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Europe Today: manewry NATO przy granicy z Rosją, von der Leyen ostrzega przed dronami
W czasie wizyty na Litwie szefowa KE Ursula von der Leyen ostrzegła, że ostatnie wtargnięcia dronów nad państwa bałtyckie nie są incydentami odosobnionymi; tymczasem 30 km od granicy Rosji trwają manewry NATO.
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W czasie wizyty na Litwie szefowa KE Ursula von der Leyen ostrzegła, że ostatnie wtargnięcia dronów nad państwa bałtyckie nie są incydentami odosobnionymi; tymczasem 30 km od granicy Rosji trwają manewry NATO.
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00:00Wszelkie prawa zastrzeżone.
00:30Two days of informal talks.
00:32From Israel's attack last night on Lebanon to Russia's ongoing attacks on Ukraine,
00:36their meeting comes after a high-stakes phone call between Russia's Sergei Lavrov
00:40and his American counterpart Marco Rubio.
00:43Ministers will discuss whether formal communication channels with Moscow should reopen
00:48and, of course, who should lead them.
00:50Meanwhile, Giorgio Maloney is urging Brussels to treat Europe's energy crisis as an emergency.
00:56In a stern letter to the European Commission, the Italian Prime Minister,
01:00facing growing pressure ahead of elections next year, called for urgent measures.
01:05Local elections in June will be seen as a key political test for her government.
01:09This as Sweden announces plans to half the price of monthly public transport passes
01:14in the second half of the year to give some relief to households.
01:17The country will be holding elections in September.
01:21Plus, the World Health Organization has raised alarm over the speed of the Ebola virus in Central Africa,
01:27where over 220 people have died.
01:30The EU and UNICEF have sent humanitarian supplies to the DRC to support efforts to contain the outbreak.
01:37But first, NATO is carrying out a military exercise this morning just 30 kilometres from the border with Russia.
01:44It comes as the Baltics and other nations are on very high alert
01:48amid the ramped-up threat of drone incursions within this territory.
01:52European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been on the ground over the last couple of days
01:56to offer support from the European Union.
01:58Now, our correspondent Angela Skudgens is here in the studio to explain how Europe and NATO aim to work together.
02:03Good morning, Angela. Thanks for being with us.
02:05Just tell us more about this.
02:07Yes, so it should start at the beginning of the story in Finland, roughly 30 kilometres from the border of
02:13Russia.
02:14The Northern Star military exercises are kicking off today.
02:17This comprises 9,000 troops from across at least 10 NATO-allied countries.
02:23We're talking about the Hungary and UK.
02:25They're at a military training base called Vusanka.
02:28Now, the aim of this is to make sure that they're fighting fit regarding these drone incidents.
02:33We've seen them ratchet up in recent days, particularly over those Baltic nations, at least six since the beginning of
02:41May.
02:41The big question here is whether NATO is modernised enough to counter these incidents, as well as whether they're inoperable
02:49enough.
02:49That's the big question underpinning a lot of the NATO military exercises, is whether they can work together at times
02:54of war, as well as invasion.
02:56It's also important to point out that the United States has a significant presence here.
03:01There are at least two helicopters, as well as military personnel.
03:04Of course, we all know that the United States have indicated that they will withdraw their presence, at least from
03:11NATO.
03:11But at least today, they're on the ground.
03:13But I do recommend watching Europe today, tomorrow, as we will have a special dispatch from our NATO correspondent, Shona
03:19Murray.
03:20Indeed, she's on the ground there on the border, and we'll bring her in tomorrow on the show.
03:23But just tell us more as well about the visit of Ursula von der Leyen to the region.
03:26Has it made any difference?
03:27Yes, so European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was in Vilnius yesterday alongside European Commissioner for Defence, Andrus Kobilius.
03:35Now, she gave a press conference alongside the heads of state from Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia regarding these drone incursions.
03:43Now, she highlighted that these incidents have demonstrated that there are vulnerabilities when it comes to Baltic defences, and she
03:50wants to make sure that they can close the gap.
03:53She's highlighted that she could work with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, if permitting, to figure out what these holes
03:59are.
04:00But let's take a listen to what she had to say yesterday regarding these incursions.
04:03People in the Baltic countries have been experiencing what many believed belonged to another area.
04:12Air raid alerts, families sheltering, schools closing, transport interrupted.
