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Vertice Ue su Ucraina, Costa apre canale diplomatico con il Cremlino
I leader dell'UE hanno chiuso i colloqui a Bruxelles dopo che il presidente António Costa ha aperto un canale diplomatico con il Cremlino. Volodymyr Zelenskyj ha rinnovato l'appello per un'adesione accelerata all'UE, mentre il nuovo premier ungherese Péter Magyar ha debuttato al Consiglio europeo.
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I leader dell'UE hanno chiuso i colloqui a Bruxelles dopo che il presidente António Costa ha aperto un canale diplomatico con il Cremlino. Volodymyr Zelenskyj ha rinnovato l'appello per un'adesione accelerata all'UE, mentre il nuovo premier ungherese Péter Magyar ha debuttato al Consiglio europeo.
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00:14Buongiorno, è friday 19 di junio, io sono Maeve McMahin e questo è Europe Today,
00:20bringing you all the news to start your morning live here on Euronews.
00:25Coming up, EU Council Presidente Antonio Costa has opened a diplomatic channel with the Kremlin
00:31five years into the Russia-Ukraine war.
00:34During late night talks here in Brussels attended by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
00:39some EU leaders voiced concern that they had not been consulted.
00:43We get the latest from our correspondent Shona Murray.
00:46And during the night, President Zelensky asked EU leaders to endorse Ukraine's fast-track bid
00:52for EU membership. In a WhatsApp message to the press, the Ukrainian President said his country
00:58quote, deserves full EU membership more than any other European country.
01:02He stressed that Ukraine had even quote, survived Viktor Orban.
01:06Plus, a fresh face around the table.
01:10Hungary's new Prime Minister Peter 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
01:22from financial support to EU enlargement, Peter Maia has signalled a different approach.
01:27We'll have the latest with our Hungarian correspondent, Sándor 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,
01:41during which the US Defence Secretary accused some allies of, quote, free-riding
01:46and criticised others for not allowing their air 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
01:58and joins us now for an update.
02:00So, Shona, tell us, what is the latest?
02:02Did that news that President Kosta has opened the line with Moscow
02:05dominate 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
02:21as 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.
02:30Also, there's a discussion on the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine.
02:33And then when Vladimir Zelensky left, there was a robust debate
02:36about a decision by Antonio Kosta, the president of the European Council,
02:40which 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,
02:55feel that this wasn't the right time
02:57because it's clear that Vladimir Putin is not ready to end the war
03:02and engage in any meaningful process.
03:04Other 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
03:12if 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, the EU,
03:21really needs to take better control
03:23when it comes to diplomatic channels in this regard.
03:26Maeve?
03:26And meanwhile, Shona, over at the NATO headquarters,
03:29Pete Hegsett has been calling for a review of US military presidents
03:32all across Europe in a very feisty address to NATO allies.
03:36Fill us in.
03:39Yeah, indeed.
03:40I mean, we saw a relatively successful G7 summit
03:43where the US and European allies
03:45seemed to have a much more convivial relationship.
03:48We saw the Memorandum of Understanding being signed
03:50by the United States and Iran.
03:52Relations between Trump and allies seemed good.
03:55So there was an expectation that going into that defence ministerial meeting yesterday
03:59with NATO that 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,
04:09lambasting allies for not helping the United States
04:11when it came to the war in Iran.
04:13He essentially said that they abandoned him.
04:16And then he announced what he described as a force review,
04:19essentially a review of the United States troops all across Europe
04:23and all across NATO territory.
04:25This comes at the same time when the United States
04:27is withdrawing assets and capabilities from the NATO force model.
04:31So things like certain submarines, F-16s, F-35s,
04:34long-range strike capabilities will be removed
04:37and 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
04:50would need to take off from bases in Europe
04:52or our ships from ports
04:55to strike targets in the Middle East.
04:59Iranian targets that threaten European interests
05:01even 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 criticise us publicly for doing what they aren't prepared
05:17or able to do themselves.
05:19It was shameful.
05:20Pete Hegsett there and before that,
05:21our Shona Murray reporting live from the EU summit.
05:24And now for the view from Sweden
05:25on Ukraine's EU membership aspirations.
