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00:01Субтитры сделал DimaTorzok
00:30and Tehran are on the verge of a peace deal
00:32and that planned missile strikes have been called off.
00:36The announcement follows two days of escalating attacks
00:39that threatened to shatter a very fragile ceasefire.
00:42Tehran, however, says no final agreement has been reached.
00:46This as the European Central Bank raises interest rates
00:49for the first time in years
00:51in a bid to stop the surge in prices triggered by the chaos.
00:55We'll hear exclusively from the Managing Director
00:57of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalini Gorgieva,
01:00about how the Middle East conflict is damaging the European economy.
01:04And two years after it was agreed
01:06the EU's Migration and Asylum Pact comes into force this very Friday.
01:11From now on, all 27 EU member states
01:14will be required to follow the same rules
01:16on asylum procedures, screenings and reception conditions.
01:19We'll be hearing from the European Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Pruner.
01:23But first, let's talk about the World Cup 2026.
01:27And for that, I'm thrilled to have a co-host
01:28for the next 40 days, Vincenzo Genovese.
01:37Good morning, good morning, everyone.
01:39Indeed, Maeve, after all the controversy,
01:41the magic of the World Cup 2026
01:43started yesterday night in Mexico City.
01:47Of course, it was the afternoon in Mexico
01:49and it started with a great ceremony,
01:53lot of fun, lot of colours, stunning atmospheres,
01:56over 80,000 people in the stadium,
01:59great singers, the local hero, Mana, Andrea Bocelli,
02:03and, of course, Shakira and the Nigerian rapper,
02:07Burna Boy, who literally stole the show
02:11with this new anthem, Dai Dai.
02:13Maeve, are you already singing this, no? Dai Dai.
02:16I've been watching it, yeah, it's pretty cool.
02:17And this is not the first contribution of Shakira
02:21to the history of the World Cup
02:22because everyone remembers in the 2010 Waka Waka.
02:26Waka Waka.
02:27It's time for Africa.
02:27It's time for Africa. I love it.
02:29Still love that one.
02:30Let's see, let's see, of course,
02:31if Dai Dai will be as famous as Waka Waka
02:34in the next weeks and months.
02:36But, of course, the ceremony was not just about songs.
02:39There was also a speech from Mexican actress Salma Hayek
02:44and there were a lot of references to the Mexican culture.
02:50Of course, opening ceremonies in the World Cup
02:52are the occasion for the host countries
02:54to show a little bit of their culture.
02:57We saw many costumes of indigenous peoples
03:02which made the history of Mexico
03:05and, after all, the name of the stadium,
03:08the legendary Azteca,
03:10is the name of an indigenous people.
03:12And this is an epic stadium for football fans.
03:15Azteca is the only stadium
03:18which has averaged three opening games
03:22of the World Cup
03:23and two finals in 1970 and in 1986.
03:29One with Pelé, one with Diego Armando Maradona.
03:32So it's a reference point for all the football fans.
03:37We can go now to Mexico City,
03:39straight to Mexico City,
03:40to leave a little bit of the atmosphere.
03:42We are with Fraudo Esquerra.
03:44He's a journalist from media outlet Animal Politico.
03:48If I'm not wrong,
03:49you are connected from Angel de la Independencia,
03:52which is a square where the Mexican fans
03:55gather after the games.
03:57Please bring us the atmosphere.
04:00Tell us how was it.
04:02Yeah, that's correct.
04:04Hello to you all.
04:05Yeah, the ceremony inside Estadio Azteca
04:08was an historic spectacle
04:10for nearly 80,000 fans who could attend,
04:13with some tickets costing over $3,000.
04:17The event highlighted international acts
04:19like Shakira and Nigerian singer Bruna Boy
04:22by lighting the crowd
04:23with the performance of Day Day,
04:25the official song of the tournament.
04:27And on the pitch,
04:29Mexico achieved an historic milestone
04:31by beating South Africa 2-0.
04:33This is the very first time
04:35that national team has managed to win
04:37an opening group stage match in a World Cup.
