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تحذر الوكالة الدولية للطاقة من أن العالم يواجه "أكبر أزمة لأمن الطاقة في التاريخ الحديث" مع استمرار إغلاق مضيق هرمز وتأثيره في الأسواق، ولدينا مقابلة حصرية مع مديرها التنفيذي فاتح بيرول.
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تحذر الوكالة الدولية للطاقة من أن العالم يواجه "أكبر أزمة لأمن الطاقة في التاريخ الحديث" مع استمرار إغلاق مضيق هرمز وتأثيره في الأسواق، ولدينا مقابلة حصرية مع مديرها التنفيذي فاتح بيرول.
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01:09المترجمات
01:45ترجمة نانسي قنقر
02:17ترجمة نانسي قنقر
02:45ترجمة نانسي قنقر
02:54ترجمة نانسي قنقر
02:57what kind of changes are you envisioning
02:59because
03:01this shows us that the world
03:04is becoming more and more
03:06a dangerous place
03:07and here the countries
03:09want to secure their
03:11energy supplies
03:13and this would
03:15mean that the countries will
03:17review their energy strategies
03:19which technologies
03:21which fuels they are going to choose
03:23and which countries
03:25they are going to work from which countries
03:27they import energy for example
03:29and they are going to review their energy
03:31strategies and these have major
03:33implications for the investment and beyond
03:35and some would argue no continent has paid
03:37such a high price over its strategic
03:39dependencies than Europe but before we
03:41get into that I also want to ask you
03:43for European viewers
03:45in mid-April you made
03:47some comments which obviously made a lot of
03:49headlines certainly in Europe about
03:50jet fuel you warned that in 6 weeks
03:53there could be no jet fuel that created a lot
03:55a lot of anxiety among finance ministers
03:57and also just Europeans who thought
03:59this summer am I going to be able to go
04:01on vacation am I going to be able to pay
04:02for fuel tickets
04:04what is the situation now because from the
04:06outside it seems that very stressed out
04:08scenario did not fully manifest
04:10but is it the case
04:12so the reason I said this is very simple
04:17Europe imports about 75% of it is
04:21jet fuel from Middle East normally
04:23and it is not finished
04:25and when we look at our stocks
04:29jet fuel stocks they are diminishing
04:31and I said we said that if Europe cannot
04:36find new sources of imports we are going
04:39to have major problems in terms of flying
04:42now in the meantime Europe was able to
04:46get some jet fuel from United States
04:49and from Nigeria to compensate this gap
04:53from Middle East so which means that we are now
04:57sort of okay when we are entering the
05:00traveling season but but we are going to pay
05:04much higher for flying here or there and of course
05:09that takes us to the idea that this is not necessarily
05:11a supply crisis but a price crisis I do want to ask you
05:13exactly but also let's don't forget that the many companies after I made this announcement
05:18many companies the Lufthansa the the Scandinavian the Ryanair and all of them
05:25KLM they cut their flights and they cut their flights and I do work just on this point because I
05:30think this is a very important
05:31some certainly Brussels believed that statements like that they were contributing to fear mongering
05:38is that something that you would go no this was my duty and I had to say what I said
05:42and I stand by those comments
05:43we our motto is very clear no fear no favor we look at the data we say give a wake
05:51-up call to the countries
05:52and if we didn't give this wake-up call they wouldn't rush to get the the from Nigeria and United
05:58States and
05:58thanks to them and thanks to this our wake-up call they were able to get some
06:04a jet fuel from us and Nigeria which barely now
06:09this is the problem so in that sense is the situation the outlook now for Europe
06:15looking relatively better compared to two months ago or is this still uncertainty because we're seeing the commission just got
06:22their
06:22forecast for growth this year yes I wouldn't say better but less worse than before and what does that mean
06:29this year
06:32until of course we don't know what will happen with the state of Hormuz I very much hope that very
06:38soon we get a
06:39fully an unconditional opening of state of Hormuz if it doesn't happen the problem with the jet fuel and diesel
06:47and beyond will be with us for weeks to come
06:53and that was Fathi Birol there the head of the International Energy Agency and you can catch the full interview
06:59tonight with Maria Taddeo
07:00on your own news but now to Finland where NATO is conducting military exercises close to the Russian border this
