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Europe Today: Zelenskyy a Bruxelles, Kyiv guarda all'Europa tra tensioni con gli USA
Volodymyr Zelensky è a Bruxelles per il vertice UE, con il sostegno di Washington in dubbio. Previsto il primo bilaterale formale con il nuovo premier ungherese Péter Magyar. Nessun accordo dei leader sul bilancio UE. Parla il ministro irlandese Thomas Byrne.
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Volodymyr Zelensky è a Bruxelles per il vertice UE, con il sostegno di Washington in dubbio. Previsto il primo bilaterale formale con il nuovo premier ungherese Péter Magyar. Nessun accordo dei leader sul bilancio UE. Parla il ministro irlandese Thomas Byrne.
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00:14Good morning, yes it's Friday, October 16th, you're watching Euronews and this is Europe Today.
00:22Coming up, EU leaders have refused to budge on the bloc's next long-term budget
00:27and openly cast doubt on whether a deal can be sealed by the end of the year.
00:32A slippage that would mean significant delays and a collision with a string of national elections.
00:38Until now, capitals were committed to reaching a final agreement by December.
00:42But at yesterday's summit in Brussels, where talks dragged on longer than expected,
00:47a growing number of governments was not ready to be hurried.
00:51Today, the summit continues with, first and foremost, Ukraine on the agenda.
00:56Bulgarian Prime Minister Radev stunned summit participants by backing the controversial diesel supply deal
01:03agreed between U.S. President Trump and Russian President Putin in defiance of Western sanctions.
01:09His comments put Radev at odds with his fellow EU leaders,
01:12who have strongly condemned the deal as risky, dangerous and misguided.
01:17To make it happen, the U.S. has the sanctions on imports of Russian diesel until April 2027.
01:23The deal was also lambasted by Democrats and Republicans in the U.S.
01:28And the U.S. military has drawn up options for renewed strikes on Iran
01:33that include the use of one of the biggest non-nuclear bombs in its arsenal.
01:38According to news reports, the plans involve the possible use of a massive air blast bomb,
01:43nicknamed the mother of all bombs.
01:46The 22,000-pound weapon is designed to affect surface targets over a wide area
01:52and has so far not been deployed by the U.S. inside Iran.
01:56Tehran is reportedly strengthening its defenses around sensitive energy and nuclear sites
02:01in preparation for a potential resumption of attacks.
02:06Welcome to the program. I'm Stefan Grobe.
02:09Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Brussels for a crucial EU summit
02:14with relations between Kiev and Washington under growing strain
02:18and uncertainty mounting over future American military support.
02:22Ukraine is looking to its European partners for greater security commitments,
02:27more military assistance, and progress towards EU membership.
02:31But can Europe really fill the gap if Washington steps back?
02:35Our correspondent Sasha Vakulina is following the summit in Brussels
02:39and has been speaking exclusively to Zelenskyy's deputy chief of staff.
02:44Good morning, Sasha.
02:45So, with tensions between Kiev and Washington escalating,
02:50how seriously is Ukraine now looking at reducing its dependence on American military equipment?
02:56This is a very important thing for Ukraine, and, you know, it would be...
03:00It's impossible to explain how much it is important for Kiev this day,
03:05specifically with the recent reports, media reports,
03:07regarding the fact that the United States is threatening to cut the intel for Ukrainian military
03:12or the recent disruptions in Starlink's military version,
03:15Star Shield, for Ukrainian military.
03:17So, this is very important.
03:19And these are the two also crucial aspects that are...
03:23This is where Ukraine is trying to find replacements,
03:26to find European replacements,
03:27and to take the leading role in developing those.
03:29And this is one of the things that I discussed exclusively with Igor Zhovkova,
03:34who is the deputy head of the office of President Zelenskyy.
03:36He said the processes, both when it comes to the air defense equivalent
03:41to shoot down Russia's ballistic missiles,
03:44and the European equivalent of Starlink,
03:46Not only the discussions are already underway, Stefan,
03:49but the progress and there is, you know,
03:50the work is also already underway between the European and Ukrainian companies.
03:55Let's take a listen.
04:03We certainly rely on the unique capabilities provided by the United States,
04:07whether in air defense systems or services such as Starlink.
04:10But Ukraine has already begun substantive discussions with European countries
04:13about developing a European air defense system under Project Freya.
04:17As you know, seven countries are involved in this project,
04:19almost all of them EU member states.
04:21And discussions have now moved to a very practical level.
04:24The process began in Paris in July,
04:25with the summit of the leaders of the countries participating in Project Freya.