04:40However, the contrast could not be starker.
04:44While FIFA celebrated inside,
04:46the stadium was heavily guarded
04:48by security elements
04:49of the Mexico City government.
04:51Exactly as the match began,
04:54the tension boiled over
04:55into violent clashes
04:57between protesters and the police
04:59just outside the venue.
05:01It was an opening day
05:03of two completely different realities.
05:05Thank you.
05:06Thank you, Frasboa.
05:07Thank you very much.
05:09Frasboa Esquerra,
05:10connected from Mexico City.
05:12So, stunning atmosphere on one side.
05:14Tension and protests
05:15in the streets of Mexico City.
05:17On the other side,
05:18you know, Maeve,
05:19this is the longest
05:20and the largest World Cup ever.
05:23We have 104 games
05:25until the final,
05:26scheduled to 19th of July.
05:28We have three Austin countries,
05:30Mexico, of course,
05:31the United States
05:32and Canada
05:33and we have 12 groups
05:36with 48 teams
05:38from all over the world.
05:39By the way, sorry.
05:40I'm very sorry
05:41that Ireland is not there.
05:43Well, excuse me.
05:44Neither is Italy.
05:46But I was about to say
05:48you are in a good company.
05:50Can I ask you
05:51who are supporting them?
05:52Because I'm curious now.
05:53Well, countries like Germany,
05:54Belgium and Spain,
05:55countries that have
05:55a special place in my heart,
05:57I'll be shouting for them.
05:58Okay.
05:58I cannot tell you
05:59I'm totally neutral
06:01being Italian
06:02and being the sport correspondent
06:04of this program.
06:05Maybe I will tell you
06:06in the next episodes
06:07who I don't want
06:09to win this World Cup,
06:10but jokes apart,
06:12let's go to the games.
06:13Frosbo has anticipated
06:14the result of Mexico.
06:16We had two games tonight.
06:18We had Mexico
06:19beat 2-0 South Africa
06:21and we had South Korea,
06:24Korea Republic,
06:25defeated 2-1 Czechia.
06:28So the first European team
06:31to play in this World Cup
06:32started with a defeat.
06:35So the ranking,
06:36we can see the ranking.
06:37Mexico and Korea
06:39are leading now
06:40the Group A
06:41with three points.
06:43Czechia and South Africa,
06:44zero points.
06:45May I be honest,
06:46did you watch the games?
06:48I did not.
06:49I confess I did not,
06:50but I will watch the ones
06:51when I'm interested
06:51in the teams.
06:52Okay.
06:53Nice.
06:53There were two different,
06:54very different games
06:56and we can see
06:57some pictures of them.
06:59Mexico really dominated
07:01its game
07:02with one goal
07:04in the first half,
07:05one goal in the second half
07:07and basically no risk
07:09from,
07:10no occasion
07:11from South Africa.
07:12There was a record
07:13in this game
07:15because it was,
07:16we got three red cards.
07:18So South Africa
07:19ended the game
07:20with down to nine players.
07:22Mexico ended
07:23with down to 10 players.
07:24and this is the most
07:26red cards
07:28in an opening game
07:29in a World Cup ever
07:32while the most red cards
07:34in a single match
07:35in a World Cup
07:36was in 2006
07:37in Germany,
07:38Portugal versus
07:38the Netherlands,
07:39the famous Battle of Nuremberg.
07:42This is another story.
07:43Let's get back to America.
07:46For South Korea,
07:46Czech Republic
07:47was very much
07:49closely contested.
07:52South Korea
07:54conceded the first goal
07:55but then there was a comeback
07:56and they scored
07:57in the minute 80
07:58for a final result
08:00of 2-1.
08:02We have seen,
08:03we watched some goals
08:05yesterday night.
08:06We will watch others.
08:08We have very great players
08:09in this World Cup.
08:10We have, of course,
08:11Lionel Messi
08:12and Cristiano Ronaldo,
08:14the two greatest players
08:16of our time,
08:18I would say,
08:18of this century so far.
08:20They are both
08:21at their last dance,
08:23probably in a World Cup
08:24at least.
