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Europe Today: Rusia ataca Kiev durante la visita de Merz; Bolsonaro gana la primera vuelta en Brasil
La visita del canciller alemán Friedriz Merz a Ucrania fue recibida con misiles rusos tras prometer 1.300 millones de euros a Kiev. Irán dice que Washington estudia su plan para acabar la guerra. En Brasil, Bolsonaro gana la primera vuelta.
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La visita del canciller alemán Friedriz Merz a Ucrania fue recibida con misiles rusos tras prometer 1.300 millones de euros a Kiev. Irán dice que Washington estudia su plan para acabar la guerra. En Brasil, Bolsonaro gana la primera vuelta.
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00:13Good morning, it is Monday the 5th of October. I'm Maeve MacMahon and this is Europe Today.
00:20Your morning update of European news and analysis live here on Euronews.
00:26Coming up in elections closely watched here in Brussels that saw 159 million people eligible
00:32to vote, the right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has won the first round in Brazil.
00:38All eyes on the second round of votes on the 25th of October when he'll face off against
00:44left-wing incumbent President Lula da Silva.
00:47Meanwhile over in Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez looks increasingly likely to call
00:53a snap election, with the 29th of November a potential date after his government suffered
00:59a defeat in Parliament on Friday with lawmakers rejecting two key housing decrees.
01:05Tens of thousands of people have been on the streets of Spain calling for more action to
01:10tackle the mounting housing crisis. And in Latvia, Prime Minister Andres Kulbergs and his centrist
01:17pro-Ukraine United List Party have won parliamentary elections by a wide margin.
01:22On the campaign trail, Kulbergs pledged to keep defence spending at 5% of GDP. That's one of the
01:28highest levels in NATO. This as student blockades continue to grip France, with up to 500 high
01:34schools entirely or partially closed today. Since the protests began last week in Paris with students
01:41staging sit-ins over overcrowding, teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings, over 5,000 people have
01:47been arrested and dozens of both students and teachers injured. But first, to Ukraine, where German
01:53Chancellor Friedrich Mertz made a surprise visit this weekend, pledging a major new 1.3 billion defence
01:59and energy package. There was also major damage to Kyiv's northern bridge hitting seriously important
02:06infrastructure. For more, we can bring in now Charles Michel, the former EU Council President,
02:12and of course the former Prime Minister of Belgium. You're also just back from New York where you met,
02:16President Zelensky. Tell us about the significance of this attack that took place this very weekend
02:21as Friedrich Mertz was visiting. Well, there is no doubt that Russia is trying to increase the pressure
02:25against Ukraine and against the European Union. And there is only one possible answer in my view,
02:31that's more support for Ukraine. We know from the one that the Ukrainians are brave, they are fighting
02:38for the future, but also for our principles and for our freedoms. And that's why I think that we need
02:44to be clear, we need to be strong. It means more financial support, more military collaboration with Ukraine.
02:50And how significant is it this 1.3 billion euro package from the Germans?
02:54Well, it's very good that that Germany is making a clear choice. And I have no doubt that in the
02:59month
03:00to come and certainly next year, with a lot of elections within the EU, it will be very important
03:06to send a very clear signal that we do not give up, that we know what is at stake. And
03:11it's important
03:11that the political leaders all across the EU are clear with the voters, with the citizens,
03:16of Ukraine. It's plain that what we do for Ukraine is not something for Ukraine. It's for Ukraine,
03:21and it's for our common future.
03:24And we've been hearing that the Americans are trying to broker some sort of deal again
03:27between Kyiv and Moscow. What are you hearing? Were you hearing any signs of progress in New York last
03:32week?
03:32No, I'm very doubtful. I feel that there are a lot of ambiguities coming from the United States,
03:36ambiguities towards Russia. I do not feel reassured. I don't feel represented by the Americans when
03:42it is about the future of Ukraine and the future of the European continent. That's why, you know,
03:49there is no doubt, in my opinion, that this ambition of European sovereignty, that's not something on
03:55paper. That's not something in theory. It means that we need to make decisions for our economic basis,
04:02because that's the key condition, but also for more European capabilities in the field of defense,
04:07so that we have a seat around the table, and that we are not just on the menu.
04:12And what was the message that Zelenskyy made to you?
04:15He's strong, and I have to say that I'm really impressed by his courage. I think that he's leading
04:23the country, he's running the country in extremely difficult conditions, and that's why he deserves
04:29our support without any hesitation.
