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Europe Today: UE pondera adoptar linha económica mais dura face à China
A presidente da Comissão Europeia, Ursula von der Leyen, reúne hoje a equipa para discutir, com urgência, se a UE deve endurecer a posição económica face à China. A reunião à porta fechada é vista como primeiro passo para medidas comerciais mais duras.
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A presidente da Comissão Europeia, Ursula von der Leyen, reúne hoje a equipa para discutir, com urgência, se a UE deve endurecer a posição económica face à China. A reunião à porta fechada é vista como primeiro passo para medidas comerciais mais duras.
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00:14Bom dia, é friday, 29 de maio, eu sou Mave MacMahon e isso é Europe Today.
00:20A sua dose de europeia e análise live aqui no Euronews.
00:25A sua dose de europeia é no alto, depois um drone de rosto caiu em um apartamento de maior cidade
00:32de Galatas, perto da border com a Ucrânia.
00:35A mãe e sua filha foram morta e 70 residentes evacuaram no mais serioso drone incidente que Romania tem visto
00:42desde o início da guerra.
00:43E a U.S. e Iran are reportedly edging closer a deal com um 60-day Memorandum of Understanding
00:50para expandir a ceasefire e iniciar talks sobre Iran's nuclear program.
00:55Mas o deal ainda precisa de aprovação do Presidente Donald Trump e ainda não foi confirmado por Teixão.
01:01O developments come as Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu orders the IDF to seize 70% da Gaza Strip.
01:07Plus, the head of the World Health Organization has arrived in the DRC, pledging to, quote, do everything in his
01:15power to help contain a deadly Ebola outbreak.
01:17He's told locals they're not alone and they'll be supported in overcoming the outbreak.
01:23But with just days to go before the much anticipated World Cup, the U.S., Mexico and Canada have announced
01:29new measures for travelers arriving from affected regions in Africa.
01:33Meanwhile, in a major blow to the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speculation is growing that Nord-Rhein-Westfalia's Prime Minister
01:41Hendrik Wüst could emerge as a potential replacement.
01:44Now, no formal challenge has been launched, but with coalition tensions rising and Friedrich Merz's approval ratings struggling,
01:52the rumors are an unwelcome distraction for the leader of the EU's biggest economy.
01:57But first, an unusual Friday for EU commissioners. Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen is pulling her team together this
02:04morning for urgent talks
02:06on whether the European Union should take a tougher economic stance towards Beijing.
02:11The closed-door discussion is seen as a very first step towards potentially stricter trade measures.
02:17For more on these important meetings, I'm joined here in the studio by our very own Mairet Gwynne-Jones.
02:22Good morning, Mairet, and just tell us about these discussions and why they're happening now.
02:26Well, this is happening today, Maeve, because there's now this deepening sense of urgency about what the EU needs to
02:32do to address a glut of cheap,
02:35subsidized Chinese exports that are flooding the EU markets.
02:38We're hearing talk even of a China shock 2.0.
02:42So a situation similar to that of the US 25 years ago in the Rust Belt, deindustrialization and mass job
02:49losses.
02:49And if we look at the data, it's clear to see because the difference between what the EU exports to
02:54China and what it imports from China, so that's the trade deficit, stood at a massive 360 billion euros last
03:03year.
03:03That's been ballooning over the past decade and signs in the first quarter of this year that it's actually getting
03:08worse.
03:09So von der Leyen is pulling together her top team together.
03:12This is a conversation, an initial discussion about how the EU could sharpen its stance, but it is very political
03:18and geopolitical, Maeve.
03:20I spoke to a diplomat this week who said that China has predatory tactics, that it's willing to weaponize dependencies
03:27for geopolitical gain.
03:29And with Germany particularly vulnerable, we know Germany lost 120,000 manufacturing jobs last year alone.
03:36So this meeting, of course, of very high importance. How will Brussels respond? Will they be able to get a
03:41united front?
03:41Well, it's difficult because we know EU countries are split on this issue, but there are a few ideas on
03:46the table.
03:46They could discuss tariffs, quotas, potentially anti-subsidy duties.
03:50But there's a new idea going around as well, which is this idea of forcing EU companies to diversify their
03:56suppliers, making sure they procure the materials from at least two companies from more than one country.
04:02The EU's industry boss, Stéphane Sejournet, who's very close to President Macron in France, of course, has championed this.
04:09Let's take a listen to what he had to say last week.
04:14You cannot reasonably expect today to source 100% of your raw materials for a given product from a single
04:20country, including for the sake of your own business, economic security.
04:25Now, it's important to note, as I said, EU countries are split. France is pushing for a harshest stance.
04:30Germany is much more cautious, wants to avoid a full-blown trade war with Beijing.
04:34And finally, Maeve, Beijing is also taking notice of this, saying yesterday that EU is being selective in its interpretation
04:41of data, threatening retaliation.
04:43So in this discussion, which starts at 9 a.m. this morning, the commissioners, I think, will have to tread
04:48a very fine line and expect this conversation to continue when EU leaders gather here in mid-June.
