- 14 hours ago
Europe Today: Ο Σάντσεθ προκηρύσσει πρόωρες κάλπες στην Ισπανία, ενώ Γάλλοι μαθητές ξαναδιαδηλώνουν
Ο Πέδρο Σάντσεθ ρισκάρει πρόωρες εκλογές στις 29/11 μετά την απόρριψη μέτρων για τη στέγη και διαδηλώσεις. Στη Γαλλία φοιτητές διαδηλώνουν, ενώ ευρωβουλευτές συζητούν την κρίση στέγης και τα deepfakes.
ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΕΠΙΣΗΣ : http://gr.euronews.com/2026/10/06/europe-today-sanchez-calls-snap-election-in-spain-as-french-students-protest-again
Γίνε συνδρομητής! ! Το euronews είναι διαθέσιμο σε 12 γλώσσες
Ο Πέδρο Σάντσεθ ρισκάρει πρόωρες εκλογές στις 29/11 μετά την απόρριψη μέτρων για τη στέγη και διαδηλώσεις. Στη Γαλλία φοιτητές διαδηλώνουν, ενώ ευρωβουλευτές συζητούν την κρίση στέγης και τα deepfakes.
ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΕΠΙΣΗΣ : http://gr.euronews.com/2026/10/06/europe-today-sanchez-calls-snap-election-in-spain-as-french-students-protest-again
Γίνε συνδρομητής! ! Το euronews είναι διαθέσιμο σε 12 γλώσσες
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:15Υπότιτλοι AUTHORWAVE
00:30Budget cuts continue this Tuesday, with students voicing anger over poor conditions and overcrowding.
00:36Some blockades have descended into riots, with one teenager reportedly losing a hand in an explosion.
00:42We'll be crossing to Paris for the latest from our correspondent.
00:46And deadly drone strike in the Black Sea.
00:50Two people have been killed and 11 injured after a cargo ship caught fire off Romania.
00:55Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyy says the vessel was hit by Russian drones.
01:00The Romanian authorities have yet to confirm the cause.
01:04The ship later sank.
01:06Meanwhile, plague fears in Russia.
01:08The European Union says it's closely monitoring a suspected outbreak in Siberia after the death of one lab worker.
01:16Around 200 people who've been in contact with her are now under medical observation.
01:21Although the Russian authorities have not confirmed any outbreak.
01:25But first, to Spain, where Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has done it again.
01:30In his biggest political gamble yet, Sánchez has called a snap election for November the 29th,
01:37calling Spaniards back to the polls earlier than expected.
01:40The vote comes amid growing anger over soaring rents and housing costs.
01:45And of course, continuing scrutiny over the crisis in Ceuta.
01:49For the latest, I'm joined here on set by our very own Europe editor, Maria Tadeo.
01:52Good morning, Maria. So why now?
01:55Well, Maeve, because the Prime Minister, the Spanish Prime Minister, believes that there is a path to victory.
02:00They believe that they can win this election.
02:03The polls right now indicate there isn't one.
02:06But there's eight weeks of campaigning still to go.
02:10And the entourage of the Prime Minister say that when you look at the timing,
02:14and let's be honest, this was a government on its deathbed.
02:16This was a government on its final legs with no ability to legislate, no budget.
02:22And of course, the ongoing crisis in Ceuta, which has not been resolved.
02:25And it's a big failure for the Spanish government.
02:28But nonetheless, they do think that the dynamics on the ground seem to be changing.
02:32Hopefully, we can put up the pictures on TV.
02:35There is a protest movement, which we see now.
02:38That is the center, the heart of Madrid, over housing, over rents.
02:43This is a social justice matter.
02:45And the Spanish government believes this is their opportunity at this point.
02:50Someone is going to capitalize from the pictures that we are seeing.
02:54The campaign, as I say, starts with this backdrop of the housing crisis,
02:59but will evolve into a question.
