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Przywódcy UE o Ukrainie, Costa otwiera kanał dyplomatyczny z Kremlem
Przywódcy UE zakończyli rozmowy w Brukseli po tym, jak António Costa otworzył kanał dyplomatyczny z Kremlem. Wołodymyr Zełenski ponowił apel o szybkie członkostwo Ukrainy w UE, a nowy premier Węgier Péter Magyar zadebiutował w Radzie Europejskiej.
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Przywódcy UE zakończyli rozmowy w Brukseli po tym, jak António Costa otworzył kanał dyplomatyczny z Kremlem. Wołodymyr Zełenski ponowił apel o szybkie członkostwo Ukrainy w UE, a nowy premier Węgier Péter Magyar zadebiutował w Radzie Europejskiej.
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00:00Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone.
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01:06Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone.
01:10Hungary's new Prime Minister, Petr Maia, received a hero's welcome at his first EU summit in Brussels.
01:16While the former Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, pursued a policy of vetoes on Ukraine-related issues from financial support to
01:24EU enlargement,
01:25Petr Maia has signalled a different approach.
01:27We'll have the latest with our Hungarian correspondent, Sándor Zürich.
01:31But first, EU leaders will meet again this Friday as the second day of the EU summit gets underway.
01:37The talks come hot on the heels of a gathering of NATO defence ministers,
01:42during which the US Defence Secretary accused some allies of, quote,
01:45free-riding and criticised others for not allowing their air bases to be used by US jets during bombing operations
01:52in Iran earlier this year.
01:54Your news, Shona Murray, has been covering all these meetings for us and joins us now for an update.
02:00So, Shona, tell us, what is the latest?
02:02Did that news that President Kushta has opened the line with Moscow dominate the summit so far?
02:09Well, good morning, Maeve.
02:10Indeed, Ukraine did not dominate the vast majority of proceedings last night.
02:14There was a lengthy discussion present in the room.
02:16For most of it was President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky.
02:19As we know, this has been a momentous week for Ukraine,
02:22as they opened up the first cluster of chapters in relation to negotiations
02:25to become eventually a member of the European Union.
02:28So that was a key thing.
02:29Also, there was a discussion on the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine.
02:33And then when Vladimir Zelensky left, there was a robust debate about a decision by Antonio Kushta,
02:39the President of the European Council, which represents the member states,
02:42to engage in a line of communication with the Kremlin on two occasions.
02:46Now, the idea being, of course, that when the war ends with Russia,
02:50it has to end in some sort of negotiations.
02:52But some countries like Germany, like France, the Baltic countries,
02:56feel that this wasn't the right time,
02:58because it's clear that Vladimir Putin is not ready to end the war
03:02and engage in any meaningful process.
03:05Other countries, though, other diplomats made the point that,
03:07you know, at the end of the day,
03:08opening up channels isn't a very problematic issue
03:13if it does materialise that there could be some sort of peace process.
03:16And importantly, Vladimir Zelensky, the Ukrainians,
03:19are saying that the European Union,
03:21the EU really needs to take better control when it comes to diplomatic channels in this regard.
03:26Maeve?
03:27And meanwhile, Shona, over at the NATO headquarters,
03:29Pete Hegsett has been calling for a review of US military presence all across Europe
03:33in a very feisty address to NATO allies.
03:37Fill us in.
03:39Yeah, indeed.
03:40I mean, we saw a relatively successful G7 summit,
03:43where the US and European allies seem to have a much more convivial relationship.
03:48We saw the Memorandum of Understanding being signed by the United States and Iran.
03:53Relations between Trump and allies seemed good.
03:56So there was an expectation that going into that defence ministerial meeting yesterday with NATO,
04:01that they could have been, you know, reset in relations somewhat.
04:04But Pete Hegsett really upended that hope for allies.
04:07He went in there all guns blazing,
04:09lambasting allies for not helping the United States when it came to the war in Iran.
04:14He essentially said that they abandoned him.
04:16And then he announced what he described as a force review,
04:20essentially a review of the United States troops all across Europe and all across NATO territory.
04:25This comes at the same time when the United States is withdrawing assets and capabilities
04:29from the NATO force model.
04:31So things like certain submarines, F-16s, F-35s,
04:35long-range strike capabilities will be removed and no longer accessible for NATO.
04:40Take a listen to Pete Hegsett yesterday.
04:43The United States has defended Europe for generations.
04:47And the president said,
04:49all he said was that our jets would need to take off from bases in Europe
04:52or our ships from ports to strike targets in the Middle East.
