00:01Germany's entire railway network came to a halt due to a problem with the communication system.
00:06In vain, thousands of passengers stranded.
00:1054 countries of Czechia, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary renewed their commitment
00:16as Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar hosted its leaders.
00:21Germany's entire railway network came to a halt on Tuesday due to a problem with a communication system.
00:27The disruption left thousands of passengers stranded across the country.
00:32Trains were held at stations while travelers stood in long lines at information desks
00:37as they tried to figure out how to get to their next destinations.
00:42We came here and as soon as we came we saw a bunch of unhappy faces
00:45and all of us speaking English and on the sign it said something completely in Deutsch.
00:51No information, they are just saying like,
00:54oh please, you have to wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:58But we are still here waiting.
01:01After nearly two and a half hours after it first reported the outage,
01:05the main national railway operator Deutschaban said the problem had been resolved.
01:10The company said there had been a nationwide problem with its communication system,
01:14which is used for internal communication on the railway network.
01:18As compensation, Deutschaban said during the outage that it was giving taxi and hotel vouchers to passengers.
01:26The V4 is back, said Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar as he began his press conference following the group summit
01:34in Budapest
01:35with a quote from the Polish leader's remarks last week in Brussels.
01:39The alliance, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2026 but has weakened in recent years,
01:46will now gain new strength as the leaders of Czechia, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary renewed their commitment.
01:52We spoke with the next seven-year-old government.
01:59We agreed on that, we agreed on that,
02:01that the cohesion policy, the agro-political policy, the agro-political policy,
02:06that is also the important elements of the European policy in the region.
02:11We agreed on that, we agreed on that,
02:15that there is a need for a change, which will support the growth,
02:17and the growth, and the growth of the infrastructure.
02:23Slovakia will take over the presidency of the Vesegrád group from Hungary in July.
02:28We were very strong. We want to be very strong again.
02:35Four countries, which create V4, have to have such an ambition.
02:41The Slovenian presidency comes in recent times.
02:54It was also mentioned at the press conference that Peter Magyar and Robert Fizzo did not reach any agreement regarding
03:00the Benes decrees,
03:01a matter they deferred for discussion during private bilateral meetings.
03:06The Hungarian government said that if they are working well,
03:09later they will remember the time later,
03:11they will remember the time,
03:12as soon as when the countries have recognized the European countries,
03:14and they created the future of Europe.
03:17Gónyarita, Euronews, Gödöllő.
03:24Officials from the European Commission and 15 member states discreetly met with a Taliban delegation on Tuesday in Brussels in
03:31an attempt to speed up the deportation of Afghan migrants.
03:34These deportations have proven particularly difficult for Afghans who were among the top nationalities served with return orders in 2025.
03:41It will also be an opportunity for member states and for member states at technical level to establish contacts,
03:49because it will be those member states that will have to carry out returns and that have to also be
03:58in touch themselves.
03:59And again, we speak here in the very first place about persons who pose a security threat and about serious
04:06criminals.
04:07Rights groups have criticized the meeting.
04:10Activists from the rights NGO Amnesty International unfurled a banner reading shame outside the European Commission in Brussels.
04:17We are beyond the scandal.
04:20We are in the order of a crachat in the face of the values that allegedly carried out by the
04:26European Union and by the Belgian,
04:28who pretend to defend the international rights, human rights,
04:34while they are compromising with a regime that is completely liberticide,
04:39that puts human rights every day and makes it more and more.
04:43Belgium stressed that granting visas to a delegation
04:46does not imply recognition of the Taliban.
04:51And the authorization of the activity is one issue and alleged misconduct is a different type of question.
04:59The European Commission has stated that former commissioner Dimitris Abramopoulos' approved NGO activities
05:04are a separate matter from the alleged misconduct,
05:07which is suspected to be a part of the ongoing Qatargate investigation.
05:11When asked whether the Commission's credibility is damaged,
05:14the spokesperson underlined that everything was done by the book.
05:17At that time and at that moment back in 2022 when we looked at the matter,
05:22we had no indication of any breach of the conditions that were included in the respective college decision.
05:29In contrast to the Commission's ethical and practical procedures,
05:32Abramopoulos' NGO activities are being investigated as part of a cash-for-influence corruption network.
05:38For that purpose, the Belgian Supreme Court Prosecutor's Office has just forwarded a European arrest warrant to the Greek Parliament,
05:44along with a formal request to lift Abramopoulos' immunity as he is still a member of the ruling New Democracy
05:50Party.