04:29Companies are now in direct talks with one another.
04:31We need a European equivalent of the existing air defense system.
04:34Ukraine is ready to play its part,
04:36and European countries are interested in this cooperation.
04:38The same applies to Starlink.
04:40We, and by that I mean European countries,
04:43need to have our own equivalent system.
04:45Discussions are also underway on this,
04:47although we're not going to disclose the details.
04:59There are two specific initiatives launched by Ukraine,
05:02and Ukraine intends to take the lead in both.
05:04First and foremost, because Ukraine needs them.
05:06But they are, of course, equally important for other European countries.
05:09We have a clear timetable and deadlines.
05:12As you know, the President is constantly pushing to accelerate this process.
05:15I won't give specific dates or deadlines,
05:18but I can say that it will happen much sooner than the 10 or 15 years
05:21some are talking about, and even sooner than five years.
05:27But can Europe realistically provide Ukraine
05:30with the security guarantees it needs without the United States?
05:35Only until a certain extent, let's be very honest about it.
05:38Now, Jovko outlined the three essential pillars
05:40for when it comes to European help.
05:42This is sustained financial support for Ukraine's military joint
05:45European defence production,
05:46and clear commitment to Ukraine's eventual EU membership.
05:50Now, he also spoke a lot about the fact
05:52how important the European security guarantees are,
05:55and how they are indeed the foundation and the base
05:58for any sort of a settlement
06:00when it comes to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
06:02But he did admit that, you know,
06:03they still need and they depend crucially
06:06on the U.S. backing.
06:08Let's take a listen.
06:10We have always maintained
06:12that European security guarantees
06:13must form the foundation of Ukraine security.
06:16This involves a range of measures,
06:19including military and financial support
06:20for our armed forces.
06:21After all, the cornerstone of Ukraine's security guarantees
06:24is a strong and capable military.
06:26But that military must also have adequate financial backing.
06:30This will be one of the issues discussed
06:32at today's European Council summit,
06:34and the President will address it in considerable detail.
06:37Another pillar of our security guarantees
06:39is joint defence production.
06:42Ukraine is already pushing other countries
06:43to significantly accelerate their military production.
06:46The third pillar is Ukraine's membership
06:48of the European Union.
06:50Without clear commitment that Ukraine will become
06:52an EU member,
06:53we cannot speak of comprehensive security guarantees.
06:56So European security guarantees are fundamental,
06:59but they cannot, of course,
07:01exist without the support of the United States.
07:04And Sasha, there is this morning
07:06this meeting between Zelensky
07:07and the Hungarian prime minister.
07:10We'll talk about that in a moment.
07:12Is this the beginning of a, you know,
07:15new friendship between both countries?
07:17Well, certainly, I think both Kiev and Budapest
07:19hope that this is a reset
07:20in their diplomatic relationship.
07:21And when I spoke to Zhokva about it,
07:23he also revealed exclusively for Euronews
07:25that Zelensky was indeed invited
07:27and might come to Budapest next week.
07:30he did stop short of confirming
07:31whether President Zelensky
07:32is going to go to Hungary,
07:34but that the invitation is indeed there
07:35and that Kiev also invited Magyar to come to Kiev.
07:38Let's take a listen to this.
07:44He has always been a very welcome guest in Kiev,
07:47and we would certainly welcome
07:48such a meeting in the Ukrainian capital.
07:50Other locations in Ukraine are also an option.
07:52Our expectations are very positive.
07:54We are grateful to Hungary
07:55for its support in opening the EU accession,
07:57negotiating clusters.
07:58As we know, opening each cluster
08:00requires the agreement of every member state,
08:02and Hungary is currently providing
08:03that support to Ukraine.
08:07We have opened four clusters,
08:08with two still remaining.
08:09We are confident that Hungary's position
08:11will continue to be as constructive
08:13as it has been so far.
08:15At today's meeting with Magyar,
08:16we certainly expect to discuss
08:18European integration,
08:19but there is much more
08:20to our relationship than that.
08:21Ukraine and Hungary
08:23are neighbouring countries.
08:27Well, we have received an invitation.
08:30On the 23rd of October,
08:31an event will be held to mark
08:32the 70th anniversary
08:34of the Hungarian revolution.
08:35We all remember
08:36this important historical event,
08:38and the president of Ukraine
08:39has received an invitation to attend.
08:43All right, Sasha,
08:45thank you very much.
08:47Probably the biggest nemesis
08:49of Zelensky in the EU Council
08:51used to be Hungary's Viktor Orban.