04:54OK, Marguin, thank you so much for that update there.
04:57And for more coming up, we'll be joined by Michal Baranowski.
05:00That's the Polish Undersecretary of State for Trade.
05:02Michal Baranowski is also a political scientist and the author of the numerous publications on transatlantic relations, European policies and
05:11European security defence.
05:12He'll also be reacting to an incident that took place this morning in Romania, which the country is, of course,
05:18on high alert.
05:19A drone incident that saw a residential building struck and has put many neighbouring countries, of course, in a very
05:25difficult position.
05:27So, Minister, we're thrilled to have you with us in the studio. Thank you so much.
05:30And of course, I want to talk to you about trade.
05:33But first, I need a reaction to this incident that we've seen this morning in Romania.
05:38Residential buildings being impacted here.
05:40Many people evacuated the whole country now on high alert.
05:43It's extremely, extremely serious.
05:45It's really hard to overstate how much of an escalation this is.
05:51This is another drone attack.
05:54Let's remember that now people have been injured in Romania.
06:00In September, about 20 drones have crossed into Polish space.
06:05These are not mistakes. These are provocations.
06:09And only a few weeks ago, Russia redirected with their electronic means a Ukrainian drone that hit a fuel depot.
06:19So we are now no longer in peace.
06:22Let's see how EU reacts.
06:25Let's see how NATO reacts.
06:27And how will they react? What's needed?
06:28It's very clear, actually.
06:29We have very clear situation who is the aggressor here.
06:37It's, of course, up to Romanian government to decide whether or not activate Article 4 of NATO that allows for
06:47us to have a consultation.
06:48EU has already spoken through the lips of President von der Leyen.
06:55There 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.
07:08Unacceptable.
07:09And meanwhile, of course, as you heard there from Mared Gwynne-Jones, our correspondent,
07:13this crucial talk is taking place today about China.
07:16And is it time, do you think, for the EU to get tough on Beijing?
07:19It is.
07:20And we are getting tougher.
07:22So I just concluded the meeting of the Competitiveness Council yesterday with my fellow economy and trade ministers.
07:31I 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?
08:01And do you blame China for wiping out our European industry?
08:05China is using non-market practices.
08:10We are not faced with a level playing field.
08:12We are seeing subsidies.
08:13We are seeing overcapacities.
08:16And we are seeing trade instruments on the part of China.
08:21So 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 Commission.
08:34And just briefly, a final question on EU-UK relations.
08:37And we know, of course, Donald Tusk was in London this week.
08:40Would you like to see the United Kingdom rejoin the EU one day?
08:43I personally would.
08:45Absolutely.
08:45I think the 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.
08:53The treaty that Poland just signed with the UK, it's more on the defense side, is another step.
09:00I think the 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.
09:12Okay.
09:13Minister Banerowski, thank you so much for joining us here on Europe Today.
09:17Thank you very much.
09:17And now we can move on to Portugal, where authorities have made a number of arrests
09:21in an 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
09:33and bring in your news correspondent, Ricardo Figueira.
09:36Good morning.
09:37Just tell us, what is the latest and how is the country responding?
09:41Good morning, Maeve.
09:43Well, the latest news is that the man in the center of this political scandal called Duarte
09:50Mural, he's going to be heard by the judge today, Duarte Mural and his wife, Ruth Raimão.
09:58Well, who is this person?
09:59He is a direct aide to José Luis Carneiro, to the Secretary General of the Socialist Party.
10:06He used to be a direct aide to Antonio 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, about a dozen party members,
10:26have made about 2 million euros in direct contracts from city halls and city boroughs run by the socialists.
10:36The other man at the center of this case is Miguel Coelho.
10:41He was the mayor of one of the Lisbon boroughs and he's now the leader of the socialists in the
10:52Lisbon Municipal Assembly.
10:54So these are the people at the center of the scandal.
10:58The Secretary General, José Luis Carneiro, he has made a press conference in this building right behind me yesterday.
11:07He said the searches conducted by the police were not against the party but against this specific individual.
11:15However, this is not a small pawn, this is a direct aide to the Secretary General and he also used
11:23to be an aide of Antonio 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, Ricardo Figuero, thank you so much for that live broadcast there
11:36from Lisbon.
11:37Now, Hungary's new Prime Minister, Petr Maillard, is 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, we're joined here in the studio by our Hungary reporter, that's Sándor Zsíros.
11:54So a big day for Petr Maillard. We've been talking about this for weeks. The stakes couldn't be higher.
11:59What are your expectations?
12:01Good morning, Maeve. Well, indeed, Petr Maillard was already here yesterday.
12:05He met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Belgian Prime Minister Bárda Weyver,
12:10and his team was having last-minute negotiations to save as much EU money for Hungary as possible.
12:17You know that there was a lot of conflicts between the previous government, the previous government of Viktor Orbán,
12:25and the European Commission froze 17 billion of EU cash because of corruption, because of rule of law issues.
12:32And now Hungary and the EU decided that they will open a new chapter, they will open a new page
12:38for their relations,
12:40and Magyar is trying to save EU cash.
