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00:28Untertitelung des ZDF für funk, 2017
00:30Untertitelung des ZDF für funk, 2017
01:02Untertitelung des ZDF für funk, 2017
01:11Their proposals suggest a 2% reduction to the Commission's €2 trillion spending plan
01:16The goal is to seal a deal by Christmas to avoid debates ahead of 2027
01:22when key elections take place in France, Poland, Spain and Italy
01:26But first, to Luxemburg, where Eurozone finance ministers are gathering
01:31On the same day, the European Central Bank mulls an increase in interest rates
01:35due to higher inflation as a result of the instability in the Middle East
01:39For more, we can now head straight to Luxemburg
01:41and bring in our Europe editor, Maria Tadeo, who's joined there
01:44by the head of the Eurogroup
01:46Good morning, Maria. Just tell us first what is on the agenda
01:51Good morning, Maven. Indeed, there are two important meetings
01:54The Eurogroup is gathering here in Luxemburg
01:56but of course the focus is very much on the European Central Bank
01:59which has now seen increasing interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.25%
02:05Obviously, this is a scenario in which growth for the European economy has been dented
02:10because of this war, but also you are seeing this operational for both banks
02:15but also consumer interest rate environment going up
02:18And to debrief, I'm happy to say we're joined by the head of the Eurogroup
02:22Kyriakos Perekakis, also of course Greek Finance Minister
02:26Sir, the European Central Bank will increase interest rates
02:28That is very much what financial markets are expecting
02:31I know you're not going to comment on the European Central Bank
02:34There's independence, but is that going to make your life more difficult
02:38if we see this higher interest rate environment?
02:40Good morning from Luxemburg, good morning to your viewers
02:42Let me begin by saying that as you suggested
02:45the European ministers of finance do not comment upon monetary policy
02:48We trust the ECB to fulfill its role to anchor inflation expectations
02:52which it must
02:53And at the same time, what we do know is that we should do fiscal policy
02:57We should implement policies that do not contradict monetary policy
03:01We need to have orchestrated policies
03:02that optimally support citizens
03:04We know that inflation right now is a challenge
03:06We know that growth is at the same time a challenge
03:08and we're trying to optimally target our policies to protect the most vulnerable
03:12while also investing in our long-term needs
03:15especially with regards to energy and energy infrastructural investments
03:19And you made a critical, crucial point on this
03:21because the European Central Bank is increasing interest rates
03:24because inflation once again went up in May
03:27a lot of that is driven by energy
03:28but your policy should not make it worse
03:30and it should not contradict it
03:32So on the fiscal side of things
03:34how are you going to help households and Europeans with those bills
03:37but at the same time keeping that inflation pressure lower?
03:41How's that?
03:41We know that we should be doing effectively three things at once
03:44which makes the situation even more challenging
03:46On the one hand, you need to support the most vulnerable households that are most in need
03:50Second, you should be fiscally prudent
03:52because we know that the fiscal situation
03:54compared to what it was in 2022 is actually now more challenging
03:58And the third point is that what you do in the long run
04:01should fit what you do in the short run
04:03And when we invest in energy
04:05we're effectively investing in the long run
04:08sovereignty capabilities and needs of the European Union as a whole
04:11What do we know?
04:12We know that the investments that we made since 2022 as Europeans
04:16enabled us to fill the crisis as the IMF calculates by 12% less
04:21compared to what we would have had had we not made the requisite investments
04:24So what is the Commission proposing?
04:26They are proposing extra fiscal flexibility with regards to investments in energy infrastructure
04:32And how is that going to play in?
04:34Because you know very well your Italian colleague
04:36representing the government of Giorgia Meloni
04:38I will say today Italy still wants to see more flexibility and energy
04:42Whatever they spend on energy they don't want that included in debt and deficit calculations
04:47Is the Eurogroup open to that suggestions?
04:50Because the Italians are making it very clear they need help on energy
04:53Let me make first two points
04:54When we had the escape clause for defense
04:57we knew that investments in defense are about Europe's freedom
05:00Investments in energy are about Europe's economic independence
05:03And what do we know?
05:04We know that the best social policy is to actually lower energy prices in the long run
05:10Not only doing a short run fix
05:13A quick fix to address the current needs that we have in front of us
05:17So in this regard what the Commission is proposing
05:20Which is some extra flexibility to accommodate for investments in energy
05:23I think constitutes a very targeted and a very fair approach
05:27A very fair proposal
05:27And this is exactly what we're going to be discussing today
05:29The Italians however continue to say it will not be enough
05:33This is a very serious situation
05:34Measures should be implemented now in order to stop a recession
05:38Nonetheless that recession has not happened
05:41That worst case scenario of flights who maybe could not even take off over summer
05:45Has not happened yet
05:46What is your outlook?