08:53Remember him?
08:54Well, now that he's gone,
08:56Ukraine and Hungary
08:57are starting a timid reset.
08:59The first visible proof of it
09:00can be seen in Brussels today.
09:02So let's cross to the European Council,
09:04where our Hungary correspondent,
09:06Sándor Siros,
09:07is waiting for Zelensky's bilateral meeting
09:09with the new Hungarian
09:10Prime Minister Peter Magyar,
09:12the first encounter of its kind.
09:14Good morning, Sándor.
09:17Good morning, Stefan.
09:18So tell us,
09:19how significant is this meeting for Hungary?
09:24I think it is very significant
09:26because the two countries
09:28are set to turn the page
09:30and to end 10 years of hostilities,
09:33which was mostly due to the minority issues
09:37of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine.
09:41And after the change of government in Hungary,
09:43this is now possible
09:45because Peter Magyar wants to have
09:46a more pragmatic stance
09:48and he really wants to turn the page.
09:52So this morning,
09:52they will have a very short meeting,
09:5510 to 15 minutes.
09:57It's a very significant
09:59and very symbolic meeting.
10:01Hungary criticised Ukraine
10:03very harshly in the past
10:05because of the treatment
10:06of the Hungarian minorities
10:08and the restrictions
10:09on some of the language rights.
10:12This week, on Monday,
10:14the Ukrainian parliament,
10:15the RADA,
10:16cleared this issue.
10:17They modified this law.
10:19This enabled this meeting.
10:22And let's take a look
10:23of what Peter Magyar said
10:25yesterday morning
10:26when he arrived at the summit.
10:33Everyone can see
10:34what a historic success
10:35we have achieved in a few weeks.
10:36That we can strengthen
10:37the rights of the Hungarian minority
10:39living in Transcarpathia,
10:40in areas of language use
10:41and in areas of official procedures.
10:43From this perspective,
10:45this is good for us.
10:45This is what diplomacy is.
10:47We asked for a guarantee
10:48and it seems we got it
10:49from the Ukrainians.
10:50Of course,
10:51the proof is in the pudding
10:52and we will see
10:52how these laws are implemented.
10:55and we will see
10:56that the Prime Minister
10:57in the United States
10:57we have heard about
10:58that invitation to Zelensky.
11:02Could he really visit
11:04Budapest next week?
11:08Well, we don't know yet.
11:10The visit is not confirmed yet
11:11and I think a lot of this
11:13will depend on
11:14how this meeting today
11:16in Brussels
11:17will go between the two leaders,
11:19between Zelensky and Magyar.
11:22But I would like to highlight
11:23one very important thing.
11:25The fact that Zelensky
11:27was invited to Budapest
11:29by the sitting Hungarian government
11:31is already a huge step.
11:33It was unimaginable under Orbán.
11:36You remember that
11:37Orbán's government
11:38was putting Zelensky
11:40on a billboard.
11:41They were portraying him
11:42as an enemy
11:43and as a security threat
11:46to Europe.
11:47So already sending out
11:48this invitation
11:48is a very, very significant
11:50and very important message.
11:53And, you know,
11:54there are historical parallels also.
11:57If Zelensky is really going there
11:59to commemorate
12:00the 17th anniversary
12:01of the Hungarian uprising
12:03against the Soviet Union,
12:05then, you know,
12:06we could say that
12:08two countries
12:10were fighting in the past
12:11against Moscow's rule
12:13and Ukraine is right now
12:15fighting against Russian invasion.
12:20So there could be
12:22a really significant
12:23and really symbolical meeting
12:26there in Budapest
12:27if this is happening.
12:29Yeah, remarkable peril there.
12:32All right.
12:32Shandor Shiroz
12:33at the European Council for us.
12:35Thank you very much.
12:36And from one corner
12:38of the building
12:38to the next
12:39where our correspondent
12:40Shona Murray
12:41is standing by.
12:42Good morning, Shona.
12:45Good morning, Stefan.
12:46So that was a much longer
12:48evening session
12:49than expected.
12:50What happened
12:51and where was
12:51the much-invoked unity?
12:55Indeed, Stefan.
12:56Nowhere to be found,
12:57it appears.
12:58We knew that this summit
12:59had really heavy items
13:00on the agenda,
13:01not least of which,
13:02of course,
13:03was the content
13:04of the EU's
13:05seven-year budget,
13:06which it stands right now
13:08at about 1.6 trillion euros.