07:06Thursday amid ongoing
07:08concerns in Baltic states about increased drone incursions our NATO correspondent Shona Murray is on the ground and is joining
07:15us live this
07:16morning from Finland just 30 kilometers from the border with Russia good morning Shona just tell us about these drills
07:22and are they
07:23actually responding to the drone threats yes indeed good morning well certainly the exercises we've seen over the past couple
07:32of days
07:32northern star sword 26 and we're in the middle of one of these exercises right now which is why you'll
07:38see the tank behind me and you could see
07:40some simulation of live fire but essentially what they're doing is trying to modernize NATO in response to what we're
07:47seeing in Ukraine and it's
07:49essentially called NATO's eastern flank deterrence innovation it includes things like traditional capabilities like the tank behind the
07:58Chinook military helicopters armed forces but then of course very important advanced drone technology reconnaissance drones
08:06anti-personnel drones because very much taking into account what's been happening here at the Finnish border and other Baltic
08:14states borders of the past few weeks
08:15but also the past couple of years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine you've seen a lot of threats
08:21coming from Russian aggression
08:23and so what we also will see is basically a renewed cyber technology autonomous zones and effectively the drone wall
08:31we've all been talking about
08:32but listen take a listen to Major Matt Blueby from the U.S. Army who told me about this what
08:38he calls a kill zone
08:40a big part of that is not just our own drones but us have you know having sensors a system
08:47of networked sensors all integrated together
08:49through the same mission command systems and us linking those together gives us that ability and so it gives us
08:57the ability
08:57to have an autonomous kill web that we have so whether you have say incursions in Estonia but systems in
09:05Latvia or Lithuania
09:06that can see those then you know someone else can use their technology to to take those those threats out
09:13so Shona the U.S. is participating in this exercise so does that mean they're fully committed to the NATO
09:19alliance
09:22yeah it's a very important question made because the Americans have actually led the sword 26 part of the exercise
09:27which is very important and as I said deals with NATO's eastern flank and it's also about innovation
09:33so it is about the future having said all that we know that the United States is withdrawing its capabilities
09:39from the future of NATO essentially meaning that the U.S. won't be supplying or won't make available capabilities
09:46to NATO in times of war or any sort of invasion and that's very much a Trump administration decision
09:52because as we know the U.S. has been a leading member of NATO for several decades and does very
09:58much take part
09:59enthusiastically in these exercises but there is no doubt that it's not a philosophical conversation anymore
10:04the U.S. is pulling out of NATO and basically the rest of NATO has to pull up its socks
10:10and basically try to fill that gap of those capabilities in the future. Maeve?
10:15Okay Shona Murray thank you so much for that live broadcast there from the Finnish-Russian border
10:20and now these exercises and the recent expansion of NATO are all down to the fact that Russia invaded Ukraine
10:25illegally back in 22 and shows no signs of backing down. For more on the high stakes of these security
10:32threats
10:32our Ukraine correspondent Sasha Vakilina spoke to the former prime minister of the country Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
10:39Europeans have to realize that this war relates only not only to Ukraine they are going after every single European
10:47citizen
10:48every single European country. So and Ukraine actually today is on the front line of defending both Ukraine
10:57because we are defending ourselves and defending the European Union. The real understanding comes only in case if you feel
11:03it
11:04if you see it if you can listen to an air raid siren. We are living in a completely new
11:12world
11:12and on the one hand I wish every single European citizen to be in safety. On the other hand I
11:21wish
11:21all of us to realize that you folks can be safe only in one case if we as Ukrainians win
11:27this war. Period.
11:28You met Putin. Correct. What's your take as somebody who actually met Russia's president? Should there be the
11:36negotiating to be let's say with the EU represented either by Kayakalos or Antonio Košta?
