00:01The United Kingdom will ensure a continuation in its foreign policy when a new Labour leader
00:07and Prime Minister is nominated, Deputy Prime Minister David Lamy has told Europe today.
00:12His comments came after outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer assured an orderly transition
00:18to a new Labour government.
00:20There's absolutely no question of a change in foreign policy.
00:26We have remained committed to Ukraine through successive governments and that will continue
00:32and we have been absolutely clear, reconnected with the global community,
00:37a European reset, all of that continues.
00:40Keir Starmer set out a timetable for his resignation on Monday
00:45amid mounting calls for a change in leadership from within the Labour Party as it loses support.
00:51Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is currently tipped to run uncontested for the role
00:57and could be at the helm as early as July the 17th.
01:00A Burnham government is widely expected to maintain Starmer's key foreign policy principles,
01:06including on deepening trading and economic ties with the European Union,
01:10in a bid to tear down the barriers to cooperation created by Brexit.
01:14The EU-UK summit, due to take place on July the 22nd,
01:19has now been postponed in response to the political transition in London.
01:23The two sides were expected to seal deals on agri-food imports,
01:27emissions trading and youth mobility.
01:32The European Commission proposed on Friday to extend its temporary protection scheme
01:37for Ukrainian refugees until March 2028,
01:41while explicitly blocking newly arriving military-age men from obtaining the status.
01:47The policy shift announced by EU Home Affairs Commissioner Magnus Bruner
01:51aims to support Kiev's mobilization needs by excluding individuals aged 23 to 60
01:57who leave Ukraine without legal military authorization.
02:00Our proposal provides that temporary protection should not be granted to newly arriving persons
02:07who are not allowed to leave Ukraine because of their military obligations under Ukrainian law.
02:16And this is what Ukraine has asked us to do, and this is what we are doing.
02:23Exemptions will remain intact for individuals with severe disabilities,
02:27fathers caring for three or more children,
02:30and those deemed entirely unfit for combat duties.
02:33Adult men currently make up 26.6% of Ukrainian refugees living across Europe,
02:39but EU officials confirm that anyone who has already been granted status
02:44will not be stripped of their legal protections.
02:48The proposal must now be approved by a qualified majority,
02:52requiring at least 15 member states,
02:55representing 65% of the total European population,
02:58to vote in favor.
03:00Meanwhile, Denmark has bypassed the wider EU migration framework
03:04to already deploy a similar system,
03:06decreeing that incoming Ukrainian men will receive residence permits
03:10only if they can prove a formal military exemption.
03:17One of the guests at the Ukraine recovery conference in Gdensk was Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko.
03:24When asked at a press briefing about the atmosphere at the meeting,
03:27referring to the diplomatic tension between Ukrainian president and Polish president,
03:33the mayor emphasized that it was friendly.
03:35We have to see in the future and to try to find synergy to be together successful.
03:43It's main point in this conference.
03:46Not looking to the past time, we have to build present time and build the future together.
03:51Klitschko emphasized that Ukraine should follow Poland's example when it comes to the country's development.
03:57Always, if I came to Poland, I'm jealous.
04:00First time I visited Ukraine, it was Soviet time, in 1988.
04:05I remember how poor Poland was, Poland was one big bazaar and I come in every year to Poland.
04:18I see the changes what Poland did and right now Poland is one successful country in Europe
04:26and tremendous changes in infrastructure.
04:33The life and quality of citizens is a great example.
04:36It means that we have to do it exactly the same way what Poland did.
04:42Although summer has just begun, journalists asked Klitschko how Kiev would cope when the next winter arrives.
05:14The mayor of Kiev added that a stable Ukraine
05:17can ensure stability for the entire region.
05:25A new Europol report has dealt into EU's most threatening criminal networks.
05:30A staggering 731 of them have been identified as operating within the EU,
05:36with over 400,000 members from 118 nationalities.
05:40Their main business areas are drug trafficking, followed by fraud and online fraud.
05:44The EU's law enforcement agency highlights the rise of cybercrime in particular.
05:50Thank you for the question.
05:50All crime is nurtured online, is accelerated by area and technology.
05:57Criminal networks also exploit weaknesses in financial systems and global trade.
06:01They have a very strong financial backup.
06:05They use sophisticated countermeasures.
06:07They use high levels of corruption.
06:10They are globally internationally connected, sells across the EU and beyond, so an international enterprise.
06:17Europol stresses that targeting individuals is not enough.
