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Europe Today: Le Pen kandidiert für Präsidentenamt – Trump entfacht Grönland-Streit neu
Marine Le Pen will kommendes Jahr als Kandidatin des rechtsgerichteten Rassemblement National antreten; in der Türkei beraten NATO-Staats- und Regierungschefs am zweiten Tag über Trumps neuen Konflikt um Grönland.
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Marine Le Pen will kommendes Jahr als Kandidatin des rechtsgerichteten Rassemblement National antreten; in der Türkei beraten NATO-Staats- und Regierungschefs am zweiten Tag über Trumps neuen Konflikt um Grönland.
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00:02Untertitelung des ZDF für funk, 2017
00:30Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds, but shortened her ban on running for elected office.
00:36That means the far-right leader says she'll be running in the 2027 French presidential race.
00:41We'll be crossing to Strasbourg for reactions.
00:44Meanwhile, the US military has launched fresh strikes against Iran this Wednesday
00:48after Tehran attacked three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
00:52It comes as NATO allies gather today in Ankara for a second day of talks.
00:57The Commission President von der Leyen and NATO's Mark Rutte have said
01:01the alliance must become more European and reduce its long-standing reliance on US security.
01:07We'll be bringing you all the latest from our NATO correspondent in Ankara, Shona Marie.
01:12And the French President Emmanuel Macron, the first European leader to visit Syria
01:17since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, was in Damascus, where he signed a bilateral agreement
01:22with the Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara, aimed at encouraging investment to help rebuild the country
01:28after 14 years of war.
01:30Explosions were reported, though, near the area he was visiting during his trip.
01:34Plus a thriller on the football pitch.
01:36Just when it looked like Egypt was in the lead, Argentina staged a dramatic comeback last night.
01:42Inspired by the global superstar Lionel Messi, the reigning world champion secured a 3-2 victory
01:48and will now face Switzerland in the quarterfinals this Saturday.
01:52And in other sports news, the International Olympic Committee has lifted some restrictions
01:57on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete in some events ahead of the Games in 2028.
02:03But first to France, where Marine Le Pen has announced she'll be the far-right National
02:07Rally's French presidential candidate after an appeals court yesterday cleared the way
02:11for her to run next year.
02:13For more, we can go straight over to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, where our correspondent
02:17Marine Gwynne is standing by for us this morning.
02:20So Marie Le Pen cleared to run, but still facing legal challenges.
02:26Tell us more.
02:29Exactly, Maeve.
02:31So Marine Le Pen, very defiant last night, coming out saying she will be the National
02:35Rally's candidate in those French presidential elections taking place next April.
02:42There were doubts because an appeals court was ruling on a conviction she received in March
02:48last year related to the embezzlement of up to 4.4 million euros in European funds.
02:55She was found guilty.
02:56The court upheld that guilty verdict.
02:58But it did significantly cut down the ban on public office, the five-year ban on public
03:04office she had originally been handed down to just 15 months, effectively.
03:09She has already served those 15 months.
03:11She's now cleared to run.
03:12Now, I'm in Strasbourg, Maeve, and there was a sense of apprehension of expectation all afternoon
03:16yesterday after that verdict came.
03:18Because the court also said that Marine Le Pen must wear an electronic ankle tag for one year.
03:24She had previously said that she would not run for president in those conditions.
03:28It will clearly impact her ability to travel and so on.
03:31But last night she came out saying she will be able to campaign without that ankle tag.
03:36Let's take a listen.
03:37As you know, I said that I would not campaign with an ankle bracelet.
03:44However, as I have the option of lodging an appeal to the court of cassation, which was
03:48not necessarily the case in other scenarios, and as an appeal to the court of cassation
03:52suspends the effect of the judgment, I will therefore be campaigning without an ankle bracelet.
03:57So this evening, I am a candidate.
03:59I am running for president.
04:05So Marine Le Pen there clearly saying she will not be stepping aside and making way for
04:10her 30-year-old young protégé, Jordan Bardella, as some had expected.
04:15She did say last night that she has Bardella's full support, and in her words that they make
04:20a formidable couple, a winning partnership, she said, and she will have his support going
04:25into this presidential campaign.
04:26And on that, I'm joined now in the European Parliament by a member of Marine Le Pen's
04:31National Rally Party, a member of the European Parliament, Fabrice Légeri.
04:36Sir, good to have you with us this morning.
