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01:19But first, Syria is in the spotlight this week
01:22with Damascus holding high-level political talks
01:24with the European Union here in Brussels
01:26In an exclusive sit-down with Euronews
01:29Syria's foreign minister said the country will not allow a
01:32rushed unorganised return of Syrian citizens from Europe
01:36Minister Assad Hassan al-Shaibani calls on the European Union
01:41to support the reconstruction of his country after the brutal civil war
01:45Our European editor Maria Tadeo sat down with the minister
01:48and is here on set this morning to bring us up to speed
01:51First, tell us about these talks in Brussels
01:53Well, Maeve, the talks obviously come at a pivotal moment for Syria
01:57This is a country that is clearly in a political transition
02:01is coming off of two very difficult decades
02:05completely turbulent on a political front
02:07a civil war that lasted almost 14 years
02:09very brutal
02:10Obviously, that also led to a massive wave
02:13of Syrians who left the country
02:16many of which, of course, ended up in Europe
02:20The authorities now in Syria, led by President al-Sharab
02:24they argue that this is a moment to rebuild
02:28reconstruct and make this country more stable
02:30They have, of course, reached out to the United States
02:33They are in close ties with Turkey
02:35the Gulf countries
02:36but another key partner in this
02:38and they say this openly
02:40this came up multiple times in my interview with the foreign minister
02:42is the European Union
02:44At this stage, as it stands
02:46the European Union has lifted sanctions on Syria
02:49to give the economy a breather
02:51It also is now moving into the full implementation
02:53of a cooperation agreement between the two countries
02:57Obviously, the goal, again, is for the EU
02:59to play what they argue would be a stabilizer role
03:02in the country
03:03and for Syria, it's about rebuilding the economy
03:06so we have conditions for people to return
03:08and get this country back on track
03:10to the extent that it's possible
03:11in the shortest amount of time
03:13Now, the EU, however, will say
03:15to fully restore ties with Syria
03:17The authorities, the government there
03:19needs to ensure that their minorities
03:21both religious and ethnic
03:22are respected
03:24and they have equal rights
03:25This principle of inclusivity is incredibly important for Brussels
03:28So the message that was stressed to the Syrians
03:30as I'm told by a number of diplomats
03:32is that yes, there is a window of opportunity
03:35The EU wants to see a partnership
03:37that could see this country
03:38finally becoming stable in the Middle East
03:41They also see it as a way to counter what they describe
03:43are malign actors, including Russia
03:45Of course, Assad fled to Moscow
03:47immediately after his fall
03:48But they also insist this principle of inclusivity
03:51is incredibly important for the European Union
03:53to move ahead
03:54And the issue, of course, of migration
03:56played a big role as well in these
03:57Well, this is absolutely a huge topic
04:00as it stands
04:00because not just when you look at it
04:02through the prism of the EU
04:04but really European governments
04:06We are seeing that the political landscape in Europe
04:08is changing
04:09Obviously, the discourse around migration
04:11asylum rules
04:13and refugee status
04:14which are three different things
04:15to some extent
04:16is certainly much tougher
04:18It has really hardened
04:19Germany, which is a country that took in
04:22the highest number of Syrians
04:23has now completely changed its narrative
04:25from we will manage
04:26dealing with almost one million people
04:28who arrived in Germany
04:30to now the Chancellor saying
04:31we need to accelerate the returns
04:33because the war is over
04:34and they need to rebuild this country
04:36That was a question that I put
04:37to Syria's Foreign Minister Al-Shabani
04:40and he told me
04:40yes, they agree
04:41there is a need to rebuild the country
04:43but it will not be chaotic
04:45Syria has not committed
04:46to a specific number of people
04:48returning to the country
04:49Let's take a look
04:52There was no agreement on this matter
04:54and there was no agreement
04:56on the number of Syrians
04:57to return to Syria
04:58There has been talks about Syrian refugees
05:00in Europe and in Germany in particular
05:02and there are talks
05:03and an agreement on a mechanism
05:05that will not hinder the process
05:07of reconstruction in Syria today
05:09This is another thing I do not agree with
05:11especially since today
05:12European countries no longer accept
05:14granting asylum
05:15to those who leave Syria
05:16especially since today
05:18they believe that the situation in Syria
05:19evolved with a secure and stable law
05:21However, we have warned against this matter
05:24that imposing an involuntary
05:26and undignified return of Syrians
05:28will lead to chaos in Syria
05:30and that the situation in Syria