08:25We will have
08:26Kylian Mbappé,
08:27Florian Wierz,
08:29many other players,
08:30rising stars
08:31such as Arda Gouler,
08:33other seasonal players
08:34like Harry Kane,
08:36many players to watch.
08:38We also have some issues
08:40in this World Cup
08:41and we have a big elephant
08:42in the room.
08:44The participation of Iran.
08:46Of course,
08:46we know that Iran
08:47is one of the team playing
08:48and Iran is at war
08:51with one of the host countries,
08:53the United States.
08:56Iran has to play
08:58three games
08:59of the group stage
09:00in the United States,
09:02two in Los Angeles
09:03and one in Seattle.
09:04This, of course,
09:05is complicated.
09:06Let's listen to
09:07Gianni Fantino,
09:08the president of FIFA,
09:09on this matter.
09:10When people were saying,
09:11well,
09:11it would be impossible
09:12for Iran to come
09:13to the World Cup,
09:16I told them
09:17and I promised them
09:18that they would come
09:19and if I had to go
09:21with a bus to Tehran
09:23and drive them here,
09:25I would do that.
09:27Their answer was,
09:28we will take the bus
09:29ourselves and drive it
09:30if need be.
09:31We qualified
09:32and we want to play.
09:33And this is the spirit
09:34of football.
09:35Of course,
09:36there are challenges.
09:38Of course,
09:38it's not easy.
09:40Chill, relax,
09:41everything is under control,
09:43said Gianni Fantino
09:44in another part
09:45of this conference.
09:46But indeed,
09:47there were some consequences.
09:49The first one
09:49is that Iran
09:51had to move
09:53its training base
09:55from the US
09:56to Mexico.
09:57There are also
09:58some concerns
09:59for other aspects
10:00of the tournament.
10:03Another one
10:04is the US policy
10:06on migration
10:07and stricter border controls.
10:08For example,
10:09the first victim
10:10was this referee,
10:11Omar Artan.
10:12He's a Somalian referee.
10:14He's one of the most
10:15prominent African referees.
10:18He was said
10:19to be part
10:19of the World Cup.
10:21But it was denied
10:22the entry in the US.
10:24He was stopped
10:24at the Miami airport
10:26and he had to come back
10:29to Somalia.
10:29In Mogadishu
10:30he was welcomed
10:30as an hero.
10:31And by the way,
10:32the UEFA,
10:32the European football body,
10:34picked him up
10:35for the Super Cup game.
10:39Paris Saint-Germain
10:40versus Aston Villa.
10:42So a very great gesture
10:44I would say
10:44from the Europeans.
10:46But let's back
10:46to America
10:47and let's back
10:48to the upcoming games
10:50because there are
10:51games every day,
10:52literally every day,
10:54every day,
10:54today,
10:559pm Brussels time,
10:56of course.
10:58Group B,
10:58Canada versus Bosnia
11:00and Herzegovina
11:01and other European countries.
11:03So it's not part of the EU.
11:05And always on Sunday,
11:08I would say
11:08because it's 3am,
11:11United States
11:12versus Paraguay,
11:14the debut of the
11:14long-awaited debut
11:16of the US team.
11:17And then on 9pm,
11:19Brussels time,
11:20on Sunday,
11:21Qatar, Switzerland.
11:22So these are the games.
11:24Mayf,
11:25get ready
11:25if you are not ready.
11:27I'm ready
11:27and Brussels is ready
11:28in such an international city.
11:29It'll be noisy.
11:30It'll be noisy
11:31because we have citizens
11:32from all the countries
11:33participating.
11:34In Brussels,
11:34everyone is ready,
11:36even Ursula von der Leyen.
11:37The president
11:37of the EU Commission
11:38posted this picture
11:40in her social media
11:42and this is a tribute.
11:43This picture is a tribute
11:44of another one
11:46from a former president
11:47of the Commission,
11:48Jacques Delors,
11:49who was a very,
11:50a massive football supporter
11:52of French team Lille.
11:54Do you think
11:55you can do that?