04:38First of all, do you believe Marine Le Pen made the right political judgment yesterday,
04:44choosing to stay on as your presidential candidate?
04:46Yeah, good morning.
04:47Thank you for the invitation.
04:48Of course, Marine Le Pen made yesterday the right decision.
04:51This is the first victory for French democracy, because it's not up to judges to decide who
04:58will be the candidate and who will run for presidential election.
05:02Yet the French judges did uphold her conviction.
05:06She is guilty, along with other members of your party, of embezzling millions in European
05:11funds.
05:12What does it say about your party that your first choice presidential candidate faces such
05:17serious charges?
05:18First of all, I would like to clarify again that she is not guilty, because this is not,
05:23there is no personal enrichment.
05:24And Marine Le Pen is further appealing to the top Supreme Court in France in judicial matters,
05:32the Cour de Cassation.
05:33And she will demonstrate that she is not guilty at all.
05:37So that's the main point I have to say about that.
05:41And then, of course, that means that we are confident that, well, there is no mistrust in
05:50the eyes of French people, because French people know absolutely what this is about.
05:54She's confident she will be able to campaign without this electronic ankle tag.
05:58Yet this is sure to cast a shadow.
06:00She is facing this sort of home imprisonment for a year, essentially.
06:06How do you think that will impact the campaign?
06:07She won't be able to go out on the campaign trail.
06:10Well, as Marine Le Pen is appealing further to the top Supreme Court, this, let's say,
06:16temporary sanction decided by the appeal court will be suspended.
06:21And we are confident, again, that Marine Le Pen and our colleagues will not be found guilty
06:27by the top court, Cour de Cassation.
06:29Sir, I must ask you, we're here in the European Parliament.
06:32What does the fact that Marine Le Pen is the candidate mean for Europe?
06:37We know in the past she has campaigned to take France out of the Eurozone, out of the European Union.
06:43Does she inevitably need to now soften her stance and become more palatable to Brussels?
06:48Well, already in the last presidential elections in 2022,
06:54Marine Le Pen supported a policy which is to improve the European Union as insiders.
07:01So our policy is not for exit.
07:03Our policy is to join forces with other governments, with other nations,
07:08in order to improve the EU functioning.
07:11And I can say, as a member of the European Parliament,
07:15that we have already managed to get many results in the past months here in the European Parliament.
07:23So that shows it is possible.
07:25I can give you some examples.
07:27Return regulation, less, well, cutting the red tape,
07:31the omnibus regulations and so on and so on.
07:34So I'm confident this will be an opportunity for all,
07:39not only for French people, but also for other European nations.
07:42OK, Fabrice Legeri, that's all we have time for, I'm afraid.
07:45But thank you for joining us this morning on Europe Today.
07:48I'm sure we'll be following this story very closely over the coming weeks and months.
07:52Maeve, back to you.
07:53We will indeed, Marie-Gwen.
07:54Thank you so much.
07:55We'll come back to you a little bit later on the programme.
07:57But now moving on to Ankara,
07:59where NATO leaders are meeting for their second day of talks,
08:02after US President Donald Trump reignited the confrontation over Greenland
08:07and lashed out at other allies over Iran.
08:09For more, we can go straight over to Ankara
08:12and bring in our NATO correspondent, Shona Murray.
08:14Good morning, Shona.
08:15So look, Donald Trump arrived yesterday
08:17and almost straight away berated his allies.
08:19Tell us more.
08:22Well, good morning, Maeve.
08:23That's right.
08:24I mean, even the most seasoned NATO diplomats
08:26have been saying for the past few weeks
08:27that this summit would be straightforward,
08:30that it would pass off without incident
08:32because of the numbers being pledged and spent on defence.
08:36Fifty billion dollars yesterday
08:37at the NATO Defence Industry Forum.
08:40But the idea was that,
08:42so Donald Trump would be placated by that.
08:44But of course, he had other plans.
08:45The first moment he basically touched down here in Ankara,
08:49he lambasted allies over not helping him in the war in Iran.
08:52And then, as you said,
08:53he reignited that confrontation with Denmark
08:55over the US trying to control Greenland.
09:00Take a listen.
09:01Greenland doesn't help Denmark.
09:04Denmark doesn't spend money to really help Greenland.
09:08But it's an important part for the United States.
09:11And it's surrounded by China ships and Russian ships.
09:16And that's not going to happen.
09:17The ships is not going to happen.