05:31needs to create an appropriate environment
05:33There will be a monasim
05:35And you can watch the rest of that interview
05:38on Euronews
05:39But now, EU defence ministers
05:41have wrapped up talks in Brussels
05:43with the bloc's top diplomat,
05:45Kayakalas, expressing frustration
05:47over the lack of progress
05:48in boosting arms production here in the EU
05:51A big focus of the talks was also
05:53on how Ukraine should use a slice
05:55of the €90 billion loan for defence acquisitions
05:58Our EU correspondent Angela Skugins
06:01asked Estonia's defence minister
06:03that's Hanno Pevkor
06:04how confident he was though
06:05that these EU funds won't be misused
06:08This is in light of course
06:09of the corruption scandal
06:10engulfing Selensky's former chief of staff
06:12Andrew Yermak
06:13Well, we need to have the accountability in place
06:17so there is no question
06:19I believe it is definitely something
06:22Ukrainians are looking into
06:25very like seriously
06:26because it's also important for them
06:29that there are no like rumors
06:31or no problems involved
06:33with that kind of assistance
06:35because at the end of the day
06:37they need to get this support
06:39up and running for next years to come
06:43and even when the war will be over
06:44or if the war will be over
06:45then Ukrainians still need our assistance
06:48our help
06:49so to rebuild Ukraine
06:50and to help them
06:51to be a normal European country
06:54so this is why it is first and foremost
06:56for the Ukrainians
06:58to show for their own people
06:59and for us
07:01that everything is in good shape
07:05And talks on security and defence
07:07will continue today in Bucharest
07:09in the president of Ukraine's
07:10President Zelensky
07:11and NATO's eastern flank countries
07:14But now moving on
07:15EU institutions are getting ready
07:17for a long bank holiday weekend
07:19here in Belgium
07:20But it won't be relaxing
07:22given nerves are high
07:23over President Donald Trump's
07:25big trip to China tonight
07:26With Brussels often caught up
07:28in the middle of the two great superpowers
07:30this trip will be closely watched
07:32our Jakob Janis tells us
07:34why you should watch it too
07:37For the first time since 2017
07:39Donald Trump visits
07:41China
07:41China is China
07:42China
07:43China
07:44China
07:44Yeah
07:45I think you got it
07:46Meeting Xi Jinping
07:47to discuss Iran
07:48nuclear weapons
07:49trade and AI
07:50The self-styled dealmaker
07:52arrives with a weakened hand
07:53Because let me tell you
07:55you don't have the cards
07:56And between the increasingly
07:57unpopular Iran war at home
07:59and domestic courts
08:01striking down his tariffs
08:02Trump needs a win
08:04So your reporters
08:05started to wonder
08:06what could this mean
08:07for Europe?
08:09Alright
08:10First
08:11the security bargain
08:12Xi Jinping wants a signal
08:14that Washington
08:15is stepping back from Taiwan
08:16And if Trump treats
08:18the island's security
08:19as a bargaining chip
08:20to secure China's help
08:21in ending the war in Iran
08:23He might hollow out
08:24Europe's own strategic commitments
08:26in the Indo-Pacific
08:27And Trump is also
08:29under pressure
08:30to relax chip exports
08:31controls
08:32for quick business deals
08:33And if he trades away this edge
08:36Washington and Beijing
08:37will set the global standards
08:39for AI alone
08:40with Europe becoming
08:41just a rule taker
08:42not maker
08:43And finally
08:44there is the trade squeeze
08:46European firms
08:47are already struggling
08:48to compete with
08:49cheap Chinese goods
08:50at home
08:51So if Trump
08:52relaxes tariffs
08:53the flood of
08:54cheaper electronic vehicles
08:55and steel
08:56might result in
08:57European exporters
08:58losing their competitive
09:00advantage in the US
09:01to the same
09:02Chinese rivals
09:03that are already
09:04flooding European shores
09:05And speaking of trade
09:07let's not forget
09:08Trump has given
09:09the EU a deadline
09:10until the 4th of July
09:11to finalize
09:13a new US-EU trade deal
09:14or face 25%
09:16tariffs on cars
09:17And in Brussels
09:19the center-right
09:20EPP group
09:21is rushing to settle
09:22as a weekend
09:23Trump could turn
09:24his attention
09:24towards Europe next
09:26However
09:27socialists
09:28are standing firm
09:29insisting that
09:30European legislation
09:31will not be shaped
09:32by threats
09:33on social media
09:34Huh
09:35And it's a cliché
09:36to say that
09:37the Chinese word
09:38for crisis
09:38Wei-Chi
09:39is translated
09:40as a danger
09:41and opportunity
09:42And while
09:44Wei
09:44is indeed
09:45danger
09:45a better
09:46translation
09:47for Qi
09:48is a crucial
09:49point
09:50And it seems
09:51that for Europe
09:52that crucial
09:52point
09:53is happening
09:54now
09:59And now
09:59for the view
10:00from Australia
10:01on Trump's
10:01China trip
10:02and the freshly
10:03signed EU-Australia
10:04trade deal
10:05I'm joined here
10:06in the studio
10:06by the Australian
10:07ambassador to
10:08the European Union
10:08and NATO
10:09That is Mr.
