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05:09Polskie Towarzystwo Astronomiczne i Polskie Towarzystwo Astronomiczne i Polskie Towarzystwo Astronomiczne.
05:39Many people evacuated the whole country now on high alert.
05:42It's extremely, extremely serious. It's really hard to overstate how much of an escalation this is. This is another drone
05:53attack. Let's remember that now people have been injured in Romania. In September, about 20 drones have crossed into Polish
06:04space. These are not mistakes.
06:07These are provocations. And only a few weeks ago, Russia redirected with their electronic means Ukrainian drone that hit a
06:17fuel depot. So we are now no longer in peace. Let's see what how EU reacts. Let's see how NATO
06:26reacts.
06:26And how will they react? What's needed?
06:28It's very clear, actually. We have very clear situation. Who is the aggressor here? It's, of course, up to Romanian
06:39government to decide whether or not activate Article 4 of NATO.
06:45That allows for us to have a consultation. EU has already spoken through the lips of President von der Leyen.
06:54There is a full solidarity with Romania and no one has any questions who is at fault here.
07:00And that steps need to be taken to push back against those drone invasions, drones attacks coming from Russia. Unacceptable.
07:09And meanwhile, of course, as you heard there from Mared Gwynne-Jones, our correspondent, there's crucial talks taking place today
07:15about China.
07:16And is it time, do you think, for the EU to get tough on Beijing?
07:19It is. And we are getting tougher. So I just concluded the meeting of the Competitiveness Council yesterday with my
07:27fellow economy and trade ministers.
07:31There is a I heard in your interview that there are perhaps some splits.
07:36What I can confirm is that we are absolutely unified in terms of the impact that Chinese overproduction, the unfair
07:45trade practices have over Europe.
07:47So we are building a set of tools, including the Industrial Accelerator Act, including giving a boost to our industry
07:57to push back against those overproduction.
07:59Because will these tools have teeth? And do you blame China for wiping out our European industry?
08:05China is using non-market practices. We are not faced with a level playing field.
08:12We are seeing subsidies. We are seeing overcapacities.
08:16And we are seeing trade instruments on the part of China.
08:21So we have we are getting tougher.
08:25Frankly, I think we need to be clearer and move faster.
08:30And that's what I expect from today's meeting of the European of the Commission.
08:34And just briefly, a final question on EU-UK relations.
08:37And we know, of course, Donald Tusk was in was in London this week.
08:40Would you like to see the United Kingdom rejoin the EU one day?
08:43I personally would. Absolutely.
08:45I think UK is getting closer.
08:48The UK, the British people have seen that they made a mistake.
08:51And since then, they have been moving closer.
08:54The treaty that Poland just signed with the UK, it's more of on the defence side, is another step.
09:00I think UK is getting closer, as are many other partners, like Canada and others.
09:05Europe is a good place to be.
09:07We just need to push back against the Russian and Chinese influences.
09:12OK. Minister Baramowski, thank you so much for joining us here on Europe Today.
09:17And now we can move on to Portugal, where authorities have made a number of arrests
09:21in the alleged corruption case linked to the Portuguese Socialist Party.
09:24It comes just hours after the Socialist Party in Spain,
09:28so their headquarters examined over a number of corruption allegations.
09:31For more, we can now head over to Lisbon and bring in Euronews correspondent, Ricardo Figueira.
09:36Good morning. Just tell us, what is the latest and how is the country responding?
09:42Good morning, Maeve.
09:43Well, the latest news is that the man in the centre of this political scandal,
09:49called Duarte Mural,
09:50is going to be heard by the judge today, Duarte Mural and his wife, Ruth Reimão.
09:58Well, who is this person?
09:59He is a direct aide to José Luís Carneiro, to the Secretary General of the Socialist Party.
10:06He used to be a direct aide to António Costa, the now President of the European Council, too.
10:12And, well, he runs a political campaign company.
10:18So the news is that him, his wife and several other party members,
10:24about a dozen party members,
10:26have made about 2 million euros in direct contracts
10:30from city halls and city boroughs run by the socialists.
