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01:00The protests against budget cuts in education started last week.
01:04And the Spanish Parliament will vote on two decrees today
01:08that the minority government under Pedro Sanchez approved earlier this week
01:12to tackle the housing crisis and protect tenants.
01:16Soaring rents, gentrification and the shortage of affordable housing
01:20have fueled social and political unrest for weeks.
01:24Welcome to the program. I'm Stefan Grober.
01:28The EU's energy chief has warned that volatility in the energy market is here to stay.
01:34And prices could get even worse.
01:36Dan Jorgensen is urging European governments to use existing flexibility
01:41to ease the pain at the pump for millions of Europeans.
01:44That comes as the Trump administration presses EU countries
01:49to release millions of barrels from their emergency oil stocks.
01:53Maria Tadeo, our chief editor, spoke to the energy commissioner in Brussels
01:57in an exclusive interview.
01:59The situation is quite serious.
02:02The prices are already quite high and it's felt by our citizens and by our companies.
02:09Unfortunately, I also have to say that it is going to become probably even worse during the winter
02:16because we do not see any immediate solutions to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
02:24And even when it opens, it'll take some time for that to have the effects that we want on the
02:29market.
02:30So unfortunately, we will see a pressure on fuels.
02:34So both oil and gas and diesel and jet fuels during the winter.
02:39What measures are you looking at and how quickly can they be implemented?
02:43So fortunately, there are things that can be done also on the short term.
02:47Most of these things need to be adopted by the member states in the member states.
02:52That is, for instance, as we recommend, lowering the tax on electricity.
02:57This will lower the costs of living for normal citizens
03:01and it will also help the transitioning away from fossils into a more electricity-driven economy.
03:08So this is just one of the examples that can be done.
03:11So as it stands, you do not see a big intervention coming from Brussels.
03:15Many things can be done from Brussels and via collective decisions in the European Union.
03:22And we have done so.
03:23For instance, a grid package and electrification plan.
03:25But most of those things are more structural changes.
03:29They are very, very necessary.
03:30But the things that work tomorrow or the day after tomorrow,
03:33that needs to obviously be something that's done nationally.
03:36And we have then provided the way for these decisions in Europe by setting up schemes
03:41so that you can give subsidies, by setting up schemes so that, for instance,
03:44you can have social leasing of electric vehicles instead of combustion engine cars.
03:49We have a whole catalogue of things that's been provided as possibilities for member states that they can use.
03:55You sent a letter in which you focused on two things to European ministers,
03:59the storage levels and also asking for measures for as long as possible to reduce some of the demand for
04:05both gas and oil.
04:07Is that being answered?
04:08And will you at some point have to make that compulsory force a reduction in demand of energy?
04:14Yes, I also had a meeting with ministers this week.
04:18And it's very clear that we are all very well aware that this is a crisis and things need to
04:24be done.
04:25Now, it is a little bit different from country to country what member states choose to do.
04:29But clearly, demand reduction is one of the most important things that you can do.
04:34And even if these measures are mandatory or are not mandatory at this point,
04:39would you consider to make them compulsory?
04:41If we see this escalation in prices, would you make them an obligation?
04:46There's no one-size-fits-all solution here.
04:48There's not one silver bullet.
04:50Had there been, we probably wouldn't have used it.
04:52There's not.
04:53But there's a lot of things that you can do.
04:55And we have put forward both a catalogue of things that can be done already tomorrow,
04:59but also new ideas that hopefully we will get the member states to support
05:04on how to electrify our economies faster,
05:08on how to make this shift from fossil into renewable energy much faster,
05:15on how to implement rules on energy efficiency much faster,
05:18because this will also mean that you use less of what it is that we are lacking right now.
05:23And when it comes to the storage,
05:24there are clear goals that have been set out in terms of the heating season and ahead of winter.
05:28The member states, however, they complain that there are two sources of tension.
05:33One is hitting the targets, but also if you go to the market now,
05:36it comes with an additional bill.
05:37In your view right now, what is the priority to save the cash
05:40or actually still build up the storage?
05:43What we've done is we've coordinated the filling up of our storage facilities of gas all year,
05:49so to make sure that the bills do not become too high for member states.
05:54But it is, of course, expensive when the gas prices are high.
05:58and we need to strike a balance.
06:00I do think that what we've done by loosening the rules
06:03so that you don't have to fill the storage as much as you used to,
06:06will alleviate some of this tension.
06:08But it is important for us to have these storages
06:11because, as I said, situations can become much worse.
