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02:00So, Trump is clearly not happy with the Europeans.
02:04What's at stake here?
02:06Yeah, he's losing patience on this one.
02:08It was somewhat in the air after we've heard similar statements from members of his administration in the days before.
02:17Now, here's what he said verbatim in his social media post.
02:20I've been waiting patiently for the EU to fulfill their side of the historic trade deal we agreed in Turnberry,
02:28Scotland,
02:28the largest trade deal ever.
02:31I agreed to give until our country's 250th birthday or, unfortunately, their tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels.
02:40Of course, the deal is lopsided and controversial, especially in the European Parliament.
02:46It's zero tariffs on U.S. exports going to Europe and 15% on European products going to America.
02:56That's why negotiations between the EU institutions have been tough so far and are still ongoing before the deal can
03:04be approved by the Parliament.
03:05The main sticking point here being the demand to insert safeguards in case Trump breaches the joint commitments
03:13or threatens the bloc's territorial integrity, as he did when he threatened to forcefully seize Greenland from Denmark.
03:23The problem, of course, is, Maeve, that no one in Europe believes that this is a good deal for us.
03:29But still a looming threat of 25% tariffs on EU cars, that could be a big blow, especially to
03:36the German car industry.
03:38Well, it would be a pretty nasty blow. That's correct.
03:41It would probably not destroy the European car industry, but it could accelerate a major shift towards a relocation of
03:49industrial capacity away from Europe.
03:52Now, not all German car makers would be equally exposed.
03:57BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen, they all run major plans in the U.S.
04:02And Trump himself has said that vehicles made in U.S. factories would avoid tariffs.
04:08But Audi and Porsche would be very vulnerable.
04:11They could lose market share. Their profit margins would shrink.
04:15And they could be forced to relocate their production to America.
04:19And this is exactly what Trump wants.
04:22That could lead, of course, to further weakening Germany's car industry and Germany's industrial base,
04:28and also put pressure on its suppliers in Eastern Europe.
04:32And then the question is, what would the EU do? Would it retaliate and how?
04:37So the prospect of a trade war, major trade war with the U.S., is certainly on the horizon here.
04:45Okay, Stefan, thank you so much for bringing us up to speed on that.
04:49Now, we're moving on.
04:50The EU's defence chief, Andriusz Kubiliusz, will visit Poland and his native Lithuania today
04:56to sign defence loan deals, collectively to the tune of 50 billion euros.
05:02The aim is to strengthen these nations' defences,
05:05and the loans are part of the EU's 150 billion euro defence programme known as SAFE.
05:12Poland will be the biggest beneficiary of the programme.
05:16Our EU correspondent, Angela Skujins, is here and spoke to Commissioner Kobiliusz just before he set off.
05:23Angela, good morning, good to see you.
05:25Tell us first, what will this money, when will it flow and what will it be spent on?
05:30Good morning, Mattard.
05:31So the less juicy details first.
05:3415% of the cash is expected to be dispersed by the end of the month to both Poland and
05:40Lithuania.
05:40The rest of the money should flow every six months,
05:43dependent on whether these countries adhere to the European Commission's rules.
05:47Now, this is, of course, part of the EU's big pitch to ensure the continent is fighting fear
05:53and can repel any foreign aggression, namely Russia.
05:56Poland is expected to receive the biggest envelope of cash.
05:59We're talking about 43 billion euros.
06:02They want to beef up their anti-drone defence systems, as well as that eastern flank.
06:06So that's the land border between Poland and Belarus.
06:09Lithuania is expected to receive a smaller parcel of money, 6 billion euros,
06:13but they really want to amp up their land forces and buy ammunition, as well as mines.
06:1818 member states applied for this loan program, including Hungary.
06:23We know that the incoming Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, wants to put this on the back burner.
06:27However, I did manage to speak to the European Commissioner for Defence, Andrus Kobilius,
06:32before he took off to Poland and Lithuania today.
06:35I asked him about the significance of inking these deals.
06:39And it's very symbolic that we are doing that in Poland,
06:41because Poland is the country which is taking the biggest responsibility
06:46on the biggest amount of those loans, 42.7, if I am correct, billion euros.
