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اروپا تودی: رزمایش ناتو نزدیک مرز روسیه و هشدار فون در لاین درباره تهدید پهپادها
رئیس کمیسیون اتحادیه اروپا فون درلاین در سفر به لیتوانی هشدار داد نفوذهای اخیر پهپادی به کشورهای بالتیک «رخدادهای منفرد» نیست. همزمان رزمایش ناتو تنها ۳۰ کیلومتر مانده به مرز روسیه در جریان است.
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رئیس کمیسیون اتحادیه اروپا فون درلاین در سفر به لیتوانی هشدار داد نفوذهای اخیر پهپادی به کشورهای بالتیک «رخدادهای منفرد» نیست. همزمان رزمایش ناتو تنها ۳۰ کیلومتر مانده به مرز روسیه در جریان است.
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00:14Good morning, it is Wednesday the 27th of May. I'm Maeve McIumahan and this is Europe Today,
00:21your daily dose of European news and analysis, live here on Euronews.
00:25Coming up, EU Foreign Ministers are gathering in Cyprus today for two 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 and his American counterpart Marco Rubio.
00:44Ministers will discuss whether formal communication channels with Moscow should reopen and, of course, who should leave them.
00:50Meanwhile, Giorgia 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, facing growing pressure ahead of elections next year,
01:03called 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 in the second half of the
01:16year to give some relief to households.
01:18The 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, where over
01:27220 people have died.
01:29The EU and UNICEF have sent humanitarian supplies to the DRC to support efforts to contain the outbreak.
01:38But 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 amid the ramped-up threat of drone
01:50incursions within this territory.
01:52European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been on the ground over the last couple of days to offer
01:56support from the European Union.
01:58Now, our correspondent, Angela Skugins, is here in the studio to explain how Europe and NATO aim to work together.
02:04Good morning, Angela. Thanks for being with us. Just 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.
02:34We'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
02:55of war, as well as invasion.
02:57It'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, but 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
03:20Murray.
03:20Indeed, she's on the ground there on the border.
03:22And 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.
03:44Now, 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
04:00are.
04:00But let's take a listen to what she had to say yesterday regarding these incursions.
04:04People 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 destabilise our democratic societies.
04:32Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and of course, before that, Angela Skudens.
04:35Thank 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.
04:46To 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.
04:59We 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.
05:24You 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.
06:00We have also some experiences with precedent cases and also allocation, and we are working quite hard on this.
06:07I mean, with 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.
06:23And 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.
07:02Good morning, and just tell us firstly more about this investigation.
07:08So good morning, Maeve.
07:10As you were mentioning here in Spain, a former prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,
07:15he's been indicted, he's facing charges related to influence peddling and other related crimes
07:21in a case that dates back to the pandemic, when he was involved in the bailout of a company,
07:27of 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 send, to give some money to this
07:47company who was in crisis.
07:48And it's a huge blow for the left here in general, because in the past few years,
07:53Zapatero 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,
08:03he 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. He's expected to testify in front of the judge on June the 17th and June
08:29the 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.
08:43And 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 asking 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.
09:56Okay, Rafael Salido, thank you so much for that live broadcast there from Madrid,
10:00on a story that, of course, we're following very closely as well here on Euronews.
10:03And 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, we can go straight to Athens and bring in your news's
10:22Faye Duclery.
10:23Good 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, even those who didn't support him, 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, the opposition in Greece has been left highly fragmented.
10:58And that's how Kyakos 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 and gain the
11:18support 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?
11:29And why, Faye, did he choose now to announce this new political party?
11:33He can have a very significant political impact here in Greece because there's no opposition that can challenge Kyakos Mitsotakis
11:44effectively 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 from the last governance of
12:00Syriza
12:01that disappointed the voters and in the end was outvoted.
12:05He also found a lot of political room right now because the opposition, after seven years,
12:12is not managing to gain support from the voters.
12:17And he wanted to have enough time to prepare his party for elections that are going to be held in
12:24a year
12:24or maybe even in the fall, according to the same scenarios.
12:27But, Maeve, I need to tell you that criticism has already started around this new party
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.
12:43OK, Faye DiClery, 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.
12:52On their agenda was EU enlargement, EU-UK relations and, of course, the ongoing war in Ukraine.
12:58For all the insights, our Marie 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 is losing ground on the battlefield and we see Ukraine's incredible innovation when it comes to drone, for example,
13:23on the battlefield.
13:24It's losing ground diplomatically and it was hoping for a long time to divide Europeans, that we will weaken our
13:30resolve.
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 when we had President Zelensky's meeting in the Oval Office with
13:43Trump and Vance, a lot of people said that Ukraine would be forced into a capitulation in 24 hours and
13:48Europeans 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, where we also had the EU-Armenia
14:05state visit.
14:06One more country like Moldova, like Sweden and Finland that joined NATO, that wants to get rid of Russia's tutelage
14:14and 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, isn't that then an
14:28opportune moment for Europe to step in and to say, it'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, we should have our own channel of communication with
14:41Russia because there's no reason to let the Americans alone at the negotiation table when, first and foremost, it's the
14:48security of Europe that's at stake.
14:49Now, you have to look at the reality, which 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, is to continue to increase
15:03the pressure on Russia economically.
15:04We just recently passed the 20th package of sanctions.
15:08We 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, including thinking of who
15:21could do this role?
15:21Who has the credibility, the clout to speak to the Russians?
15:25No, 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 European, of the European security
15:39architecture.
15:40So Europeans should be ready also to have their own diplomatic track, as President Macron has said repeatedly.
15:47But I would say our priority now, clearly, is to continue to support Ukraine, to continue to increase the pressure
15:53on Russia.
15:56Now, moving on, if you couldn't sleep last night due to the hot weather, you're not the only one.
16:01A heat dome is pushing unusually high temperatures across Europe, with new May records in the UK and France.
16:07For more on the science behind this and whether it's here to stay, we'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, why we're seeing them now in May.
16:22Well, in a sense, what we're seeing now is just one specific instance of a broader pattern.
16:27If you look at the report the Copernicus Climate Change Service published last year, about 2025,
16:33you see that this heat wave has become much more common and affects all European territory, not just the south
16:41or 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, everywhere else.
17:13But Europe is warming faster.
17:15And in that sense, I think climate change is likely to play an important role in what we are seeing
17:21now,
17:21making this event more likely, the intensity going up and lasting generally longer.
17:27And, Carlo, I guess the question is, are 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, actually, 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 highlights that the number of cities in Europe that now have a climate adaptation plan
17:51has doubled,
17:52and now is above 50%.
17:54So there is work being done, taking the information that is now available to inform our policy and prepare for
18:00it.
18:00But there is still work to be done, because many cities and many regions don't yet have a proper adaptation
18:06plan.
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 and the temperature likely to go up globally,
18:23it is possible that we'll see warmest month in front of us.
18:26Certainly it will happen at the global level.
18:28Whether this will happen in Europe, well, we'll need to see expos, but certainly it's a concrete possibility.
18:34Okay. Carlo, buen tiempo.
18:36Thank you so much for joining us here this morning on Europe Today.
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