09:20It was Greenland that,
09:21and it continues to be,
09:23that should be controlled by the United States,
09:26not by Denmark.
09:28Now, the Prime Minister of Denmark obviously responded,
09:30saying Greenland is not for sale.
09:32But it's obviously tarnished somewhat, this summit.
09:35Then, moreover, overnight, Maeve,
09:37we know that the United States launched strikes against Iran
09:40in command and control centres.
09:42So there's a real concern that that might overshadow today's proceedings,
09:45which, of course, we're supposed to be talking about Ukraine,
09:47the war in Ukraine,
09:48and also the defence of the European continent.
09:51Of course, Donald Trump is due to meet
09:53Vladimir Zelensky, the Ukrainian president today,
09:55this afternoon around 2.30.
09:57But still, you know,
09:58it's not really as straightforward as NATO allies had hoped.
10:01Maeve?
10:01Hearing some big announcements coming out of that summit there on spending,
10:06Shona, did that not please President Donald Trump?
10:10Well, certainly there was.
10:11I mean, $50 billion on tanks, submarines,
10:15Patriot Systems Interceptors,
10:17and, of course, about $10 to $20 billion on drones,
10:20anti-drone technology,
10:21which is obviously important for modern warfare.
10:23So the idea was that that would settle,
10:26you know, Donald Trump's claims that Canada and Europe
10:29have fallen behind over the past few decades
10:31when it comes to defence spending.
10:33But I sat down with the Foreign Affairs Minister of Canada,
10:36Anita Nand,
10:37and I asked her about Canada's pledges.
10:41We see the Russian threat moving further and further north
10:45towards the Arctic Circle.
10:46And we, therefore, need to be at all times prepared
10:51across various domains.
10:54Forty percent of Canada's landmass is in the Arctic.
10:58Seventy percent of our coastline is in the Arctic.
11:02These submarines make sense from a threat perspective,
11:09from a geopolitical perspective,
11:11but also in terms of ensuring that we are scaling up
11:17in areas that will defend and protect the homeland.
11:21Do you think the issue with Greenland and Donald Trump is over now?
11:24Do you think that's settled?
11:25Canada stands with Denmark and Greenland.
11:29We, in fact, opened a consulate in Greenland in early February.
11:35And so I'll be meeting with the Foreign Minister of Denmark today.
11:40I'm sure we will discuss the importance of continuing
11:43to uphold the support for territorial integrity and state sovereignty.
11:48And as for future predictions, very difficult to say.
11:55But all that for Canada means that we are fundamentally supporters
12:01of international law and of multilateralism,
12:05including the principle of state sovereignty and territorial integrity.
12:09How important is it that Canada is working with Germany and Norway?
12:13That's very much the focus of Canada's foreign policy and our work
12:19to ensure that we're not only focused on the Arctic,
12:23but also NATO's eastern flank,
12:24where our largest military operation is,
12:28Operation Reassurance in Latvia,
12:30where we lead the multinational brigade group,
12:35and will do so at least until 2029.
12:38Do you think that Ukraine has turned the tide somewhat on the war in Ukraine,
12:43the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
12:44I do.
12:45I will say that there is every reason to see Ukraine
12:51as having the capability, the expertise,
12:57and the know-how on the battlefield to fight and win this war.
13:03Countries around the world are seeking out the expertise
13:06of the Ukrainian armed forces
13:08and President Zelensky's overall strategy in the war.
13:13Always keeping in mind the importance of territorial integrity
13:17and state sovereignty, again, of Ukraine.
13:20The Donbass area, this is Ukrainian territory.
13:25Crimea, this is Ukrainian territory.
13:28We must never forget that.
13:30Do you think it's going to come back, Crimea?
13:31I do.
13:32And I will say Ukraine is going to win this war.
13:38And then just final question, Minister, as a woman,
13:40because we saw this picture that Donald Trump posted
13:45by Georgia Maloney, who's going to be at this summit today,
13:48saying there should be a restraining order.
13:50And they used to be close friends.
13:51Obviously, they've fallen out.
13:52Well, of course, Canada's approach to diplomacy
13:55is very much about the policy initiatives
13:59that we are undertaking with many countries, Italy included.
14:05You mentioned our relationship with Europe
14:08earlier in the interview.
14:11I'll just say, of course, this is a time
14:15where, from a Canadian perspective,
14:17we are encouraging women to run for public office
14:22and to seek leadership positions.
