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Manfred Weber, líder do Partido Popular Europeu, fala em exclusivo à Euronews enquanto Ursula von der Leyen visita o Azerbaijão para reforçar a influência da UE numa região tradicionalmente na órbita da Rússia
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Manfred Weber, líder do Partido Popular Europeu, fala em exclusivo à Euronews enquanto Ursula von der Leyen visita o Azerbaijão para reforçar a influência da UE numa região tradicionalmente na órbita da Rússia
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10:27must be China-free.
10:28So I think we have to be clear
10:29that the new world is arriving
10:31and China must understand this.
10:33And which team are you on here?
10:34Team Ursula von der Leyen
10:35or Team Friedrich Merz?
10:36They have completely different views
10:37vis-à-vis China.
10:38We also have Team Emmanuel Macron.
10:40We have different teams in Europe.
10:41I would ask for one team
10:43and I'm on the side of Sefcovic in Europe
10:45to defend our European interests.
10:47Stop naivety.
10:48That's the main message.
10:49Continue to do business.
10:50No problem on this,
10:51but stop naivety.
10:52What if there's no deal though by October?
10:54Then we are entering into a phase
10:56of a conflict.
10:58And we have to be clear
11:00that European Union,
11:00we speak about 450 million consumers.
11:03We are strong.
11:03We are economically the world power
11:05of this world.
11:06And does conflict mean trade war,
11:08in your view?
11:08I don't ask for it.
11:11I don't look for a kind of conflict.
11:14But the Chinese must understand
11:15that the overcapacities,
11:17again, with solar panels,
11:18they did it already,
11:19to occupy the global market.
11:21And the same want to do
11:22on the electric vehicles,
11:23on the electric cars.
11:24And we cannot allow this.
11:25We are the continent of trading.
11:28We are the continent of free market.
11:29No question on this,
11:30but it must be fair
11:31and it must be level playing field.
11:33And just on that point,
11:34you mentioned trade.
11:34You finally have the trade deal
11:35over the line with the United States.
11:37But just last week,
11:38we heard that announcement
11:39that President Trump
11:40might introduce tariffs
11:41because of the digital taxes
11:42Europe's imposing on the Americans.
11:44What does that mean then
11:45for the deal that you supported?
11:47Well, I'm a man
11:49of transatlantic cooperation.
11:50I love to work together
11:51with the Americans.
11:52The current president
11:53is a special one.
11:54Everybody knows it.
11:54But we have now the deal.
11:56We have agreed on it.
11:57Europe delivered
11:58as we promised it.
11:59And the EPP party
12:00was the adult in the room.
12:01You know,
12:01others were playing on this.
12:02We always said
12:03from the very first moment on
12:04that our business needs certainty,
12:06needs stability now
12:07in the trade relationship
12:08with America.
12:09That's why it's good
12:10that we have it now.
12:11And if we continue the fight,
12:13then I should also say,
12:15let's stand up as Europeans
12:16and be proud again.
12:17450 million consumers
12:18means also for America
12:19that we are the biggest
12:20external market for them.
12:22So let's use this power.
12:23And if he makes good
12:24on these new tariffs,
12:25will you pull out of the deal,
12:26the Tunbir deal?
12:27We want to keep the deal.
12:29And I would advise us
12:30not to react on every tweet
12:32and every message
12:33from Donald Trump
12:33because in every morning show
12:35we speak about Trump.
12:36And that is exactly
12:37what he wants to do.
12:38Do you think he's just bluffing?
12:39Let's talk about us.
12:40Let's talk about our strengths
12:41and our values,
12:42what we stand for.
12:43And especially on the trade issue,
12:45you know, we have now Australia,
12:46we have New Zealand,
12:47we have Mexico,
12:47we have Japan,
12:48we have Mercosur now in place.
12:50Enforced.
12:51I'm happy.
12:51My party was always
12:53a party of free trade.
12:54And we believe
12:54that having with China
12:55and also with America
12:56more problems,
12:57we have to look for others
12:58who are rule-based,
12:59who love to work together,
13:00rule-based and value-based.
13:02And that's why
13:03there's a huge opportunity now
13:04for the biggest market
13:05in the world
13:06and that is European Union.
13:07And as you say,
13:08we need to focus on ourselves,
13:09focus on Europeans.
13:10What's the new mood now
13:10in Europe regarding
13:11the new Hungarian head of state,
13:13Peter Mayer?
13:14Well, I visited him
13:16two years ago
13:17when he entered
13:18into European politics,
13:20European Parliament.
13:20His teaser party
13:21first time was elected
13:23in Hungary
13:24and I invited him
13:26to join the EPP group
13:27in the European Parliament.
13:28He accepted this
13:29and he repaid
13:31this investment of trust
13:32now with a huge success.