06:15So you make the targets flexible, but you don't scrap them?
06:18No, we certainly don't scrap the targets.
06:21It's very important for our security of supply in Europe
06:24and for our security overall that we do have these targets.
06:29Do you see any scenario, the most stressed out scenario heading into the winter
06:33in which the European Union faces shortages of energy?
06:37And that means lights out.
06:39So fortunately, we are not looking into a security of supply crisis.
06:43That would be extremely worrisome, of course.
06:47But I would like to warn that even though we don't lack fuel,
06:52it'll be there, we don't lack the gas,
06:53not to neglect the size of the problem,
06:55but because for the citizens or the companies that cannot afford it,
06:59it'll feel the same way.
07:00So if you cannot afford to adequately heat your home,
07:03it doesn't really matter that you could actually buy it out there on the market
07:06if you cannot afford it.
07:07So we do need to take this extremely serious.
07:09The energy market is reacting positively to reports
07:12that the U.S. is telling allies and forcing allies
07:15to release their diesel stocks.
07:18Is this going to happen?
07:19And is the U.S. telling you,
07:21release it and release it quickly?
07:22Will you do it?
07:23So we are discussing with all members of the International Energy Agency,
07:27not only the U.S., on when is the right time to release
07:30because this is one of the opportunities that we have.
07:33We've used it before and it is likely that we will use it again.
07:37But this is something that we discuss, of course, in the IAEA.
07:39You are saying we're not doing this as a result of pressure from the U.S.,
07:43but if we do it and you just said it is a possibility,
07:46it's in coordination with the International Energy Agency?
07:48It is, of course, a decision of each member state.
07:52Do they want to do this or not?
07:54We try and coordinate via the EU, of course, our positions in the IAEA.
07:58And we do this with member states and also other members of the IAEA
08:04that are not a member of the European Union.
08:05And this is something that is being discussed as we speak.
08:12EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen speaking to Maria Tadeo.
08:17For more on the latest price increase, let's bring in Osama Rizvi,
08:21Global Market and Product Strategist at Primary Vision,
08:24who joins me from Lahore, Pakistan.
08:26Good morning and good to see you.
08:29Good morning to you as well, Stephen.
08:31So, energy prices in Europe are rising again.
08:35What is driving this latest increase
08:37and how concerned should consumers and businesses be?
08:41Well, as we spoke last time,
08:44I think this is just another continuation of the recent events.
08:47If you look at the data points, Stephen,
08:49there are some positives coming out
08:51because the recent figures show that flows through Strait of Hormuz
08:55have recovered a little bit.
08:57They've recovered to 80 percent in some cases to their pre-war levels.
09:00But this will take some time if the benefit persists
09:04for that benefit to prickle down to the consumers.
09:06So, my analysis regarding the consumers suffering economically
09:10for the next few months still stands true, unfortunately.
09:14And recently, we have seen some refresh strikes as well,
09:18Russia, Ukraine especially, and, you know, refining sites.
09:21So, refining is what matters because the products, diesel and other things,
09:25that is what we consumers consume.
09:26It is not the crude oil that we're consuming.
09:28So, this needs to be looked very closely.
09:31We just heard from EU Energy Commissioner Jorgensen,
09:34who was sort of lukewarm on President Trump's idea
09:38to ask European countries to release some of their diesel reserves
09:41as he mulls a ban on diesel exports.
09:45Would releasing diesel reserves have the desired effect on the markets?
09:50Well, this is very interesting.
09:52I think of many consequences,
09:53what the recent war has given, you know, to the world
09:57is a sudden and painful realization of energy security.
10:00And it's still dependent upon the fossil fuels.
10:03So, European reserves, 300 million barrels,
10:06represents around, even if all of them are released,
10:08it will only cover around 10 to 11 days
10:10of the world's diesel demand.
10:12And the European countries also have to have around 90 days of diesel
10:16and other reserves at their home.
10:19And Trump's demand, which amounts to around 670,000 barrels per day,
10:24it already talks about around 40% of the diesel reserves being depleted.
10:29So, I would not be very surprised
10:31at the European Energy Commissioner's remarks
10:33because we are living in a world
10:35where each country, each man is for itself, right?
10:39This is the era of energy security.
10:41And I would not think that this is going to have
10:43a very significant impact on the global diesel prices.
10:47Interesting.
10:48How much of the current price pressure
10:50is coming from global oil and gas markets?
10:53And how much is specific to Europe?