11:56I could try.
11:57I'm good at football
11:57and she's brilliant too.
11:59Okay, let's try.
12:01I want a picture of you
12:02to be posted
12:04in the next episode.
12:05But while waiting
12:06for the next games,
12:08please take a look
12:09to our FIFA World Cup coverage
12:11on euronews.com
12:12and see you on Monday.
12:14Ciao.
12:14Thank you so much,
12:15Vincenzo Gineveva,
12:16for bringing all those details
12:18and all that passion
12:19about the football.
12:20We're so excited
12:20about all the games
12:21and the coverage here as well
12:22on euronews.com.
12:24But now, back to business.
12:25European finance ministers
12:26are continuing today
12:27their two-day gathering
12:28in Luxembourg
12:29after the European Central Bank
12:31warned in its latest
12:32monetary policy decision
12:33on Thursday that,
12:34quote,
12:35the war in the Middle East
12:36is generating
12:37inflationary prices,
12:38justifying an increase
12:39in interest rates.
12:40For more,
12:41we can bring in
12:42our very own
12:42Europe editor,
12:43Maria Tadeo,
12:43who's been in Luxembourg
12:44for the last couple of days
12:45following the meeting
12:46and is still there for us
12:47this morning.
12:48Over to you, Maria.
12:49Yes, Maeve,
12:50indeed it is day two
12:51here in Luxembourg
12:52where European finance ministers
12:53are gathering with energy
12:55very much in focus.
12:56This is their biggest concern.
12:58They're having to deal
12:59with a European economy
13:00in which the growth outlook,
13:02the growth expectations
13:03have been dented
13:04as a result of the instability
13:06in the Middle East
13:07and the situation in Iran.
13:08But inflation is going up
13:10as a result of the energy crisis
13:12and the closure
13:13of the Strait of Hormuz.
13:15That instability now pushing
13:16the European Central Bank
13:17yesterday to increase
13:19interest rates
13:19by 25 basis points
13:21to 2.25 percent.
13:23Up until now,
13:24for the most part,
13:24the European Central Bank
13:25had kept interest rates steady.
13:27Also in attendance yesterday
13:29in this meeting,
13:30the head of the
13:31International Monetary Fund,
13:32Kristalina Georgieva,
13:34who told finance ministers
13:35at this stage,
13:37they have to be careful
13:38in the way that they deal
13:39with the energy crisis.
13:41Measures have to be tailored
13:42and they have to be targeted.
13:44Otherwise,
13:44there is a risk
13:45that they could contribute
13:46to inflationary pressures
13:48and that is exactly
13:49what the European Central Bank
13:50is trying to avoid.
13:52The head of the IMF
13:53also told me
13:54that at this point,
13:55and this is critical
13:56and it is relevant
13:57as conversations
13:58around the next European
13:59common budget
14:00are about to begin,
14:02that Europeans should
14:03and they must invest
14:04together collectively
14:06in areas that are fundamental
14:08for the 27,
14:09meaning energy and defense.
14:12So once again,
14:12the IMF reiterating
14:14an endorsement
14:14of joint public borrowing
14:17when it comes
14:17to the European Union
14:19doing it together.
14:21Let's take a look
14:22at this conversation.
14:24Unfortunately,
14:25conditions have worsened
14:26since we put out
14:28our projections
14:29for European growth
14:30and inflation in April.
14:33growth down,
14:34inflation up.
14:35It is now even worse.
14:38So we are downgrading
14:41once again
14:41our growth projections
14:43for the Eurozone
14:44and uplifting once again
14:47our inflation projections.
14:49Very difficult balancing act
14:51for Europe to manage.
14:54And just a quick word
14:55on this point.
14:56You are the head of the IMF,
14:58but you were also a commissioner
14:59and you are from Bulgaria
15:01and you like to repeat
15:01that you are a European
15:03above all.
15:04The European talks
15:05around the budget,
15:06they're about to begin.
15:07This is going to be
15:08a difficult fight.
15:08What would you advise
15:09to everyone sitting
15:11around the table,
15:11the capitals
15:12but also the commission?