04:59Iranian targets that threaten European interests even more directly than they threaten us.
05:05But too many of our allies said no,
05:09or tried to drown us in arcane legal debates,
05:12or criticised us publicly for doing what they aren't prepared or able to do themselves.
05:19It was shameful.
05:21Pete Hegsett there.
05:21And before that, our Shona Murray reporting live from the EU summit.
05:24And now for the view from Sweden on Ukraine's EU membership aspirations.
05:28Our Europe editor, Maria Tseo, spoke exclusively to their European affairs minister, Jessica Rosenkatz.
05:34But she started by asking her about the new tools on the table to counter the check from China.
05:40What I think and hope is that we go from words to action,
05:44because we have seen for a long time that China has an aim of global economic domination.
05:51And that can potentially, and we've already seen it, that can hurt European businesses.
05:55So we have to rethink, if China wants to, doesn't want to, you know, work with the EU in a
06:04level playing field,
06:05then we have to reconsider our options when it comes to trade.
06:08And we have to make sure that we have European businesses back.
06:13It doesn't mean that we don't want free trade.
06:15We want to continue to work also with China.
06:17But it needs to be a fair game.
06:20We heard right here from the president of Ukraine saying that he wants in the European Union,
06:25he wants that to happen fast.
06:27Is that something your country, in unanimity around the 27 member states,
06:31can allow for, a fast entry of Ukraine into this European Union?
06:35I would say that our support to Ukraine is existential.
06:38It's a moral obligation, but it is also an investment in European security.
06:42And this also comes down to enlargement.
06:44And Ukraine belongs in the European family.
06:46So Sweden is very supportive of both opening negotiations, which we did.
06:51I personally took part earlier this week when we opened the first cluster.
06:55And we need to open even more clusters.
06:57And you have high hopes for the new Hungarian prime minister.
07:00He is facilitating the clusters and the negotiations.
07:03But he also said no fast track and there will be a referendum membership.
07:07I mean, we see advancements from the Ukrainian side.
07:11They are doing real reforms back home, which is impressive during an ongoing war.
07:17And when a candidate country delivers so much, so must the EU.
07:21And therefore, it's a must that we continue with these negotiations.
07:25And I hear a completely new tone from the new Hungarian government, which makes me very happy.
07:31And I hope now during this summit that we can be 27 countries agreeing on our support to Ukraine.
07:39I'm sticking with that topic of Hungary.
07:41As you heard, Hungary's new prime minister, Petr Maillard, is at his very first European Council here in Brussels,
07:48opening a new chapter, many say, in EU-Hungary relations.
07:51For more, I'm joined now in the studio by our Hungarian correspondent, Chandler Zyrus.
07:56Just a reminder of yours, how relevant is this change of guard?
07:59Good morning, Maeve.
08:01Indeed, Petr Maillard has a completely new approach towards the European Union
08:06than what we saw during the power of Orbán Viktor, Viktor Orbán.
08:12Because, you know, Orbán was blocking systematically each document which was related to the support of Ukraine.
08:18And Petr Maillard has a sort of constructive approach he wants to negotiate.
08:23And then this is what we saw actually yesterday, because at the end of the day,
08:28the joint declaration went out in the name of the EU-27, so Magyar approved it also.
08:34But he said that the document was actually watered down, and they removed at his request one part which was
08:41related to fast-tracking Ukraine's membership.
08:44Nevertheless, this is a new approach, and it was very warmly welcomed in Brussels.
08:50Several leaders praised Magyar.
08:53Let's maybe take a look at what Magyar said about this new approach yesterday when he arrived at the summit.
09:01We will not agree on everything, but we will not fight just for the sake of fighting.
09:06We will not agree or veto here for domestic or party political reasons, but solely on basis of Hungarian interests.
09:13I think this will be a novelty, as well as the fact that for the first time since March 2025,
09:20there is a chance, a serious chance, that there will be an accepted European Council conclusion.
09:27Peter Maillard there.
09:28And of course, we know the former Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, was also in town these days.
09:32What was he up to?
09:32Yes, so this was the first official trip of Orbán to Brussels since his election defeat.
09:40He met his fellow leaders from the Patriots for Europe political group,
09:45and he said that despite his defeat, Patriots will still grow and they will still win elections across Europe.
09:52Orbán also said that Peter Magyar should actually veto the next European budget to get more money from Brussels.
10:00So from this sentence, we can see that Orbán did not change at all.
10:04His political stance is the same related to Europe as it was in the past.
10:10And his political future uncertain.