06:21As long as the business model survives, others will step in and replace them.
06:25Hence, the EU agency recommends to strengthen cross-border law enforcement,
06:29invest more in disrupting criminal digital infrastructure,
06:32and to follow the money to recover criminal assets.
06:38The European Union's border agency, Frontex, launched a new command unit in Lisbon on Wednesday.
06:45Contingent 5 will be a regional command and will operate in the Iberian Peninsula,
06:49covering the Portuguese and Spanish borders.
06:52Frontex is expected to deploy more than 300 agents to reinforce security on the Portuguese mainland
06:58and in the autonomous region of the Azores, on the Spanish mainland and in the Canary Islands,
07:04as well as at key entry points into Europe in the Western Mediterranean.
07:09Regarding the challenges posed by the new European control system,
07:12the director of Frontex assured that airport border control should not pose an increased concern in the near future.
07:19All member states are right now challenged at the borders,
07:23not only because of the numbers but also because of the introduction of new systems,
07:26but we will manage it, and Portugal will also manage it for sure.
07:30Frontex will do its utmost. We are here to support.
07:32I think we're already helping a lot. It will take time for sure,
07:36but I'm fully confident that Portugal will deliver with Frontex and later on perhaps even without Frontex,
07:43but for now we are willing and able to help, and we are helping.
07:47Portugal already has a reinforcement of 25 Frontex agents,
07:51but that number may increase to 60 agents at airports.
07:54Today, the European borders are especially external borders.
07:58Portugal and Spain have a great responsibility for the pressure of the South and Latin America,
08:04and that's why we are doing the work of strengthening.
08:06It's a prestigious measure for the United States and for Portugal.
08:10We have here a unit, we have more people,
08:13and that's why this is a very firm commitment of Portugal,
08:16of the government, for the safety of our territory, of the European territory.
08:21Among Spain's greatest concerns at the moment is combating illegal immigration,
08:26as the country is on the front lines of some of Europe's busiest migration routes.
08:31Por eso, luchar contra la migración irregular, trabajando con Frontex,
08:36nos ha conllevado, manteniendo esa política,
08:39a que haya decrecido la migración irregular un 70% en Canarias,
08:44y en lo que es el continente, la parte de la península, un 30%.
08:49The launch came as the EU adopts a tougher stance on irregular migration,
08:54with new rules across the bloc taking effect in June,
08:57aimed at stricter border controls and faster deportations.
09:01Currently, there are 3,800 officers deployed across Europe.
09:05Frontex's permanent staff is expected to reach 10,000 officers by 2027.
09:16The death toll in Venezuela's twin quakes on Wednesday night has risen to 589,
09:22according to the country's health minister,
09:24who added that more than 4,300 others have also been injured.
09:29Search and rescue efforts are continuing in the worst affected regions,
09:33including La Guerra, just north of the capital Caracas.
09:36A 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in quick succession,
09:42just minutes apart, according to the U.S. Geological Survey,
09:46marking the country's worst natural disaster in over a century.
09:50Thousands are still reported missing,
09:52and officials warn the death toll may continue to rise in the coming days.
09:57The government, headed by acting President Delcy Rodriguez,
10:00has issued evacuation notices to thousands of residences in affected regions,
10:05which span all the way to Brazil's Amazon.
10:08Rodriguez says her cabinet is mobilizing all available resources
10:12to help those most vulnerable,
10:15and pleaded for more assistance from the country's private sector,
10:18as well as neighboring nations.
10:20Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, and El Salvador
10:22were among the countries that have dispatched,
10:25aid and sent rescue teams to assist in such efforts.
10:28The United States, which seized then-President Nicolas Maduro
10:32in a stunning military operation earlier this year,
10:36has waived some of its sanctions on the country
10:38until the 23rd of October
10:40to allow transactions related to earthquake relief.
10:50Qatar's World Cup campaign is over
10:53after a 3-1 defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina
10:55on the final day of the group stage.
10:58The result left Qatar bottom of Group B
11:01with one point from three matches,
11:03and ended any hope of reaching the knockout rounds.
11:07Unfortunately, this is the football.
11:10It's a game at the end.
11:11I think the coach had some mistakes,
11:15but let's look at it at like optimistic way.
11:19It's an historic thing that we are in World Cup.
11:23First of all, I want to say hard luck
11:25for Qatar national team,
11:26but we will support forever
11:28because I think Qatar deserves more than this.
11:32And inshallah, next World Cup
11:34will be better.
11:36Inshallah.
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