15:13Concentrate on European competitiveness.
15:16Make sure that European budget
15:18has the strength
15:20to lift up productivity
15:24and growth in Europe.
15:25And that means fund together
15:29where together you would be
15:32more impactful.
15:34Defense, energy security
15:36and of course do it
15:38with the recognition
15:39that in exchange
15:41the European commission
15:43has to demonstrate
15:45value for money.
15:47So go at it together.
15:49That's your message still
15:50with the joint debt.
15:51When you don't have
15:52much money,
15:53spend it wisely,
15:54put it together,
15:56invest wisely.
15:57Just in energy,
15:59if we invest jointly,
16:01it would be 7% cheaper
16:04for the European taxpayer.
16:08Now moving on,
16:10after years of bitter
16:11political wrangling,
16:12the European Union's
16:13new migration
16:13and asylum pact
16:14takes effect today.
16:16The reforms are designed
16:17to reshape
16:18how Europe handles
16:19asylum seekers
16:20and migrants
16:20but they remain
16:22deeply controversial.
16:23For more,
16:23I'm joined now
16:24by our EU correspondent
16:25Angela Scugins.
16:26Good morning, Angela.
16:27Just tell us
16:28what kind of tone
16:29is Brussels trying to strike
16:31with this overhaul?
16:32Good morning.
16:32So it's firm but fair.
16:33This is the rhetoric
16:34that we've heard
16:35ricocheting across
16:36the European Union
16:37in the run-up to today.
16:38In a nutshell,
16:40the 27 EU member states
16:41have had two years
16:42to implement the
16:43Migration and Asylum Pact.
16:44This aims to overhaul
16:45the EU's rules
16:47when it comes to
16:47new arrivals.
16:48Now they've had
16:49those two years
16:50and they've implemented
16:51them to varying degrees
16:52but in a nutshell,
16:53this spans 10 major
16:55legislative files
16:56but the most important
16:57being the border checks,
16:59the safe third country
17:00concepts
17:00and the return hubs.
17:01This is shorthand
17:03for deportation centres
17:04set up outside
17:05of the European Union.
17:07This has got NGOs
17:08particularly up in arms.
17:09They're concerned
17:10that these individuals
17:11will not be regulated
17:13properly as it sits
17:14outside the confines
17:15of the EU rules
17:16with some NGOs
17:17such as Amnesty International
17:19describing this
17:19as potentially
17:20punitive and cruel.
17:21And remind us why
17:22this reform was necessary.
17:23Yeah, so if we look
17:24at the data,
17:25there does seem to be
17:26a problem when it comes
17:27to returning
17:27some of these individuals.
17:28The most up-to-date
17:29information that we have
17:30from the European Commission
17:31highlights that only 29%
17:34of individuals
17:34in the last quarter
17:35were actually returned
17:37to their country of origin
17:38once the courts
17:39deemed them illegal to stay.
17:41So clearly this puts
17:42a strain on communities
17:43as well as social services.
17:44But Frontex also
17:46has some interesting data
17:47stating that arrival levels
17:49have fallen for the last
17:50four years.
17:51So it's important
17:52to hold those facts
17:53side by side.
17:54But clearly the EU member states
17:55are crying out for help.
17:57We know the Polish
17:57Prime Minister,
17:58Donald Tusk,
17:59which is a country
18:00that has accommodated
18:01a large amount
18:02of Ukrainian refugees.
18:03They've stated
18:03they don't want
18:04any new arrivals
18:05as part of this scheme.
18:06But then we look
18:07at Spain,
18:08which sits on the band
18:09of those Mediterranean countries.
18:11That country's
18:11Prime Minister,
18:12Pedro Sanchez,
18:13only last month
18:14gave 500,000
18:15undocumented migrants
18:17the legal ability
18:18to stay.
18:18So clearly this is
18:19a polarising issue,
18:21a political flashpoint.
18:22Clearly,
18:23I spoke to the man
18:24of the hour,
18:25the European Commissioner
18:25for Migration,
18:27Magnus Brunner,
18:27in exclusive comments
18:28to Euronews.
