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Europe Today: Sánchez sofre golpe nas eleições da Andaluzia - o que acontece agora a Espanha e a Bruxelas?
O Partido Socialista de Pedro Sánchez sofreu uma derrota contundente nas eleições regionais da Andaluzia. Maria Tadeo, editora do Europe Today, analisa o que o resultado pode significar para Espanha, Bruxelas e a Europa.
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O Partido Socialista de Pedro Sánchez sofreu uma derrota contundente nas eleições regionais da Andaluzia. Maria Tadeo, editora do Europe Today, analisa o que o resultado pode significar para Espanha, Bruxelas e a Europa.
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00:14Bom dia, é dia 18 de maio, eu sou Mave Magamahal e isso é Europe Today,
00:21seu dia em dia com o brusselo de news e além.
00:25Obrigado por assistir.
00:26E a Ucranian drone has struck Moscow, killing four people and injuring dozens.
00:37Selensky says the strikes were, quote,
00:47And the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency over an Ebola outbreak
00:53that has killed more than 80 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
00:57It comes as the UN agency gathers in Geneva to finalise a treaty aimed at protecting the world from pandemic
01:04threats.
01:05Meanwhile, 10 years since the UK voted to leave the European Union, Brexit is back.
01:11Since the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, stepped down and said he would actually like to lead the country
01:16and bring it back to Brussels, there's a national debate sparking.
01:20But first, our top story, which takes us to Andalucía in southern Spain,
01:24where Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party suffered a bruising defeat in regional elections.
01:30The votes are, of course, being closely watched both in Madrid and Brussels.
01:34Now, the Conservative People's Party did win the election,
01:37but they'll still need the support of the far-right Vox Party in order to govern.
01:41For more on what this all means for Spain and for Brussels,
01:45our European leader, Maria Giseo, is here with us this morning.
01:47So, Maria, really bad night there for Pedro Sánchez and his party.
01:51What are the consequences of all this?
01:52Well, look, Maeve, it was a disastrous night.
01:55No question for the Spanish Socialist Party.
01:58It is the worst result in democratic history in a region which is roughly the size of Portugal,
02:03but also used to be their historic stronghold.
02:07Again, back-to-back losses this election, but also four years ago,
02:12which again cement this idea that this is a region that has now shifted to the right.
02:17For Pedro Sánchez, this is also a problem because the candidate running,
02:22representing the party, was someone who was a minister in his government,
02:26a former deputy prime minister of the government of Spain,
02:29and a woman, a candidate that he had selected for this campaign.
02:34So, it was very much appointed with the consent of the prime minister,
02:38already with a national profile.
02:40And all of this we see in the end produced no results in the election.
02:45The other point that is relevant about this vote yesterday is the Spanish conservatives,
02:50very mainstream, Partido Popular, PP,
02:52that they did win the election but fell short of a majority and now will need the hard right Vox
02:58to govern.
02:59What this says to me, and I know this is going to sound counterintuitive at this point,
03:03but it really shows that there is a pivot to the right in Spain,
03:07which does not seem obvious, of course, because the Spanish prime minister,
03:11Pedro Sánchez, has created this international profile for himself.
03:15He passed position very successfully, I would argue,
03:17from a communications perspective as the man that will stand up to President Donald Trump.
03:22We talked about this big convention that he hosted three weeks ago in Barcelona.
03:27He's been able to really electrify this international progressive coalition.
03:31But back home, there is a big gap between his international perception
03:35and the national perception in the country,
03:38which is of a man who is polarizing, to say the least,
03:43and who also, when you look at the regional ballots so far this year,
03:48you have seen this perpetuation of the right winning for the Spanish prime minister.
03:53Of course, the big question is whether or not he can change the situation going into the 2027 election.
03:58He does stand to perform better nationally than regionally.
04:03But nonetheless, when you put all of this together,
04:05it does suggest that the country is tilting to the right,
04:09contrary to this international image of Spain,
04:12which for me is a fascinating phenomenon,
04:15but it does show there is this big gap externally and within the country.
04:19And there's another pickle, of course,
04:20the Spanish government is in damage control, Maria,
04:23over claims they used EU funding for pensions.
04:26Tell us more.
04:26Well, yes.
04:27Look, Maeve, this goes back to a report by the Spanish Budget Watchdog.
04:32They indicated that in November 2024,
04:35they used budget credits, which is not necessarily European funding per se,
04:40but it was connected to a clause in relation to the RFF,
04:44which, of course, is the recovery fund put together by the European Union,
04:48paid for, of course, by joint debt, backed by the EU 27.