04:31Okay, Sharmashal, stay with us here on set as we move on to another story. Of course,
04:36that's a situation in the Middle East. We've seen Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister say that Washington
04:39has replied to Tehran's proposal to end the US war on Iran, and that the response is now under
04:45internal review. We'll keep a close eye on that, because of course it comes as G7 leaders agreed
04:50Friday to take control of the spiraling energy crisis. For more on that, we can head over now to Doha,
04:56where Urine News' Adil Khalim is standing by for us. Good morning, Adil. So we've seen on Friday the
05:01G7 releasing 100 million barrels from emergency reserves. Will that be enough, though, to bring
05:06energy prices down?
05:10Probably not for long, Maeve. What this really does is buy governments some time. The pressure we're
05:15seeing on energy markets is tied to what's happening in this region. Shipping through the Strait of
05:21Hormuz has been severely disrupted since the start of this war. And according to Reuters,
05:25Europe has lost a quarter of its diesel and jet fuel supply since Iran started blocking the Strait.
05:32Now, diesel matters because it keeps trucks running, it keeps farms moving, and goods being
05:36delivered. So when that price goes up, we all feel the pinch. The G7 release should also take
05:40some pressure off prices. But again, these are temporary measures. These are emergency reserves,
05:45and they don't fix the underlying problem. So this does buy Europe some breathing space,
05:50but it doesn't end the energy crunch. Maeve?
05:54And Adil, with tensions still high across the region, how much worse
05:57do you think this energy crisis could get?
06:02Well, there's actually some encouraging news this morning, Maeve. New shipping data from Cape
06:06Lurshaw of Middle East oil experts, excluding Iran, have now returned to around pre-war levels. Saudi
06:11Arabia and the UAE have been able to move more oil through pipelines that bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
06:16Around 40% is now avoiding the Strait altogether. But it's still a very fragile situation. Iran
06:22continues to threaten unauthorized shipping through the Strait. We are seeing vessels being targeted.
06:28And the situation in Yemen is complicating another key waterway through the Red Sea.
06:34And OPEC Plus has decided to keep production steady through November, with Brent still trading above
06:41a hundred dollars a barrel. So the oil is getting out, but through a more complicated and risky
06:46network of routes, and any further disruption could quickly put pressure on prices. Maeve?
06:52And that's why, of course, European leaders as well are feeling the pressure. Adil Halim,
06:55thank you so much for that live broadcast there from Doha. And Charmichelle is with us here on set,
06:59and you know what it's like to sit in a room and deal with the crisis. And this war in
07:04Iran,
07:04it's impacting our pockets here in Europe. But we've no say over the direction it's taking.
07:09Yeah, I think it's absolutely important to have more ambition from a European perspective in the
07:15Middle East. We are not seen as a decisive player, as a decisive actor, but maybe that's also because
07:24of our responsibility. And if I look at the situation in that region, there is an issue with Iran for
07:29many
07:29years. The people of Iran, they have suffered two dictatorships, the Shah dictatorship, the Mullahs
07:34dictatorship. You know, when you repeat systematically the same behavior, don't be surprised that you get
07:40the same result. And this is what is going on in Iran. On the one hand, we have tried diplomacy,
07:46we have tried political engagement. We found substantial results, more terrorism, more support for
07:53policies by the regime in Iran, the nuclear threat, the use of hostages, foreign hostages, to put
08:00pressure on governments within the EU. And on the other hand, we can see that the military intervention
08:06launched by Israel and the United States, it doesn't lead to the result that we would like to get.
08:13So the Europeans are not doing enough to put pressure on the Americans who, of course, have the say here.
08:16Look, it's absolutely clear that we need to make some choices. And today, together with more than 20 former
08:24head of state, head of government, head of international organizations, we launched a call, a call on the EU
08:30to explore new options. We have tried appeasement and diplomatic engagement. We are observing that a
08:39military intervention is tried by the United States and Israel. We think that other options should be
08:44developed with the ambition to put the people of Iran at the heart. What kind of options? If you're
08:49sitting there at the council table, what kind of options? Look, with the experience I have over the
08:53last years, I'm observing that too often in the past, we have accepted collectively to consider the
08:59people of Iran as the collateral victim of our political decisions. And it's not acceptable anymore,
09:05in my opinion. That's why I feel it's more support to the people of Iran. There are a lot of
09:09people
09:09within the country with hopes and with the hope for a better future, to be in charge of their future,
09:19to be more master of our destiny. I don't think that those people today, they feel a support coming
09:25from outside. And those people in Iran, they face a double punishment, the consequences of the
09:34military intervention on the one hand, but also the oppression by the regime.