18:29I put to him
18:30the first question
18:31that I asked him
18:32was about this division.
18:34I asked whether migration
18:35was a problem
18:36or an opportunity
18:37for Europe.
18:39It's both,
18:39I would say.
18:40It used to be a problem,
18:42definitely.
18:43Ten years ago,
18:43we did take a lot
18:44of responsibility
18:45as a European Union,
18:46but we didn't have a system.
18:48We didn't have the rules,
18:49the fitting rules,
18:50and we didn't have control
18:51over what is happening
18:52in the European Union.
18:53So it used to be a problem,
18:55it became a problem,
18:57but it can also be
18:58an opportunity
18:59in the future.
19:00If we have control,
19:02if we manage to fight
19:04the illegal migration,
19:05then there is room.
19:06Can you explain
19:07how the Migration
19:08and Asylum Pact
19:09gives the control
19:10back to the 2017
19:11member states?
19:13Yeah,
19:13we have firm,
19:15but also fair,
19:16new rules.
19:17This is the first time
19:18we have actually
19:19a comprehensive system,
19:21a European-wide
19:22comprehensive system
19:23with better border controls,
19:26border checks
19:26at the external European border,
19:29asylum procedures
19:30at the border,
19:31being more efficient,
19:33effective,
19:34quicker also
19:35with the asylum procedures.
19:37So it's a whole set
19:38of new rules,
19:41of reforms also.
19:43Do you think Europe
19:44is ready for the change
19:44in mindset?
19:46Of course it is,
19:47and we are ready
19:49to do the reforms
19:50and we have to bring
19:51our European house
19:52in order.
19:53That's the first thing.
19:54That's what we're doing
19:54with the reforms
19:56and the next step
19:56will be to get more engaged
19:58with third countries
19:59outside the European Union
20:01to work together
20:02with them
20:03on readmission,
20:04for instance,
20:05on returns also.
20:06And that's where
20:07we have to put
20:08the leverage we have
20:09as a European Union
20:10on the table,
20:11always together
20:12with migration,
20:13be it visa policy,
20:15be it trade policy.
20:16And if we look
20:17at the most up-to-date data
20:18from the European Commission,
20:19only 29% of individuals
20:22that were ordered
20:23by the courts
20:23to go back
20:25to their country of origin
20:26were actually deported.
20:27Is the EU migration
20:28and asylum pact
20:29the silver bullet
20:30that will fix this?
20:32It's not about
20:33the asylum pact,
20:35actually,
20:35that's about
20:35the return regulation
20:36and the return regulation
20:37will improve
20:38the situation,
20:39of course,
20:39as well,
20:39because as you said,
20:40it's just not acceptable.
20:42It's only that only
20:43one out of four
20:44at the moment
20:45who have no right
20:46to stay
20:46in the European Union
20:47are being returned.
20:49So that's why
20:49we have the return regulation.
20:50That was a missing piece
20:52from the pact, actually.
20:54Pope Leo
20:54is visiting
20:55the Canary Islands.
20:56This is a major
20:57Spanish migration
20:58hotspot.
20:59He received
21:00a standing ovation
21:00from the Spanish Parliament
21:02earlier this week
21:03calling for love
21:04and dignity
21:05for some of the most
21:05fragile individuals.
21:07Do you think
21:08that the views
21:09of the Pope
21:09in terms of migration
21:11are compatible
21:11with Brussels?
21:13Definitely, yes,
21:14I would say.
21:15I had the chance
21:15to meet the Pope
21:16myself
21:18some months ago
21:19and I had a conversation
21:20with him
21:22exactly on that topic.
21:24And yes,
21:25of course,
21:25I mean,
21:25human dignity,
21:28international law,
21:29this is all
21:30in the center
21:31also of the reforms.
21:33We're not talking,
21:33we're not negotiating
21:35about these facts.