05:47How do you see this European economy performing in a very difficult scenario
05:51But not in a catastrophic scenario yet?
05:54Well let me put it this way
05:55Our work is to render Europe more resilient
05:57So in this regard what do we know?
05:59We know that we're not in the worst case scenario as you suggested
06:02But we also know that we're not in the best case scenario
06:04We're in a challenging situation
06:06So what has the Commission proposed?
06:08Targeted measures
06:09Measures that are temporarily targeted and tailored
06:11In order to support the most vulnerable and those in need
06:13At the same time what do we know?
06:16We know that investments in energy as I mentioned before
06:19Effectively make the European Union, the Energy Union more resilient
06:22And at the end of the day they constitute the most productive
06:25And the most effective social policy
06:27So we're going to be discussing this today
06:29But you don't see a recession happening
06:31You don't see a big economic downturn
06:32You think the worst has been avoided
06:33Well let me put it this way
06:34We are closely monitoring the situation
06:37We know that the numbers have been adapted
06:39They have been updated
06:40Inflation upwards, growth downwards
06:42Are we in a stagflationary tendency?
06:44We are
06:45But we're not in stagflation
06:46So we're going to monitor the situation
06:48The Commission overall is adapting its proposals contextually
06:51So the situation has changed
06:53And this is why the Commission has proposed this extra fiscal flexibility
06:56With regards to energy investments
06:58So we're going to monitor
06:59We're going to discuss
06:59There are different viewpoints at the table
07:01I've said this publicly
07:02And we're going to try to do our best
07:04And just a final minute on this matter
07:06The head of the IMF will also be participating in the talks
07:09The IMF, Kristalina Gurgeva
07:11She has said she's in favour of common debt
07:13For common European projects
07:15That would be good for Europe
07:16How's that conversation going along?
07:18Is that something you can support?
07:19More joint borrowing?
07:20Let me put it this way
07:21We already had the IMF join our discussions
07:23I mentioned before this calculation
07:25About 12% less impact
07:27Because of what we did
07:28This is an IMF calculation
07:29With regards to energy
07:30I had the privilege of meeting Kristalina Gurgeva yesterday
07:33With my other hat
07:34That of the Greek Minister of Finance
07:36And if I may make a quick point
07:38I think it's quite symbolic
07:39To see my country, Greece
07:41From a country that was a participant
07:42In an IMF-led programme
07:44To now be a contributor of technical know-how
07:46For the Southeastern Europe
07:48Technical Assistance Centre in the region
07:49So the work of the IMF
07:51I think is quite pertinent
07:52To support the work that we
07:54As European ministers of finance
07:55Are trying to do
07:56We're going to be discussing
07:57All of those issues at the Eurogroup
07:59Obviously, as you know
08:00My work as president of the Eurogroup
08:02Is to speak about
08:03What we all agree upon at the same time
08:05On that very topic
08:06There are different viewpoints
08:07But certainly there isn't an issue
08:09That we're not planning to discuss
08:10Well, Minister, thank you so much
08:11And the head of the Eurogroup
08:13Of course, his job is to find consensus
08:15But at this point, Maven
08:15You alluded to this
08:16Budget talks will begin
08:18The conversation about Eurobonds
08:19Certainly has not died
08:20It's a difficult job
08:22To find consensus on this matter
08:23It is indeed, Maria Tadeo
08:24Thank you so much
08:25For that live broadcast there
08:26From Luxembourg
08:27And of course to your guest
08:28The head of the Eurogroup
08:29But now moving on
08:31Today is the 11th of June
08:32Which means the World Cup begins
08:34It's the most exciting day of the year
08:36If you're an avid football fan
08:43The 2026 World Cup
08:45Which is the largest World Cup to date
08:47Will kick off with historic ceremonies
08:49Across the host countries
08:50The US, Canada and Mexico
08:51Today, one of the hosts, Mexico
08:53Will be facing South Africa
08:55In Mexico City
08:56And then South Korea
08:58Taking on Czechia
08:59In Guadalajara
09:00In Mexico
09:00The excitement, of course
09:02Is palpable
09:02But this year
09:04The high spurts
09:04Could be marred
09:05By geopolitics
09:06Immigration enforcement
09:07And the Trump administration's
09:09Travel ban
09:09For the view from Brussels
09:11We can bring in now
09:12The EU Commissioner for Sports
09:13Glenn Michailov
09:14Good morning
09:15Good morning, Maria
09:15Great to have you with us
09:16I know you're a big football fan
09:18I am a huge football fan
09:19And I know you're actually
09:20Not too bad at football as well
09:22We actually
09:22We have some pictures there
09:23We can play
09:24Of you showing off
09:25Your football skills there
09:27Did you ever dream
09:28Of being a professional football player?
