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A világ vezetői a franciaországi Évian-les-Bains-ben gyűlnek össze a G7 második napjára. Trump elnök szerint pénteken megnyílhat a Hormuzi-szoros, és Svájcban jóváhagyják a háborút lezáró keretmegállapodást.
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A világ vezetői a franciaországi Évian-les-Bains-ben gyűlnek össze a G7 második napjára. Trump elnök szerint pénteken megnyílhat a Hormuzi-szoros, és Svájcban jóváhagyják a háborút lezáró keretmegállapodást.
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00:14Good morning, it is Tuesday the 16th of June. I'm Maeve MacMahon and this is Europe Today.
00:20Your daily dose of news and analysis with a European take.
00:24Coming up, the European Union has officially opened the EU accession process with Ukraine
00:29and Moldova after 27 member states approved the move at a meeting in Luxembourg.
00:34The announcement comes as firefighters continue to clear the aftermath of a Russian strike
00:40that severely damaged a €1,000 cathedral in Kyiv, renowned for its historic frescoes
00:45and silver artefacts. Meanwhile, after more than a decade of deadlock, the EU has agreed
00:51on a major overhaul of air passenger rights. The reforms would allow travellers to claim
00:57compensation for flight delays of more than three hours and would give passengers the
01:01right to disembark after two hours on the tarmac. The package still needs to be rubber-stamped
01:06by the Parliament and the Council.
01:09And another nail-baiting night for World Cup fans. Spanish supporters were left red-faced
01:15after a stalemate with Cape Verde, while the Belgian Red Devils were pushed all the way
01:19by Egypt, with that match also ending in a draw. But first, global leaders are gathering
01:25in the French spa town of Avion-les-Bains for the second day of the G7. The US President
01:31Donald Trump has told allies that he expects the Strait of Hormuz to be, quote, fully open
01:36by Friday, where the framework deal to end the war is expected to be formalised in Switzerland.
01:41However, questions remain over the details of the deal.
01:45Meanwhile, today, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to join G7 leaders with the war in Ukraine
01:50very much high up on the agenda. For more, we can go straight over to Avion-les-Bains,
01:55where our Maria Tadeo is standing by for us. Good morning, Maria. So, President Trump really
02:00celebrating his deal, but the Europeans, of course, asking for more clarity. Did they get any?
02:07Well, yes, Maeve. Good morning. And in fact, just to that point, the President of Ukraine
02:12will land in Avion in about 55 minutes. But yes, Iran is really the focus and really certainly
02:19was the focus of leaders and conversations on day one of this summit. The question for
02:25the Europeans, as you alluded to, is to really find out the level of detail, because at this
02:30point, we know that there is a framework deal to end the war, but nobody has seen the actual word.
02:35This memorandum has not been made public, and the fine print remains very much a mystery to global
02:43leaders, but also within some sectors of the U.S. Yesterday, nonetheless, President Donald Trump
02:49repeated, insisted that this is a good deal that will put an end to Iran's nuclear program. He also
02:55said that the Strait of Hormuz, this is vital for the global energy market, will be, quote,
03:00fully reopened by Friday, and that ceremony will go ahead. Donald Trump will not participate in that
03:08ceremony in Switzerland. It will be the Vice President who heads over to Europe to sign it
03:13and formalize him. Some suggesting, perhaps, that the President does not want to be associated too
03:18closely with the deal in case it flubs. But of course, at this stage, that is political speculation.
03:23Nonetheless, there are real questions around this agreement, because U.S. officials briefed
03:28reporters here in the G7 in Navion saying that, in principle, yes, the Strait of Hormuz should be
03:34fully reopened by Friday, but practically and operationally, that could take weeks because
03:40the Strait has been shut now for more than or close to four months, and that is going to take
03:45more time. There's also a major question around the sanctions. What is in this deal? The President
03:50of the U.S. said yesterday that any relief will be, quote, dependent on their behavior. The Vice President
03:56also repeated that message saying that a lot will depend on whether or not Iran can behave
04:01like a, quote, normal country. The Europeans yesterday repeated that they will not ease
04:07any sanctions until they see a real change on the ground. But a lot of those questions heavily depend
04:12on the text of that memorandum of understanding between the two countries. For the time being,
04:17as I say, it has not been released. That is a fundamental key point we should stress.