05:28Our Europe editor, Maria Tseo,
05:30spoke exclusively to their European affairs minister,
05:32Jessica Rosenkatz.
05:34But she started by asking her about the new tools
05:36on the table to counter the check from China.
05:39What I think and hope is that we go
05:42from words to action
05:43because we have seen for a long time
05:45that China has an aim of global economic domination.
05:51And that can potentially, and we already see it,
05:53that can hurt European businesses.
05:55So we have to rethink if China wants to,
05:59doesn't want to work with the EU
06:03in a level playing field,
06:05then we have to reconsider our options
06:07when it comes to trade.
06:08and we have to make sure
06:09that we have European businesses back.
06:13It doesn't mean that we don't want free trade.
06:14We want to continue to work also with China.
06:17But it needs to be a fair game.
06:19You heard right here from the president of Ukraine
06:22saying that he wants in the European Union,
06:25he wants that to happen fast.
06:26Is that something your country,
06:28in unanimity around the 27 member states,
06:30can allow for?
06:31A fast entry of Ukraine into this European Union?
06:34I would say that our support to Ukraine is existential.
06:37It's a moral obligation,
06:39but 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
06:48of both opening negotiations,
06:50which we did.
06:51I personally took part earlier this week
06:54when we opened the first cluster.
06:55And we need to open even more clusters.
06:57And you have high hopes
06:58for the new Hungarian prime minister.
07:00He is facilitating the clusters
07:02and the negotiations,
07:03but he also said no fast track
07:05and there will be a referendum, a membership.
07:07I mean, we see advancements
07:09from the Ukrainian side.
07:11They are doing real reforms back home,
07:14which is impressive during an ongoing war.
07:16And when a candidate country delivers,
07:19so much, so must the EU.
07:21And therefore, it's a must
07:23that we continue with these negotiations.
07:25and I hear a completely new tone
07:27from the new Hungarian government,
07:29which makes me very happy.
07:30And I hope now during this summit
07:32that we can be 27 countries
07:34agreeing on our support to Ukraine.
07:39And sticking with that topic of Hungary,
07:41as you heard,
07:41Hungary's new prime minister,
07:42Petr Maillard,
07:43is at his very first European council
07:46here in Brussels,
07:47opening a new chapter,
07:49many say, in EU-Hungary relations.
07:51For more, I'm joined now in the studio
07:53by our Hungarian correspondent,
07:55Sander Zeros.
07:55Just a reminder of yours,
07:56how relevant is this change of guard?
07:59Good morning, Maeve.
08:00Indeed, Petr Maillard has a completely new approach
08:03towards the European Union
08:05than what we saw during the power
08:09of Orbán Viktor, Viktor Orbán.
08:11Because, you know, Orbán was blocking
08:13systematically each document
08:15which was related to the support of Ukraine.
08:18And Petr Maillard has a sort of
08:20constructive approach he wants to negotiate.
08:24And then, this is what we saw actually yesterday,
08:26because at the end of the day,
08:27the joint declaration went out
08:30in the name of the EU-27,
08:32so Magyar approved it also.
08:34But he said that the document
08:35was actually watered down,
08:37and they removed at his request
08:39one part which was related to
08:41fast-tracking Ukraine's membership.
08:44Nevertheless, this is a new approach,
08:46and it was very warmly welcomed in Brussels.
08:50Several leaders praised Magyar.
08:52Let's maybe take a look of what Magyar
08:55said about this new approach yesterday
08:57when he arrived at the summit.
09:01We will not agree on everything,
09:03but we will not fight
09:04just for the sake of fighting.
09:06We will not agree or veto here
09:07for domestic or party political reasons,
09:10but solely on basis of Hungarian interests.
09:12I think this will be a novelty,
09:14as well as the fact that
09:16for the first time since March 2025,
09:19there is a chance,
09:21a serious chance,
09:22that there will be an accepted
09:24European Council conclusion.
09:26Peter Magyar there,
09:28and of course we know
09:28the former Prime Minister,
09:30Viktor Orban,
09:30was also in town these days.
09:31What was he up to?
09:32Yes, so this was the first official trip
09:35of Orban to Brussels
09:37since his election defeat.