11:41That's another name that's been circulating in Brussels.
11:44Let me go back to square one.
11:47First, please do not underestimate this war criminal. He's not an idiot. He's a KGB operative.
11:54He has changed definitely dramatically in the last decade, no doubt. But he still has
12:02quite effective top military and security brass. So he's less strategic, he's more tactical.
12:17And he always has the sense of whether you are weak or you are strong. So he makes a sniff
12:26test
12:27of each person he meets. But whether we have an ability and whether do we have a chance to
12:35outplay him? Yes, we do. No doubt.
12:41And now we move on to Spain, where anti-corruption police have raided the headquarters of the ruling
12:46Socialist Party in Madrid. The heat is on current Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who's facing public
12:52criticism from a string of corruption scandals involving his close contacts. For more, we can
12:57cross now live to Madrid, where Euronews correspondent Rafael Salido is standing by for us outside the seat
13:02of the Socialist Party. Good morning. Just tell us about the raids that took place there yesterday.
13:09Hi, good morning, Maeve. So yes, once again, here in Spain, yesterday, we woke up to the news of yet
13:16another investigation involving the ruling party, the Spanish Socialist Party. Yesterday, federal agents
13:23came and entered the national headquarters of the party here in my back. They were executing a judge
13:30order, a request for documents in a case investigating alleged payments to a party operative called
13:39Lady Diaz. From the party, they insist that this was just a request of documents, not so much as a
13:46formal
13:46warrant. However, at the same time that the policemen were in the headquarters, the authorities were executing
13:54several search warrants in private homes of people supposedly involved in this investigation.
14:00The purpose of this investigation, with this skill under gag order, is to find out whether Diaz was
14:07acting on her behalf or she was being she was receiving instructions from the party or even the government.
14:14So what is next? And how is the Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez responding to all this?
14:21Well, actually, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was yesterday meeting with the Pope Leo XIV in the
14:28Vatican when he found out about the raid in the headquarters. He, after the meeting, he spoke to
14:35the press where he insisted, first of all, that this was not a raid, but just a search warrant, a
14:42search
14:42for information. And even though he did strike a cautious tone, he did recognize the seriousness of the
14:51situation involving his party. However, he insisted that the PSOE has nothing to hide. He also insisted that he's
15:00not planning on calling elections or resigning at all. And he reiterated his support for former
15:07Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who is actually under a different investigation for
15:13influence peddling. But the Prime Minister said that so far he has seen no reason to change his support
15:21and he defended his presumption of innocence. However, Prime Minister Sánchez pledged to fully cooperate
15:29with the investigation. Let's listen.
15:35Apparently, we're talking about an administrative requirement, not a police search warrant.
15:43I don't want to downplay the seriousness of the investigation that the national court is
15:47currently conducting. And I can tell the Spanish public that we're fully cooperating with the
15:52justice system.
15:55Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez there on a story being, of course, very closely watched here,
15:59in Brussels. And now for the view from the European Commission headquarters,
16:03the Berlimont. Coming up, we'll be joined by Michael McGrath. That's Ireland's European
16:07Commissioner in charge of rule of law, democracy, justice and consumer protection. An Irish Fianna Fáil
16:13politician, Michael McGrath was a senior government minister in the past, including the country's
16:18finance minister until 2024. So we're pleased to have you with us today in the studio. You're welcome.
16:23Thank you, Maeve. Good to be here.
16:24So as I said, we're following here in Brussels that story in Spain very carefully. Spanish people
16:29are shocked. As the Commissioner for democracy and rule of law, what is your reaction to this
16:33kind of scandal?
16:34Well, clearly, we don't comment on individual cases, but the policy of the European Commission
16:40towards corruption is very clear. We have to have a zero tolerance policy across the European
16:46Union. What is most important is that the national authorities in any given case are allowed to do
16:53their work without any interference, that they follow the evidence and they take the case to its
16:59appropriate endpoint. We have recently reached agreement on a new anti-corruption directive in
17:06the European Union. So that will be transposed in the next couple of years, which harmonises
17:11the definition of corruption offences and also harmonises penalties. The reality is that corruption
17:17is insidious. It takes from valuable public resources and it fundamentally undermines public
17:25trust in institutions and in democracy itself. So it's crucial that all member states tackle it and
17:31we deal with it in the rule of law report.
