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Europe Today: US and Iran strike framework deal as Trump heads to Europe for G7 summit
US President Donald Trump is set to join fellow G7 leaders in France in the wake of a framework agreement between Washington and Tehran designed to pave the way for peace and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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US President Donald Trump is set to join fellow G7 leaders in France in the wake of a framework agreement between Washington and Tehran designed to pave the way for peace and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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00:14Good morning, it is Monday the 15th of June. I'm Maeve McMahan and this is Europe Today.
00:20Your daily date with European news and analysis, live here on Euronews.
00:24Coming up, World Cup fever. German fans are on a high after their team's comfortable 7-1 victory over the
00:32Caribbean island nation of Curacao in Houston last night.
00:36Meanwhile, Turkish supporters are licking their wounds following a surprising 2-0 defeat to Australia.
00:42Sweden and the Netherlands also celebrating either victories and draws of their own.
00:47All eyes now on Belgium's Red Devils who join the action tonight as they take on Egypt.
00:51And former World Cup champions Spain are stepping into the limelight too.
00:56We'll have all the latest from on and off the pitch with our special correspondent, Vincenzo Genovese.
01:02And we'll be live in Evian where President Donald Trump will join the G7 after spending his weekend celebrating and
01:09announcing the imminently opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
01:11In an extravagant, cage-fighting-inspired party that cost £60 million and attracted 4,000 spectators,
01:18the US President even got phone calls from all across the globe from Ukraine's President Zelensky and Russia's President Vladimir
01:25Putin.
01:26But first, to developing news this morning that the US and Iran have confirmed they've reached a framework for a
01:31peace deal.
01:32Global oil prices have dropped amid fresh hopes that this could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the greatest
01:39energy supply crisis in recent history.
01:42For more, we can head now to Dubai where your news is correspondent.
01:45Jane Witherspoon is standing by for us this morning.
01:48So, Jane, a little glimmer of hope that a deal is within reach.
01:53Good morning. Yes, absolutely.
01:56After 108 days of war with Iran, President Trump has declared that a peace deal has been reached.
02:03Clearly in a happy mood after those weekend's 80th birthday celebrations, he took to his truth social and he wrote,
02:11The deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete.
02:15Congratulations to all.
02:17I hereby fully authorise the toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
02:22Ships of the world, start your engines.
02:25Let the oil flow.
02:27So that's the view from President Donald Trump.
02:29Pretty upbeat.
02:30But what about the Iranians, Jane?
02:31How have they been reacting to this deal?
02:35Well, of course, they have responded.
02:36Tehran has since confirmed that the text of the Memorandum of Understanding,
02:41obviously this is still an MOU at the moment,
02:44they have said it will be signed and agreed upon on Friday in Switzerland.
02:49That said, it is pending following the verification of U.S. commitments,
02:55including the lifting of the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
03:00And, of course, Pakistan and also Qatar have been very instrumental in negotiating this peace deal.
03:06It is hoped across the region that this will establish a framework for long-lasting peace across the Middle East.
03:13Absolutely. The expectations are extremely high.
03:16But the devil, of course, will be in the details.
03:18Jane Witherspoon, thank you so much for that live update there from Dubai.
03:21And off the back of President Trump's announcement,
03:24the leaders of France, Germany, the U.K. and Italy
03:27have all called for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
03:30in order to stabilise the world's economy.
03:33This as G7 meeting begins today in Evian on the shores of Lake Geneva,
03:37with President Donald Trump set to arrive later today.
03:40For more, we can go straight to our Europe editor, Maria Tadeo,
03:44who's following the three-day talks for us.
03:46Good morning, Maria.
03:47So leaders there gathering and just this news landing,
03:50how have they been welcoming it?
03:54Yes, good morning, Maeve.
03:55Indeed, the news of this framework agreement between the United States and Iran
03:59has already swept the G7, which you see behind me in Evian.
04:03That is Lake Geneva.
04:05Of course, that is where the G7 leaders, including President Trump,
04:07will be gathering for three days.
04:09Yesterday night, already a reaction from the host,
04:13the French President Emmanuel Macron,
04:15putting out a video message at midnight,
04:17indicating that he welcomes what would be or should indicate
04:20the antifastilities between the two sides,
04:22but also reiterating that the G7 wants to hear
04:25the details and the fallout from this deal.
04:28Also, there will be leaders representing the Arab world,
04:31including Qatar and the United Arab Emirates,
04:33as well as Egypt, around the table.
04:36He also put out a statement alongside Germany, Italy and the UK,
04:40insisting that this is good news if a deal indeed is put to paper.