13:34You know,
13:34last week
13:35when we had our gathering
13:36of the EPP leaders
13:37with Merz
13:38and all the colleagues,
13:39Peter Modzio
13:40was the first time
13:40inside of the EPP family
13:42being present.
13:42and it was a moment
13:43of big strength
13:45and also pride
13:46because the Hungarian voice
13:47is back on the European level.
13:48And will it be back
13:49when it comes to Ukraine?
13:50Well, he already committed,
13:52you know,
13:5290 billion.
13:53He approved it.
13:53He gave green light
13:54and also the first chapters
13:56on the negotiations now.
13:57He already agreed.
13:58He already gave green light.
13:59So we see
14:00the fundamental change now.
14:02Orban is gone
14:02and all right extreme,
14:03all right populists
14:04in Europe
14:04have a big problem
14:05because their hero
14:06lost the lectures
14:07against young
14:08EPP leader,
14:09Peter Modzio.
14:10And just on a lighter note,
14:11I'm sure you've been watching
14:12the World Cup.
14:13The Mannschaft is out.
14:15True, true.
14:15And I have now,
14:16as a chairman,
14:17I have to consider now
14:17what I'm looking for
14:19and what I'm supporting for.
14:20So we still have
14:21a lot of European teams
14:22being present there.
14:23Who are you supporting?
14:24And let's see,
14:26let's see how they perform
14:27and wish them all the best.
14:29Is it time for Julian Nagelsmann
14:30to stand aside?
14:32Well,
14:34losing is never a good thing.
14:36And in this moment of time,
14:37especially in this game,
14:38we saw a lack of engagement.
14:40I respect every individual player,
14:42but there was a lack of engagement
14:43and that's why
14:44it has to be discussed.
14:45And now that Germany is out,
14:47now that Germany is out,
14:48who, Manfred Weber,
14:49will you support?
14:50Hard question.
14:52I keep neutrality
14:54in this moment of time.
14:55Okay.
14:55Thank you so much,
14:56Manfred Weber,
14:57our guest here on Europe Today
14:58for joining us.
14:59And speaking of neutrality,
15:01moving on,
15:01an EU member since 1973,
15:03Ireland takes over
15:04the rotating presidency
15:05of the European Union today
15:07for the next six months.
15:09Ukraine's President Zelensky
15:10has arrived in Dublin
15:11for the symbolic ceremony
15:12that will take place today
15:13in Dublin Castle.
15:15For more,
15:15we can straight head over
15:16to the castle
15:17and bring in
15:17the Irish Minister
15:18for European Affairs,
15:19Thomas Byrne.
15:20Good morning, Minister.
15:20So lovely to have you
15:21on Europe Today today.
15:23Just tell us,
15:24President Zelensky
15:24has arrived for the proceedings.
15:26This is the first surprise,
15:27if you like,
15:27of the presidency.
15:29Yeah, well,
15:30we're delighted
15:31that President Zelensky
15:32is here.
15:32President Costa
15:33of the European Council
15:34will be here as well.
15:35This will be a ceremony
15:36I suppose to mark
15:37the opening day.
15:38It's not just ceremonial.
15:40We have about 20 meetings
15:41of working parties
15:42in Brussels
15:42happening today.
15:43I've already got calls
15:45from senior MEPs
15:46on particular files
15:47this morning.
15:49So we're starting
15:50with action.
15:51We're starting
15:52straight into it
15:52and it's a very
15:53exciting moment
15:54for all of us
15:55here in the Irish system.
15:56It's a generational moment
15:57with some really
15:58important files
15:59on enlargement
16:00when you mention Ukraine
16:01but also on the MFF
16:03and the One Market
16:04Roadmap as well.
16:05These are key files
16:06for Ireland
16:07but also for Europe.
16:08Just on Ukraine,
16:09how will you advance
16:09the talks on their
16:10membership into the EU
16:11over the next six months?
16:14Well, look,
16:15we've already achieved
16:15a lot now
16:16at the end
16:16of the Cyprus presidency
16:17and I want to pay
16:18tribute to them
16:18for that.
16:19So our ambition
16:20is to open
16:20more clusters
16:21in the negotiations
16:22with Ukraine
16:23and so we're already
16:25working on that.
16:26We've had discussions
16:26yesterday,
16:27we've continued
16:27to have discussions
16:28this week
16:28to see how far
16:30we can go
16:30to have an
16:31intergovernmental
16:32conference this month.
16:33Obviously,
16:34all of the member states
16:35have to agree to that
16:36and we'll have to
16:37work really,
16:38really hard
16:39to get the member states
16:40to come to that view.
16:41So look,
16:42that's a serious
16:43work in progress
16:43at the moment.
16:44And of course,
16:45Mr. Brayne,
16:46this presidency comes
16:46just as the EU
16:47is seriously lagging
16:48behind the US
16:49and China.