17:32Especially this issue, one of the investigations is actually about alleged attempts from the Socialist
17:37Party to sabotage or obstruct judicial investigations. So it's a very serious matter you're dealing with
17:42here that could impact indeed people's public trust in institutions.
17:46Yeah, as I say, the case itself, I don't have the details, nor should I, and it will take its
17:51normal course.
17:52But every year we do an annual rule of law report, which will be published now in July of this
17:57year.
17:58It looks at every single country of the European Union across a number of headings,
18:02including under the heading of corruption, and examines the country's track record of investigating,
18:10prosecuting and securing convictions in respect of corruption cases, particularly high-level
18:15corruption cases, because of course the more senior the level, then the more serious the damage is
18:20done to public trust and indeed to the institutions themselves.
18:24And let's talk about Hungary. The Viktor Orban era is over.
18:27Peter Maillard is in Brussels for talks. Will he get those billions of funds back, do you think?
18:34Peter Maillard So the Prime Minister will be meeting with Ursula von der Leyen,
18:37the Commission President, tomorrow. We have made a good start in resetting the relations with
18:43the Hungarian government. We are there as a commission to work with them and support them on the path to
18:50restoring rule of law and commitment to respecting fundamental rights of all citizens in Hungary.
18:58It sounds like they're not ready then. Are they ready then? It sounds like, from what you're saying, they're not
19:02ready.
19:02The discussions are ongoing. I will be visiting Budapest next week and I'll be meeting with the
19:06new Hungarian Justice Minister again to agree on the reforms and look at the progress that they intend
19:14to make over the months ahead. We are there to work with them and support them.
19:17Why was there so much confusion and mystery about the meeting between Ursula von der Leyen and Peter Maillard?
19:22Peter Maillard I'm not sure there was mystery or confusion, but these things often are only
19:26nailed down quite late on. That's the reality. Will they have dinner?
19:30Peter Maillard Given schedules and timetables. I don't know the detail of their engagement,
19:34but the important thing is that they will meet and they will continue the substantive discussions
19:38on the issue at hand. And that is about how the European Commission can support the new
19:43Hungarian government in their efforts to restore rule of law in Hungary and ensure that the necessary
19:50reforms can be implemented. So we will support them. And so far, they have demonstrated a very clear and
19:56steadfast commitment on this path, which will help to serve the best interests of the Hungarian citizens
20:02at the end of the day.
20:03And just back on your file, when it comes to tech, et cetera, you'll be coming out soon with a
20:07proposal to
20:07wean off our dependency on big U.S. tech, promote our own homegrown cloud technology, et cetera. Can you confirm
20:14this plan?
20:15Peter Maillard So this will be led by my colleague, the Executive Vice President, Hennifer Cunnan.
20:19It is a tech sovereignty package and it is consistent with the overall policy direction that the European
20:26Union is currently taking. It needs to be seen alongside all of the other measures that we have
20:32brought forward so far in this commission in the last 18 months designed to improve our competitiveness.
20:38Yes, have a focus on strategic autonomy, but at a time when there is so much upheaval, geopolitical uncertainty
20:45and indeed economic volatility, we do need to make sure that on key strategic issues that the European
20:53Union is supporting its indigenous industries and that we have access to the critical services
20:58and indeed materials that we need.
21:00Okay. Commissioner Michael McGrath, thank you so much for joining us here this morning on Europe Today.
21:05And thank you so much for tuning in. For more news and analysis, you can visit yournews.com or check
21:11out our social medias and we'll be back again tomorrow. So tune in for that. Thanks for watching. Take care.
21:23to see you next time.
21:23Bye.
21:23Bye.
21:25Bye.
21:29Bye.
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