اروپای امروز: نشست ناتو در آنکارا با فشار ترامپ برای افزایش هزینه دفاعی آغاز شد

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اروپای امروز: نشست ناتو در آنکارا با فشار ترامپ برای افزایش هزینه دفاعی آغاز شد  رهبران ناتو در آنکارا برای نشست دو روزه زیر فشار ترامپ برای افزایش بودجه دفاعی جمع می‌شوند. در فرانسه، امروز رای دادگاه تجدیدنظر پاریس تعیین می‌کند که مارین لوپن می‌تواند سال آینده نامزد ریاست‌جمهوری شود.  لب بیشتر : http://parsi.euronews.com/2026/07/07/europe-today-nato-summit-opens-in-ankara-under-trump-pressure-to-boost-defence-spending  مشترک شوید: یورونیوز به یازده زبان دیگر در دسترس شماست

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00:13Good morning, it is Tuesday the 7th of July. I'm Maeve McMahon and this is Europe Today.

00:20Your morning digest of European news and analysis, live here on Euronews.

00:25Coming up, all eyes are on Ankara, where NATO leaders are gathering for a two-day summit.

00:31Under pressure from US President Donald Trump, who's en route, leaders will discuss ways to increase defence spending

00:37and address the issue of potential US troop withdrawals from Europe.

00:42We'll cross life to the summit to speak exclusively to the Dutch Defence Minister.

00:46Meanwhile, French hard-right firebrand, Maïne Le Pen, will find out today whether she can run for the French presidency

00:52in next year's elections, as a Paris appeals court decides whether to uphold her embezzlement conviction.

00:59The 57-year-old national rally leader has already run for president three times,

01:03finishing second to Emmanuel Macron in both 2017 and 2022.

01:08And on the pitch, Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup dream came to an end at the hands of Spain last night

01:14in a rather dull game. But in a match that captured the world's attention,

01:18the Belgian Red Devils brought their A-game, trashing the United States 4-1.

01:23All eyes were on the US striker, Fuller and Balagoon, whose suspension had been lifted ahead of the match,

01:28despite his red card in the previous round.

01:31We'll get the view from a former UEFA advisor.

01:33But first, to Ankara, where all 32 NATO leaders are meeting for their highly anticipated annual summit.

01:39Relations between the US President Donald Trump and his NATO allies have been fraught,

01:44as Washington has hit out over Europe and Canada's refusal to join the war in Iran.

01:49The gathering also comes just as Moscow steps up attacks on Kyiv,

01:53and as Ukraine warned, it has no missiles left to intercept Russian ballistic missiles.

01:58For more, we can go straight to Ankara, where our NATO correspondent, Shona Murray, is standing by for us.

02:03Good morning, Shona. Just tell us, what is on the agenda today?

02:09Well, good morning, Maeve.

02:11And let me just first give you an indication about the immense security apparatus that is taking place here in

02:16Ankara.

02:16It's something I've never seen before at any NATO summit,

02:19in any situation where I've been in, even when there's a threat of suicide bombs.

02:23The whole of the city is completely shut down.

02:25It's very difficult to get anywhere unless you're with a NATO official bus.

02:30Anytime you look to your left or your right, you have Secret Service, police, the army.

02:34It really is quite immense.

02:35And it tells you about the volatility of the world,

02:37but also geographically where Turkey is located with a very long Syria border.

02:43And also, as we know, on several occasions, four occasions at least,

02:47the Turkish army had to intercept ballistic missiles coming from Iran.

02:51But just, I suppose, for a note of today, Donald Trump is on his route here to Ankara.

02:55He touches down around three o'clock.

02:57His first meeting will be with President Erdogan, the host of this summit.

03:02It is expected that there will be an announcement from Donald Trump that Turkey may rejoin the United States F

03:08-35 programme.

03:09They were suspended from that a number of years ago for security reasons.

03:12But that really kind of goes along with the nature of today, because today is a day of announcements.

03:18The several hundreds of billions of dollars worth of defence spending will be announced to, of course, impress Donald Trump,

03:24because, as we know, he's been railing against NATO allies for underspending for decades.

03:29And, of course, we'll hear a lot about what Mark Rutte, the NATO Secretary General, is calling Trump's trillion dollars.

03:35That is one trillion dollars of spending from Canada and Europe over the past 10 years since the first Trump

03:41administration.

03:42Now, I'm joined, of course, here live in Ankara by the Dutch Defence Minister.

03:47Minister, you also will have a lot of announcements today, over three billion euros.