16:49How will you help
16:50make the EU
16:51more competitive
16:52over the next six months?
16:54Well,
16:54I think the One Market
16:55Roadmap
16:56sets out
16:56a long series
16:57of actions
16:58that we should
16:59be implementing
17:00this year,
17:01much of which
17:02has to be done
17:02during the Irish presidency.
17:04That will make us
17:05more competitive,
17:06more resilient
17:07and make it easier
17:08to do business
17:09in Ireland.
17:09On my agenda,
17:10the simplification
17:11agenda is really
17:11important to make
17:12it cheaper
17:13to do business
17:14but also protecting
17:15the basic values
17:16that make us Europeans.
17:18But we have other
17:19items such as
17:20the Savings and Investment
17:20Act,
17:21the EU Inc.
17:22proposal
17:23and that long list
17:24on the roadmap.
17:25So our entire system
17:26is geared to trying
17:28to get agreement
17:28among the member states.
17:29It's not all on us.
17:30Member states have to agree
17:31and the European Parliament
17:33has to agree as well.
17:34But if we can do this,
17:35I think it will be
17:36generational,
17:37it will be really
17:38important
17:38and a significant
17:39boost to the
17:40European economy.
17:41And just finally,
17:42what would a successful
17:43presidency look like
17:44to you?
17:44And are Irish people
17:45as enthusiastic
17:46as you today?
17:48I think Irish people
17:49are always very proud
17:50when we take over
17:51the presidency
17:51of the European Union.
17:52Irish people
17:53are very supportive
17:54of the European Union.
17:55They know the benefits
17:56that the European Union
17:57has given to peace
17:58and to economic prosperity,
18:00not just in Ireland
18:01but across
18:01the European Union.
18:03So I think there's
18:03a huge awareness
18:04in Ireland today
18:05of what's happening.
18:07And I think Irish people
18:08will have a lot of goodwill
18:09towards government
18:10and different servants
18:11who will be doing
18:11a huge amount of the work
18:12in meetings in Brussels
18:14and in Dublin.
18:15But today,
18:15it's a day to start the work
18:17but also to mark the occasion.
18:19OK.
18:20Minister Thomas Byrne,
18:20thank you so much
18:21for joining us there
18:22from Dublin Castle
18:23as Dublin takes on that role
18:25as presiding over the EU Council
18:26for the next six months.
18:28And now moving on
18:29after a trip to Turkey
18:30yesterday,
18:31just days ahead
18:32of the NATO summit,
18:33the EU Commission President
18:33Ursula von der Leyen
18:35has moved on
18:35to Azerbaijan today
18:37to build on EU influence
18:39in a region traditionally
18:39in Russia's orbit.
18:41For more on her ambitions,
18:42we can cross now to Baku
18:43and bring in
18:44your news correspondent,
18:45Nadira Tudor.
18:46Good morning, Nadira.
18:47Tell us more
18:48about her visit today.
18:50Well, this is a significant visit
18:52because it reflects
18:53just how strategically important
18:54the South Caucasus
18:55has become for the EU.
18:57President Ursula von der Leyen
18:59is set to hold talks
19:00with Azerbaijani
19:01President Ilham Aliyev.
19:02Discussions are expected
19:03to focus on four key areas.
19:05The first,
19:06to support the Azerbaijan-Armenian
19:07peace process.
19:08Second,
19:08to strengthen economic ties.
19:10Third,
19:11improving transport
19:11and trade links
19:12between Europe
19:13and Central Asia.
19:14And finally,
19:15to expand connectivity
19:16through the middle corridor.
19:18Now,
19:18the backdrop
19:19for these priorities
19:20is against Europe's
19:21changing geopolitical landscape.
19:23Since Russia's
19:24full-scale invasion
19:25of Ukraine,
19:26the EU
19:26has not been secret
19:28about its desire
19:29to diversify
19:30both its energy supplies
19:31and its trade routes.
19:32Currently,
19:3316 European countries
19:34import gas
19:35from Azerbaijan
19:36to Italy,
19:37from Azerbaijan,
19:39Italy being the top importer.
19:40And as a consequence,
19:41the country
19:42has become increasingly
19:44important
19:44as a gas supplier
19:45and the middle corridor
19:46emerging
19:47as a key alternative
19:48trade route
19:49connecting Europe
19:50with Central Asia
19:51and China.
19:52And it's important
19:53to note that
19:53this is also
19:54von der Leyen's
19:55first visit to Azerbaijan
19:56since Azerbaijan
19:57and Armenia,
19:58the two neighbours
19:59initialed their
19:59landmark peace agreement.
20:01So one could deduct
20:03that this makes
20:03today's meetings
20:04as much about
20:05long-term regional stability
20:06as about energy and trade.