09:39He met his fellow leaders
09:41from the Patriots for Europe political group,
09:44and he said that
09:45despite his defeat,
09:47Patriots will still grow
09:49and they will still win elections across Europe.
09:52Orban also said that
09:53Peter Magyar should actually veto
09:55the next European budget
09:57to get more money from Brussels.
10:00So from this sentence,
10:01we can see that
10:02Orban did not change at all.
10:04His political stance
10:05is the same related to Europe
10:07as it was in the past.
10:09And his political future uncertain.
10:11Shandar Zeres,
10:11thank you so much
10:12for that update there.
10:13And of course,
10:14for all the latest
10:14from the EU summit
10:16and the tense talks today
10:17on the EU's
10:18€2 trillion long-term budget,
10:20our rolling live blog continues
10:21on yournews.com.
10:23But now,
10:24moving on to Switzerland,
10:25where the US-Iran deal
10:26was expected
10:27to be formally signed today.
10:29Today was officially meant to mark
10:30the end of the US-Israeli war
10:32against Iran
10:33and the beginning
10:33of the new stage of negotiations.
10:35A 14-point memorandum
10:38of understanding
10:38setting out the framework
10:39for talks during a 60-day
10:41negotiation period
10:42was though already signed
10:43remotely by the US
10:45and Iran on Wednesday.
10:47For more,
10:47we can head straight
10:47to Switzerland
10:48and bring in
10:49AP correspondent
10:50Philip Crowther.
10:51Good morning, Philip.
10:52So just tell us
10:53what exactly is happening?
10:54Why was the signing ceremony
10:56called off?
10:57And what does it say
10:58about the Trump administration's
10:59confidence in this very deal?
11:04I'll tell you what,
11:05we'll just stick around here
11:06and wait and see,
11:07see if Vice President J.D. Vance
11:09maybe turns up in the end.
11:11He has postponed his trip
11:12for now.
11:13That does not mean
11:14that he might be here later,
11:16maybe at the weekend.
11:17All the other parties
11:19also stand ready,
11:20not here in Switzerland right now,
11:22but in their respective capitals,
11:23to potentially travel
11:25over here to Switzerland
11:26for talks on Iran's nuclear program.
11:29Those parties, of course,
11:30being the United States, Iran,
11:32but also the mediators
11:33of this memorandum
11:35of understanding
11:36that has been signed,
11:37those mediators
11:38being Pakistan and Qatar.
11:41Now, there's no official reason
11:43for there to be
11:43a signing ceremony
11:44here in Switzerland.
11:46You'd like to have one,
11:47of course,
11:47if you're proud
11:48of the agreement
11:48that has been reached.
11:50Maybe that is simply
11:51not the case
11:52for the United States.
11:53A lot of criticism
11:54coming from pretty much
11:56both sides
11:57of the political aisle,
11:58including Republicans
11:59of this deal
12:00that was reached
12:01between the United States
12:02and Iran.
12:04Again, no reason
12:05really to sign it again
12:06because it has already
12:07been signed by Iran
12:09in Tehran,
12:10by U.S. President Donald Trump
12:11in Versailles
12:12over dinner
12:13with his French counterpart
12:14and also by the mediator
12:16Pakistan.
12:17Does it show a lack
12:18of confidence
12:19in this deal
12:20from the United States?
12:22Well, maybe.
12:23It is something
12:23that the Trump administration
12:25is having a very hard time
12:26selling back in Washington.
12:29And that might be
12:30one of the reasons
12:31why this trip so far
12:33is not working out.
12:35J.D. Vance,
12:36the U.S. Vice President,
12:37though,
12:38made it clear yesterday
12:38that he is still
12:39willing to travel
12:41here to start
12:43another round
12:44of negotiations
12:44on Iran's nuclear programme
12:46because remember
12:46that these were discussions
12:48between the United States
12:49and Iran
12:49that were actually happening
12:51before the war began
12:52at the end of February.
12:53Okay, Philip Crowther,
12:54but of course,
12:55some good news
12:55with oil prices
12:56dropping as the Strait
12:58of Ormuz
12:58gradually reopens.
12:59Thank you so much
13:00for that live broadcast
13:01there from Switzerland.