10:56Well, I think two main hubs.
10:59So, 20% of the refining capacity in Gulf is off
11:03and around 1.2 million to 1.5 million barrels of exports
11:08are down when we consider Russia and Gulf.
11:10So, these are the two main hubs that,
11:12from where the pressure is originating from,
11:14Europe and Asian markets, on the other hand,
11:16are on the receiving end.
11:17When you look at Europe as well,
11:19you know, the policy lacunas or policy anomalies,
11:22we have seen that in the past few years,
11:24from 2009 until now,
11:2630 refineries have already been closed or converted.
11:29So, now, you know, this is giving a wake-up call
11:31that maybe we need to have the approach
11:33of energy basket in place
11:35where fossil fuels and renewables coexist
11:37and we stop, you know, pitching them against each other
11:40or demonizing any form of energy.
11:43So, this is what's going on.
11:46Europe has spent the past few years
11:48trying to reduce its dependence on Russian energy.
11:51and are we now seeing the costs of that strategy
11:54sort of feeding back into consumer prices?
11:58Definitely, and I think it's very difficult these days,
12:02actually, given the integration of global economy,
12:05that you can really just wean yourself off of anything.
12:08Of course, Europe has increased its gas exports
12:11from Norway.
12:12Norway provides a lot of gas to Europe
12:13and then LNG from US.
12:16US has become the largest provider for LNG for Europe.
12:19but each of these countries have their own limitations as well.
12:22So, in the time of crisis, you know,
12:24you need to look at China.
12:26China, as a principle,
12:27do not buy anything more than 15% to 20%
12:31when it comes to their energy.
12:32China is now considering Brazil as their export partner.
12:35The Canadian seaborne oil exports to China
12:40have increased more than 200% year-on-year basis.
12:43So, they're not just relying on Iran.
12:46So, we need to, I think,
12:47take a page out of their playbook
12:49and diversify our energy supplies.
12:52Very briefly, Osama,
12:54any advice to consumers?
12:57Just don't spend any extra
12:59and save as much money as you can
13:01and also buy gold.
13:03Great.
13:04Osama Rizvi,
13:04thanks for breaking it all down for us.
13:07Energy is one problem in Europe these days.
13:10finding and keeping a place to live is another.
13:13In Spain,
13:14the housing crisis is becoming a major political test
13:17for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
13:19The pressure is mounting both inside Parliament
13:22and on the streets.
13:24Congress is set to vote on two government-backed measures
13:26aimed at tackling soaring rents
13:29and protecting tenants.
13:30But Sanchez's coalition needs support
13:33from parties on opposite ends
13:34of the political spectrum,
13:36which at this point does not look likely.
13:39and the rejection could trigger
13:40unpredictable political consequences.
13:43As lawmakers prepare for today's votes,
13:45protests across the country
13:47demand even stronger action.
13:49Javier Iniguez in Madrid has more.
13:52The countdown begins
13:53for what is increasingly becoming
13:54one of the most consequential votes
13:56for Pedro Sanchez's second term
13:58in the Spanish government.
13:59And as you can see,
14:00the pressure on the Spanish streets,
14:01like at the protest camp
14:02at Madrid's Puerta del Sol,
14:03when we find ourselves,
14:05is not backing down.
14:06The Congress is voting this Friday
14:08on two laws to curb the housing crisis.
14:09The Socialist government needs a majority
14:11that includes both
14:12the right-wing Catalan Pro-Independence Party,
14:14Junes,
14:15and the far-left Podemos.
14:16The latter has already announced
14:17it will support both laws in Congress.
14:20This unfundling of the laws
14:21is widely seen as a political maneuver
14:22to at least get the first one approved.
14:24This one has been negotiated
14:25alongside the Catalan Party.
14:27It grabs more protection of its evictions,
14:29an increase of taxing for tourist apartments,
14:31and more guarantees for tenants.
14:33But it also gives a tax bonus
14:34for renters that has been widely criticized
14:36by the left.
14:36The passing of the second law
14:38will be more complex.
14:39It only legislates on rental contracts
14:40and it would force landlords
14:41to compensate tenants
14:42with a minimum equivalent
14:43of two months' rent
14:44if the lease is not renewed,
14:46unless one of the parties
14:47gives previous notice,
14:48among other exceptions.
14:49Nevertheless,
14:49it is unlikely
14:50that Junes will grant support
14:51to the second one
14:52and even express discontent
14:53with the one they negotiated.