09:37And how could that support to those people look like?
09:40I think there are a lot of options, a lot of possibilities. The simple fact that from a
09:45political point of view, we sent a clear signal that we are hearing their sufferings, that we are
09:51considering more options in terms of tangible, political, maybe financial support in some
09:58circumstances, it would be a very powerful signal. And it could be a third path, a third way.
10:04And once again, Iran in this regime is the source of a lot of uncertainties. That's a threat,
10:12a threat against global security, a threat against global economy. We can see the consequences in
10:18terms of freedom of navigation, and what it means for all of us in terms of economic consequences.
10:23And what should European governments be doing now to soften the blow of that energy crisis this
10:26winter? The situation is grim, as we've seen on Friday with that G7 meeting.
10:30Yeah, there is one very powerful signal. It means that in the future, we need to be less dependent.
10:36We need to be more sovereign, more resilient, and that's needed to develop our own capabilities.
10:42But of course, a certain interaction with the rest of the world will be always needed, in my opinion.
10:48And that's why we need to be much more ambitious in terms of providing stability in that region.
10:53The Middle East, that's not an area that has to be settled by Mr.
11:00Kushner and by the Americans only. The European diplomats, the European leaders, they have a
11:06role to play. Why? Because we are at the front light to suffer the consequences. If there is more
11:11stability in that region, it will be good for us, it will be good for our economic development. When
11:16that's not the case, we suffer the consequences. And we can see today, in the daily life of our
11:23citizens, what are the concrete consequences of the situation?
11:26And people are suffering, and we're hearing messages from, for example, the Energy Commissioner
11:30here in Brussels, saying that we need to use less fuel this winter. Is that sufficient,
11:33though, when people are really worried?
11:34Yeah, but it shows our failure. If we are in such a position, that's because we were not able to
11:42manage
11:42to be around the table. Once again, there's the same in Ukraine, there's the same in the Middle East.
11:47In my view, the destiny of the EU is not to be the vassal of anyone. The destiny of the
11:53EU is to
11:54promote our values and to defend our legitimate interests. And today, we understand that the
11:59economy and security, it goes together. These are not two separate topics or two separate areas. And
12:15also in relationship with the Middle East. And with this purpose, to have much more influence to
12:22protect much better our fundamental interests.
12:25And as of course you mentioned, next year will be a fascinating year for Europe, with so many
12:28elections taking place. Have you followed the scandal going on in France regarding Jordan
12:33Bardella? What's your view here?
12:34I do not to comment the recent developments in relationship with Jordan Bardella, but one thing
12:40is absolutely clear. The choice for the voters in France, but also in some other European countries,
12:46will be a choice for more European integration, more common sense. That's my personal opinion.
12:53Or on the contrary, a choice for fermentation and a choice for some ambiguities in relationship with
12:59Russia. On my side, there is no doubt that what we need is more EU, more effectiveness. And we need
13:08also to be very clear that going in the direction of more fragmentation, more nationalism, more
13:14polarization is the wrong choice. And it will lead to more poverty and less influence for the EU.
13:20It will be detrimental for the citizens all across the EU.
13:24Okay. Sharmashal, thank you so much for coming in.
13:26Thank you.
13:26Take care and see you very soon. Of course, we'll stick to that topic of France, where
13:30Jordan Bardella, the popular young leader of the French far-right national rally, is gripped
13:36in scandal. Just months ahead of the presidential elections, he is denied writing anti-Semitic messages
13:43back in 2013 after an investigation by the left-leaning outlet Media Parc alleged that he did.
13:49For more on this story that we're watching closely, we're joined now by our French
13:53politics expert, Maya Delaboum. Good morning, Maya.
13:56Good morning, Maeve.
13:57So look, these allegations came out a while ago, but the story is evolving every day. Tell us more.
14:02Yes. So the investigative website Mediapart revealed a few weeks ago that Jordan Bardella,
14:08who could be France's next prime minister, had an exchange of private messages on Facebook in 2013.