04:22The U.S. administration says it should come out this week. So the question is still in the air,
04:28and it remains, is this a good deal? That is a question that I put to the former National
04:33Security Advisor to Donald Trump, John Bolton, yesterday on Special Report on Euronews. Let's
04:38take a look.
04:41No, I think it's a very bad deal for the United States. Trump isn't thinking about the geostrategic
04:47implications of the deal. He's thinking of one thing. He wants the straight open. He wants
04:53Gulf oil on international markets. He wants the price of gasoline at the pump down. That's all
04:58he cares about. I think it's a mistake to give this brutal theocracy any of the assets. I'm happy
05:04to give the assets back to Iran when it's under a free government. That's not where we are now.
05:09The change of leadership is only because we've killed the top 400 or 500 people in the existing
05:13regime. And you're down now to their seconds and deputies. So yeah, it's different people,
05:17but it's the same fanatic regime. Trump is desperate for a deal. He's desperate for a deal.
05:23And they have maneuvered him. They've played him like a violin. That's why they've got the deal that
05:28they want. And that is, of course, John Bolton speaking to Euronews, saying that this is a deal
05:36with one goal in mind, and that is to bring down oil prices. And he is not wrong to some
05:42extent,
05:42because the U.S. president also doubled down on that message, repeating that oil prices will come
05:47down, and the stock market is up because of this deal. But as I say, two fundamental questions
05:53in terms of the sanctions, but also the program, the nuclear enrichment program. Who is going to
05:59monitor that it is dismantled? The other piece of breaking news that I want to give to you now,
06:04life, is the president of the U.S. has also put out a statement on social truth. His social media
06:09saying that any reports that the U.S. will pay $300 billion to reconstruct Iran is, quote,
06:15fake news. But this goes back again to some of the questions around the wording in this deal,
06:20because it seems, however, that in the text there will be a reference to countries wanting to invest
06:27in Iran, which has been heavily bombed for three months. But the U.S. president repeated this morning,
06:32not a single cent of U.S. money will go into Iran. But as I mentioned, major questions around the
06:39fine print of this deal, which for the time being, nobody has seen.
06:44And Marie, as you said, President Zelensky arriving imminently. Will President Trump play ball there?
06:50Well, that's another big question. And Maeve, yesterday, the president of the U.S. said that with Iran
06:55now, quote, done, he will focus on Ukraine. The Ukrainian president is expected to land here,
07:03as I say, in 55 minutes. I asked a member of his cabinet, President Zelensky, whether the Ukrainians
07:09still believe a bilateral meeting is still possible. And this official told me, quote, sure, it is still
07:15possible. And I should also update you now with some comments from the office of the president of
07:21Ukraine, saying that President Zelensky will have for the time being bilateral meetings with the
07:27German chancellor, of course, with the French president, the head of the IMF, the U.K. prime
07:32minister and the Canadian prime minister. But the big question is whether or not there will be that
07:38one-to-one with President Trump, who yesterday seemed to indicate that now he will have the time
07:44to focus back on Ukraine. For the Ukrainians, the goal will now be to step up pressure on Russia
07:51to take a hard line on Russia in these negotiations. Also, a cryptic message from President Zelensky
07:57yesterday, who said that an invitation had been extended to Vladimir Putin, but he decided not
08:02to show up. Unclear who extended the invitation. Okay, Maria, thank you so much for that live
08:07broadcast there from Evian Leban. We also have a live blog running all day on the G7. So visit
08:12yournews.com for that. And Maria will be live tonight at seven local time for a special report.
08:17But now from Evian to Luxembourg, where EU foreign ministers have officially endorsed the opening
08:21of Ukraine and Moldova's first step to joining the bloc. For more, let's bring in Euronews'
08:26Mered Gwynne-Jones.