14:54The Tenants Union leading the protest
14:56has already confirmed
14:57that although they back the laws
14:58that the government is trying
14:59to pass this Friday,
15:00the mobilization will continue.
15:02They have called for a protest
15:03in front of every town hall
15:04on Spain on Saturday,
15:05and some already talk
15:06of a general strike
15:07for wild service
15:08consider the current main problem
15:10for the Spanish citizens.
15:14A very excited Javier Iniguez
15:16reporting from Madrid.
15:18Thank you very much.
15:19Romania is on the front line
15:21of Europe's security challenge.
15:23Russian drone attacks on Ukraine
15:25are spilling into Romanian airspace
15:27and along the Black Sea,
15:28while Bucharest is warning
15:30of a broader campaign
15:31of cyberattacks, sabotage
15:33and other forms
15:34of hybrid warfare.
15:35Romania is calling
15:36for stronger NATO deterrence
15:38on the eastern flank
15:39and closer cooperation
15:41among European allies.
15:42So how serious
15:44is the Russian threat,
15:45especially the one
15:46posed by drone attacks?
15:48Earlier I put this question
15:49to Romanian Foreign Minister
15:51Oana Silvia Toyu.
15:53It's definitely an increase
15:55in the security risks.
15:57We have seen this year,
15:59for example,
16:00a threefold increase
16:01compared with previous years.
16:03It's though the spillover effect
16:05of an increased number
16:06of attacks that Russia has
16:08in targeting Ukrainian infrastructure
16:10at our border,
16:11the ports, crossing points
16:14at the border, and so on.
16:17It's Russia's strategy
16:18to try to create chalk points
16:20on Ukraine's economy.
16:22And that is why, for example,
16:24something that we've done
16:25this week in New York
16:26and what we aim to build
16:28is, again, something similar
16:30with the solidarity lanes.
16:31We have had the Black Sea,
16:32a ceasefire, a moratorium
16:34that would enable us,
16:36especially through the port
16:37of Constanza,
16:39to support the proper commercial lanes
16:41in the Black Sea,
16:41together with Turkey,
16:42Bulgaria, Ukraine, of course.
16:44Now, you have called
16:45for a stronger protection
16:47of NATO's eastern flank.
16:49Yes.
16:49What exactly is it
16:51that you want
16:51from European allies?
16:53Is it air defense?
16:54Is it more troops?
16:56Well, it's not just
16:58what we want
16:58or what I want.
16:59It's rather what we all
17:00collectively need.
17:01We're talking with partners
17:02from the United States
17:04in their review process
17:05of their European posture
17:08to make sure together
17:10when we look at the eastern flank,
17:11when we look at the Black Sea,
17:13when we look at Romania's capabilities,
17:16will we ensure the fact
17:18that together we need
17:19a stronger deterrence
17:20and defense,
17:20not just for our border.
17:22It's also when we protect our border,
17:24it's also the Schengen border,
17:26NATO,
17:27the European Union's border.
17:29How concerned, Minister,
17:30are you about
17:32Russian hybrid warfare,
17:35the sabotage,
17:37the disinformation,
17:38the cyber attacks
17:41against Romania
17:43and other EU countries?
17:44The cyber hybrid interferences
17:48of Russia
17:49are actually
17:49their most assertive part
17:51directed to countries
17:52that are members
17:53of the European Union,
17:55be it cyber attacks.
17:56And we have proposed
17:57for the first time
17:59a listing of some individuals
18:01that we have analyzed
18:04to be part of the cyber attacks
18:05that have targeted Romania.
18:08I've spoken with a lot
18:10of my counterparts
18:11in terms of the hybrid interferences.
18:14they see with specific attacks
18:15on ammunition
18:17and military equipment factories
18:20or there's a lot of concern
18:22on our capacity
18:23to protect from hybrid attacks.
18:25The undersea cables,
18:27railways in Poland
18:28have been the target
18:30of hybrid attacks and so on.
18:32But it is absolutely necessary
18:34both at NATO
18:35and at the EU level
18:36that we increase
18:37not just our analysis capacity,
18:39our coordination,
18:40but also our capacity
18:42to respond
18:44in terms of
18:47protecting ourselves
18:48from this type
18:49of hybrid interferences.
18:53Romanian Foreign Minister
18:55Oana Silvia Toiu,
18:56one of many top guests
18:57we had this week
18:58speaking exclusively
18:59to Euronews.
19:01And that does it
19:01for us today.
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19:08I'm Stefan Grobe.
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