14:14So he was 17 years old at the time. And these messages were directed against Jews. Those messages
14:22were authenticated by Facebook itself and by Mediapart last week. So we can have on screen an
14:29extract of these messaging. So Bardella wrote that the Jew must dominate other peoples, crush them,
14:36and rob them. All banks are held by the Jews.
14:40And what have the reactions been, Maya? Will this impact the campaign?
14:44So there was a huge political backlash after these revelations. You know, Maeve, that we are seven
14:51months ahead of the next presidential elections in France. Jordan Bardella, but also Marine Le Pen,
14:57the leader of the national front, are the clear front runners in this campaign. And the reactions
15:03from the national rally has been to massively rally around Bardella. We can see it also on screen
15:10here. Marine Le Pen, the leader of the RN, said, you won't get anyone to believe that. It's just
15:17madness. I have complete confidence in Jordan. So there was also an interesting reaction from the
15:25opposition leaders in France. Many of them said that there is still an undercurrent of anti-Semitism
15:32in the national rally. And as you know, this has been a problem inside the RN with Jean-Marie Le
15:38Pen,
15:38the founder of the RN, who was sued many times for his anti-Semitic comments. So all in all, what
15:45is
15:46exactly the impact of this scandal? I think that it will be limited. And the reason is very clear.
15:52The polls are very high when it comes to the national rally. They're riding very high.
15:58And that's the main point, isn't it, Maya Delavone? Thank you so much for your analysis
16:02there. And now to Brazil, where Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of the former president, Jair Bolsonaro,
16:10who's behind bars, has won the very first round of Brazil's presidential elections, beating the incumbent
16:16left-wing president Lula da Silva. But he didn't obtain more than 50% of the votes that are required
16:22to win outright. A second round will be taking place at the end of October.
16:26For analysis, we can bring in now João Albuquerque, Portuguese political analyst and former MEP.
16:32Good morning, João. Great to see you and have you here in the studio.
16:34What is your reaction to this outcome? Well, I would say that it's a sad morning. It's a worrying
16:41morning. We haven't seen in Brazil since 1989 that the winner of the first round does not win the
16:48second round. So there is a high chance that Bolsonaro can win again on the 25th of October.
16:52So what will that mean for the world and, of course, for Europe?
16:55I would say that has a significant impact on the shifts in South America. You will have the two
17:01biggest countries in the South America region now governed, if Bolsonaro wins, by right-wing
17:08conservative majorities with a different agenda, very close to Donald Trump and moving further away.
17:13And this is the particular point that I want to make, potentially moving further away from the
17:17European Union, which Lula has managed to do and to bridge in the recent years.
17:21Indeed, there was lots of prospects there for various different deals when it came to trade,
17:24the climate, of course. Absolutely. Lula has had a very significant
17:28impact in approving the Mercosur agreement, but also in making sure that we have, on cultural
17:33issues, on progressive and democratic issues, there was an approximation between the two sides.
17:39And I think it was very important that the two sides managed to come together. And I think this is
17:44at risk now with the election of Bolsonaro. But it's interesting because the figures show that
17:48growth improved under Lula, but voters, I guess, felt very much crushed by debt.
17:53There is there is a significant social movement in the last few years that has put a lot of pressure
17:59on
17:59the lower class population in Brazil, specifically because of debts in terms of credit debts, but
18:06also in terms of the bets. Lula has tried to target this on the last days of the campaign,
18:11but it was significantly not enough and not enough to convince the voters to vote for him
18:16after what he tried to do. And as you say, Flavio Bolsonaro, if elected, he will represent a sharp,
18:21hardline shift to the right. What kind of radical policy overhaul should we embrace for here in Europe?
18:27I think he will follow the tendency that you see with Millet in Argentina, but a very close-minded
18:33partner to Donald Trump. It's this right that is very conservative in terms of values, in terms of social
18:38and cultural values, but at the same time, very liberal in terms of the economic policies. So
18:43trying to cut down on government funding, on government spending, on a population that,
18:47of course, heavily depends on the social benefits that the state provides. This can have significant
18:52impacts in the social elevator and the way that people can come out of poverty.
18:57So that's why, of course, this election has been very closely watched here in the de facto EU capital
19:01here in Brussels. Raoul Buquerque, thank you so much for your analysis. And that brings Monday's
19:06edition of Europe Today to an end. Thank you so much for your company, as always. Any comments,
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