06:52It's also very symbolic that we're doing that on Victory Day,
06:57showing really that we're ready, you know, to deter and to defend ourselves.
07:02And it's again very symbolic that we're doing that in, you know, just before Europe's Day,
07:07because this mechanism of safe loans is really based on basic principles of European Union
07:15and on solidarity principles.
07:17What is Europe protecting itself from?
07:19What is the money going to be used for?
07:21Well, definitely, you know, in Europe, we see very clearly that possibility of Russian aggression against EU
07:30or NATO member states is real.
07:33That is what our intelligence services are speaking.
07:36Poland is doing a very big job in strengthening both its own defense capabilities,
07:42but also strengthening defense of the whole Europe,
07:47because those frontier countries like Poland, their border is also European Union border.
07:54So, and what is also very important that with that loan,
07:59Poland is strengthening its defense industry.
08:03And this is our common goal in the whole Europe, really,
08:06to make our defense industries ready to produce what is needed
08:10in order to deter the possibility of Russian aggression.
08:13And we know that the Hungarian prime minister to be, Peter Magyar,
08:17is currently reassessing that country's defense loan application.
08:22How hopeful are you that this proposal will get over the line?
08:26Well, that is what we agreed with, with, you know, new government of,
08:31or forthcoming government of Hungary.
08:33That is a normal practice that such a big, you know, responsibility,
08:37such a big obligation from the government side should be taken when the new government is established.
08:43And definitely they need to have some time to review the projects
08:46which were proposed by the previous government, by Viktor Orbach government.
08:50And that's what, it's nothing unusual here.
08:54So, definitely time is very important because we want that all the member states
09:01would be able to fully implement those loans till 2030.
09:05I mean, to have all the products produced.
09:08We know that our industries are ramping up their production,
09:12but still, you know, we see the issue and some governments are worried about
09:19that industries are not fast enough, you know, to increase their production.
09:24So, things are, you know, demand very, very rapid actions.
09:29I am very, very happy that we managed to achieve such an outcome agreements
09:34on all the package of the loans during less than a year time.
09:40So, and we hope that Hungary very soon also will join those who will use those loans
09:45for strengthening their defense.
09:47And last question, are you confident that Europe's defense industries will move fast enough
09:53to meet the demands of the EU member states when it comes to producing those weapons that they're ordering?
09:58Well, that is our, you know, permanent, how do you say, topic for discussions with the industries.
10:08I was, you know, going through so-called missile tours, through all the different producers of missiles.
10:14And we started again symbolically from Poland.
10:17And everywhere we were speaking about what still is needed to be done
10:21in order for our industries to ramp up, to produce more, to produce more fast,
10:27to shift maybe from what industries are calling themselves haute couture production,
10:32very expensive, very technological advance, but very expensive and slow to be produced
10:37to more of good enough production.
10:39And we need to see very clearly what is our strategic challenge.
10:44Still, Russia is outproducing us, and quite heavily.
10:48So that is what worries us.
10:52That was the EU's Defense Commissioner, Andrius Kobilius,
10:55speaking to our correspondent, Angela Skugins.
10:58We're moving to the Middle East next.
11:00Direct talks between Israel and Lebanon are set to resume next week.
11:05But Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange fire,
11:08with at least 380 people killed since the fragile ceasefire took effect in April.
11:13This week, Israel also struck Lebanon's capital of Beirut
11:17for the first time since the start of that ceasefire.
11:20We're now joined live by Nadim Jemayel,
11:23a Lebanese parliamentarian for the Qata'eb party.
11:26Good morning, sir. Good to have you with us.
11:28Can I start by asking you,
11:30is it fair to say now that the ceasefire has completely collapsed,
11:34and what does that mean for these talks between Lebanon and Israel?
11:39So let's start by saying that there was no real ceasefire during this last two weeks
11:45because effectively small butter and skirmish were continuing
11:50between Israel and Hezbollah in the south of Lebanon.
11:54And of course, what happened yesterday in Dahye was like a proof
11:59that the ceasefire is very, very, very shallow.
12:02Now, just to put things into perspective,
12:06we need to ensure that there is no...
12:11We are not in a war between Lebanon and Israel.