04:52The Spanish government told Euronews,
04:54and they told myself as sources very close to the Spanish economy ministry,
04:57that they categorically deny that European money is being used to pay for pensions.
05:02They say this is not the case.
05:03They also told me, and as I understand, the European Commission did ask for an explanation.
05:09They did ask for a clarification after Spain provided a technical explanation,
05:13saying this is an accounting issue.
05:15The Commission does not indicate that there is any wrongdoing or misuse of funding,
05:19but nonetheless, this is the politics and this is about the optics.
05:23The damage, to some extent, is already done.
05:25And, Maeve, we should keep in mind,
05:26this is coming right before negotiations around the European budget kickstart.
05:31And, of course, it's already fueling some of the tensions between the Southern European countries
05:35and some of the frugal countries, Northern European countries,
05:38which traditionally, historically, have said they do not want a big budget
05:41and they do not want joint funding to become permanent.
05:45That debate that never goes away.
05:46Maria Steyo, thank you so much for that very comprehensive analysis there.
05:50And now moving on to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
05:52This weekend, in response to a major attack on Kyiv,
05:56Ukraine's largest drone strike so far hit Russia,
05:58killing at least four people, including three near Moscow and wounding a dozen others.
06:04Debris fell on Russia's largest airport, causing disruptions, but no damage.
06:08For more, we're joined here in the studio by our Ukraine correspondent,
06:11that's, of course, Sasha Vakalina.
06:13Tell us more about this attack on Russia.
06:15Yes, indeed.
06:16As you said, this was one of the largest attacks.
06:18In fact, according to Russian officials,
06:20it was the largest when it comes to Moscow in over a year.
06:23Kyiv confirmed the attack,
06:25saying they specifically targeted military, industrial and fuel infrastructure in Moscow region,
06:30including a plant which produces semiconductors for Russia's military industrial complex,
06:35also two pumping stations and Moscow oil refinery.
06:39Now, Russian authorities said the residential building was also damaged during the attack.
06:45According to Russia's defense ministry in general,
06:48they have intercepted, allegedly, over a thousand drones on Russia.
06:53That was, according to Moscow officials, that was the scale of this attack.
07:00And, of course, this is not the furthest attack that Ukraine did in terms of the long-range distance,
07:06but it was very significant given that this is indeed Russia's capital.
07:09Yeah, it's very rare.
07:10And I'm sure viewers this morning are thinking the same.
07:12Why do they target Moscow?
07:13Well, for Kyiv, that was a clear demonstration of its capabilities.
07:17This is a very clear and simple message that Kyiv can reach Moscow if it wants to.
07:25Moscow, of course, being Russia's most protected city in terms of air defense.
07:30Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he did call it entirely justified,
07:34and he also tweeted about the attack,
07:37saying our responses to Russia's prolongation of the war
07:40and its attacks on our cities and communities are entirely justified.
07:44Ukrainian long-range sanctions reached the Moscow region,
07:47and we are clearly telling the Russians their state must end its war.
07:52Now, what he means here is, of course, the attack last week on Kyiv
07:57when the residential building was hit and 24 people were killed in that Russian attack.
08:01Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in this case, is sending the message
08:03that he can indeed move Russia's war back to Russia's territory.
08:08And we can see the effect of it, given the scale of the fear,
08:12and also all these videos on social media by the Moscow residents showing that attack may.
08:17OK, Sasha Bakalina, thank you so much for that update.
08:20Now, moving on to the Middle East,
08:22where a drone strike has triggered a fire near a nuclear plant in the United Arab Emirates.
08:27The incident that has been condemned by the region and the International Atomic Energy Agency
08:32highlights just how fragile the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran really is.
08:37For more, we can head straight over to Qatar,
08:39where our correspondent Adel Khaleem is standing by for us this morning.
08:43Tell us, what is the latest on this nuclear plant bombing, Adel?
08:49Yeah, Maeve, this is really the kind of incident that Gulf countries were hoping to avoid.
08:53While the ceasefire is still technically in place, clearly tensions never went away.
08:58Now, what happened on Sunday was a drone hit the perimeter of the Baraka power plant in the UAE,
09:04just outside the, which roughly supplies about a quarter of the country's energy.
09:10Now, according to Emirati officials, now, three drones entered UAE airspace from the west
09:16and hit the electrical generator outside the main facility, sparking a fire.
09:21Now, the Abu Dhabi media office was quick to report there was no radiation leak, no injuries reported.