10:10Angus Campbell
10:10Good morning
10:11and welcome to Europe Today
10:12Hi Maeve
10:13Thanks very much
10:13Great
10:14So as we're sitting here
10:15President Trump
10:16is en route to China
10:17with tech leaders
10:18like Elon Musk
10:19and Tim Cook
10:20What are you looking
10:21out for?
10:21Look it's clearly
10:22a very important meeting
10:24and it's important
10:25for the two countries
10:26it's important
10:26for the world
10:27A constructive
10:28relationship
10:29between China
10:30and the United States
10:31is something
10:32that I think
10:33we all hope for
10:33and indeed
10:35there are many issues
10:36that if they work together
10:37can be
10:38of great benefit
10:40to our world
10:40So I wish them
10:42success
10:43and I'm very pleased
10:45and I think
10:45that we should all
10:46be very pleased
10:46that they are talking
10:48and that a summit
10:49is occurring
10:50and it's now
10:52up to
10:53the dialogue
10:54and what outcomes
10:55might emerge
10:56And of course
10:57Australia signed
10:58a massive trade deal
10:59with Brussels
10:59this very year
11:00precisely to reduce
11:01dependencies on China
11:03for critical raw materials
11:04Will that work though?
11:05Look, we're delighted
11:06with the free trade agreement
11:08the negotiations
11:09have concluded
11:10President von der Leyen
11:11visited Australia
11:12to make the announcement
11:13with Prime Minister Albanese
11:15The process now
11:16sees the agreement
11:18go through
11:19the ratification mechanisms
11:22but this is a deal
11:24that's been negotiated
11:24for ten years
11:25very careful
11:27very sensitive
11:28acknowledging concerns
11:30and interests
11:31on both sides
11:31and I'm confident
11:34that we're seeing
11:35a balance deal here
11:36which is comprehensive
11:37which is going to be
11:39a benefit to both sides
11:40and it brings
11:41the two communities
11:42closer together
11:43Australians trading
11:44into Europe
11:45Europeans trading
11:46into Australia
11:47almost all barriers
11:49and tariffs removed
11:50it's a good deal
11:51It's a good deal
11:52but will that help you
11:53wean off
11:53the dependencies on China?
11:55We have a constructive
11:56and a very significant
11:58trading relationship
11:59with China
11:59and I think that
12:00that's going to continue
12:01but we have a diverse
12:02trading relationship
12:03across the world
12:04so Australia trades
12:06into North America
12:08into the ASEAN nations
12:10to South Asia
12:12North Asia
12:13into Europe
12:14we're an island continent
12:16dependent on global trade
12:18on the rules of trade
12:20and free trade agreements
12:22matter because they enable
12:24the prosperity for all
12:27and defence plays a big role
12:29as well in this trade deal
12:29tell us more
12:30and do Australians support
12:31the fact that you're
12:32helping Ukraine?
12:33So in parallel
12:34to the announcement
12:35of the negotiations
12:36of a free trade agreement
12:37coming to conclusion
12:38there was also the announcement
12:40of a security and defence
12:41partnership
12:42between Australia
12:43and the EU
12:44and that's another step forward
12:46in building a relationship
12:48across the breadth
12:49of security and defence
12:51often in areas
12:52of hybrid
12:53or advanced technology
12:55or things that are
12:56geographically borderless
12:58And are Australian
12:59taxpayers comfortable with this?