03:01And already we heard that yesterday from the Spanish Prime Minister.
03:03of there is a right side of history and there is a wrong side of history.
03:07You stay on the progressive lane or Spain will go into what they deem will be a reactionary right-wing
03:13government.
03:14This is a prime minister who's going to play a tough campaign on a touch or on a tad populist
03:19note.
03:20Again, reinforcing this idea is that ultimately there are two camps.
03:24You either stay with him or the opposition will flip it and take back what he argues have been fundamental
03:31legislation in the way of progress and social progress.
03:35And then the other point is, Maeve, Pedro Sánchez is very good on a campaign trail.
03:40He is very good when he controls the narrative, but the Spanish government no longer controls that narrative because of
03:46that Ceuta crisis over the summer.
03:48So this is a way to reset and now go into a defensive mode.
03:51The one thing that I would note, and this is key, is when you look at the polls, the number
03:56that really matters is that 50 percent threshold.
03:58As it stands, if there is a union that is feasible, possible between the mainstream right-wing party, Partido Popular,
04:05and the further to its right, much harder to its right, Vox, there is no question that they will enter
04:11a coalition government.
04:12And in fact, the opposition says they are ready for the campaign.
04:15And now really this is the time to vote.
04:16And this will all have big implications, of course, for Europe.
04:19Well, certainly, because the Spanish government and Pedro Sánchez, to some extent, they are the face of the left in
04:26Europe.
04:26He is the one socially progressive left-wing prime minister that is still standing in a European union that is
04:33clearly tilting to the right.
04:35That is what has made Spanish foreign policy interesting to watch.
04:39This is a country that is not in the consensus and is happy of not being in that consensus.
04:45When you look at policies on the economic front, but also Palestine, Israel, very combative when it comes to the
04:52U.S. President Donald Trump.
04:55However, if the government changes, you could get a recalibration in all those big files internationally.
05:01What matters, of course, is that Spain has had this outsourced or this bigger than its size would indicate voice
05:08in foreign policy because Pedro Sánchez is the faction that represents this whole left.
05:12That could change, of course, if you become one of many conservative prime ministers, which is the case right now
05:17in the European Council and the European Parliament, which they also hold.
05:20Okay, Marina, thank you so much for your analysis.
05:22We can now actually take a listen to Pedro Sánchez, who, as you heard there, faces the biggest bet of
05:26his life.
05:31You, the Spanish people, must decide what role you want to play in this and what role you want Spain
05:37to play in it.
05:37Do you wish to join this far-right wave that is causing regression wherever it governs?
05:43Or do you want Spain to remain a fortress of openness, social justice and environmental responsibility?
05:50Do you want our country to regress or continue moving forward?
05:54Retroceda or continue avanzando?
05:59And the imminent elections in Spain are, of course, the talk of the town here in Brussels this morning, with
06:04many wondering how this will impact EU affairs and daily business here.
06:08For more analysis, I'm joined now by Javier Cabonel, director of Future Policy Lab at the European Policy Centre think
06:15tank here in Brussels.
06:16Good morning, Javier. Thank you so much for joining us.
06:18So the countdown is on to these elections, and we're seeing now, you know, the Pepe doing very well in
06:23the polls, the Vox also gaining ground.
06:25What does that tell us about the political mood in Spain?
06:28I mean, the political mood in Spain is not so different than the political mood anywhere else in Europe.
06:32I mean, there's this big anti-incumbency, anti-establishment sentiment.
06:36Pedro Sánchez has been in government for nearly eight years, which means that, you know, that's a lot of time
06:40to become part of the establishment, of course.
06:42And so there's, of course, some things that are specific to Spain.
06:46So Spain is doing very well in unemployment or economic growth, but it's doing very badly in housing.
06:50But in general, it's not so different than the rest of, you know, the European sentiment, which is pretty, pretty
06:55against politicians.