03:53Definitely.

03:54We are delivering on our pledge of last year for the 3.5 percent extra spending, because we think it's

04:00very much needed.

04:01We have a war on our continent. So we are having different co-productions and coalitions and working together with

04:12countries such as Germany, Belgium, UK,

04:15making sure that we invest in marine ships, in air defence, in various different capabilities for ourselves.

04:23Indeed. And that has to happen because the United States has made significant announcements of withdrawing capabilities available to NATO.

04:30So what harm do you think that has on NATO overall?

04:34I don't think it will do any harm because I think that a strong Europe that is willing and able

04:40to deliver to make sure that it invests in defence spending makes a stronger NATO.

04:46So I think that what President Trump is asking, it is not new.

04:51Previous presidents also asked the same thing about NATO members.

04:55Please step up. Don't rely on one ally.

04:57And I think that he's rightful to do so.

05:00And if you look at me, I'm the Minister of Defence in the Netherlands.

05:03And I think that I have to be responsible for the security and safety of my people within the alignment

05:08of the NATO.

05:09So it's very important that I also deliver, make sure that we invest and make sure that we are a

05:15strong partner.

05:15And of course, this summit has been described by Mark Rutte as a crucial summit because of this.

05:21But would you say that this is really the start of the Europeanisation of NATO?

05:25Europe really taking control of NATO in some ways?

05:29Well, I think we should be able to be strong partners.

05:32That is the key.

05:33So the U.S. will, of course, be one of the most important allies, such as Turkey.

05:39Very strong armies, a lot of spending.

05:42But, you know, Europe has to deliver as well.

05:44So last year in The Hague, we promised a lot.

05:47But it's only worth those promises if you really deliver.

05:51So today I hope that I will see that from my colleagues.

05:54And colleagues who are not delivering, I will be talking to them as well.

05:58Because we have to do this together, united.

06:01As you well know, we have a war on our own continent.

06:04We have an enemy facing us, Putin.

06:07And it's very important that we are also able to stand up.

06:12What we will hear from Donald Trump, undoubtedly, is his severe anger over what he says is NATO

06:18allies abandoning the United States when it comes to the war in Iran.

06:21Now, we know that Germany and the U.K. did give the U.S. plenty of basing rights and access

06:26to military bases, but that sort of, that doesn't really matter to Donald Trump.

06:29He is very annoyed at NATO.

06:30What do you expect from today?

06:31How will you respond?

06:33How will you placate him?

06:34Well, I think it's crucial that we all have a cool and calm head.

06:40Because, you know, we should be united.

06:42We have enemies against us.

06:44And those enemies fear us with reason.

06:46Because united, we stay strong.

06:48So whatever today and tomorrow will happen, you will hear from me only this message.

06:54We need to be united.

06:56We need solidarity.

06:58We need to deliver.

07:00So just stay calm and make sure that you do your job.

07:03In a word, do you think that the tide is turning in the war in Ukraine?

07:07Do you think that that's why Donald Trump is also being a bit more supportive,

07:10because he likes to back the winner?

07:12I don't know what the reason might be, but I think it's very important that we support Ukraine.

07:16You are completely right.

07:17There is a window, there is a momentum right now.

07:19And Ukraine is doing such a good job in standing firm, protecting,

07:25and also not only its own country, but the rest of Europe.

07:29So I hope that many other countries will also not only pledge, but deliver for Ukraine.

07:35The Netherlands has been doing so since the beginning of the war.

07:38We are in the top three or five countries in the world supporting Ukraine.

07:41And I hope to see many more colleagues adding up, making sure that they have the car productions

07:47and drones, the pearl packages.

07:49I can continue.

07:50Exactly.

07:50We'll see an awful lot about it today.

07:52But Minister Kizak-Hairius, thank you very much for joining us on Euronews.

07:55And back to you in studio, Maeve.

07:56Thank you so much, Shona Murray there.

07:58And to your guest, the Minister of Defence for the Netherlands.

08:01And now we can head to France, where a Paris court is due to decide whether Marine Le Pen

08:06can stand in the 2027 presidential elections.

08:09It's a ruling with potentially far-reaching political consequences

08:12and one being watched very closely here in Brussels as she stands accused of misusing EU funds.

08:18For more, we're joined in the studio by our French correspondent, Maya de la Boume.

08:21So it's a big day for Marine Le Pen.

08:24Just remind us, what is at stake and what does this mean for her political career?

08:27Yes, Maeve, it's a big day for France today.