13:01And people are very supportive
13:02of the idea
13:03that we reach out
13:04and we build
13:05more connections
13:06with more friends
13:07on more issues
13:09because by doing so
13:10we are better prepared
13:11in a world
13:12that's perhaps
13:13less predictable
13:14and more complex
13:15And with a very transactional
13:16president as well
13:17in the White House
13:17One final question
13:19on the social media ban
13:20that the European Union
13:21wants to copy
13:21from Australia
13:22Is it working though?
13:23How are you enforcing it?
13:24So the social media ban
13:26is about a relationship
13:27with large social media companies
13:29A bipartisan parliamentary concern
13:32for the well-being
13:33of our children
13:34and indeed
13:34the increasing evidence
13:36scientifically
13:37of that concern
13:38and a relationship
13:40with those social media companies
13:42to see their restraint
13:44on access
13:45until the age of 16
13:47for young people in Australia
13:49And we think
13:51it's the right way to move
13:52and we note
13:53that many countries
13:54are now looking
13:55at similar models
13:56And I think
13:57it's about
13:58the effort
13:59that you apply
14:00and the effort
14:01that collectively
14:02is applied
14:03to see a change
14:04in the normative behaviour
14:06of what we understand
14:07as social media
14:08and how it might affect
14:09our kids
14:09Indeed
14:10it's certainly been closely watched
14:11Ambassador Campbell
14:12thank you so much
14:12for coming into us here
14:13on Europe Today
14:14Thanks May
14:15And now to Budapest
14:16where Hungary's
14:17new government
14:18led by Peter Maillard
14:19has been officially sworn in
14:21for the next four years
14:22The new Prime Minister
14:23promises to restore
14:24public trust
14:25and rebuild Hungary's
14:26international ties
14:27For the latest
14:28we can head straight
14:29to the Hungarian capital
14:30and bring in
14:31our correspondent
14:32Joltan Ziboshegi
14:33Good morning Joltan
14:34just tell us
14:35who is who
14:35in this new government
14:37and what are
14:37their first priorities
14:40Good morning Europe Today
14:41So actually
14:42this new government
14:43is really diverse
14:45Peter Magyar
14:46promised during the campaign
14:48that nobody can be
14:49a minister
14:50who was
14:51a chief politician
14:53in the last government
14:54but actually
14:55this promise
14:56was not fully kept
14:57because
14:58for example
14:59the new transport minister
15:00previously was
15:02the public transportation
15:03company's leader
15:04here in Budapest
15:05and also
15:06a far relative
15:07of Viktor Orban
15:08while the difference minister
15:09served as
15:10chief of staff
15:11during the previous
15:12political era
15:13the finance minister
15:15had also
15:15worked as a state
15:17of secretary
15:18in Viktor Orban's
15:19second government
15:20but now he promises
15:21to introduce
15:22the euro
15:23around 2013
15:24Most members
15:26of the new cabinet
15:26have been close allies
15:28for Peter Magyar
15:29since two years
15:30from the really beginning
15:32of his movement
15:32and most of them
15:34they are conservative
15:35One notable exception
15:37is Balint Roof
15:38the minister
15:39leading the prime minister's office
15:41who was a really
15:43big critic
15:44of the Orban government
15:46and a really
15:47popular podcaster
15:49he promised
15:50the biggest investigation
15:52in Hungary
15:53and history
15:54against the corruption cases
15:55The government
15:56also includes
15:57internationally
15:58respected
15:59business
16:01the new
16:02interior minister
16:03for example
16:04is a former leader
16:05of the Katalon
16:06and also
16:06the economic minister
16:08was a top manager
16:09for Shell
16:10Peter Magyar
16:11has also
16:12a small scandal
16:13because he
16:14appointed his
16:15brother-in-law
16:16as a minister of justice
16:17but after seeing
16:19the public rage
16:20he changed his mind
16:21so the technocrat government
16:23now tries to rebuild
16:24all the international ties
16:26same as the schools
16:27and hospitals
16:29and first and foremost
16:30the most important
16:31they try to take home
16:32the 10 billion euros
16:34EU found
16:35what was frozen
16:36and according to our sources
16:37it's not gonna be easy
16:39we hope
16:40that all the ministers
16:41will work with
16:42that passion
16:43how our health minister
16:45was performing
16:46his iconic dance
16:48what was viral
16:48on the whole internet
16:50absolutely
16:51that dance
16:51was something else
16:52Joltan Siboshegi
16:54thank you so much
16:54for that live update
16:55there
16:56from Budapest
16:57now moving on
16:58EU ambassadors
16:59will be getting together
17:00today for the very first time
17:01to come up with a joint plan
17:04for containing the spread
17:05of the deadly hantavirus
17:06for an expert opinion
17:08we can bring in now
17:09Professor Luke O'Neill
17:10from Trinity College
17:11in Dublin
17:12good morning
17:13Luke O'Neill
17:14normally I tell my guests
17:15lovely to have you with us
17:16but in this case
17:17when I see you
17:17it's normally
17:18for bad news
17:19but just tell us
17:20we're hearing
17:20the World Health Organisation
17:21says there's no risk
17:22to the general population
17:24and the hantavirus
17:24is not like Covid-19
17:27what is your view here?