04:19This is the reality on Europe's eastern border in 2026.
04:25This is a deliberate strategy from Russia, trying to destabilize our democratic societies.
04:31Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and of course, before that, Angela Skudens, thank you so much for that update.
04:37But now, the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe Human Rights Body has approved a special tribunal to prosecute Russia's leadership
04:44over its war of aggression against Ukraine.
04:47To hear what's behind this idea, I spoke to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, and
04:52started by asking him if it would have any teeth.
04:55You know, it depends on the political will of member states.
04:58We have now more than 36 countries ready to join the special tribunal.
05:04We need to have a location, a precise budget, and then the strong engagement of the member states.
05:10And then it can go fast.
05:12Political will is always the question.
05:14We know that under President Donald Trump, the United States has not signed up to this initiative.
05:19Could that undermine the credibility of it?
05:22I don't think so.
05:23You know, I mean, we are really developing a huge framework for accountability.
05:28We have the European Court of Human Rights working on cases.
05:31We have the Register of Damage and the Claims Commission, and now the third pillar, the special tribunal.
05:36And the whole context will be key for Ukraine, for stability in the context of the war, after the war.
05:44But who's going to pay?
05:45Who will fund this tribunal?
05:47The member states, as I said before.
05:50I mean, the member states must have the political will to develop the tribunal and also to fund the tribunal.
05:56We need now to have a precise budget for this tribunal.
05:59We have also some experiences with, well, precedent cases and also allocation, and we are working quite hard on this.
06:07I mean, with this, what's happening right now, we will be able also to deliver on this very soon.
06:11And what happens if there is a peace deal?
06:13Could it establish then a blank amnesty and therefore render the tribunal pointless?
06:18Accountability and justice will be probably absolutely key in all peace discussions.
06:22And what will happen will be in the discussions.
06:25But the best thing we can do to support Ukraine, to support the rule of law, to support justice,
06:31is to be ready with the framework on accountability.
06:34And it's exactly the reason why we are supported so strongly by member states for doing this.
06:41Now, moving on, Spain's Socialist Party is in shock due to an ongoing probe into the former Prime Minister,
06:47José Luis de Rodríguez Zapatero.
06:49Seen as a political mentor to the current party leader and premier, that's Pedro Sánchez,
06:53The scandal comes at a pretty rough time for the party.
06:56For more, we can go straight to Madrid, where your news correspondent, Rafael Salido,
07:00is standing by for us this morning.
07:01Good morning.
07:02And just tell us, firstly, more about this investigation.
07:08So, good morning, Maeve.
07:10As you were mentioning here in Spain,
07:12a former Prime Minister, José Luis de Rodríguez Zapatero, he's been indicted.
07:16He's facing charges related to influence peddling and other related crimes in a case that dates back to the pandemic,
07:24when he was involved in the bailout of a company, of an airline called Plus Ultra.
07:29This is a Venezuelan company or linked to the Venezuelan government.
07:34And former Prime Minister Zapatero has really close ties to that government.
07:40So, a few years back, he was involved in asking the government to give some money to this company who
07:47was in crisis.
07:48And it's a huge blow for the left here in general,
07:52because in the past few years, Zapatero had become some kind of a moral compass for the left,
07:58especially because when he left office, instead of joining some company's board or something,
08:02he decided to spend his time trying to sort some international crisis, such as this one in Venezuela.
08:10So, it has come as a huge surprise now that we are learning that he may have benefited himself personally,
08:17and he may have been receiving Spanish taxpayers' money.
08:22And it's a huge blow.
08:24He's expected to testify in front of the judge on June the 17th and June the 18th.
08:30So far, he has denied all the charges, and he has emphasised that he's innocent.
08:35But we are waiting to see what's going on here, what is a huge shock here in Spain.
08:42And as you're waiting, what impact do you think this could have on Pedro Sánchez, the current Prime Minister?
08:51Well, it's a huge blow, especially because the socialist government here in Spain is going through its own internal crisis.
09:00Let's remember that just in the past year, they've lost four local elections.
09:05They have been unable to pass any federal budget in the past two years,
09:09and they don't have a majority in the parliament, so they depend on the support of smaller parties.
09:15So some people are concerned that this may be the last straw for these parties,
09:19and it may force some kind of change in the government.