04:46But they also repeated that they must see the reopening unconditional
04:49of the Strait of Hormuz.
04:51Of course, that is critical for the global energy market.
04:54And the Europeans have repeated, insisted and reiterated
04:57that they will not under any circumstances
04:59pay in order to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
05:03The other big question, and the Europeans also made it clear last night
05:06in anticipation to this G7 meeting,
05:08is what's actually going to happen with the nuclear program in Iran.
05:12The French President insisting that Iran must never have a nuclear weapon.
05:16At this point, it is unclear what are the details of this agreement
05:20landed by the U.S. and Iran.
05:22But this is going to dominate talks today.
05:25As you say, Maeve, we are expecting the President of the U.S.
05:28to arrive tonight.
05:29He will be greeted by the French President.
05:31And then there will be a working dinner connected to the geopolitics
05:35immediately at around 7.30 p.m.
05:38For the Europeans, certainly the European part of this G7,
05:42but also Canada and Japan.
05:43The focus is the implications on the energy market,
05:46but also knowing specifically what is in this agreement.
05:49At this point, there are more questions, of course, than answers.
05:52Indeed, as you say, Iran to dominate those talks there in Evian.
05:55But what else, Maria, is on the agenda?
05:59Well, yes, there's also a very geopolitical, we should say, G7.
06:04It is also going to be a difficult G7 for Emmanuel Macron, the host,
06:08because when you're the host, you have to rally everyone around you
06:11and you have to make sure there is unity around the G7 for diplomats
06:15that we spoke to with yesterday.
06:17They repeated that already the fact that President Trump is going to stay
06:20for three days indicate there could be a level of unity not seen in the G7
06:24since his return.
06:26We should also note that on Wednesday, and that is a personal touch
06:29from President Emmanuel Macron, the U.S. president will also head to Versailles
06:33for a dinner that was the way, perhaps, to keep him engaged for three days here.
06:39The big topic, of course, will be the war in Ukraine for the Europeans.
06:43They say that this is an opportunity to really talk about the conditions
06:46for a real negotiation.
06:48But we have seen overnight another real pounding of Ukraine,
06:52including a cathedral in Kyiv for the G7.
06:55There's also a question of technology when it comes to artificial intelligence.
06:59The CEOs of some of the major Silicon Valley companies,
07:02including OpenAI and Anthropic, with a ban over the weekend,
07:06shocking in the world of technology from the U.S. government to non-nationals,
07:11basically a ban to use some of the top-tier technology from Anthropic
07:15to non-Americans, will also feature in a working launch.
07:19And then there's, of course, a question of geopolitical and geoeconomic imbalances.
07:23China very much in focus.
07:25For diplomats here, they repeat that they are not naive.
07:28The relationship between the United States and Europe,
07:30and therefore also a large part of the G7, has fundamentally changed.
07:34But they still insist the U.S. is a country that you simply cannot ignore.
07:38There is enormous diplomatic and military might behind President Trump.
07:42So in the areas in which you can work together to get agreements
07:46and get things going moving forward,
07:48you still need to engage with President Trump.
07:50Everyone else, the Europeans say they will push for their own interests.
07:54Okay, Maria Tadeo, thank you so much for that live update.
07:57Now, moving on, as EU foreign ministers gather in Luxembourg today for talks,
08:01Russia has launched a round of ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv overnight,
08:05striking, as you heard there from Maria,
08:06the capital's historic Assumption Cathedral.
08:08That's one of Ukraine's most significant religious and cultural sites.
08:13This as both Ukraine and Moldova are set to formally open the first phase of negotiations
08:18on joining the European Union tonight in Luxembourg.
08:21For the latest, we can go straight over to Luxembourg,
08:23where our correspondent, Marek Gwynn, is standing by for us this morning.
08:27Good morning, Marek.
08:28At this moment, a long time coming for both Ukraine and Moldova.
08:34Yes, indeed, Maeve, as you just said there.
08:37Tonight, both Ukraine and Moldova formally opening this first phase of talks on joining the EU.
08:43Both countries did file for EU application in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
08:50But then Viktor Orbán's veto on the opening of talks with Ukraine scuppered that completely,
08:56held Moldova back as well, because both Ukraine and Moldova have been informally paired
09:01on their journey towards becoming EU members.
09:04The election of Peter Maggia, of course, in April changed all of that,
09:07and that's allowed for these talks to kick off here in Luxembourg later tonight.
09:11And I'm pleased to say I'm now joined by Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration,
09:18Kristina Gerasimov.
09:19Minister, really good to have you with us on Euronews.