09:26In fact, the generators were continuing to operate as normally.
09:28But even without casualties, this is hugely symbolic.
09:31Any attack on a nuclear facility raises serious questions.
09:34And while the UAE didn't publicly blame Iran,
09:38analysts do say this was a warning shot as regional tensions continue to escalate once again.
09:44Dave?
09:44And Adel, President Trump and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi have reacted to this.
09:48We can actually together take a listen to what they have to say.
09:51I could say this with a very, very strong conviction.
09:55Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
09:58It's not going to happen.
09:59They have no Navy, no Air Force, no anti-anything.
10:02By the way, we knocked out 85% of their manufacturing for the missiles.
10:07An attack on our nuclear facilities has already taken place once,
10:11and they claim they completely destroyed them.
10:13Yet now, they're once again talking about attacking the facilities.
10:17These contradictory statements truly indicate the depth of America's confusion
10:21regarding their objectives in this war.
10:25So, as you can see, their tensions have clearly not gone away.
10:27And we're also hearing, Adel, that Israel and the U.S. are planning to renew the war.
10:31What can you tell us?
10:35Yeah, those comments really accentuate where we stand right now.
10:39Publicly, both sides are calling for diplomacy, but at the same time,
10:42they're preparing for the eventuality or possibility of what could come next.
10:45Iranian officials have openly said that during the ceasefire,
10:48they were able to regroup and restock their strike systems.
10:52Meanwhile, military activity across the region hasn't slowed down.
10:55U.S. Central Command says American naval forces continuing their blockade of the blockade
11:00of the Strait of Hormuz.
11:02And as of Sunday, it says 81 commercial vessels were redirected and four disabled.
11:08And as you mentioned, there are reports that Israel and the U.S. are coordinating future
11:12strikes if negotiations fail.
11:14To that end, U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his true social account,
11:18saying,
11:18for Iran, the clock is ticking and they better get moving fast or there won't be anything left of them.
11:24Time is of the essence.
11:25So right now we're seeing technically the ceasefire still holds,
11:29but all parties are bracing for the possibility of what could come next.
11:33Maeve?
11:34Okay, very stressful time, of course, there for your region and the world.
11:37Thank you so much for that update there, Adel Khali.
11:39And now moving on from the Netherlands to Sweden and then on to Oslo and Rome,
11:45India's Narendra Modi is on a whistle-stop tour across Europe,
11:48sitting down with various European leaders.
11:50After hosting foreign ministers from BRIC countries just last Friday,
11:54he's here to celebrate, of course, the historic EU-India deal signed earlier this year.
11:59For more on what to expect from his trip, here's our Jacobianus.
12:05Have you ever wondered how the world's fastest-growing major economy
12:09manages a crisis at home while reshaping global trade?
12:12While New Delhi scrambles to protect a sinking rupee hit by energy shocks from the Iran war,
12:18Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching a massive diplomatic offensive across Europe.
12:23And months after a historic EU-India free trade agreement,
12:26this tour executes that
12:28mother of all deals
12:30by balancing Brussels with individual capitals.
12:33And if we follow the Prime Minister's itinerary day by day,
12:37the calendar reveals exactly what's at stake.
12:43And over the weekend, Modi met with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten.
12:47The Netherlands is a key trading partner for India
12:50with bilateral trade worth nearly $28 billion.
12:54And the immediate price is an $11 billion semiconductor deal
12:58between Tata Electronics and Dutch giant ASML
13:01to build a cutting-edge microchip plant in Western India.
13:04And it is a textbook example of Europe's China Plus One strategy
13:08as Western companies rush to diversify supply chains away from Beijing.
13:13And now the focus shifts to Sweden,
13:15where today Modi is meeting Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson
13:18and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
13:21at the European Runtable for Industry.
13:24And here is a side note.
13:25While capitals like Stockholm provide India with specific tech,
13:29defence and green transition deals,
13:31Brussels provides here the regulatory alignment
13:34and massive tariff cuts needed to unlock the entire European market.
13:40But hey, that's not all.
13:42Tomorrow Modi attends the India Nordic Summit in Oslo,
13:46engaging Nordic leaders on clean energy and Arctic shipping routes
13:50opened up by climate change.
13:51And this grand tour will conclude on Wednesday in Italy
13:55with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni,
13:57where both leaders will focus on maritime security
13:59and a joint action plan for legal migration channels.
14:03And I know it sounds complex, but one thing is certain.
14:06For European leaders facing slowing economies,
14:10rolling out the red carpet is no longer a luxury.
