00:21The
00:22attacks on Canada by the U.S. President
00:26has actually resulted in positive, mid-sized countries
00:36getting together and associating themselves in a very meaningful way,
00:41and people are just not taking the bullying any longer.
00:47They are consolidating and planning and trading, making alliances.
01:04The
01:05increased trade with Europe is one of the cards Canada has to play on,
01:09and I think it certainly should be playing on that card.
01:37Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky launched a new regional cooperation framework with seven
01:43neighboring countries on Friday in an effort to stoke regional investment.
01:47The initiative, dubbed the Carpathian 8 or C8, brings together Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Poland,
01:55Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary, with the European Union also taking part.
02:01Zelensky identified transport and logistics, military mobility, critical minerals and trade
02:07and investment as priority areas of cooperation.
02:10The Carpathian Macro region is a natural European gateway for routes
02:16coming from the South Caucasus and Asia through the Black Sea.
02:20These routes are active today, and they will remain active in the future.
02:26According to summit organizers, some 90 joint projects requiring an estimated 9.4 billion
02:32euros in investment were pitched to investors during the summit.
02:41Russia has placed the local businesses of Nestle, Auchan and other Western-linked companies under
02:46the temporary control of a little-known Russian company called Lev Management.
02:51President Vladimir Putin signed the decree on Thursday that places the management of the
02:56stakes and shares in 16 Russian companies under the control of the firm.
03:00While Nestle is weighing out its options, Auchan has said their Russian operations will
03:06continue as normal. The move tightens Moscow's control over Western-owned assets amid its
03:12confrontation with Western countries over sanctions imposed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
03:18The measure does not formally confiscate the businesses or change their ownership.
03:23However, temporary administration has previously preceded the sale or transfer
03:28of Western-owned assets to Russian buyers.
03:32After Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, most Western companies moved
03:38quickly to sell or ring-fence their Russian businesses. Russia has since made it increasingly
03:44difficult for foreign companies to leave, requiring presidential approval for deals and placing some
03:50assets under temporary administration.
03:56Three-day parliamentary and regional elections have begun in Russia,
03:59the first since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For the Kremlin,
04:04this vote is about more than just the future of parliament. Authorities aim to frame it as a show of
04:09public support for the war and for Vladimir Putin's policies. At the same time,
04:14for many voters, the war remains primarily a source of anxiety and uncertainty. People are concerned about
04:20how and when it will end, as well as its consequences, including rumors of a new mobilization.
04:26Well, first, to finish the history of Ukraine. This is the most painful question.
04:34Well, from here all the material questions, our political, ideological, and economic.
04:44Analysts believe that the election outcome is a foregone conclusion and Putin's political
04:49dominance faces no immediate threat. The Kremlin views the vote as a key measure to mobilize public
04:54support for the so-called special military operation.
04:57The most important question, the most important question of the Russian political
05:00policy, the question of war and the world, is that it is pushed to the side. Therefore,
05:07there is no possibility of choosing for people to choose. Therefore, in fact, it is about the choice
05:13of choosing between the same and the same in different sizes. The maximum goal is to legitimize
05:19at least some extent the government, so that at least a number of people
05:23people are concerned that they don't like what is happening. But you see, the people are stupid.
05:30Only parties that support Putin and the war have been allowed to participate in the federal elections.
05:36Yabloko, the only anti-war party still active in Russia,
05:39was barred from the elections amid a rapid rise in its popularity ratings.
05:49Luxembourg has deepened the deadlock over the EU's sanctioned list renewal, tying a French demand to
05:55delist Russian businessman Alisha Ousmanov to the case of Mikhail Friedman, who is suing the Grand Duches
06:02over his frozen assets. Last week, Paris joined Slovakia in demanding the removal of Ousmanov from the
06:08sanctions list pending renewal. Now Luxembourg says that if Ousmanov comes off the list, Friedman should too.
06:15Slovakia has longer pushed to delist both Ousmanov and Friedman, oligarchs whom Brussels placed on the
06:20sanctions list for being close to the Kremlin. Both men denied the allegations. Earlier this week,
06:26it also emerged that France's request to delist Ousmanov was intended as a trade for the release
06:31of French citizens detained in Azerbaijan. Under EU rules, the list of the 1,600 sanctioned entities
06:39and individuals must be renewed with the unanimous support of the bloc's member states every six
06:44months. The deadline was set to expire on Tuesday, but was extended by one week to allow time for a
06:49diplomatic solution. High energy costs are the biggest drag to European competitiveness. The
07:02World Economic Forum has said in a new study this spring, oil and gas prices surged by almost 50%
07:09due to the U.S.-Iran war and conflict escalations in the Middle East.
07:13Europe is still an industrialized economy and therefore energy is a major input. And Europe is
07:21dependent to a huge extent on imported energy. And so as long as that remains the case, we'll have no
07:28control over its prices. And that means the solutions focus on domestic, homegrown sources of energy.
07:36Caruana Galicia also noted another impediment to European competitiveness,
07:40his companies struggle to raise investments. Europe has the best savers in the world,
07:45so it has a pool of 37 trillion euros in savings. Europeans save twice as much as Americans.
07:52The real tragedy is that even though they do that, they are poorer than Americans. So
07:58Europeans are unable to build up wealth at the same rate as Americans. In order to bridge the European
08:05investment gap, he recommends to add capitalized pension systems on top of pay-as-you-go pension plans.
08:17On Friday, Spanish authorities began moving thousands of migrants to a new facility in Suta,
08:22with police struggling to maintain order as people fought to secure a spot at the new site after weeks
08:28of living on the beaches and streets. The transfer quickly became difficult to manage. The number of
08:35migrants sharply increased as they joined up, with some breaking into a run as officers worked to contain
08:42the crowd. It comes after Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Alvarez presented a package of measures
08:49this week aimed at moving towards the full integration of Suta and Mililia into the European Union.
08:55The measures include establishing a permanent seat for Suta and another for Mililia in the European
09:01Committee of the Regions, as well as increasing Frontex's presence in both territories according to a
09:07statement from the Foreign Ministry. The government is also working to ensure specific treatment for Suta and
09:14Mililia in the next EU budget.
09:21Naxos is the largest island in the Kiklades and its potatoes are renowned not only across
09:25Greece but also abroad. They are deeply rooted in the island's identity and economy and have held
09:31protected geographical indication status since 2010.
09:35Potatoes have been cultivated on Naxos since the late 18th century.
09:40So what makes Naxos potatoes so special?
09:45Naxos is the largest island in the island of Pittsburgh's sea.
10:00And the fourth and the most important thing is that from the soil they are missing some effects.
10:07This is the waste. And this is the 8% that gives them the other taste.
10:12The loss of waste from our soil.
10:14In the 1980s, the annual potato production on Axos reached around 15.000 tons.
10:20Around 300 families on the Kykladik island are now involved in potato farming,
10:25while production has fallen dramatically to 5.000 tons a year.
10:30The shortage of agricultural workers has become particularly acute in recent years and is now a major concern for farmers.
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