17:29that's exactly correct
17:30yeah it's not like Covid
17:31at all
17:32it's a different virus
17:33different disease course
17:34very rare
17:35this disease
17:36the hantavirus
17:37causes overall
17:37extremely rare
17:38you know
17:39unfortunately of course
17:40this outbreak
17:41on that cruise ship
17:42has happened
17:42now we need a bit of caution
17:43because it's got
17:44a high mortality
17:45is one worry
17:4540% people
17:47might die of this
17:48but it's extremely rare
17:49there's nothing to worry
17:50about at the moment
17:51as long as we contain
17:51it properly
17:52of course is the key thing
17:53as long as we can
17:54contain it properly
17:54but people are alarmed
17:55because the headlines
17:56are alarming
17:57bringing us back
17:58to those days of Covid
17:59what would your advice
18:00to people be?
18:03don't worry
18:04don't worry at all
18:05at the moment
18:05I mean let's just
18:06keep an eye on it
18:06and all the great
18:07and the good
18:08the CDC and the US
18:09of course
18:10in Europe as well
18:11our agencies
18:11are keeping a very
18:12close eye on this
18:13I mean clearly
18:14it's a bit scary
18:14given the level
18:16of mortality
18:16that we've seen
18:17reported
18:17people have died
18:18of this virus
18:19it's extremely rare
18:20remember
18:21in Argentina
18:21about 100 cases
18:23per year
18:23out of a population
18:25of about 40 million
18:26that's how rare it is
18:27as a disease
18:27but again
18:28it's something to watch
18:29our initial fear
18:30was the virus
18:31might have changed
18:31it might have been worse
18:33that's not the case
18:34it's the Andes
18:34strain of Panta
18:36and it's been seen
18:37for years and years
18:38so we know
18:38a fair bit about this
18:40we do
18:40and of course
18:41more cases are expected
18:42after the long
18:43isolation periods
18:44and EU ambassadors
18:45will be gathering today
18:45here in Brussels
18:46for the very first time
18:47to discuss this
18:48but of course
18:48as you say
18:49it's not an emergency
18:50but what would your
18:51advice be
18:51to those politicians
18:53in the room today
18:55well one good thing
18:57is it is a real disease
18:58in South America
18:59so we may learn more
19:00about it anyway
19:00from this incident
19:01that might help
19:02the situation
19:03in South America
19:03where it's more common
19:04and the second thing
19:05is of course
19:06we need to be
19:06a little bit cautious
19:07you can understand
19:08why they're meeting
19:08because it's all over
19:09the media
19:10European citizens
19:11are concerned of course
19:12so anything we can do
19:13to reassure people
19:14is the most important
19:15thing I feel
19:16and at the moment
19:17you're right
19:17the funny thing
19:17about this virus
19:18is it can incubate
19:19in the body
19:19for 40 days
19:20in other words
19:21you can catch it
19:22no symptoms
19:23for a week or two
19:23hence the 42 day
19:25quarantine
19:25there's two Irish people
19:27many nationalities
19:28stuck in quarantine
19:29for the next few weeks
19:30just in case
19:31the disease emerges
19:32and that makes
19:32perfect sense
19:33to keep an eye
19:33on these people
19:34okay Professor Luke O'Neill
19:36thank you so much
19:36for joining us
19:37and sharing
19:37your expert opinion
19:38with us here
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19:57take care though
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20:29and we'll see you next time
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20:56at the beach
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21:12Untertitelung des ZDF, 2020
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