09:24Just past weekend here in Madrid, we have a huge demonstration here in Madrid,
09:29asking for elections, calling for elections.
09:32So far, Sánchez himself has discarded that option.
09:36However, we are waiting to hear from him.
09:38He's expected to talk today after he meets with the Pope,
09:41and we are waiting to hear what he has to say.
09:45But again, nobody's expecting that he may stop supporting his predecessor,
09:50who has been really instrumental in his government for the past few months.
09:55Okay, Rafael Salido.
09:57Thank you so much for that live broadcast there from Madrid,
09:59on a story that, of course, we're following very closely as well here on Euronews.
10:04And now from Spain, we can move to a story unfolding in Greece.
10:07The former Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, one of the main protagonists of the Greek debt crisis,
10:12has officially launched a new political party, Greek Left Alliance.
10:16For more on this new left wave in Greece,
10:19we can go straight to Athens and bring in Euronews' Faye Duclery.
10:22Good morning.
10:23Tell us, Faye, about this party, and how are people feeling now about Alexis Tsipras?
10:28Good morning, Maeve.
10:30No one can deny here in Greece that Alexis Tsipras,
10:32even those who didn't support it, is a charismatic politician.
10:36He was widely seen as the Pope of this country in the last difficult decade of Greece.
10:41He gained a lot of support then.
10:43His rise was very fast and very impressive.
10:46But his fall was as fast as as impressive.
10:49And since he left politics, main political scene,
10:54the opposition in Greece has been left highly fragmented.
10:58And that's how Kiyakos Mitsotakis, that has been governing for seven years now,
11:04has survived political scandals and is still leading the polls.
11:08So the bet now for Alexis Tsipras is if he will manage to unite this fragmented opposition
11:16and gain the support he once had.
11:20But this task is very difficult because he has a very limited time until the elections.
11:26And what impact can he actually have on Greece's political scenery?
11:30And why, Faye, did he choose now to announce this new political party?
11:33He can have a very significant political impact here in Greece
11:39because there's no opposition that can challenge Kiyakos Mitsotakis effectively right now.
11:48An opposition that can really challenge him and can control his policies and his missteps.
11:54He chose now to present his new party because he wanted apparently to distance himself
11:58from the last governance of Syriza that disappointed the voters and in the end was outvoted.
12:05He also found a lot of political room right now because the opposition,
12:10after seven years, is not managing to gain support from the voters.
12:17And he wanted to have enough time to prepare his party for elections
12:20that are going to be held in a year or maybe even in the fall, according to some scenarios.
12:27But Maeve, I need to tell you that criticism has already started around these new parties
12:34and especially the name of the new party because its acronym,
12:38ELAS, is the same acronym as the acronym of the Greek police.
12:42I see. Okay, Faye Duglary, thank you so much for that update there, live from Athens.
12:47Now, moving on.
12:49EU ministers for European Affairs have wrapped up talks here in Brussels.
12:53On their agenda was EU enlargement, EU-UK relations,
12:56and of course the ongoing war in Ukraine.
12:58For all the insights, our Mary Gwynne spoke to France's Minister for EU Affairs, Benjamin Haddad.
13:04What we've seen over the last few days is one more criminal escalation from Russia against Ukraine's civilians.
13:10But the truth is, it's also a sign of the utter failure of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
13:16Russia's losing ground on the battlefield,
13:19and we see Ukraine's incredible innovation when it comes to drones, for example, on the battlefield.
13:24It's losing ground diplomatically, and it was hoping for a long time to divide Europeans,
13:29that we will weaken our resolve.
13:31We've seen exactly the opposite.
13:32We just recently finalized the 90 billion euro package to Ukraine.
13:37Remember that, you know, just about a year ago,
13:39when we had President Zelensky's meeting in the Oval Office with Trump and Vance,
13:44a lot of people said that Ukraine would be forced into a capitulation in 24 hours,
13:47and Europeans would not be around the table.
13:50What we've seen is Europeans step up and now provide the bulk of the support to Ukraine.
13:55And we see Russia losing ground everywhere diplomatically.
13:59You know, I was just in Armenia recently for the European political community,
14:03where we also had the EU-Armenia state visit.
14:05One more country like Moldova, like Sweden and Finland that joined NATO,
14:10that wants to get rid of Russia's tutelage and get closer to Europeans' norms and standards.