10:11Chandra Zeres, thank you so much for that update there.
10:14And of course, for all the latest from the EU summit and the tense talks today on the EU's €2
10:18trillion long-term budget,
10:20our rolling live blog continues on euronews.com.
10:23But now moving on to Switzerland, where the US-Iran deal was expected to be formally signed today.
10:29Today was officially meant to mark the end of the US-Israeli war against Iran
10:33and the beginning of the new stage of negotiations.
10:36A 14-point memorandum of understanding setting out the framework for talks during a 60-day negotiation period
10:42was though already signed remotely by the US and Iran on Wednesday.
10:47For more, we can head straight to Switzerland and bring in AP correspondent Philip Crowther.
10:52Good morning, Philip.
10:53So just tell us what exactly is happening?
10:55Why was the signing ceremony called off?
10:57And what does it say about the Trump administration's confidence in this very deal?
11:04I'll tell you what, we'll just stick around here and wait and see.
11:08See if Vice President J.D. Vance maybe turns up in the end.
11:11He has postponed his trip for now.
11:13That does not mean that he might be here later.
11:16Maybe at the weekend, all the other parties also stand ready, not here in Switzerland right now,
11:22but in their respective capitals, to potentially travel over here to Switzerland for talks on Iran's nuclear program.
11:29Those parties, of course, being the United States, Iran,
11:32but also the mediators of this memorandum of understanding that has been signed,
11:38those mediators being Pakistan and Qatar.
11:40Now, there's no official reason for there to be a signing ceremony here in Switzerland.
11:46You'd like to have one, of course, if you're proud of the agreement that has been reached.
11:50Maybe that is simply not the case for the United States.
11:53A lot of criticism coming from pretty much both sides of the political aisle,
11:58including Republicans, of this deal that was reached between the United States and Iran.
12:04Again, no reason really to sign it again, because it has already been signed by Iran in Tehran,
12:10by U.S. President Donald Trump in Versailles over dinner with his French counterpart,
12:15and also by the mediator Pakistan.
12:18Does it show a lack of confidence in this deal from the United States?
12:22Well, maybe.
12:23It is something that the Trump administration is having a very hard time selling back in Washington,
12:29and that might be one of the reasons why this trip so far is not working out.
12:35J.D. Vance, the U.S. Vice President, though, made it clear yesterday that he is still willing to travel
12:41here
12:42to start another round of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program,
12:46because remember that these were discussions between the United States and Iran
12:50that were actually happening before the war began at the end of February.
12:54OK, Philip Crowther.
12:55But, of course, some good news with oil prices dropping
12:57as the Strait of Ormuz gradually reopens.
13:00Thank you so much for that live broadcast there from Switzerland.
13:03And for more analysis, we can now bring in Tommy Houtenen,
13:05the director of the European People's Party think tank here in Brussels,
13:09known, of course, as the Wilfred Martin Centre.
13:11Good morning, Tommy.
13:12Good morning.
13:12Tell us, what is the view from Brussels on this U.S.-Iran deal?
13:16Well, as you said, you have very clearly two dimensions.
13:19As you mentioned, markets seem to be very happy, oil prices going down,
13:23so, you know, you have impression it's a lasting piece.
13:26But as the cancellation of the meeting in Switzerland indicates,
13:31the deal is very fragile.
13:33And the problem remains.
13:36You have the issue of, you know, Iran nuclear capabilities,
13:41enrichments to 60%, Strait of Ormuz.
13:45And how is that going to open up and the regional implications?
13:49And that's the thing, the fact that the U.S. vice president
13:52is no longer traveling to Switzerland for the signing, nor the talks.
13:55It's a bad sign, right?
13:57Yeah.
13:58Well, I think that there are two dimensions.
14:01They try to hurry it up.
14:03But you have the dimension of Iran, the negotiations,
14:06who is starting first, who is making the first commitment.
14:09On the other hand, you have the impression that in Washington,
14:12there's a high pressure from conservatives' side,
14:15but in overall about the deal.
14:17I think that they are going to manage that.
14:19And I think Vance is maybe trying to avoid the situation
14:21where he's kind of somehow going there and trapped.
14:24Normally in those meetings, when you go there,
14:27it's normally for signing.
14:28You need to know what's going to be agreed.
14:30And that's clearly not the case this time.
14:33And of course, Lebanon is left out of the deal.
14:35Absolutely.
14:35What leverage do the Europeans have here?
14:37Well, as Macron has said, you know, we need to be involved.
14:43Leverage, there's not so much.