05:50After his term as commissioner ended in 2019,
05:55Abramopoulos has become a member of the Honorary Board of Fight Impunity,
05:59an NGO founded by the suspected mastermind Antonio Panzeri to influence European Parliament decision-making
06:05and received €75,000 in total.
06:09Abramopoulos categorically rejects any involvement in the case
06:12and states that he will not invoke parliamentary immunity, calling for a full judicial investigation.
06:18The former Migration Commissioner stated that all monthly payments were transparently declared, taxed,
06:23and formally approved by the European Commission.
06:29European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee approved the long-awaited Digital Euro on Tuesday,
06:35as the bloc seeks to drastically reduce its structural reliance on United States-controlled payment networks.
06:41Data from the European Central Bank reveals that American giants Visa and MasterCard
06:46currently process 61% of card payments in the Euro area, controlling nearly all cross-border transactions.
06:53Amid rising geopolitical tensions, the proposed digital token will function as central bank money
06:59backed by the Frankfurt Institution, designed to complement physical cash rather than replace it.
07:05Consumers will hold the currency in a dedicated wallet that supports both online and offline options.
07:10and features advanced privacy protocols that prevent the central bank from tracking individual identities.
07:17While European lawmakers aim to reach a final agreement with member states before the end of the year,
07:24global competitors are taking significantly different approaches to financial tech.
07:27China has introduced a digital yuan and Russia is preparing a digital ruble for September,
07:33whereas Washington has abandoned a central bank token to back privately-issued dollar-linked setable coins.
07:40We're going to be now the leader by a lot more.
07:47Peter Morell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party and ex-husband of Scotland's former First Minister,
07:54Nicola Sturgeon, has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison.
07:59The 61-year-old was convicted in May of embezzling more than £400,000 of party funds.
08:06If you had been found guilty of this charge after trial, I would have imposed the sentence of seven years'
08:13imprisonment.
08:15Having pled guilty at the preliminary hearing, I imposed a sentence of five years, three months' imprisonment.
08:22I shall backdate that sentence to the 25th of May, 2026, when you're first remanded in custody.
08:27Some of his purchases included two luxury watches, a coffee machine, items from Mont Blanc and a motorhome.
08:35The police received a complaint for possible mismanagement of the party finances in 2021.
08:40Officers carried out a search of Morell's home in 2023 and arrested him.
08:46Morell served as chief executive of the SNP from 2001 to 2023.
08:51Police Scotland said the sentence was proof that those who flout the law will not escape justice,
08:57regardless of how high a profile or role they may hold.
09:02The winner of the very first European CMO of the Year Award.
09:08We're here at Cannes Lions to celebrate the very first European Chief Marketing Officer of the Year Award.
09:15It's the men and women who've shaped the future of brands across Europe and beyond.
09:26It's very humbling.
09:28It's, of course, very exciting.
09:29And I feel an extreme sense of pride for the achievements of my team and our organization.
09:45Very humble beginnings in Denmark, in very rural Denmark in 1932, with a view of just becoming something that's good
09:54for children to have.
09:55You know, now becoming a brand that is actually bringing moments of joy and creativity and sense of pride and
10:02creation to people around the world of all ages, all genders.
10:08I think that is only possible when you do have this kind of hunger, ability to take risks, ability to
10:15think creatively, ability to stay true to your roots and at the same time evolve and innovate.
10:34The WHO has warned that Europe needs to do more to battle deaths from heat-related causes with more than
10:42200,000 people dying in the last four years alone.
10:45The extreme heat has directly led to a rise in heat-related illnesses and premature deaths, all of which were
10:53preventable according to the World Health Organization.
10:56Europe is among the regions of the world most severely affected by global warming, the WHO warned.
11:03Most premature deaths due to extreme heat have occurred in Italy, followed by Spain, Germany and Greece.
11:09Rising global temperatures, rapid urbanization and demographic aging are converging to increase both exposure to heat and vulnerability to its
11:19effects.
11:20Together, these trends are driving a growing and unevenly distributed burden of heat-related illness and death and underscore the
11:28need for effective prevention, the WHO warned.
11:31In its recommendations, the WHO suggested a broad range of measures, from greening cities for more shade and creating networks
11:41of cooling centers to social services making sure older people stay hydrated.
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