good friends, such as, for example, the EU.
12:01How 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?
12:12These are the lessons learned that we are trying to work on.
12:16But as I told you before, we are very happy about the fact that our integration and communication and cooperation
12:25is even beyond anybody's expectation.
12:30Moving on now, U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out publicly at the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni,
12:37a leader he once called a fantastic lady.
12:41To 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 in the relationship between these leaders?
12:53Yes, Mard, indeed.
12:53We have always seen Meloni as a sort of bridge between Trump and Europe for her right wing,
13:01our right policy for her position on migration, also for her proximity to the MAG award.
13:06But a few days ago, Trump attacked Pope Leo, saying he is very weak on crime.
13:12And, you know, there are a few things in Italy that you can't touch, and the Pope is among them.
13:18Let's listen to Meloni.
13:23What I said is what I think, and that is that the statement, especially with regards to the pontiff, are
13:29unacceptable.
13:30I expressed my solidarity with Pope Leo, and I will tell you more.
13:34I would not feel comfortable in a society where religious leaders do as they are told by politicians,
13:39not in this part of the world.
13:41So I disagreed, and I said so.
13:46I have never heard anything similar, Mard, coming from Meloni.
13:50She had never used the word unacceptable before speaking of Trump, and Trump didn't take it well.
13:58Of course, he said, and I'm quoting in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera,
14:03I'm shocked at her, I thought she had courage, but I was wrong, very 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, then, Trump said in another interview that Meloni was very negative.
14:20These are kind of unprecedented attacks from Trump to Meloni.
14:24I would say that this bridge has collapsed now, but this is not necessarily bad for Meloni,
14:33because, you know, Trump is very unpopular in Italy, he's becoming more and more unpopular
14:37also in Europe, and he's becoming an issue for the right wing, for the conservative,
14:43and also for the far-right parties across Europe, as we are reporting on New Orleans.
14:47Yes, Vincenzo, we'll keep an eye on that reporting and how Trump is perhaps disturbing a little bit,
14:53the mega or MAGA movement in Europe as well.
14:56Now, moving on, tomorrow, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will host 15 world leaders in Barcelona
15:03as part of a mobilisation of the global progressive left.
15:08Joining us now live to explain more is MEP Hanna Yalul, a Spanish MEP who was previously
15:14Migration Secretary in the government of Sánchez, and who will join the mobilisation.
15:19MEP Yalul, welcome.
15:21Is it fair to say, first, that this gathering in Barcelona is also a united front or a reaction
15:28against Trump and Trump's ideological allies across the world?
15:33Is this essentially an 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 at all.
15:45And it's very important to make this clear.
15:47The global progressive mobilisation is a work, a joint effort from all progressive forces,
15:53from different political organisations and different intellectual foundations and trade unions, you know.
16:01It's a wide range of progressive organisations and leaders,
16:08which is very important that we are gathering in Barcelona, led by President Sánchez.
16:12And that began with him as president of the Socialist International,
16:16as Stefan Löfven as president of European Socialists, that got this initiative that we have been working on for the
16:22last year.
16:23And now we are here in Barcelona, finally, with many leaders all around the world,
16:28and to fight for democracy, climate change, international law.
16:32But this is not an anti-Trump reaction to anything on any sort of way.
16:36And the European left, I think it's fair to say, has been through quite a difficult period of time.
16:42If we look at the European Council, that's obvious.
16:44It's dominated by right-wing leaders.
16:46How are you hoping to kind of reclaim that narrative and reclaim your voter base across the continent?
16:54Well, I think the image of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez by itself talks a lot of what people are expecting,
17:00no, for the future.
17:02I mean, his global image and the support he's taken with his stance,
17:06his coherence and political coherence, let's say, against double standards, you know,
17:12when we talk about Gaza or when we talk about Ukraine, when he said no to war,
17:18he's having a huge, massive support in his positions.
17:21And I think that shows how people is, he's been very widely supported by civil society all around the world.
17:31I think that this not to war shows how people think that peace, and we are at important moments for
17:37peace.
17:38He talks about climate change also, or when he talks about, you know, techno-oligarchs,
17:46you know, how to take care of our children with social media.
17:50I think he's always making a very important stance that are very widely supported.
17:55And I think this gathering in Barcelona is massive, you know, so that shows how much support he has
18:02and how much, you know, social democratic and left forces wants to unite with these main principles that he represents.
18:09Indeed, Sánchez has obviously been a bit of a figurehead on the global stage recently,
18:13but he has faced criticism from some certain political parties in Europe on his recent decision to regularise half a
18:21million migrants.
18:23Some saying it undermines even European security.
18:25How do you respond to that criticism?
18:29Well, I think that, let's go to talk about data, okay?
18:33So, for the last year, we have had a very, I mean, let's say, a policy with migrants that talks
18:42about always security, of course,
18:46and legality within the framework of legality, which I think it is very important for everybody to understand.
18:51All these migrants are very well regulated in the sense that they all have permission to work.
18:59And last year, only 700,000 migrants collaborated and helped with the stability in the labour market.
19:08So, I think it is important to understand that these migrants do not steal the job of anybody.
19:13At the contrary, we are the fastest-growing economy in the world right now, because of our policies also with
19:19migrants.
19:19Thank you so much. I'm afraid that's all we have time for.
19:22But we will be following, of course, that global progressive conference this weekend in Barcelona.
19:28And that's all we have time for today. Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:32We'll be back again at the same time tomorrow.
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