12:14The real problem is between Hezbollah and Israel,
12:18between Iran and the West,
12:20including the United States and Israel.
12:22and we are paying the price as Lebanese people.
12:25Indeed. I will ask you about Hezbollah in just a moment.
12:28But I want to ask you about the Israeli side first,
12:31because we know the situation in the south.
12:34Demolitions, shellings continue.
12:36Is that acceptable?
12:38This is, of course, not acceptable.
12:40But at the same time, we need to find a final solution.
12:46And this final solution resides on the fact that we had in our south
12:54militias and organization, military organization,
12:58that are outside the state, that are outside the organization of the state,
13:03and who took Lebanon and the territory of Lebanon
13:06and the sovereignty of Lebanon as hostages
13:08and into a war that the Lebanese people didn't want.
13:12So today what we're asking is to have one army,
13:15one decision and one authority
13:18that take all the decision on the ground.
13:21The major obstacle to that is, of course, Hezbollah.
13:24They are the warring party, as you said, not Lebanon.
13:26But how can the Lebanese authorities now fulfill its commitment
13:32to disarming Hezbollah when the group refuses to do so,
13:35and also when Hezbollah, as a political movement,
13:38still holds sway over parts of the population?
13:42This requires a lot of will.
13:45It requires a lot of courage,
13:47and it requires a decision from the head of the state
13:51in order to impose their authority and their presence.
13:55Today the state is nearly unpresent.
13:58It declared, we are a country with a flag,
14:01but without a state.
14:03And today what we want effectively
14:05is that this state be present, be effective,
14:08and have the authority to take all the decisions.
14:11We know that this will not take,
14:13it will not happen overnight.
14:15This will happen on a long path,
14:18but we need to start it,
14:19and the state needs to approve,
14:22and the state needs to be existent.
14:25That's what we're asking today
14:26from the government of Lebanon.
14:29Okay, Nadim Jemayel,
14:30thank you so much for your time
14:31and for joining us on Europe Today this morning.
14:34Now, as Europe grapples with another energy crisis
14:38in the wake of the Iran war,
14:40major questions are being asked
14:42about the future direction of the European Union.
14:44Our correspondent, Stefan Grobe,
14:47sat down with the EU's climate chief,
14:49Wopke Hoikstra,
14:50and asked him whether the EU could weather the storm.
14:54If I look at the huge number of problems
14:57that we have on our plate,
14:58that are in many ways global by nature,
15:04climate change,
15:06geopolitics,
15:07the ramifications of AI,
15:09and so on,
15:11these are all things that ask for more collaboration,
15:16more cooperation,
15:18more unity,
15:19and more Europe.
15:22So that, in my view,
15:24is the way forward.
15:25What it does ask from us
15:27is the tools
15:29and also the speed
15:31to deliver this at scale.
15:34And there, I think,
15:35we have homework to do.
15:37In what sense homework?
15:38I mean,
15:39if you look at the speed
15:41with which events
15:42are being pushed on our plate,
15:44and you think about
15:45our infrastructure in Europe,
15:49we're quite often,
15:50it's a bit at a member states level,
15:53it is a bit at the European level,
15:55it asks for coordination,
15:56and we're not necessarily
15:58always very quick in delivering.
16:02Occasionally,
16:02we manage to make use of a crisis
16:05and we push things forward.
16:07but overall,
16:09our design is too much
16:11geared for good weather.
16:13We're not in good weather.
16:14We're in exceptionally bad weather
16:16and that will continue.
16:17So that asks for a different approach.
16:21On that note,
16:22do you think that Donald Trump
16:24and Vladimir Putin
16:25have done a lot
16:26to unify the continent here?
16:30Well, I mean,
16:32it's, and again,
16:34let's separate the two.
16:36and what is crystal clear
16:37is that Putin continues
16:39with this absolutely horrific war
16:42in Ukraine
16:43and we have a huge incentive
16:45that in the end,
16:48this ends with a bloody nose
16:49for him
16:50and he is wanted in the Hague.
16:53As for the Americans,
16:55I think I'm worried
16:57about the damage
16:59that has been done
17:00to the relationship,
17:01to the marriage
17:03and in my view,
17:05we need to follow a,
17:06let's say,
17:07a two-track strategy.