06:56And what would a Pepe Vox government actually mean for Spain's domestic policies?
07:01So in domestic policies, what we can expect, for example, in terms of housing is a much more market-based
07:06approach to these kind of measures.
07:08We would, of course, see a much more tougher position on migration.
07:11So Box is a very kind of anti-EU, anti-gender, anti-green and anti-migration party.
07:17So in this sense, we would see a tougher position on migration and increasing defence spending, for example.
07:23So it would definitely be against Sánchez's policies in a lot of respects.
07:28And what's Pedro Sánchez's right, do you think, to call this election now?
07:32Well, that's a good question. We don't know.
07:34But I will say something.
07:35If I were an advisor to the Socialist Party two weeks ago, I would have never told them to open
07:39with housing elements.
07:40So this would be probably one of the biggest policy failures of this administration.
07:45And now it's most kind of election kind of claim, right?
07:49So he was able to convert a weakness into a strength.
07:53Will this be enough? We do not know.
07:55But at least this kind of tells us something about Sánchez's political mastery to, you know, turn difficult situations on
08:01their head.
08:02And this, of course, would have major implications for Europe, these elections.
08:06How could EU policy be impacted in daily business here?
08:09So I think the main issue is that Spain would probably come back to the, again, right-wing consensus that
08:15Europe is having at the moment.
08:16So in terms of migration, in terms of defence spending, Sánchez was definitely outside of the consensus and it would
08:21probably fold.
08:23I think also a big issue is the budget.
08:25So Spain is one of the most pro-European, also pro-increasing the budget of the EU.
08:30And I don't think that a PPVox government with a far-right party and Feijó, who's not really focused on
08:36EU and international politics, is more focused on domestic politics, would really press for, you know, an increasing EU budget.
08:42And we've heard EU diplomats this morning saying already it's becoming a distraction because, of course, there's so much that
08:47needs to get done, even the long-term budget as well, which is currently under discussion here.
08:51Well, yeah, I mean, every election is a distraction and every election always comes, you know, at a difficult moment
08:55where difficult decisions have to be made.
08:57So I think this is kind of normal on the day-to-day.
09:00But I think Sánchez was definitely thinking about, you know, this big housing crisis and what would be more electoral
09:06successful for him.
09:07And that's why he called the elections.
09:08And I think that's what, you know, to be honest, any politician would do.
09:10And just a final point on that housing, because housing is also being discussed and debated in the European Parliament
09:15today, because the EU is finally rolling out this EU affordable housing.
09:18How critical is the situation in Spain now for young people?
09:20So it's pretty critical, especially for young people.
09:24Again, this is not something that is particular to Spain, but it's definitely more problematic in Spain.
09:28Also, we have a big concentration of economic growth in the big cities, which means that these are extremely well,
09:34you know, occupied.
09:35And also there's a big issue in Spain, which is that it is sunny and it's an attractive country, which
09:39means that we have a lot of, you know, northern European people coming to Spain with higher salaries, which means
09:44that sometimes the locals can be priced out, especially in cities like Barcelona or Valencia and in the coast.
09:50So there are some specificities about Spain's housing crisis.
09:53But to be honest, it's broadly shared with the rest of Europe.
09:56OK, Javier Carbonell from the European Policy Centre think tank here in Brussels.
10:02Thank you so much for your analysis.
10:04Now, that housing crisis in Spain will be up for debate in Strasbourg today with MEPs looking into the fact
10:10that house prices have risen by over 60% in the past decade.
10:14And costs are putting growing pressure on households, not just in Spain, but all across Europe.
10:18As I said there, Brussels is rolling out a so-called affordable housing plan and the EU has appointed a
10:23commissioner responsible for housing.
10:25We can take a listen to him now.
10:27Dan Jorgensen speaking to Euronews.
10:29We see normal people with normal jobs not being able to find a place to live, being crowded out of
10:35the cities where they serve as police officers, nurses and teachers and so on.