09:21Firstly, can you tell us how significant a moment this is for Moldova,
09:26especially considering that the issue of EU membership does divide the population,
09:30as we've seen in recent votes, including in the referendum back in 2024?
09:35It is indeed a historic milestone for my country today.
09:38The fact that we are moving forward with the opening of negotiations by clusters,
09:43that means the beginning of a complex reform process meant to transform our society,
09:50democratic institutions, our economy to prepare basically Moldova with the backbone of the reforms
09:56necessary for EU accession.
09:59This is also a strong signal for us that the EU is also getting ready to receive new member states,
10:08and that is always a very good sign.
10:10I want to ask you about this process, which has coupled both Moldova and Ukraine on their membership bids.
10:16This has meant to you being held back by the veto over the countries, including Hungary.
10:21This could come back to become another problem.
10:24Is it time now for Ukraine and Moldova to be decoupled so that you can progress based on your own
10:29merits?
10:30We're very grateful that this opportunity has been provided for us,
10:34unfortunately, by the tragic circumstances that Ukraine is still going through.
10:39Ukraine is still fighting for democracy and for the security of Moldova, of Europe as such.
10:45At the same time, the European Union enlargement policy is a merit-based process,
10:50which means that the reforms that every candidate country is conducting depends on their own merits.
10:58So we very much hope that we will be able, as soon as possible, to open the next clusters
11:04and continue with our own reform pathways.
11:07So that means being decoupled from Ukraine, because we know that Russia is very willing and able
11:12to capitalize on the feelings of frustrations in some populations, including your own,
11:16with the solowness sometimes of this process.
11:19So is it time now for Moldova to be separated from Ukraine in this process?
11:23Decoupling or coupling is one of the issues that Russia uses in its narratives
11:28against countries that would like to get closer to the EU.
11:31This is the time for both us and Ukraine to move forward and to be led to move forward with
11:37our reform paths.
11:38Finally, Minister, before I let you go, just one question,
11:40because I know several officials in Romania have been floating the prospect on Moldova,
11:45excuse me, have been floating the prospect of unification with Romania as an alternative.
11:49Is this something that you could contemplate?
11:52Our only plan is to get ready for EU membership by 2030.
11:57This is what we have societal support for, and we're working hard to make that objective a reality.
12:03OK, Minister Gerasimo, thank you so much for joining us on Euronews.
12:06Remember, those talks on both Ukraine and Moldova, and also in Montenegro,
12:09are taking place in Luxembourg later in the day.
12:12For now, back to you.
12:13OK, Mary Gwynne, thank you so much there.
12:15And of course, to your guest.
12:17Now, the EU's tech chief has fired a warning about the risks of relying on U.S. tech companies,
12:22especially in the areas of cybersecurity and defense.
12:24This as European investors and researchers fear that Europe will be cut off from frontier AI models.
12:30Our Jakub Janus has the story.
12:34Washington has just reminded Europe who really holds the power in the age of artificial intelligence.
12:39Winning the AI race will demand a new spirit of patriotism and national loyalty
12:45in Silicon Valley.
12:47And last Friday, one of the AI race leaders, Anthropic,
12:50pressed the kill switch on its most advanced models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
12:55And following a surprise directive from the Trump administration, citing national security,
13:00the company was forced to ban all non-U.S. citizens from its frontier technology.
13:05And for Europe, this is a long-overdue wake-up call.
13:08But will it actually wake up?
13:11Across the continent, research labs, tech firms, and even some hospitals
13:16have spent the last year piloting these U.S.-made systems for key operations.
13:21Now they have learned that their digital infrastructure can be unplugged overnight.
13:25And European leaders across the spectrum, from France's far-right presidential candidate,
13:31Jordan Bardella, to the European Commission's own spokesperson, Thomas Renier,
13:36are in re-agreement arguing that nations that do not develop and control their own AI models
13:41will remain entirely dependent on the choices of foreign powers.
13:45What's even more interesting, earlier this month, the European Commission announced its ambitious plan
13:50for European strategic autonomy in technology.
13:54Anchored by the new Cloud and AI Development Act,
13:57the plan aims to triple Europe's data center capacity,
14:01build massive AI gigafactories,
14:03and push for the secure open-source alternatives.
14:07However, Europe is currently trapped in a massive compute gap.
14:10While the EU scrambles to build infrastructure,
14:14the sheer scale of investment from the U.S. giants dwarfs European efforts.
14:18And relying on moonshot projects alone might be simply too slow.
14:22Another option could be a coalition of the middle powers.
14:26By teaming up with nations like the U.K., Canada and Japan,
14:30Europe could pull its fragmented computing power,
14:33creating a sort of AI insurance policy.