14:12It is a strategic necessity.
14:14And the world's most populous nation
14:16becomes an indispensable geopolitical counterweight
14:19when Europe's historic partners look away.
14:27Jakob Janus there for us.
14:29And now for The View from Finland.
14:30Coming up, we'll be joined by Ville Tavio,
14:33Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
14:36in Brussels today for talks with ministers from all across the EU.
14:40Ville Tavio is a member of the National Conservative Finns Party
14:43and he's been active in national politics for several years.
14:46Good morning, Minister.
14:47Lovely to have you with us.
14:48Good morning, great to be here.
14:50So first, we're of course looking at those pictures
14:52of the Indian head of state travelling all across Europe.
14:55This comes just after that big historic deal was signed.
14:58What's Finland's view here?
14:59What's your view here?
15:00Well, the Finnish president also had a state visit to India
15:04a couple of months ago.
15:05And it's absolutely one strategic partnership
15:10in order to diverse the trade.
15:12And tell me, it comes just a couple of days after India hosted BRICS foreign ministers.
15:18So is there anything the European Union can do to put pressure on India
15:21to help end the war in Ukraine?
15:24I really hope so, of course.
15:26And that's one of the reasons that Finland thinks it's important to have these close relations.
15:31But I would say that rather recently we've seen development in the trade
15:37and the quest in diversification of trade and China plus one mission
15:44instead of focusing only in these difficult topics.
15:48Because, of course, you had that drone incident on Friday,
15:51which seems to have been settled.
15:52But let's talk about this big week for the EU-US trade deal
15:56that could get over the line by June.
15:58But in the European Parliament, we're seeing a lot of different debates.
16:01There'll be trilogues this week.
16:03So negotiations on whether or not to put conditions on this deal
16:06that, of course, as you know, is pretty controversial.
16:08But putting conditions on it at this late stage,
16:11could that not anger President Donald Trump?
16:13What is your view here?
16:15Well, we are in favour of forcing what's agreed.
16:20And we see cautious optimism that the trilogues are moving very well, to my knowledge.
16:28So, after all, we want to create bridges and not to burn bridges.
16:33So hopefully...
16:35But do you trust President Trump?
16:36He can be very unpredictable and cause a lot of stress for European businesses
16:39and Finnish businesses.
16:42We are not expecting predictability from him.
16:46But I think he's a hard negotiator.
16:49I think it's debatable whether USA has kind of benefited from his actions.
16:56Maybe we'll see that at the end of his term.
16:59But from the Europe's point of view, we want to keep on the trade growing.
17:04We want to build a steady trade.
17:07That's what the companies need.
17:09But if Donald Trump plays hardball, should the Europeans play hardball too?
17:13Yes.
17:14Me and several other ministers, we've taken stances before,
17:17whereas we think the European Union should have used the package we made
17:24in order to pressure USA more.
17:28But at this point, we are ready to move forward with the deal as agreed.
17:34And of course, our requirement is that the USA also respects this deal.
17:39And a big week as well for the EU.
17:41They're heading to Mexico this week.
17:43Could a deal be signed there?
17:44We know the last EU-Mexico summit was back in 2015.
17:47Yes, we are looking for renewing the global treaty with the EU-Mexico.
17:53And that's also, I mean, it's a very important point.
17:56You know, we have the Mercosur trade deal already applied.
18:02So that doesn't include Mexico.
18:05So it's very good that we get a new deal with Mexico as well.
18:11It's our second largest partner in Latin America.
18:15And meanwhile, of course, big focus of your talks this week on the impact
18:18the ongoing war in the Middle East is having on Europeans.
18:21Do you think enough has been done by Brussels, i.e. the European Commission,
18:24in order to soften that blow on Europeans?
18:27Well, from the trade minister's point of view,
18:30I can tell that the past three years that I've been a minister of trade,
18:34it's the security concerns have been rising all the time.
18:39So I think trade ministers are more dealing with the security concerns
18:43and then increasingly involved in the security issues.
18:46So whether it's diversification of trade, but also energy, basic supply chains,
18:52now wartime discomforts.
18:56OK, Minister, thank you so much for coming in to us here today on Euronews
19:00and being our guest on Europe Today.
19:01That does bring, though, this edition of Europe Today to an end.
19:04Any points, comments, questions for us,
19:07you can always reach out at europetoday at euronews.com.
19:10But for now, thank you so much for tuning in.
19:12Take care and do visit euronews.com for more news and analysis.
19:22Thank you so much for joining us.
19:45Thank you.
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