14:45There's this discussion of 300 billion euros.
14:48Of course, that's just a framework to be agreed in upcoming 60 days.
14:53Maybe that gives some leverage, but it's very clear indicates
14:56when we need to be, Lebanon is the crucial point.
14:59Because as you mentioned, Israel is out of the deal
15:01and we will see how they react.
15:03And last night at the EU summit, Tommy,
15:05we saw a big fight among EU leaders regarding Antonio Costa,
15:08the president's liaisons with the Kremlin.
15:11What is your view here?
15:12Was he right to get in touch?
15:13I think what is very important, especially the European side,
15:17when we have various players, we have EU institutions,
15:21we are head of states, we are investing a lot on Ukraine
15:23and we have Ukrainians, especially as Ukraine in the future
15:26will be seen more as a net security provider.
15:29And clearly the coordination has not worked.
15:32You should be more or less in the same chat group on information.
15:36I think that's the issue because if that coordination does not happen,
15:40there's two questions there.
15:41First of all, what is the signal?
15:43Have we agreed?
15:44Are we pushing the same message?
15:45Because you should.
15:46Secondly, is Ukraine involved?
15:48So was Antonio Costa wrong?
15:50I think it's very clear that the coordination has not worked.
15:53I think that's crucial on this issue.
15:57I think many head of states have indicated that.
16:00Topic that will be dominating, again, the talks here in Brussels.
16:03Tommy Houten, thank you so much for joining us here on Europe Today.
16:06But now, of course, despite the busy week on the geopolitical and diplomatic front,
16:11the FIFA World Cup tournament has been providing ample drama,
16:14lots of surprises and, of course, unforgettable moments.
16:17Our Jakob Janis refreshes our memories now
16:19on the five biggest moments of the very first week.
16:24Skip the standard scorelines.
16:26The opening tournament round has delivered pure drama,
16:29historic records and unbelievable spectacles.
16:32And your reporter wanted to look at the top five group stage champions.
16:36It's a bit subjective, but these five are completely undeniable.
16:39Let's start with number five.
16:41Who is the strongest team?
16:43Following a clinical opening round,
16:46France looks like the absolute frontrunner,
16:48leaping ahead of Spain,
16:50who unexpectedly drew against newcomers Cape Verde.
16:53Also, a brace from Real Madrid star,
16:56Kylian Mbappe,
16:57has firmly fueled French optimism.
17:00Number four.
17:01When it comes to the best individual performance,
17:03it has to be Lionel Messi.
17:05Do you remember that in 2018,
17:07Pandit claimed it was his final World Cup match?
17:10Now we are eight years later,
17:12and his 38-year-old icon stunned the world with an opening hat-trick,
17:16matching Miloslav Klose's 16-goal record.
17:19So let's be honest,
17:20his legendary status remains completely unmatched.
17:23At number three.
17:25The tournament's biggest disappointment goes to Messi's nemesis,
17:28Cristiano Ronaldo.
17:29He already made history playing against Congo,
17:32matching Messi's record of playing in six World Cups.
17:34However, what followed highly disappointed Portuguese fans,
17:38with no goals,
17:40no successful dribbles,
17:41and two missed clear opportunities,
17:44it is simply not Di Ronaldo we remember.
17:46And here goes number two.
17:48A moving display followed Germany's dominant 7-1 triumph
17:51over debutants Curaçao.
17:53And at full-time,
17:54German stars Jonathan Tarr and Felix Nemecca
17:57joined hands with the opposing players for a pitch-side prayer,
18:01offering a testament of their shared faith.
18:03So maybe football unites after all.
18:06Finally, number one.
18:08And Norway's ultimate fan culture.
18:10After 28 years away,
18:12they returned in style,
18:13leading a group with France and Senegal
18:15after beating Iraq 4-1.
18:18And alongside Erling Haaland's Brace,
18:20their passionate supporters floated social media,
18:23bringing a vibrant Viking spirit to the local stadiums.
18:26And with a massive number of games still left to play,
18:29this tournament is only just heating up.
18:31So if you missed any of these incredible moments,
18:33make sure you stay glued for all the upcoming matches.
18:41Jakob Janis reporting for us there.
18:43And for more news on the FIFA World Cup
18:45or any stories breaking across Europe,
18:47including the sizzling temperatures
18:49that are creeping back just weeks
18:50after a deadly heatwave grips the continent,
18:53you can always visit our website,
18:54yournews.com.
18:55But that brings this edition of Europe Today to an end.
18:59Thank you so much for spending your Friday morning with us.
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