08:30We will know if Marine Le Pen can run in the next presidential election in 2027, so a year from

08:38now.

08:38And so today is really the verdict from an appeals court that will confirm a sentence

08:45that has already been imposed on her in 2025.

08:48If you remember, Marine Le Pen was sentenced to four years in prison, to a €100,000 fine,

08:55and most importantly, to a ban for her to hold public office for five years, which means she couldn't run.

09:02So Marine Le Pen, what she did is she appealed this verdict.

09:05And now this Paris court, this appeal court, is supposed to confirm or not this verdict.

09:11And we will know today at 1.30 if Marine Le Pen can run in this presidential election.

09:17The sentence is linked to a case of embezzlement of EU funds.

09:21And if the decision goes against her, we know Jordan Bardella is waiting in the wings, right?

09:25Absolutely.

09:26This, if the verdict confirms that Marine Le Pen cannot run for the next presidential election,

09:31it really opens the way for Jordan Bardella, who is Marine Le Pen's political heir, or his protégé, let's say,

09:38who is very well positioned right now to really enter the race.

09:43And he's a very successful candidate.

09:45We have seen him very high in the polls.

09:47He's even, according to the latest poll, is having a slight lead over Marine Le Pen.

09:54He is seen clearly as the natural heir.

09:58But the problem is he's also seen as a very young candidate.

10:01He's only 30 years old, and he's still very inexperienced.

10:05And this, by contrast, Marine Le Pen is clearly, you know, we've seen her, as you said, entering the race

10:11three times.

10:12She's very experienced.

10:13She has been in politics for many, many years.

10:16She has taken the lead over the party since 2011.

10:19So she is the natural candidate.

10:21But we will see in the days to come, because we know this is imminent, that Jordan Bardella will probably

10:27announce his candidacy very soon.

10:30OK.

10:30All eyes on that hearing.

10:31The verdict will be read out at 1.30 Central European Time.

10:34Maïda Le Boom, thank you so much for that.

10:36But now, moving on, with the summer holiday season officially underway, the European Commission is scrambling to ensure the EU's

10:43new entry-exit system doesn't cause chaos at European airports.

10:47Our Jakubianus takes a look at the latest Brussels headache.

10:52If you hold an on-EU passport, Brussels has a brand new welcome package for your next European summer holiday.

10:58The biometric entry-exit system was designed to log your face and fingerprints in around 70 seconds to catch up

11:05the stairs.

11:06But try telling that to traveling families trapped in a sweating airport terminal.

11:11And as the holiday season peaks, the grand vision of smart EU borders has collided with a physical breakdown, risking

11:18the travel plans of millions.

11:19So welcome to the premium queuing experience.

11:25The automated network is now live across 29 European nations.

11:29And since the rollout, the digital net caught 40,000 border refusals and identified 1,000 security risks.

11:37To Brussels, these figures prove the database works by instantly flagging visa overstayers and fake documents.

11:44But here goes a problem.

11:46Biometric collection is triggering a systemic operational crisis.

11:50Industry lobbies report waiting times at border control reaching up to 5 hours during peak periods.

11:57And warn these delays put over 40 million arrivals and $45 billion of tourist spending at risk.

12:04This bottleneck hits just as European hubs prepared to handle 40 million more passengers than they did in May and

12:11June.

12:12So who's to blame for the chaos?

12:14It looks like national capitals failed to prepare.

12:17Many airports lack border guards, digital kiosks and basic infrastructure.

12:22And the rollout is a fragmented mess because some capitals bought the equipment while others struggle to do so.

12:29And the EU system forces guards to collect fingerprints from every first-time arrival,

12:34which in turn creates an instant dead stop at the gate.

12:37The European border agency Frontex admits the chaotic biometric registration could take up to two years to stabilise.

12:45But hey, look at the bright side.

12:48You now have roughly 700 days to practice your queuing technique and even enough time to learn a local language.

12:59Now, moving on, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and a potential sell-off in US assets are the

13:04two biggest risks facing the Eurozone economy.

13:07That's according to fresh analysis from the European Stability Mechanism,

13:11which warns the shocks could tip the euro area into recession and push inflation as high as 5%.

13:18The Luxembourg-based institution was set up in the wake of the Greek debt crisis to provide financial support to

13:23Eurozone countries in times of distress.

13:26For more, we're joined now by the ESM's Chief Economist, that's Wolf Strauch.

13:30Good morning. Great to have you with us.

13:31Good morning, Maeve.