10:36The other man at the centre of this case is Miguel Coelho.
10:41He was the mayor of one of the Lisbon boroughs.
10:46And he is now the leader of the socialists in the Lisbon Municipal Assembly.
10:55So these are the people at the centre of the scandal.
10:58The Secretary General, José Luís Carneiro,
11:01he has made a press conference in this building right behind me yesterday.
11:06He said the searches conducted by the police
11:09were not against the party, but against this specific individual.
11:15However, this is not a small pawn.
11:18This is a direct aide to the Secretary General.
11:21And he also used to be an aide of António Costa.
11:28So quite a lot of information for us to digest there.
11:31Just as we're processing what's going on in Spain,
11:33Ricardo Figuero, thank you so much for that live broadcast there from Lisbon.
11:37Now, Hungary's new Prime Minister, Peter Maillard,
11:40is in Brussels today to meet EU Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen.
11:45He's, of course, trying to unblock the frozen EU funds for his country.
11:48For more on this very important story,
11:50we're joined here in the studio by our Hungary reporter,
11:53that's Sándor Gíros.
11:54So a big day for Peter Maillard.
11:56We've been talking about this for weeks.
11:58The stakes couldn't be higher.
11:59What are your expectations?
12:01Good morning, Maeve.
12:02Well, indeed, Peter Maillard was already here yesterday.
12:05He met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
12:08and Belgian Prime Minister Bárda Weyver.
12:10And his team was having last-minute negotiations
12:13to save as much EU money for Hungary as possible.
12:18You know that there was a lot of conflicts
12:20between the previous government,
12:24and the European Commission froze 17 billion of EU cash
12:28because of corruption, because of rule-of-law issues.
12:32And now Hungary and the EU decided that they will open a new chapter,
12:37they will open a new page for their relations,
12:40and Magyar is trying to save EU cash.
12:43Now the problem is that by the end of August,
12:45the deadline for the recovery funds expires,
12:48and Hungary could lose up to 10 billion euros,
12:52which is huge, so the work is underway.
12:55We don't know what will be the result.
12:57Peter Magyar spoke on his social media yesterday,
13:01saying that they are closed to an agreement,
13:03and he also said very interestingly
13:05that lifting his veto on Ukraine
13:08is not a condition to get this money.
13:11Let's take a look what he said.
13:15The issue of Ukraine, war, or gender,
13:19have never been raised.
13:20Please, what we're discussing,
13:21and as far as amendments to the law are concerned,
13:24is the fight against corruption.
13:26There are still open cases,
13:28but basically we have struck our agreement
13:29on many important points.
13:33And of course, Sander, a big issue
13:35for Ursula von der Leyen
13:36is Ukraine's potential EU membership.
13:38How will that feature today in the talks?
13:39Well, Peter Magyar said that
13:42officially these issues are not linked,
13:44but I don't see any scenarios
13:46that Hungary gets a huge EU payout,
13:49and they are not lifting the veto at June,
13:53when all the countries should agree
13:55that Ukraine opens the first chapter.
13:58So there might be a decision by Hungary by then.
14:02Peter Magyar said explicitly in the past
14:05that he is willing to lift his veto
14:07when, you know, Ukraine settles
14:10the right of the Hungarian minorities.
14:12By the way, it was not his veto,
14:14it was Orbán's veto.
14:15So for the moment,
14:17technical talks are ongoing
14:18with Ukraine and Hungary.
14:20If they find a solution
14:22for the minority issues,
14:23there will be no issue for Hungary,
14:25and Ukraine could open
14:26the first negotiating chapter in June.
14:29Okay, and of course,
14:30that meeting today, Sander,
14:31taking place at 1,
14:32and I'm sure you'll be filing
14:33a story for us then,
14:34so we can all read it on yournees.com.
14:36Thanks for that update.
14:37But now we can move on
14:38because the European Commission
14:39has slapped a 200 million euro fine
14:42on the Chinese online shop Teemu.