10:39So this is totally unacceptable.
10:40And we need to act because if you don't have roof over your head, if you don't have the opportunity
10:45to find a place to live, then, for instance, young people are not able to start a family.
10:49It is, I would say, actually an emergency.
10:54And for more on that housing emergency, as it's been coined there by the European Commission, you can visit our
10:59website, euronews.com.
11:01But now we can head to France, where secondary school students are gearing up for another major day of protests.
11:07They're calling for better conditions, more teachers and resources.
11:11In recent weeks, we've seen a number of protests erupt into violent clashes, leaving hundreds injured and thousands arrested.
11:17We can head now to Paris and bring in Estelle Nielsen-Julien, who's outside a school there.
11:22Estelle, good to see you there.
11:23Just tell us, what is the latest this Tuesday morning?
11:28Good morning, Maeve, from the heart of Paris, where students will shortly begin filing into this school behind me for
11:34what has been branded as Act III of the protests.
11:37I've been trying to work out what's been going on since I've been set up here.
11:40I've seen students drag bins away, drag barriers, and I'm just five minutes away from the Place de la République,
11:48where a major protest is planned for later today.
11:51So perhaps students are gearing themselves up for that already.
11:55The mass protests, though, of course, did not start in the heart of Paris.
11:59They began in the suburbs, in Crite, but they've grown into a nationwide movement.
12:04And students are pushing a long list of grievances, so they're calling for smaller class sizes, for their buildings to
12:13be renovated, and also for teacher absences to be sorted out.
12:17We've seen lots of peaceful protests, but also some violent clashes between police and students.
12:24But there's also been an infiltration from rioters, and there's a worry that these rioters are going to make the
12:32situation even more tense today.
12:34Well, indeed, Estelle, because they did start as peaceful protests, but they've been hijacked by violence.
12:39Tell us more about the actual levels of violence we've seen over the last couple of days all across France.
12:45Well, we've seen some cases which have shocked the nation.
12:48A schoolboy lost his eye due to what is believed to have been a police rubber bullet.
12:53We also heard a story of another schoolboy who lost his hand after he is believed to have picked up
12:59a police grenade.
13:00In terms of injuries, we're talking about more than 215 injured pupils, 78 school staff, and around 700 police officers.
13:10I spoke to a police union yesterday to ask them what they made of this violence, and they were very
13:16much on the defensive,
13:17stating that they had only used force wear legitimate, and that investigations would reveal whether it was required or not.
13:25This comes after rights groups have criticised police forces in France for what they deem as unnecessary use of force.
13:34And how are teachers feeling about the situation? It's clearly very disruptive to the academic year.
13:41Yeah, so I spoke to the head of a teacher's union yesterday.
13:44He told me that every day, alongside his colleagues, he's going outside schools to make sure that the situation remains
13:50calm
13:51and to diffuse any potential tensions.
13:53He also told me that as a teacher, he very strongly did not wish the situation to become politicised
14:00and urged politicians to not politicise the situation further than it need be.
14:05This comes after many in France have accused the hard-left France and Baal Party of politicising the protests.
14:11The question, though, that everyone is asking is how long will this go on for?
14:15So trade unions are joining students in a major protest later today.
14:20So it remains to see how this will all pan out.
14:23Anissa, the protests have also spilled over here to Beldum and to Valonia.
14:27Thank you so much for that live broadcast there.
14:29Though from Paris is a story, of course, we'll be keeping a very close eye on here on Euronews.
14:33But next, one in six, the number of female EU lawmakers now found to be victims of deepfake and AI
14:41-generated sexual violence.
14:42That's according to a major new investigation by Agora Digitala Transformation.
14:46Over 100 MEPs have sent a letter to the European Commission demanding action.
14:51For more, we can head over now to Strasbourg, where the Austrian Green MEP, Lena Schilling, is standing by for
14:56us this morning.
