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00:14Good morning, it is Friday the 19th of June. I'm Maeve McMahan and this is Europe Today.
00:20Bringing you all the day, the news to start your morning live here on Euronews.
00:25Coming up, EU Council President Antonio Kostya has opened a diplomatic channel with the Kremlin five years into the Russia
00:33-Ukraine war.
00:34During late night talks here in Brussels attended by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selensky, some EU leaders voiced concern that
00:41they had not been consulted.
00:43We get the latest from our correspondent Shona Murray.
00:46And during the night, President Selensky asked EU leaders to endorse Ukraine's fast-track bid for EU membership.
00:54In a WhatsApp message to the press, the Ukrainian president said his country, quote, deserves full EU membership more than
01:01any other European country.
01:03He stressed that Ukraine had even, quote, survived Viktor Orban.
01:06Plus, a fresh face around the table. Hungary's new Prime Minister, Petr Maia, received a hero's welcome at his first
01:15EU 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.
01:28We'll have the latest with our Hungarian correspondent, Sander Zyrus.
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, free-riding and criticised others for not allowing their
01:49air bases to be used by US jets
01:51during bombing operations in Iran earlier this year.
01:54Your news, Shona Murray, has been covering all these meetings for us and joins us now for an update.
02:00Great. So, 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 to become eventually a member of the
02:27European Union.
02:28So, that was a key thing.
02:30Also, there's this 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 feel that this wasn't the right time
02:57because it's clear that Vladimir Putin is not ready to end the war and engage in any meaningful process.
03:05Other countries, though, other diplomats made the point that, you know, at the end of the day,
03:08opening up channels isn't a very problematic issue if it does materialize that there could be some sort of peace
03:16process.
03:16And, importantly, Vladimir Zelensky, the Ukrainians, are saying that the European Union, the EU,
03:22really 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 where the US and European allies
03:46seemed 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
04:00that there could have been, you know, a reset in relation somewhat.
04:04But Pete Hegsett really upended that hope for allies.
04:07He went in there all guns blazing, lambasting allies for not helping the United States
04:12when 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, long-range strike capabilities
04:37will 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, all 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, Iranian targets that threaten European interests
05:02even more directly than they threaten us.
05:05But too many of our allies said no or 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.
05:20Pete Hegsett there and before that are 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 Tadeo, spoke exclusively to their European affairs minister, Jessica Rosenkatz.
05:33But she started by asking her about the new tools on the table to counter the jets from China.
05:39What I think and hope is that we go from words to action
05:43because we have seen for a long time that China has an aim of global economic domination.
05:51And that can potentially, and we already see 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?
06:34I 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.
07:39And sticking with the topic of Hungary, as you heard, Hungary's new prime minister, Peter Magyar,
07:44is at his very first European Council here in Brussels, opening a new chapter, many say, in EU-Hungary relations.
07:51For more, I'm joined now in the studio by our Hungarian correspondent, Sándor Zeros.
07:56Just a reminder of yours, how relevant is this change of guard?
07:59Good morning, Maeve.
08:00Indeed, Peter Magyar has a completely new approach towards the European Union than what we saw during the power of
08:09Orbán-Victor,
08:11Viktor Orbán, because, you know, Orbán was blocking systematically each document which was related to the support of Ukraine.
08:18And Peter Magyar 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, the joint declaration went
08:30out in the name of the EU-27,
08:32so 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 Magyar 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?
09:33Yes, so this was the first official trip of Orbán to Brussels since his election defeat.
09:39He met his fellow leaders from the Patriots for Europe political group, and he said that despite his defeat, Patriots
09:48will 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.
10:09And his political future uncertain.
10:11Shandar 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, our rolling live blog continues on yournews.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 and the beginning of the
10:34new stage of negotiations.
10:36A 14-point memorandum of understanding setting out the framework for talks during a 60-day negotiation period was, though,
10:43already 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, see if Vice President J.D. Vance
11:09maybe turns up in the end.
11:11He has postponed his trip for now.
11:13That does not mean that he might be here later, maybe at the weekend.
11:18All the other parties also stand ready, not here in Switzerland right now, but in their respective capitals, to potentially
11:24travel over here to Switzerland for talks on Iran's nuclear program.