14:36However, regardless of what the EU does, it better do it quickly.
14:41Otherwise, these sudden kill switches will become a regular feature
14:45of the continent's digital future.
14:58The tournament kept us all very busy, of course, this weekend,
15:05but especially our sports correspondent, Vincenzo Genovese,
15:07who joins us now to bring us up to speed.
15:10Yes, maybe indeed. Good morning.
15:11The party's on.
15:12World Cup is in full swing.
15:141.2 billion people watching the first opening game.
15:18Million of viewers for the weekend's games.
15:20Let's get straight to the results.
15:22Group B only draws Canada 1-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
15:27Qatar, Switzerland, the same result, 1-1.
15:31So no leaders in this group, all the teams at one point.
15:36Group D, we had some surprise.
15:38We had Australia beating Turkey at 2-0.
15:42This was the surprise of the weekend.
15:44United States, a very confident, a very dominant debut 4-1 to Paraguay.
15:49And so United States and Australia leading the group.
15:51Then Group C, Scotland beat Haiti 1-0, quite expected.
15:57And then Brazil-Morocco 1-1.
15:59This was made the most awaited game of the weekend.
16:02It was vibrant.
16:03Brazil was on the ropes in the first half.
16:07They conceded the first goal to Saibari.
16:09They conceded many occasions to Moroccans.
16:11And they were saved by Vinicius, by a brilliant curling shoot by Vinicius.
16:18But, well, the second half was more balanced.
16:20But the general impression to me was that Morocco at this moment is better than Brazil.
16:25And Brazil's coach, of course, under pressure, the Italian guy.
16:27Yeah, Carlo Ancelotti is being grilled.
16:29He's being criticised by the Brazilian press.
16:31Yes, many say that the players he has selected are not good enough.
16:35But I'd say, let Carlo Ancelotti cook because he knows the job.
16:39And it's not uncommon in the history of the World Cup that teams go deep into the tournament after a
16:45poor starting match.
16:46And what about the other European teams?
16:48Well, we had Group F.
16:50We have Sweden defeating 5-1 Tunisia.
16:53We have 2-2, a thrilling draw between the Netherlands and Japan.
16:58And, of course, Group E, the Germany, the Côte d'Ivoire beat 1-0 Ecuador.
17:04And Germany, another awaited match, beat 7-1 Curaçao.
17:09I would say, an easy match.
17:11This reminded me of 2002 when Germany started with an 8-0 to Saudi Arabia.
17:16Indeed, it was an easy one.
17:17But, of course, highly celebrated.
17:18And we can actually get the view from Berlin now and head over to the capital and bring in our
17:22correspondent, Laura Fleischmann.
17:23Good morning, Laura.
17:24Tell us, what is the reaction there to Germany's good, very good World Cup debut?
17:31Good morning to you, too, Maeve and Vincenzo.
17:34And, well, there was a sense of relief to be felt here in Germany with this amazing success for the
17:40German national team.
17:41The 7-1 scoreline, of course, reminded us of the game against Brazil, the famous game where Germany also won
17:487-1.
17:48And after yesterday's game, there was a spontaneous car convoy on Kudam, one of the biggest boulevards in Berlin.
17:55And people were very happy about the success, especially since before there wasn't a lot of excitement about this World
18:02Cup.
18:03OK, Laura Fleischmann, thank you so much for that.
18:05Let's see if the Red Devils do that well.
18:06And there's such a buzz tonight in Belgium.
18:08Just tell us, what should we look out for now?
18:11Well, tonight we have, as you said, the Red Devils.
18:14We have Belgium against Egypt tonight.
18:17So Brussels is really bracing.
18:19We have also Iran debut at 3 a.m. against New Zealand.
18:22And let's see how will be their reception in Los Angeles Stadium.
18:26And, of course, we have also another group, Group H, with Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and Spain versus Cup Verde.
18:34Spain, to me, Maeve, is one of the most favourite teams.
18:37They have good organisation, good defence.
18:40France, they are very confident after having won the Euro Cup two years ago, after beating England, France, Germany and
18:49Italy.
18:50They have a star, a rising star.
18:52Not anymore a rising star.
18:53A star, La Mia Mal.
18:55I will put Spain, together with France, as a top favourite, even head Argentina for this World Cup.
19:01Okay, Vincenzo Genovese, thank you so much.
19:03It will be, indeed, a very exciting night tonight.
19:05But that does bring this edition of Europe Today to an end.
19:08Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:09Take care and see you soon on Euronews.
19:12Take care and see you soon on Euronews.
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