08:28Well, Maeve, Ukraine taking a leap forward in its bid to become a member of the EU here in Luxembourg
08:33yesterday, opening the first phase of accession talks. And of course, President Zelenskyy has in the
08:39past framed this as critical for Ukraine's security guarantees. I spoke to Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister
08:44Taras Kashka yesterday, who said that this is also critical for Europe's future security and for
08:50protecting it against future aggression from Russia. Of course, this came just ahead of that expected
08:56meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Western leaders, including President Trump, at the G7 summit
09:01later today. I caught up yesterday also with the Polish foreign minister, Radoslav Sikorsky, and asked him
09:08about Zelenskyy's claim that Russia's Vladimir Putin had refused to come to the G7 summit for direct
09:15talks with him and what that said about Russia's appetite for peace. Putin says he wants a peace that
09:27respects historical rights of Russia. Let me remind you, he started this war on the pretext with the
09:35ideology of claiming that Kyiv is a Russian city. He's now bombing, destroying this Russian city,
09:43supposedly, and he has just hit the oldest monastery in Ukraine. When this monastery was already a famous
09:54place, Moscow didn't even exist. It shows you how wrong Putin's historical claims are. I hope the
10:05United States backs the victim of aggression. We, as the free world, should not be in between
10:13the aggressor and the victim of aggression. I think Putin's economy is beginning to suffer. He's not
10:20making progress on the battlefield. We should stay the course. And when Putin wants to negotiate,
10:26he knows Zelenskyy's number.
10:30Now, moving on, as the G7 begins to digest the contents of President Trump's Iran deal,
10:36NATO is conducting a live integrated air and missile defence military exercise across
10:4120 NATO nations, including Finland, Norway and Sweden. Our NATO correspondent, Shona Murray, is embedded
10:47in the mission and joins us now for an update from Sweden. Good morning, Shona. So we've seen major
10:52drone incursions into NATO territory recently, meaning air defence is more important than
10:57ever. Please tell us where you are and why.
11:01Good morning, Maeve. I'm in the Kallax military base here in Sweden, near Sweden's high north,
11:06essentially Sweden's Lapland, where Ramseidfly 2026 military exercise is taking place. It's actually
11:12NATO's largest military exercise geographically. And as he said, nearly 20 countries taking part,
11:17over 200 aircraft. And what this is, is a simulation of a potential aggression from Russia or any other
11:24enemy into NATO airspace where that enemy occupies the airspace. So NATO has to respond. This is really
11:31what it would be like in the first days of an Article 5 situation. You have obviously combat aircraft
11:36like F-35s here. You have other different types of aircraft that are there for reconnaissance,
11:41surveillance and so on. So this is what it would look like if there was Russian aggression. Now,
11:46of course, as you mentioned there, air interception and air defence is crucial at the moment for NATO,
11:52given those incursions in Romania over the past few weeks and all across the airspace. It's also
11:57crucial for Europe to step up in this area because we know that the United States is withdrawing some
12:02of its combat aircraft, such as the F-35 and the F-16s. Maeve? And Shona, what is the consensus
12:07among
12:08NATO military personnel about the threat from Russia now? And of course, is there relief over the Iran deal
12:13or the framework of the deal?
12:17Well, indeed, speaking to many military people here at NATO, there is a cautious relief about the
12:24Iran deal, given that many NATO countries have had to send assets into the region, whether it's
12:29minesweepers or other assets such as frigates. So that might ease off the pressure on NATO somewhat.
12:34But as we've heard all day over the past couple of days, the devil really is in the detail. And
12:39of
12:39course, NATO's perspective is that Russia is its key priority. So at least it may take the pressure
12:44off if there's nobody forced to send more assets into the area. But also there's a consensus here,
12:51and I've seen it for the first time in a long time, that there's quite a lot of optimism about
12:56Ukraine's prospects within the war, given the advances when it comes to drone technology.
13:00So NATO breathing a bit of a sigh of relief, but obviously very cautious. Maeve?
13:05Okay, Shona Marie, thank you so much for that live update there. From Sweden, and also digesting
13:10news of that framework for US around peace deal are MEPs gathering this week in Strasbourg. Oil prices
13:16already fell sharply after the announcement and European stock markets reacted positively. For more,
13:21let's bring in Javier Moreno, Spanish member of the European Parliament. Good morning. So the full
13:26terms, of course, of the deal are not yet public. So some impacts, of course, remain very uncertain.
13:31But what is the initial reaction from the European Parliament there to the tentative deal?
13:38Yeah, we will have a debate today. And the end of a war is a good news, always a good
13:46news. But this war,
13:47let me come back to the beginning, was a illegal war and a nonsense because, and we oppose as social
13:55Democrats and socialists, we oppose to this war. President Pedro Sanchez opposed to this war because
14:02what was the purpose of this war? It was to bring back the democracy, to stop the nuclear program of
14:09Iran. And what is the result?