14:28And for more on the outcomes of that NATO summit
14:30in Ankara and Shona Murray's reporting,
14:32you can visit euronews.com.
14:34But now it is time for our World Cup segment.
14:42Well, reigning world champions,
14:44Argentina enjoyed a dramatic night
14:46coming from 2-0 down to win
14:48thanks to a stunning late intervention
14:50from the superstar Lionel Messi,
14:52who set up one goal before scoring the winner.
14:55Egypt, as you can imagine, is left devastated
14:57and also complaining about controversial calls
14:59during the game and saying the tournament
15:01is rigged in favour of Argentina.
15:03Meanwhile, Switzerland progressed at the expense of Colombia.
15:06After 120 goalless minutes,
15:09the round of 16's first penalty shootout was needed,
15:12with the Swiss holding their nerve to win 4-3.
15:15Meanwhile, everyone is still talking
15:17about the Belgian Red Devils' win
15:19over the US earlier this week
15:21and the fact that Foller and Bellagoon
15:22was allowed to play.
15:23It's even top of the agenda in Strasbourg today,
15:27where MEPs are gathering
15:28for their regular plenary session.
15:30So let's head back now to the European Parliament
15:31in Strasbourg and bring in once again
15:33our correspondent, Marend Gwynne.
15:35Marend, look, a group of MEPs have signed a letter
15:38calling for an investigation here.
15:40Will this have any impact?
15:44Well, yes, exactly, Maeve.
15:45This row has now reached the corridors
15:48of the European Parliament here in Strasbourg.
15:50And as you said, a group of MEPs yesterday
15:53addressing a letter to the 27 football associations
15:57of the European Union, urging them now
15:59to request an official investigation
16:01into the decision-making process
16:04that led FIFA to overturn that suspension
16:08on US striker Foller and Bellagoon
16:11that allowed him to play in that round of 16 match
16:15against Belgium in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
16:18Of course, Belgium in the end winning that match 4-1.
16:20But there is a sense of outrage here
16:23over the way that Donald Trump personally interfered,
16:27pressured Gianni Infantino, who is the FIFA president,
16:31into lifting this suspension
16:33to allow the US striker to be able to play.
16:37One MEP behind this initiative saying
16:39it's a disgrace and that this is a perversion of justice.
16:43And so the message is clear from Strasbourg.
16:46We haven't had a response to that letter yet.
16:48But MEPs here saying that political meddling
16:51has no place in football
16:53and that crucially, the rules of the game
16:55have to be respected, Maeve.
16:57OK, Mary Gwynne, thank you so much
16:58for that live broadcast there.
17:00From Strasbourg, and now as we enter
17:02the quarter-final stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026,
17:05we were curious to hear how people were feeling
17:07about this year's standout stars.
17:10So we sent our reporter Adnan Liel
17:12to the streets of Brussels
17:13to find out who their favourites have been so far.
17:16Clearly for me, Messi,
17:18because he's been playing exceptional level.
17:21He's played way better than in 2022.
17:24Allend, he's doing something historical for Norway
17:26and he also has like a natural ability
17:29where the ball is just a beast.
17:31The best performance I think anyone has ever had
17:34in this World Cup is Vosinia.
17:35I think Mbappé, that's what at least I heard around
17:38because as Italian, I'm not following so much.
17:41Honestly, I think that Hakimi has proven
17:43many, many times that he was a great player
17:45and let's go Morocco.
17:47Eliseo Mbappé.
17:48Haaland, for the way that he played
17:50and the way that he scored two goals against Brazil,
17:53also makes me sad because I also like Brazil.
17:55It's either Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappé.
17:59So in the case of our team, Portugal,
18:01we'd say Diogo Costa, our goalkeeper, definitely.
18:04And for the other teams, I would say Kylian Mbappé.
18:07Our team is definitely Diogo Costa,
18:09also the best-looking one, if we can say that,
18:11not only for Portugal, but from the whole World Cup.
18:15And let us know who you think
18:17the best player has been so far.
18:18You can always write to us here at
18:19Europe Today at yournews.com.
18:22And of course, there'll be no World Cup final tonight,
18:24but the quarterfinals will get underway tomorrow
18:27with France facing Morocco.
18:30So may the best team win.
18:32But that brings this edition of Europe Today to an end.
18:35So lovely to have you with us, as always.
18:38Have a lovely day.
18:38You can visit, of course, yournews.com
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18:43Take care and stay with us here on Europe News.
18:46We'll be right back.
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