09:30I actually played football
09:31When I was younger
09:32So ever since I could walk
09:34I always remember myself
09:36You know, carrying my football around
09:37So how are you feeling then today?
09:39Could you even sleep last night
09:40Over the World Cup?
09:41I can't wait for the kickoff
09:42Later on today
09:43So I've been
09:43For the past few months
09:45Immersing myself
09:46I have World Cup fever
09:47At the moment
09:48You have World Cup fever
09:49And does the Berlimont too?
09:50Does the European Commission?
09:51What's the vibe like there?
09:52I know there are
09:53A couple of people
09:54In the corridors
09:54Of the Berlimont
09:55Who are also
09:57Really keen
09:57On what's happening
09:59And following
09:59The development
10:01Of their favourite
10:02Football teams
10:03And will you even
10:04Stay up late
10:04To watch some of the games?
10:05I will try to watch
10:06All of the games
10:07So there are
10:0916 European teams
10:10That are participating
10:11I'm really looking forward
10:12To watching
10:13All their matches
10:15But all other matches as well
10:16Because this is
10:17One of the biggest
10:18Sporting events on the planet
10:19Along with the Olympic Games
10:21Who are you up for?
10:22Who's going to take it home?
10:23You know
10:24My prediction would be
10:25Two teams
10:26Either Spain or France
10:27But I think Spain
10:28Will win it at the end
10:29Well you've got football fever
10:30And of course
10:31Everyone's talking about the games
10:32From TikTok influencers
10:33To school goers
10:34Who are swapping
10:35Football stickers
10:36Because last time
10:371.5 billion of us
10:39Tuned in for the final
10:40And now for the view
10:41From the EU quarter
10:42Here on
10:42Who could take home the cup
10:44Euro News' Adlan Leal
10:45Went out
10:46With the Euro News mic
10:48The biggest ever
10:49World Cup starts today
10:50For the first time
10:51Three different countries
10:52Will host the event
10:53A record number
10:54Of 104 games
10:55Will be played
10:56And the number of participants
10:57Has been extended
10:58To 48
10:59Here in Brussels
11:00Not only Europe's capital
11:02But also one of the most
11:03International cities
11:04In the world
11:05People will surely
11:06Be watching closely
11:07But who do they think
11:08Is going to win
11:08And why
11:09Let's find out
11:10I want England
11:11To win the world cup
11:12Because after 60 years
11:14Of hurt
11:15Now it's finally time
11:16For football to come home
11:18But who's going to win
11:18The world cup
11:19Probably France
11:20What can I say
11:21I think Belgium
11:22Is going to win
11:22Because they deserve it
11:25We have Italian coaches
11:26Abroad
11:27Ancelotti is coaching Brazil
11:28Cannavaro is coaching
11:30Uzbekistan
11:30And Montella is with Turquille
11:32We can take comfort
11:33In their successes
11:34And their eventual success
11:37I think Portugal
11:38Will win the world cup
11:39Because of Cristiano Ronaldo's
11:41Last tournament
11:42I believe Brazil
11:44Because I'm Brazilian
11:45Even living in Europe
11:46I believe it's Brazil
11:47Not because I believe
11:48We're the best
11:49We will only know at the end
11:50I want that Mexico wins
11:53Because of Orbelin Bineda
11:56But I think Spain or France
11:59They will win it
11:59Back to back for Messi
12:01Argentina
12:01And we also support
12:02Willy Semedo
12:03And Cape Verde
12:04I would love Scotland to win it
12:05So after 20 years
12:06It's the first time back
12:07And I think either France
12:08Or Spain can win it
12:10At the end of the day
12:11I want my country
12:11To win the world cup
12:13So Islamic republic
12:14Of Iran
12:15Always
12:15I want Uzbekistan to win
12:18Who I think should win
12:19Is Ghana
12:20But who I think
12:22Will win
12:23Brazil
12:25Or France
12:28So many there reckon
12:29France will take it home
12:30And of course the bookies
12:31Are saying it's between
12:32France and Spain
12:33We'll have to wait and see
12:35We'll have to wait and see
12:36Because of course
12:36Football is meant to unite
12:38Commissioner
12:39But this year
12:40Thousands cannot go
12:41They're left out
12:41Due to travel bans
12:43Visa restrictions
12:43L'Equipe here
12:45A French daily
12:46Kind of captured the mood
12:47This year
12:48The kind of vibe
12:49That's overshadowing
12:50A lot of the headlines
12:51How will these games
12:52Bring the world together
12:53If so many people
12:54Are left out
12:54But for starters
12:56I hope that this