17:09On the one hand,
17:11there is a lot
17:12that unites us
17:13and there is an incentive
17:14and there are,
17:17there are clear interests
17:18here at hand
17:20that make it important
17:21that we continue
17:22with our American friends.
17:23That's one.
17:24At the same time,
17:26we,
17:26it is true
17:28that the commitment
17:30displayed
17:30by the Americans
17:31themselves
17:33is not what it,
17:34what it always was before.
17:35So we,
17:36we have no alternative
17:37than to grow up
17:39and do more
17:40of this stuff ourselves
17:41to get much more savvy
17:43in the domain
17:43of geopolitics
17:44and, by the way,
17:45build broader partnerships
17:47with our partners
17:48ranging from Canada
17:49to Japan
17:50to a whole range
17:51of others.
17:55And you can catch
17:57the full interview
17:57with Commissioner Hoekstra
17:59at 11.30 Brussels time
18:01this morning
18:01on Euronews.
18:03Moving on now,
18:04this week,
18:05the Italian Prime Minister,
18:06Giorgia Meloni,
18:07shared an AI-fabricated image
18:09of herself in underwear
18:11that was spreading
18:12virally online,
18:13warning people
18:14against the dangers
18:15of deepfake nudes.
18:17The EU institutions
18:18in Brussels
18:19are also taking action
18:20to crack down
18:21on AI-generated
18:23sexualized images,
18:25as Jakob Janus explains.
18:28It's no secret
18:29that AI is everywhere.
18:31And this week,
18:32Italy was in an uproar
18:33of the AI-generated
18:35nude photos
18:35of Prime Minister
18:36Giorgia Meloni.
18:37And in a bold move,
18:39she published the image
18:40herself on social media
18:41as a stark warning.
18:42If it can happen
18:43to a Prime Minister,
18:45it can happen
18:45to anyone.
18:46And this personal attack
18:48has fueled
18:48an urgent discussion
18:49in Brussels
18:50on how to stop
18:51nudefication
18:52and protect citizens.
18:53So what's the plan?
18:56Yesterday,
18:57the EU reached a deal
18:58to ban
18:58nudefication apps,
19:00so the very tools
19:01used to generate
19:02non-consensual,
19:03sexually explicit
19:04photos and videos.
19:06And this is
19:06a vital step
19:07because while politicians
19:09can fight back,
19:10most victims
19:11lack the resources
19:12to defend themselves.
19:14And this ban
19:15is a part of
19:15a broader update
19:16to the AI Act,
19:17so the EU's rulebook
19:19for artificial intelligence,
19:20and was designed
19:21to simplify
19:22the original rules
19:23and make them
19:23more innovation-friendly
19:24for growing businesses.
19:26And usually,
19:27EU law moves slowly,
19:29but Brussels
19:29has put this issue
19:30on a priority fast track.
19:32And the specific ban
19:33on nudefication apps
19:34is expected
19:35to be fully enforceable
19:36across the Union
19:37by December this year.
19:39All right,
19:40but what if you
19:40become a victim today?
19:42For now,
19:43you can use existing
19:44national privacy laws
19:45to insist
19:45that fake content
19:46is removed,
19:47especially after
19:48the GDPR rules.
19:50And since your image
19:51is your personal data,
19:53you have a legal
19:54right to erasure,
19:55a practical way
19:56to force platforms
19:57to hit the
19:58delete button immediately.
20:00And we know this
20:01all too well
20:02at Euronews.
20:03Our stories
20:04and journalists
20:05have been targeted
20:06by AI fakes
20:07with voices manipulated
20:09and images stolen
20:11by coordinated
20:12disinformation campaigns
20:13or even outlets
20:15like Russia today.
20:16And we always
20:17report these cases.
20:19So if you happen
20:20to find a deepfake
20:21of yourself,
20:22you should not wait
20:23and report it too.
20:29Jakob Yanis there.
20:30And that's it from us
20:32for today
20:32and for this week.
20:33Thank you so much
20:34for starting your day
20:35with Europe today.
20:36and Maeve McMahon
20:37will be back
20:38in this seat
20:39here on Monday.
20:40Remember to tune in then
20:41and in the meantime
20:42have a great weekend.
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