14:44Known for selling cheap clothes,
14:46gadgets and children's toys,
14:47Brussels says they failed
14:49to identify the high risks
14:50of illegal products
14:51being offered on the EU market.
14:53The German MEP,
14:55Anna Cavazzini,
14:55has been working on this
14:57on behalf of the European Parliament
14:58and joins us live for more.
15:00Good morning.
15:01So thank you so much for being with us.
15:03Just tell us,
15:03what happens if Teemu fails
15:05to comply after this fine?
15:06Could the EU go further?
15:09Yes, let me first say good morning,
15:12and I'm happy and welcoming
15:14that the European Commission
15:15is finally following through
15:16on the basis of the Digital Service Act
15:18because we have a problem.
15:19We have a problem in the European Union
15:21with so many unsafe products,
15:23products that are not complying
15:24to our standards,
15:25which are also, of course,
15:26not only having the consumers,
15:27but also creating a problem
15:28for companies that are complying.
15:30So that the Commission follows through
15:32is very, very important.
15:33And to your question,
15:34it is, of course,
15:35important that the company complies.
15:37So I think the ultimate goal
15:39is that they comply.
15:40But of course,
15:41if they are not showing a path forward,
15:44then the Commission can go further.
15:45And what are the risks
15:47to European consumers?
15:48Many that they don't even realize
15:49are out there.
15:52Yeah, for example,
15:53the Commission justified
15:55their decision on tests,
15:58buying tests, for example,
15:59and showing that a lot of products
16:01like chargers,
16:03but especially also toys for children
16:05are not safe,
16:07are not complying with the standards,
16:09are also environmentally harmful
16:11if there are chemicals inside
16:12that are forbidden in the European Union.
16:14So I think if, you know,
16:16consumers trust our high standards
16:18that we are proud of
16:19in the European Union,
16:20they should also trust
16:21when buying it online.
16:22And do you expect now
16:23that Temu will play ball
16:25and change how they do business?
16:28I led the first European Parliament
16:31delegation to China recently.
16:32We also met with Temu
16:33when we were there.
16:34And I got the impression
16:35that they're in general
16:36willing to comply.
16:37They showed a lot of eagerness
16:38to comply.
16:39And I think also,
16:40of course,
16:40they understand
16:40it's also benefiting them
16:42in China
16:43if they have higher standards.
16:45There's also a growing
16:46consumer market in China,
16:47of course.
16:48but it's also not so easy
16:49to just change the business model
16:50because, of course,
16:51their business model
16:52is based on cheap products
16:54and they can't control
16:55all the individual traders online.
16:57It's very difficult
16:57to control them.
16:59So they have to really step up
17:00and they cannot only
17:01have nice words,
17:02but they have to show actions.
17:04And meanwhile, of course,
17:04we have the big talks
17:05taking place in the Commission today
17:06when it comes to China.
17:07How should the EU deal with China?
17:10I think there is
17:12a structural problem
17:13with unfair competition
17:14with products coming from China.
17:16It's not only
17:16the classical e-commerce products
17:18that we're just talking about,
17:19but, of course,
17:20also industrial products.
17:22And I think
17:23the European Union
17:24needs to make sure
17:25that there is, again,
17:26a level playing field,
17:27that there is, again,
17:28a market-based economy,
17:30which is, at the moment,
17:31not possible.
17:32And we are losing
17:33so many industrial jobs.
17:34You mentioned it before,
17:35especially also in Germany.
17:37So I think
17:38the European Union
17:39needs to toughen up
17:40and that contains
17:41the Industrial Accelerator Act,
17:42that contains
17:43made-in-Europe provisions,
17:46but we also need
17:47to find a short-term solution
17:48for the surge
17:49of imports.
17:51So I think
17:51the Commission
17:52needs to put
17:52some more safeguards
17:53in place.
17:54Okay.
17:55A long, busy day
17:56here in Brussels
17:56and for all those
17:57gathering on those talks.
17:58Anna Cavazzini,
17:59German MEP,
18:00thank you so much
18:01for being our guest
18:01this morning
18:02on Europe Today.
18:03Thank you.
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