11:29Those parties, of course, being the United States, Iran, but also the mediators of this memorandum of understanding that has
11:36been signed, those 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, including Republicans, of this deal that
12:01was 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, by U
12:10.S. President Donald Trump in Versailles over dinner with his French counterpart, and also by the mediator Pakistan.
12:17Does 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.
12:36J.D. Vance, the U.S. Vice President, though, made it clear yesterday that he is still willing to travel
12:41here to start another round of negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.
12:46Because remember that these were discussions between the United States and Iran that were actually happening before the war began
12:52at the end of February.
12:53J.D. Okay, Philip Crowther, but of course, some good news with oil prices dropping as the Strait of Ormuz
12:59gradually 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, the director of the European People's Party think tank
13:08here in Brussels, known, of course, as the Wilfred Martin Center.
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 are going down, so, you know, you have impression
13:25it's a lasting piece.
13:27But as the cancellation of the meeting in Switzerland indicates, the deal is very fragile.
13:33And the problem remains.
13:36You have the issue of, you know, Iran nuclear capabilities, enrichment 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 is no longer traveling to Switzerland for the
13:54signing, 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, who is starting first, who is making the first commitment.
14:09On the other hand, you have the impression that in Washington, there's a high pressure from conservatives' side, but in
14:15overall 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 where he's kind of somehow going there and trapped.
14:24Normally, in those meetings, when you go there, it'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 when we need to be.
14:57Lebanon is the crucial point, because, as you mentioned, Israel is out of the deal and we will see how
15:02they react.
15:03And last night at the EU summit, Tommy, we saw a big fight among EU leaders regarding Antonio Costa, the
15:09president'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, when we have various players, we have EU institutions, we
15:21are head of states, we are investing a lot on Ukraine and we have Ukrainians, especially as Ukraine in the
15:25future will be seen more and 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, there'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, the FIFA World Cup tournament has
16:13been providing ample drama, lots of surprises and, of course, unforgettable moments.
16:17Our Jakob Janis refreshes our memories now on the five biggest moments of the very first week.
16:24Skip the standard scorelines.
16:26The opening tournament round has delivered pure drama, historic 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.
16:40Let's start with number five.
16:41Who is the strongest team?
16:43Following a clinical opening round, France looks like the absolute frontrunner, leaping ahead of Spain, who unexpectedly drew against newcomers
16:52Cape Verde.
16:53Also, a brace from Real Madrid star, Kylian Mbappe, has firmly fueled French optimism.
17:00Number four.
17:01When it comes to the best individual performance, it has to be Lionel Messi.
17:05Do you remember that in 2018, Pandas claimed it was his final World Cup match?
17:10Now we are eight years later, and his 38-year-old icon stunned the world with an opening hat-trick,
17:17matching Miroslav Klose's 16-goal record.
17:19So let's be honest, his legendary status remains completely unmatched.
17:23And number three.
17:25The tournament's biggest disappointment goes to Messi's nemesis, Cristiano Ronaldo.
17:29He already made history playing against Congo, matching Messi's record of playing in six World Cups.
17:35However, what followed highly disappointed Portuguese fans, with no goals, no successful dribbles, and two missed clear opportunities, it is
17:44simply not Di Ronaldo we remember.
17:46And here goes number two.
17:48A moving display followed Germany's dominant 7-1 triumph over debutants Curaçao.
17:53And at full-time, German stars Yannatan Tarr and Felix Nemecza joined hands of the opposing players for a pitch
18:00-side prayer, offering 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, they returned in style, leading a group with France and Senegal after beating Iraq 4-1.
18:17And alongside Erling Haaland's brace, their passionate supporters floated social media, bringing a vibrant Viking spirit to the local stadiums.
18:26And with a massive number of games still left to play, this tournament is only just heating up.
18:31So if you missed any of these incredible moments, make sure you stay glued for all the upcoming matches.
18:41Yeah, could be honest, reporting for us there.
18:43And for more news on the FIFA World Cup or any stories breaking across Europe, including the sizzling temperatures that
18:49are creeping back just weeks after a deadly heat wave grips the continent, you can always visit our website, yournews
18:55.com.
18:56But that brings this edition of Europe Today to an end.
18:58Thank you so much for spending your Friday morning with us.
19:01Do get in touch with any questions or comments.
19:04Our email address is europetoday at euronews.com.
19:06But in the meantime, take care and see you soon on Euro News.
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