14:17This is the reality of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
14:20If that is the case, as you say, and Russia is being weakened by Ukraine's resistance,
14:26isn't that then an opportune moment for Europe to step in and to say,
14:31it's time to talk?
14:32I know President Emmanuel Macron has previously called for this.
14:35No, you're right.
14:35President Macron has always said that when the time is right,
14:38we should have our own channel of communication with Russia,
14:41because there's no reason to let the Americans alone at the negotiation table,
14:46when first and foremost, it's the security of Europe that's at stake.
14:49Now, you have to look at the reality,
14:51which is that Russia is not engaging seriously in diplomacy.
14:54It's not interested in the ceasefire and peace.
14:56It continues its escalation.
14:58So I think the key now is to continue to provide our support to Ukraine,
15:01is to continue to increase the pressure on Russia economically,
15:04we just recently passed the 20th package of sanctions we need to continue.
15:09So just for clarity, I understand you're saying now is not the right time.
15:13And if so, doesn't it make sense for Europe nonetheless to be preparing for that time,
15:19including thinking of who could do this role?
15:21Who has the credibility, the clout to speak to the Russians?
15:24No, look, I see that this debate is going on in the media and the commentary.
15:29And you're right that once again, you know, Europeans need to take matters in their own hand.
15:33And so there's no reason why we should let others negotiate on the behalf of Europeans,
15:38of the European security architecture.
15:40So Europeans should be ready also to have their own diplomatic track,
15:45as President Macron has said repeatedly.
15:47But I would say our priority now, clearly, is to continue to support Ukraine,
15:51to continue to increase the pressure on Russia.
15:56Now, moving on, if you couldn't sleep last night due to the hot weather,
15:59you're not the only one.
16:00A heat dome is pushing unusually high temperatures across Europe,
16:04with new May records in the UK and France.
16:07For more on the science behind this and whether it's here to stay,
16:10we're joined now by Carlos Buentempo.
16:12That's the director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
16:15Good morning, Carlos.
16:16Thank you so much for joining us.
16:17Just tell us about these abnormal temperatures,
16:19why we're seeing them now in May.
16:22Well, in a sense, what we're seeing now is just one specific instance
16:26of a broader pattern.
16:27If you look at the reports the Copernicus Climate Change Service
16:31published last year about 2025,
16:33you see that this heat wave has become much more common
16:36and affects all European territory, not just the south or the west.
16:42Actually, the east and the north last year were on the spotlight.
16:45So in this case, it's this high-pressure reach that is extending over Europe
16:49and it's still ongoing very much.
16:51So we will do the analysis once the event finishes.
16:55And, Carlo, is this due to climate change, do you think?
16:58Well, climate change certainly plays a big role.
17:00We have seen the warmest year on record last year in Europe.
17:04The last 11 years at the global level have been the 11 warmest.
17:08So this is pushing temperature up throughout, not just in Europe,
17:13everywhere else.
17:13But Europe is warming faster.
17:15And in that sense, I think climate change is likely to play an important role
17:20in what we are seeing now, making this event more likely,
17:23the intensity going up and lasting generally longer.
17:27And, Carlo, I guess the question is,
17:28are European cities prepared for more frequent heat waves like this?
17:32Well, I think it's a work in progress in many respects.
17:36So if you look at the report last year,
17:38actually, thanks to our interaction with the World Meteorological Organization,
17:42there was a lot of work done with national med services.
17:44And that piece of work highlighted that the number of cities in Europe
17:48that now have a climate adaptation plan has doubled and now is above 50%.
17:53So there is work being done, taking the information that is now available
17:58to inform our policy and prepare for it.
18:00But there is still work to be done because many cities and many regions
18:04don't yet have a proper adaptation plan.
18:07And, of course, it's only May, but it feels like a very hot, sticky August.
18:10Is this likely, do you think, to become Europe's hottest summer on record?
18:15Well, way too early to say.
18:17But clearly, with the El Nino looming in the Pacific
18:21and the temperature likely to go up globally,
18:23it is possible that we'll see warmest month in front of us.
18:26certainly will happen at the global level.
18:28Whether this will happen in Europe, well, we'll need to see expos,
18:32but certainly it's a concrete possibility.
18:34Okay.
18:35Carlo, buen tiempo.
18:36Thank you so much for joining us here this morning on Europe Today.
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