13:32So this is quite a gloomy outlook you're presenting here.

13:35Tell us more about your findings.

13:36From the perspective of the European Stability Mechanism, euro area resilience is coming under strain.

13:43And we see on the one hand that geoeconomic and geopolitical risks are rising.

13:47And you have security threats, you have energy price disruption, you have financial market volatility and fragmentation in the trading

13:56system.

13:56And on the other hand, you see that this leads to higher demands on governments while the fiscal space is

14:03shrinking.

14:03And that is what we mean when resilience is coming under strain.

14:08Governments need to create fiscal buffers and they need to create growth.

14:11So many of our viewers would be worried this morning about this risk of a potential recession.

14:17How high is it?

14:18The point is, as a crisis resolution mechanism, you ask what happens if things go wrong, not what will actually

14:25happen.

14:25When you ask the second question, what will happen, you do a forecast.

14:29First, we do a scenario analysis.

14:30And as you said before, if we have two shocks, a meltdown of U.S. assets and a re-escalation

14:36of a conflict, yes, then the risk is high that we will have a recession.

14:40And that is what we point out in order to be prepared for a crisis, not because we are predicting

14:45the crisis.

14:46And is the eurozone stronger now than it was for these potential kind of shocks?

14:51The shocks that we will maybe seeing is indeed the Middle East conflict, and that leads to higher energy prices

14:58and uncertainty.

14:59And on the other hand, a meltdown in U.S. assets that would imply that we have to face tighter

15:05financial conditions.

15:06So what should consumers be doing and thinking now?

15:09We think that governments mainly should be prepared, and that means that they have to get growth going.

15:16And that will help also the consumers.

15:18And just finally today in Ankara, billions are being pledged for defence.

15:22Can European countries afford this?

15:24Well, European countries could create a win-win situation here.

15:28And we have looked in depth into the defence spending.

15:32And when you actually create a situation where defence spending spills over into the civilian economy,

15:38then you can recover 53 cents for each additional euro spent through taxes and higher growth.

15:45Okay.

15:45Vosthag, Chief Economist at the European Stability Mechanism.

15:48Thank you so much for coming in to us and being our guest.

15:51But now it is time for the FIFA World Cup segment.

15:59Well, a very late go from Spain ended Portugal's 2026 World Cup rodeo

16:04and could also mark the end of Cristiano Ronaldo's remarkable international career.

16:09The superstar had tears in his eyes at the final whistle

16:12as he came to terms with the sobering consequences of this defeat.

16:16And meanwhile, all eyes, of course, were really on the controversy-riddled match of the U.S. against Belgium.

16:22The Red Devils, as I'm sure you've seen, prevailed in a convincing 4-1 victory,

16:26taking to social media as well to suggest you cannot overturn this.

16:31That was a blatant message to President Donald Trump,

16:33who'd called the FIFA president previously to allow for the top U.S. striker,

16:37Foller and Billigan, to play that game.

16:38Let's take a listen to Donald Trump before the game.

16:40Yes, I asked for a review by FIFA.

16:44I spoke to a man who's highly respected.

16:47I asked for a review because I didn't think it was a foul.

16:50And, you know, again, I'm good at this stuff.

16:52I didn't think it was a foul.

16:53I thought it was two great athletes that crashed into each other and got entangled.

16:57That was not a guy punching somebody in the face or anything that, you know, would be different.

17:03Now, in the end, Foller and Billigan played but did not score.

17:06But the decision to exempt the U.S. striker from the one-match ban

17:09after his red card against Bosnia-Herzegovina

17:11did create an international outcry from the European Football Association, UEFA,

17:15and also the EU Commissioner for Sports, Glenn Michalif.

17:18For an expert view, we spoke to William Galliarch, the former UEFA president advisor.

17:23It's completely against the rules and the status of FIFA,

17:28not only because there is obvious political interference in the decision

17:34that should have been made by an independent body within FIFA,

17:39and that is quite a scandal, frankly,

17:42but also because it violates all the rules.

17:49The fact that FIFA accepts the fact that the president of the United States

17:59can interfere and decide about the game,

18:05about the tournament, about the management of FIFA,

18:10is completely unacceptable.

18:12Definitely, the fairness of this competition is threatened.

18:18And meanwhile, tonight, the final two spots in the quarterfinals

18:22will be fought out between Argentina and Egypt,

18:24and also Switzerland against Colombia.

18:27Enjoy the games, because that does bring this edition of Europe Today to an end.

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