21:37That is really important
21:38for us also
21:39as lawmakers,
21:41as a European commission
21:43all together
21:44and we have set standards
21:45also
21:46and we have to differentiate
21:47between illegal migration
21:49where we have to do
21:50everything to fight against
21:51because it's about
21:52the business of the smugglers
21:54and the human traffickers
21:55and legal migration
21:57as a second part
21:58and the third part
21:59is protection,
22:00of course,
22:01and that's where
22:01the Pope comes into play
22:03and we have to do everything
22:04and we have a responsibility
22:05also as a European Union
22:07to protect those people
22:09whose life is under threat
22:10in their home countries
22:11and that's what we try to do.
22:13Fighting illegal migration,
22:15pathways for legal migration
22:17and, of course,
22:17protection.
22:20Well, as you heard there,
22:22Pope Leo is in the Canary Islands
22:23where he's wrapping up
22:24his visit to Spain
22:25with a special mass
22:26at the port of Tenerife.
22:28For more,
22:28we can bring in
22:29Paloma García Ovejero,
22:30a former Vatican spokesperson
22:32and now the head
22:33of communications
22:34for the NGO
22:35Mary's Meals International.
22:37Good morning, Paloma.
22:38Thanks so much
22:38for bringing us up to speed
22:40on the Pope's visit.
22:41Just tell us first,
22:42what were the main takeaways
22:43from his visit
22:44and how have locals
22:45been reacting?
22:46Well, definitely.
22:48Dignity has no passport
22:51and from the port of shame
22:54to the port of hope,
22:56those are, for me,
22:57the main highlights
22:58of yesterday's speech.
23:01But the emotion,
23:04the hugs,
23:06the tears,
23:07that was a historic moment,
23:10not only for the
23:11Puerto de Avinagin,
23:12but for the Canary Islands.
23:14and for everyone
23:17involved in the
23:18Mediterranean Sea,
23:20in the migration
23:22negotiations.
23:24This is not about
23:26the present.
23:27This is about the future
23:28and also, of course,
23:29the future of Europe.
23:31Well, you just heard there
23:32from Magnus Pruner,
23:33the European Commissioner
23:33for Migration,
23:34on the very topic
23:35of migration.
23:36And the Pope alluded
23:37to what European governments
23:38are doing when it comes
23:39to this migration pact.
23:41He talked about their indifference
23:42to the plight of migrants.
23:43Let's just take a listen
23:44together to Poblio.
23:48We cannot grow accustomed
23:49to counting the dead.
23:50Human dignity
23:51has no passport
23:52and does not lose its value
23:53when crossing a border.
23:57Tell us more, Paloma,
23:58about what he had to say
23:59about this.
24:01Well, don't forget that
24:03Pope Leo has just
24:04started his pontificate.
24:07Donald Trump
24:08will disappear.
24:09Ursula von der Leyen
24:11will disappear.
24:12Many of us
24:13will disappear.
24:14And probably
24:15he stay
24:16as a pope
24:18because
24:19he will stay
24:20there
24:20until he die.
24:22So,
24:23his words
24:24come from the gospel
24:252,000 years ago.
24:27This is not about
24:28politics.
24:29This is
24:29about
24:30human being.
24:32And
24:32this is also
24:34about the new era.
24:36This is the pope
24:37for a new era.
24:39And
24:40probably
24:41he will stay
24:41with us.
24:42He will come back
24:43to Spain.
24:44And he will repeat
24:45once and again.
24:46This is about
24:48being
24:49human
24:50and trying
24:51not to flee
24:52from their
24:56countries.
24:56Paloma,
24:57García,
24:57Ovejero,
24:58thank you so much
24:58for bringing your
24:59point of view there
25:00on the pope's
25:01visit to Spain.
25:02You can read more,
25:02of course,
25:03on that visit
25:03on Euronews.com
25:05or you can reach out
25:06to us with your
25:06thoughts or views.
25:07Europe Today
25:08at Euronews.com
25:09That is our
25:10email address.
25:11In the meantime,
25:11though,
25:11stay tuned for more
25:12news and analysis
25:13here on Euronews.
25:14Take care
25:15and see you very soon.
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