12:43Now the problem is that by the end of August, the deadline for the recovery funds expires,
12:49and Hungary could lose up to 10 billion euros, which is huge, so the work is underway.
12:55We don't know what will be the result.
12:57Petr Magyar spoke on his social media yesterday, saying that they are closed to an agreement,
13:03and he also said, very interestingly, that lifting his veto on Ukraine is not a condition to get this money.
13:11Let's take a look at what he said.
13:15The issue of Ukraine, war, or gender, have never been raised.
13:20Please, what we're discussing, and as far as amendments to the law are concerned, is the fight against corruption.
13:26There are still open cases, but basically we have struck our agreement on many important points.
13:33And of course, Chandler, a big issue for Ursula von der Leyen is Ukraine's potential EU membership.
13:38How will that feature today in the talks?
13:40Well, Peter Magyar said that officially these issues are not linked,
13:44but I don't see any scenarios that, you know, Hungary gets a huge EU payout,
13:49and they are not lifting the veto at June when, you know, all the countries should agree that Ukraine opens
13:57the first chapter.
13:58So there might be a decision by Hungary by then.
14:02Peter Magyar said explicitly in the past that, you know,
14:05he is willing to lift his veto when, you know, Ukraine settles the right of the Hungarian minorities.
14:12By the way, it was not his veto, it was Orbán's veto.
14:15So, for the moment, technical talks are ongoing with Ukraine and Hungary.
14:20If they find a solution for the minority issues, there will be no issue for Hungary,
14:25and Ukraine could open the first negotiating chapter in June.
14:29Okay, and of course, that meeting today, Chandler, taking place at one,
14:32and I'm sure you'll be finding a story for us then, so we can all read it on yournees.com.
14:36Thanks for that update.
14:37But now we can move on because the European Commission has slapped a 200 million euro fine on the Chinese
14:42online shop Teemu.
14:44Known for selling cheap clothes, gadgets and children's toys,
14:47Brussels says they failed to identify the high risks of illegal products being offered on the EU market.
14:53The German MEP, Anna Cavazzini, has been working on this on behalf of the European Parliament and joins us live
15:00for more.
15:00Good morning, so thank you so much for being with us.
15:03Just tell us, what happens if Teemu fails to comply after this fine?
15:06Could the EU go further?
15:09Yes, let me first say good morning, and I'm happy and welcoming that the European Commission is finally following through
15:16on the basis of the Digital Services Act because we have a problem.
15:19We have a problem in the European Union with so many unsafe products, products that are not complying to our
15:25standards,
15:25which are also, of course, not only having the consumers, but also creating a problem for companies that are complying.
15:30So that the Commission follows through is very, very important.
15:33And to your question, it is, of course, important that the company complies.
15:37So I think the ultimate goal is that they comply.
15:40But of course, if they are not showing a path forward, then the Commission can go further.
15:45And what are the risks to European consumers?
15:48Many that they don't even realize are out there.
15:52Yeah, for example, the Commission justified their decision on tests, buying tests, for example,
15:59and showing that a lot of products like chargers, but especially also toys for children, are not safe,
16:07are not complying with the standards, are also environmentally harmful if there are chemicals inside that are forbidden in the
16:13European Union.
16:14So I think if, you know, consumers trust our high standards that we are proud of in the European Union,
16:20they should also trust when buying it online.
16:22And do you expect now that Temu will play ball and change how they do business?
16:28I led the first European Parliament delegation to China recently.
16:32We also met with Temu when we were there, and I got the impression that they're in general willing to
16:37comply.
16:37They showed a lot of eagerness to comply.
16:39And I think also, of course, they understand it's also benefiting them in China if they have higher standards.
16:45And there's also a growing consumer market in China, of course.
16:48But it's also not so easy to just change the business model because, of course, their business model is based
16:52on cheap products.
16:54And they can't control all the individual traders online.
16:57It's very difficult to control them.
16:59So they have to really step up.
17:00And they cannot only have nice words, but they have to show actions.
17:03And meanwhile, of course, we have the big talks taking place in the Commission today when it comes to China.
17:07How should the EU deal with China?
17:11I think there is a structural problem with unfair competition with products coming from China.
17:16It's not only the classical e-commerce products that we're just talking about, but, of course, also industrial products.
17:22And I think the European Union needs to make sure that there is, again, a level playing field, that there
17:28is, again, a market based economy, which is at the moment not possible.
17:32And we are losing so many industrial jobs.
17:34You mentioned it before, especially also in Germany.
17:37So I think the European Union needs to toughen up.
17:40And that contains the Industrial Accelerator Act that contains made in Europe provisions.
17:46But we also need to find a short term solution for the surge of imports.
17:51So I think the Commission needs to put some more safeguards in place.
17:54Okay.
17:55A long, busy day here in Brussels.
17:57And for all those gathering on those talks, Anna Cavazzini, German MEP.
18:00Thank you so much for being our guest this morning on Europe Today.
18:03Thank you.
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