12:57World Cup will be remembered
12:58For pure football excitement
13:00For the joy and passion
13:01It brings
13:02On the pitch
13:03But also for millions
13:04Of fans
13:05Around the world
13:06Who in times like these
13:08Come together in squares
13:09In bars
13:10In cafes
13:10To watch their favourite teams
13:12Of course
13:13It's about accessibility
13:14These decisions
13:15On who has access
13:18Are for the host country
13:19To take decisions on
13:22But I hope
13:22That this will be
13:23One of the World Cups
13:24That's remembered
13:25For football excitement
13:27And for the joy it brings
13:28Because the reality is
13:29That's not
13:30That is not the case
13:31We've seen
13:31One top African referee
13:33A Somali national
13:34He cannot enter the US
13:35He cannot participate
13:36And these are the headlines
13:37That are overshadowing
13:38And kind of dampening
13:40The mood this year
13:41Well of course
13:42You always have
13:43Around big sporting events
13:45Whatever they are
13:46Controversies
13:48And these are of course
13:50Issues that
13:51Merit attention
13:52But my hope is that
13:53For the time being
13:54We focus
13:55On sport
13:56On football
13:57And on the joy it brings
13:59And what about Iran
14:00We saw some lady there
14:01She was expressing her hope
14:02That Iran would win
14:03But we've seen many
14:04Iranian Americans
14:05Out on the streets as well
14:06Telling FIFA
14:07They should have cancelled
14:08Iran's participation
14:09Due to the ongoing war
14:10Because the Iranians
14:11Are using their players
14:13To try to make themselves
14:14Look good on the world stage
14:15What's your view here?
14:16Well it's good that
14:17Finally there is
14:18A solution
14:19And the Iranian national team
14:20Can participate in the tournament
14:22I think the Iranian team
14:24Qualified and on merit
14:26They should participate
14:27So I think it's good
14:29That finally they
14:29Can be on the pitch
14:31And show the world
14:33What football is about
14:34Which is bringing
14:36People together
14:37And bringing countries together
14:38Bringing people together
14:40Of course
14:40And it's the topic
14:41That we dived into as well
14:42This week on The Ring
14:43That is Eurie News'
14:44Debating show
14:45We asked
14:46Did Donald Trump
14:46Perhaps kill the vibe
14:48A little bit this year
14:49We've seen ticket sales
14:50And hotel bookings
14:51Are below expectations
14:52Especially in the United States
14:54We can take a listen
14:55Now to two MEPs
14:56That we're debating
14:57In the European Parliament
14:58This week
14:58The Austrian MEP
14:59Lucas Mandl
15:00And Rasmus Andersen
15:01From the Greens
15:03Dear colleague
15:04You have advocated
15:05For boycotting
15:07The World Cup
15:07I don't agree with that
15:08I think the excitement
15:09About football
15:09Is much bigger
15:10Than politics
15:11Can ever be
15:11And the direct question
15:13Would be
15:14How would you explain
15:15To let's say
15:15A child
15:16Excited about football
15:17Just interested
15:18Into football
15:19And this exciting game
15:20How would you explain
15:21To such a child
15:22To boycott the game
15:24I did not advocate
15:25To boycott the tournament
15:27Especially not for supporters
15:28But what I think
15:30Politicians should do
15:31Is to take a clear stance
15:32And to criticize
15:33Both the FIFA
15:34But also the current
15:35US administration
15:36On the mistakes
15:38They are making
15:39When it also comes
15:40To organizing sports
15:41And there I think
15:43That politicians
15:44Have a different
15:46Kind of responsibility
15:47Meaning that
15:49They should not travel there
15:51And be part of the tournament
15:53And green light
15:55Both the actions
15:57Of the FIFA
15:57And of the US president
15:59So for me
16:00It's not a general boycott
16:01But I think as politicians
16:02We should not go there
16:03And support
16:07A glimpse of the ring there
16:08That you can catch
16:09The rest of of course
16:09On Euronews
16:10What's your view here
16:11What would you say to a kid
16:13First of all
16:13I don't think boycotts
16:15Will solve anything
16:16In this respect
16:17I think we should not
16:19Deprive fans of the opportunities
16:20To follow their favorite teams
16:22This is I think
16:23One of the moments
16:25Where people can come together
16:28This being said
16:29I think of course
16:31Football should be accessible
16:32To everyone
16:34And I'm quite happy