20:08The two leaders
20:08are expected
20:09to make joint statements
20:10later this afternoon.
20:12And just yesterday,
20:13we saw the President
20:14von der Leyen.
20:15She was in Turkey
20:15with two EU commissioners.
20:17Tell us about that.
20:19Well,
20:19this visit is all part
20:20of a much broader
20:21week of EU diplomacy
20:23across the region.
20:24And while President von der Leyen
20:25is focusing
20:26on the South Caucasus,
20:27there are several
20:28senior European commissioners
20:30in Turkey
20:30for high-level talks
20:31covering things like
20:32security,
20:33trade,
20:34migration
20:35and the future
20:36of EU-Turkey relations.
20:38And expected discussions
20:39include modernising
20:40the EU-Turkey customs union,
20:43regional security,
20:44migration cooperation
20:45and connectivity projects
20:47all linking Europe
20:48with the Black Sea,
20:49the South Caucasus
20:50and Central Asia.
20:52And if we put everything
20:53into context,
20:54the visits show
20:54that the European Union
20:55is looking at the region
20:56as one connected
20:58strategic neighbourhood
20:59where energy,
21:00security,
21:01trade routes,
21:02defence cooperation
21:03and political stability
21:05are increasingly
21:06being seen
21:07as intertwined.
21:09OK, Nadira Tudor,
21:11thank you so much there
21:11for that live broadcast
21:12from Baku.
21:14Now, earlier on Europe Today,
21:15we were joined by Manfred Weber,
21:17the president of the most influential
21:19and powerful political group
21:20in the European Parliament,
21:21that's the European People's Party.
21:23Our Europe editor,
21:23Maria Tudor,
21:24was listening into that interview
21:25and joins me now
21:26for some analysis.
21:27Maria,
21:28what were your takeaways?
21:29Look,
21:29I think it's,
21:30well,
21:30first of all,
21:31a comprehensive interview
21:32that ultimately touched upon
21:34the main topics
21:35that are driving
21:36the political agenda
21:37in Europe
21:37in which,
21:38we've got to be honest,
21:39the EPP,
21:40so the Conservatives
21:40across Europe,
21:42now dominate the scene.
21:43They dominate the scene
21:44in Brussels
21:44and they nominate
21:45the scene
21:46across the different capitals
21:48in the European Council.
21:49So there has been a shift
21:50into more Conservative positions
21:52from the European public itself.
21:54So to that extent,
21:55they play with an advantage
21:56over the rest.
21:57But I would argue
21:58the thing that to me
22:00struck out the most,
22:01and it is the real question
22:03to me for the rest of the year
22:04for the European Union,
22:05is China.
22:06What to do with the Chinese
22:09and the trade deficit
22:10that not only was a record
22:12last year,
22:13but if you look at the numbers
22:13so far this year,
22:14it seems that this will also be
22:16another record year
22:17when it comes to that gap
22:18between what the Chinese
22:19are selling and buying
22:20from the European Union.
22:22Asset stands,
22:23every official,
22:24and I think Manfred Weber
22:24was very clear about this too,
22:26they believe that it's simply
22:27not sustainable
22:28to continue going down this path.
22:29To me, what was interesting
22:30is the Commission
22:31has decided now
22:32to take some of the heat off
22:33and wait until October.
22:35We are also expecting
22:35new tools that will be created
22:37and announced
22:38in order to deal with China
22:40if they do not level
22:41this playing field.
22:42Of course, you could argue
22:43the European Union
22:44already has many trade tools
22:45that it could have implemented
22:46had it had the political courage
22:48to do it.
22:49And I say political
22:50because the data does show
22:51these deficits
22:52cannot continue.
22:54To me, what is interesting
22:55is out of this trio of Germans,
22:57the German Chancellor,
22:58the head of the Commission,
22:59and now Manfred Weber
22:59with the EPP,
23:00he took a very strong line.
23:01You know, he said,
23:02we cannot kill our industry.
23:04And China now,
23:04that's a quote,
23:05is a serious problem
23:06for the European industry.
23:07And I particularly thought
23:08it's interesting
23:09when you said
23:09what happens after October.
23:11and he did say ultimately
23:12decisions in October
23:14will have to be made
23:14because of the EU
23:16having set a deadline,
23:17not triggered any countermeasures,
23:19decides to extend again
23:20this waiting period,
23:21it can only be interpreted
23:22as a sign of weakness.
23:24And Beijing will read it as such.
23:25Okay, Maria,
23:26today are your better.
23:27Thank you so much
23:27for your analysis.
23:29And you can read,
23:29of course,
23:29more about that interview
23:30and all the other stories
23:31we're covering for you
23:32here on Euronews.
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23:40or comments or queries.
23:41But that brings this edition
23:42of Europe Today.
23:43Thank you so much
23:44for your company as always.
23:46Take care and see you very soon
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