14:11But the war is there and it's impacting Europeans. Sir, we've seen petrol prices drop yesterday to
14:18under two euro. That's why it's a good news because the United States and Israel are making the war and
14:28we are paying for the war. The citizens, the European citizens, are paying for this war with inflation,
14:34with the price of oil, of energy. And it's important now to stop this war. It's a nonsense.
14:39It's a, it's not a win-win game where everybody's losing in this war.
14:44And do you think the deal now, if there is a deal, it could reduce transport,
14:47heating and manufacturing costs across Europe? Or are they here to stay these high prices?
14:54We hope so. We hope that with the end of the war, that we will come back to the previous
15:00prices before the war and that everything will come back. Trade will come back, the seats will come back to
15:08to Europe and the, and the, the, the, the citizen will come back to, to the previous life with, with,
15:15with less inflation and, and a better life.
15:19Well, that's certainly what people are hoping as they fill the petrol at the pumps.
15:23Javier Moreno, thank you so much for bringing us the view there from Strasbourg.
15:27Now, moving on, it is time for our World Cup segments.
15:37And for this, I'm joined, of course, here on set by Eurie News' Vincenzo Ginovese.
15:41So tell us what story we're looking out for today or tonight?
15:44Well, the, the story of the night, yesterday night was, of course, the miracle of Atlanta.
15:50Cape Verde held Spain to a 0-0 draw and the hero of the night was a goalkeeper, was the
15:56goalkeeper,
15:57Vosinha. His real name is Josimar Diaz. Vosinha means grandma in Portuguese because when he was a
16:04child, he was playing with, with friends and he didn't like to lose. So he, he would say to,
16:09to go to cry to his grandmother. So that's why Vosinha. But yesterday he had really joyful
16:16moments and he also got emotional at the end of the game.
16:19But what about Spanish supporters? It was a bad night for them.
16:22Yes, indeed. And Spain, Spanish press was also as no mercy today of the, for the Spanish team.
16:29I think that the Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente underestimated his opponents. And,
16:34you know, Mikelo Yerzabal, the Spanish striker, was the only player ever to have played 30 minutes
16:42in a World Cup game without touching the ball once. And what about Belgium and the Red Devils?
16:46Well, Belgium also disappointing starting 1-1 with Egypt. You know, Belgium, Belgian team always comes
16:53with great expectation to World Cup. And for the vibes in Brussels, we sent our reported Anna Leal.
17:00If you recognize this little guy, you know, we are in Belgium. One of the 16 European countries
17:05participating in this year's World Cup. They have never won it. But do they have a chance
17:08this time? Let's go ask some Belgians.
17:10Quarterfinals would be like already an achievement, but semifinal would be. And then in semifinal,
17:15what can you hope, right? You never know.
17:18No, I think personally in final.
17:20At least a semifinal.
17:21We're going to win this time, for sure. I'm very, very optimistic. We have a great team.
17:26I love, of course, Thibaut Courtois. He's one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
17:30Lukaku? Of course.
17:33You think you can win it?
17:35Yeah, I reckon. You know, I want to believe. You know, you have to believe.
17:38I'm happy to make it through the qualifying.
17:40Maybe final or take the World Cup.
17:43If I want to be crazy, I would say we go on final.
17:46We can do it! Let's go!
17:48I think we will be champions for 226.
17:53I think they can reach the final.
17:55Past World Cup, Belgium was really upset. They didn't do that good.
17:59So I have hope because they have the pressure.
18:01We are Belgique. There is France.
18:03And there is also Spain.
18:05So I think we are not going to win the Mundial.
18:11So good vibes all around there, Vincenzo.
18:14But what's coming up today? What should we keep an eye on?
18:16Well, tonight, the other two top teams are playing.
18:19Argentina, they're in Champions, and France,
18:21which to me is the top candidate for the final win.
18:24And I really will keep an eye on this man, Kylian Mbappé.
18:28He has won nothing this year with Real Madrid,
18:30but he's on track to be the best scorer ever in the World Cup history.
18:35He's at 12 now. The top scorer, German Miroslav Klose, is at 16.
18:41And I think that he can do it in the next World Cups.
18:46If this is the case, I think we really should consider Kylian Mbappé
18:50as the best player in the history of football.
18:53OK. Vincenzo Genovese, thank you so much for all those updates.
18:56And thank you so much, of course, for tuning in.
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