16:35To see politicians
16:36Around the world
16:37Organizing and making
16:39Spaces available
16:40For people to come
16:41And watch their favorite teams
16:43And this is also
16:44An opportunity to highlight
16:46That here in Europe
16:47There are governing bodies
16:49In sports
16:50Like UEFA
16:51Who has
16:51A fan first policy
16:53Which makes these games
16:55These sporting events
16:56Accessible to people
16:58And that's the kind of sport
16:59That I want to see
17:00Well you mentioned UEFA
17:01Just on the Champions League
17:02We saw a few weeks ago
17:03Unfortunately the games
17:04Were dampened
17:05By the violence
17:06That broke out
17:06In Paris
17:07What's your responsibility
17:08Here as the EU
17:09Commissioner for Sport
17:10To try and improve
17:10The situation
17:11Well of course
17:12Sporting events
17:14Have to be safe
17:15But this also involves
17:16A lot of coordination
17:17Between the hosts
17:19In this case
17:20The countries
17:20Which would be hosting
17:21These games
17:22And the bodies
17:24Which are organizing them
17:25So there needs to be
17:26A lot of coordination
17:27In this respect
17:28To make these sporting events
17:30As safe as possible
17:32Okay Commissioner
17:33Glenn Michelef
17:33Thank you so much
17:34For coming into us
17:35This morning
17:35On this very exciting day
17:37As that World Cup
17:37Gets underway
17:38But as we've been discussing
17:40The headlines
17:41About this year's World Cup
17:43Have focused
17:43Less on football
17:44And more on issues
17:45Like exploding ticket prices
17:47Fan boycotts
17:48Security and visa bars
17:50Etc
17:50Our Jakob Janus
17:51Takes a closer look
17:52At the long list
17:56FIFA president
17:57Gianni Infantino
17:58Must love the view
17:59From Trump Tower
18:00Here ends
18:01A Manhattan office there
18:02Where's MAGA ties
18:04And is called by
18:05Donald Trump
18:05The king of soccer
18:07I call it soccer
18:08You know
18:09It's just
18:09It's just easier to do
18:11Because we have football
18:12And they have
18:12Two footballs
18:13Right
18:13They call it football
18:14But while the football elite
18:16Wrap shoulders
18:17In Washington
18:17The game is hitting
18:19A metaphorical
18:19And physical wall
18:21At the US border
18:22You see
18:23The international teams
18:24Referees
18:25And everyday fans
18:26Find it a bit difficult
18:27To see the games
18:28Which start today
18:29What is going on there?
18:33FIFA expects to pocket
18:34More than 3 billion dollars
18:36From ticket sales
18:37And hospitality alone
18:38But corporate pricing
18:40Has broken the marketplace
18:41Ticket packages
18:42To follow a team
18:43To the final
18:44Are now estimated
18:45To cost five times more
18:47Than four years ago
18:48On top of that
18:50Nearly 180,000 tickets
18:52Are flooding
18:53The official resale market
18:54And median resale prices
18:56Have plunged by 20%
18:58In a single month
18:59But the biggest bust
19:00Is happening
19:01At the border security checkpoints
19:03Infantinos
19:04Sports diplomacy
19:05Means nothing
19:06To US immigration officers
19:07Enforcing hard travel bans
19:09Against four qualified nations
19:11Including Iran and Somalia
19:13And US border agents
19:14Just locked Somalia's
19:16Top referee
19:16In a cell
19:17For 11 hours
19:18Before throwing him
19:19Out of the country
19:20Iraq's star striker
19:22Was detained in Chicago
19:23For 7 hours
19:24And currently
19:25The Iranian squad
19:26Is stranded
19:27Training across the border
19:28In Tijuana
19:29Because Washington
19:30Refused visas
19:31To 15 members
19:32Of their staff
19:33Including the head
19:35Of the football federation
19:36So it looks like
19:37The very definition
19:38Of a global sporting event
19:39Is being rewritten
19:41Before our own eyes
19:42The opening week
19:44Proves that football
19:45Does not unite the world
19:46It is national borders
19:48And strict immigration laws
19:49That are defining
19:50Who gets to play
19:51And who stays at home
19:53So can FIFA
19:54Hold this World Cup together?
19:55Tune in on tonight
19:57To find out
19:58As Mexico opens
19:59The tournament
20:00Playing against South Africa
20:01Oh and remember
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20:06Sideshow surrounding them
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20:21Of this year's
20:22World Cup 2026
20:24But that does bring
20:25This edition of
20:26Europe Today
20:27To an end
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