14:57Good morning, Lena. Thank you so much for joining us this morning on Europe Today.
15:01You are one of the MEPs affected by this. Just tell us how that made you feel.
15:08Good morning. Thank you so much for the invitation.
15:11and also about speaking about a topic that I think is not covered enough.
15:16We are seeing a situation where every sixth woman running for office on the European level
15:22is actually the one being attacked by AI deepfakes,
15:27which means people were just putting up naked pictures of me on the Internet that were fake.
15:32And how this feels, I think, almost every woman can imagine that this is an immense shock to just recognize
15:40that.
15:40I was getting this email of Agora, who did that study,
15:44and suddenly I saw there are pictures on the Internet I never took,
15:49and people are just doing that to take my dignity away,
15:52but not just mine, but from so many female politicians running.
15:56And I think this is just so unacceptable.
15:58And what does this kind of digital abuse do to women in politics like your very self?
16:06I think the main point is we often say to young women, run for office, go into politics,
16:13stand up, lead, take a voice.
16:15But what we are not talking about is the consequence that this means.
16:18It means exposing yourself to a level that is now unseen,
16:22because seeing AI deepfake pictures is something that can be really a threat to democracy,
16:28because just imagine you go into an election and such pictures pop up.
16:33Think of young women, not in politics, but maybe activists standing up that want to go into politics
16:38and seeing how other political forces or whoever is doing that is then creating such pictures of them.
16:46That is, in a way, humiliating that is, I think, unseen.
16:50But you say the violence is old, but the method is new.
16:52What do you mean by that?
16:53And what is it like being a woman in a very male-dominated environment?
17:00I think all of us are experiencing violence in the one form or the other over our life.
17:06We see all of the cases right now also getting big again.
17:11We saw Gilles Pellicot, but also a lot of others.
17:14And I think what this also means for our society is a structural problem,
17:18that violence against women is still a problem.
17:20And now in this situation, in a situation where the Internet, social media,
17:25and digital competence is being bigger and bigger, this is a real, real threat
17:30because people can intrude your own personal space in a way without really getting close to you.
17:37And that is something that I really, we need to think about that.
17:42We need to stop that.
17:43On the 2nd of December, there should be the AI Nudifier ban being in action.
17:46But for that, we need authorities in the member states that are actually having the resources
17:50and the power to also really take action then.
17:53And that's why I think this is also very timely because, yes,
17:56it's hitting every six women in the European Parliament.
17:59But look to the outside world.
18:01This can happen to your daughter, to your sister, to every woman in your life.
18:06And that's why we need to take immediate action now.
18:08And indeed, you've called on the European Commission.
18:10You've sent that letter.
18:12Have you got a reaction yet?
18:16Right now, we are still hoping for a stronger reaction yesterday.
18:21And that is really encouraging to see.
18:23Roberta Metzeler in the European Parliament was again emphasizing also
18:27that we need to really implement the things we are doing here in this Parliament,
18:31which means getting force that is actually able to deal with this kind of political
18:36and also emotional threats we are right now also experiencing.
18:41So I think that is a very tiny first step.
18:44But we keep on fighting.
18:47Okay.
18:47Lena Schilling, Austrian MEP there from the Green Party.
18:50Thank you so much for speaking to us this morning live here on Europe Today.
18:54And that brings this edition of Europe Today this Tuesday to an end.
18:58Thank you so much for your company.
19:00As always, any topics you'd like us to dig into or any reactions to anything that we've reported on today,
19:05you can write to us, europetoday at uranews.com.
19:08That is our email address.
19:09But for now, thank you so much for tuning in.
19:11As always, take care and see you soon on your rings.
19:39Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:44Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:47Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:49Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:51Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:53Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:55Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:55Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:56Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:56Thank you so much for tuning in.
19:59Thank you so much for tuning in.
20:01Thank you so much for tuning in.
20:02Ευχαριστώ.