13:02And for more analysis,
13:04we can now bring in
13:04Tommy Houtenen,
13:05the director
13:05of the European People's
13:07Party think tank
13:07here in Brussels,
13:09known, of course,
13:09as the Wilfred Martin Centre.
13:11Good morning, Tommy.
13:11Good morning.
13:12Tell us,
13:13what is the view
13:13from Brussels
13:13on this U.S.-Iran deal?
13:16Well, as you said,
13:17you have very clearly
13:18two dimensions.
13:19As you mentioned,
13:19markets seem to be
13:21very happy,
13:22oil prices going down,
13:23so, you know,
13:24you have impression
13:25it's a lasting piece.
13:26But as the cancellation
13:27of the meeting
13:28in Switzerland
13:30indicates,
13:31the deal is very fragile
13:32and the problem remains.
13:35You have the issue
13:36of, you know,
13:38Iran,
13:39nuclear capabilities,
13:41enrichments to 60%,
13:43Strait of Ormuz
13:45and how is that going
13:47to open up
13:47and the regional implications?
13:49And that's the thing,
13:50the fact that
13:50the U.S. vice president
13:51is no longer
13:52traveling to Switzerland
13:53for the signing
13:54nor the talks.
13:55It's a bad sign, right?
13:57Yeah.
13:57Well,
13:58I think that they are,
13:59there's two dimensions.
14:01They are trying,
14:01they try to hurry it up,
14:03but you have the dimension
14:04of Iran,
14:05the negotiations,
14:06who is starting first,
14:07who is making
14:07the first commitment.
14:09On the other hand,
14:10you have impression
14:10that in Washington
14:11there's a high pressure
14:12from conservatives' side,
14:15but in overall
14:15about the deal.
14:17I think that
14:17they are going to manage that
14:18and I think
14:19Vance is maybe
14:20trying to avoid
14:20the situation
14:21where he's kind of
14:22somehow going there
14:23and trapped.
14:24Normally in those meetings,
14:25when you go there,
14:26it's normally for signing.
14:27You need to know
14:28what's going to be agreed
14:30and that's clearly
14:31is not the case this time.
14:33And of course,
14:33Lebanon is left
14:34out of the deal.
14:34Absolutely.
14:35What leverage
14:36do the Europeans have here?
14:37Well,
14:37as Macron has said,
14:39you know,
14:39we need to be
14:40need to be involved.
14:43Leverage,
14:43there's not so much.
14:44There's this discussion
14:45of 300 billion euros.
14:48Of course,
14:49that's just a framework
14:50to be agreed
14:51in upcoming 60 days.
14:52Maybe that gives
14:53some leverage,
14:54but it's very clear
14:55indicates when we need
14:56to be,
14:57Lebanon is the crucial point
14:59because as you mentioned,
15:00Israel is out of the deal
15:01and we will see
15:02how they react.
15:03And last night
15:03at the EU summit,
15:04Tommy,
15:05we saw a big fight
15:06among EU leaders
15:07regarding Antonio Costa,
15:08the president's
15:09liaisons with the Kremlin.
15:11What is your view here?
15:12Was he right
15:12to get in touch?
15:13I think what is very important,
15:15especially the European side,
15:17when we have
15:17various players,
15:19we have EU institutions,
15:20we are head of states,
15:21we are investing
15:22a lot on Ukraine
15:22and we have Ukrainians,
15:24especially as Ukraine
15:25in the future
15:25will be seen more
15:27as a net security provider.
15:29And clearly,
15:29the coordination
15:31has not worked.
15:32You should be more or less
15:33in the same chat group
15:34on information.
15:35I think that's the issue
15:36because if that coordination
15:38does not happen,
15:40there's two questions there.
15:41First of all,
15:41what is the signal?
15:42have we agreed?
15:43Are we pushing
15:44the same message?
15:45Because you should.
15:45Secondly,
15:46is Ukraine involved?
15:47So was Antonio Costa wrong?
15:49I think it's very clear
15:51that the coordination
15:51has not worked.
15:53I think
15:55that's crucial
15:56on this issue
15:57and I think many
15:57heads of states
15:58have indicated that.
15:59topic that will be
16:01dominating again
16:02the talks here
16:02in Brussels.
16:03Tommy Houten
16:03and thank you so much
16:04for joining us here
16:04on Europe Today.
16:06But now, of course,
16:07despite the busy week
16:08on the geopolitical
16:09and diplomatic front,
16:11the FIFA World Cup tournament
16:12has been providing
16:13ample drama,
16:14lots of surprises
16:15and, of course,
16:16unforgettable moments.
16:17Our Jakob Janis
16:18refreshes our memories now
16:19on the five biggest moments
16:21of the very first week.
16:24Skip the standard scorelines.
16:26The opening tournament round
16:27has delivered pure drama,
16:29historic records
16:30and unbelievable spectacles.
16:32And your reporter
16:32wanted to look at
16:33the top five
16:34group stage champions.
16:35It's a bit subjective,
16:37but these five
16:37are completely undeniable.
16:39Let's start with number five.
16:41Who is the strongest team?
16:43Following a clinical
16:44opening round,
16:46France looks like
16:46the absolute frontrunner,
16:48leaping ahead of Spain,
16:49who unexpectedly drew
16:51against newcomers
16:52Cape Verde.
16:53Also, a brace
16:54from Real Madrid star
16:55Kylian Mbappe
16:56has firmly fueled
16:58French optimism.
16:59Number four.
17:00When it comes to
17:01the best individual performance,
17:03it has to be
17:04Lionel Messi.
17:05Do you remember
17:05that in 2018
17:07Pundits claimed
17:08it was his final
17:09World Cup match?
17:10Now we are
17:11eight years later
17:12and his 38-year-old icon
17:14stunned the world
17:14with an opening hat-trick,
17:16matching
17:17Nioslav Klose's
17:1816-goal record.
17:19So let's be honest,
17:20his legendary status
17:21remains completely
17:22unmatched.
17:23And number three.
17:24The tournament's biggest
17:25disappointment
17:26goes to Messi's
17:27nemesis,
17:28Cristiano Ronaldo.
17:29He already made history
17:30playing against Congo,
17:32matching Messi's record
17:32of playing in six
17:33World Cups.
17:34However,
17:35what followed
17:36highly disappointed
17:36Portuguese fans
17:37with no goals,
17:39no successful dribbles
17:40and two missed
17:42clear opportunities.
17:43It is simply
17:44not Di Ronaldo
17:45we remember.
17:46And here goes
17:46number two.
17:47A moving display
17:48followed Germany's
17:49dominant 7-1 triumph
17:51over debutants
17:52Curaçao.
17:53And at full-time,
17:54German stars
17:55Jonathan Tarr
17:56and Felix Nemecza
17:57join hands
17:58with the opposing players
17:59for a pitch-side prayer,
18:01offering a testament
18:02of their shared faith.
18:03So maybe football
18:04unites after all.
18:06number one.
18:08And Norway's
18:08ultimate fan culture.
18:10After 28 years away,
18:12they returned in style,
18:13leading a group
18:14with France and Senegal
18:15after beating Iraq
18:164-1.
18:17And alongside
18:18Erling Haaland's
18:19Brace,
18:20their passionate supporters
18:21floated social media,
18:22bringing a vibrant
18:23Viking spirit
18:24to the local stadiums.
18:26And with a massive
18:27number of games
18:27still left to play,
18:29this tournament
18:29is only just heating up.
18:31So if you missed
18:32any of these
18:32incredible moments,
18:33make sure you stay
18:34glued for all
18:35the upcoming matches.
18:40Jakob Janis
18:41reporting for us there.
18:43And for more news
18:43on the FIFA World Cup
18:44or any stories
18:45breaking across Europe,
18:47including the
18:47sizzling temperatures
18:48that are creeping
18:49back just weeks
18:50after a deadly
18:51heatwave grips
18:52the continent,
18:52you can always visit
18:53our website
18:54yournews.com.
18:55But that brings
18:56this edition of
18:57Europe Today
18:57to an end.
18:58Thank you so much
18:59for spending your
18:59Friday morning with us.
19:01Do get in touch
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19:02or comments.
19:03Our email address
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19:05at euronews.com.
19:06But in the meantime,
19:07take care and see you
19:08soon on your own news.
19:38we'll see you next time.
19:39Grazie a tutti.
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