13:10But countries like Germany,
13:12Austria,
13:12the Netherlands,
13:13Finland and Sweden
13:14want to cut
13:15hundreds of billions
13:16of euros off that
13:17and much more of a focus
13:18on competitiveness
13:19and defence.
13:21There was no progress
13:22on this,
13:22so it doesn't bode well
13:23for the plan
13:24to have this negotiation
13:25set and done
13:26by Christmas time.
13:28The summit itself
13:29lasted about 14 hours,
13:30ended amid a discussion
13:32around spiralling energy crisis
13:34when there was a row
13:35over the future
13:36of the bloc's
13:37emissions trading systems.
13:38But I'm joined now
13:39by Ireland's
13:40European Affairs
13:41Minister Thomas Byrne
13:42to go through
13:43a lot of what happened
13:44last night and today.
13:46Minister,
13:46first of all,
13:47in relation to Ireland,
13:48Ireland obviously having
13:49the presidency
13:49of the European Council,
13:51it looks like
13:52the budget negotiations
13:53that you started
13:53have really failed
13:54and they need to
13:56start again.
13:57I wouldn't accept
13:58that at all.
13:58In fact,
13:58I think the opposite.
13:59Our assignment
14:00was to provide
14:01a basis
14:02for negotiation.
14:03I think we've
14:03actually got that
14:04because we've now
14:05handed over
14:06our negotiating box
14:07to the President
14:07of the European Council
14:08and he's going to
14:09take the negotiations
14:10further.
14:11And what we're hearing
14:12from member states
14:13is that,
14:14by and large actually,
14:15many of them feel
14:16that we've gone
14:16in the right direction
14:17and there are
14:18many countries there,
14:19not just cohesion
14:21countries who want cap,
14:22there are some of
14:22the frugal countries
14:23as they're called,
14:24want to protect cap.
14:25So we've protected
14:26cap and cohesion.
14:27We also have a very
14:28significant increase
14:29in the competitiveness
14:29fund as well.
14:30and at the same
14:31time we managed
14:32to achieve,
14:33I would say,
14:33very significant
14:34cuts to the
14:35Commission proposal,
14:36which of course
14:36many member states
14:37have looked for.
14:38And it's important
14:38to remember
14:39they're not cuts
14:40to what we're
14:40spending at the
14:40moment.
14:41They are in fact
14:41substantial increases.
14:42Yeah, indeed.
14:43But I mean,
14:44one thing that we
14:44heard last night
14:45from President
14:46of the European
14:46Council,
14:47Antonio Costa,
14:48was that there's
14:48not enough there
14:49for flexibilities
14:50in the future.
14:51And we know,
14:52if anything,
14:52the European Union
14:53is dealing with
14:55unbelievable emergencies
14:55over the past few years.
14:57And there are issues
14:57that will get resolved
14:58before the leaders
14:59come to a final decision.
15:00There's no question
15:01about that.
15:01I would say,
15:02if you look around
15:02the table,
15:03every member state
15:04has certainly one issue
15:05that they would like
15:06to see resolved
15:07and in our view
15:07probably can be resolved
15:09towards the end
15:09of the negotiation.
15:10So I wouldn't panic
15:11too much about that.
15:12I mean,
15:12I think in the overall sense
15:13we've very much
15:15gone in the right direction.
15:16We've done what
15:16we're asked to do,
15:17which is bring the negotiations
15:19to a certain point
15:19and I think we've succeeded
15:20in that.
15:21There is a bit of panic
15:21though because the idea
15:23is that this gets settled
15:24by Christmas time
15:25because there are so many
15:26really consequential
15:28elections taking place
15:29in the EU next year,
15:30not least in France
15:31with Marine Le Pen
15:32saying that she will
15:33cut even more
15:34from the EU budget.
15:35Do you think this can be
15:36resolved by Christmas?
15:37I think it can be
15:38resolved by Christmas
15:38but even countries
15:39like France
15:40and other countries
15:40depend heavily
15:41for example
15:41on the common
15:42agriculture policy.
15:43So, you know,
15:44everybody is looking
15:45for cuts
15:46but you'll find
15:46that every member state
15:47is something
15:47that they want
15:48to protect.
15:49There's only one way
15:50of doing that
15:50is to get a compromise
15:51around the table.
15:52We know now
15:53that our nego box
15:54that we produce
15:55is a catalyst
15:56to bring the member states
15:57to agreement.
15:58There are other
15:58catalysts out there
15:59as well.
16:00The electoral situation
16:01we can't do anything about
16:01but let's be honest
16:02it is a political reality
16:04that leaders face.
16:04What were leaders
16:05saying to you
16:06and the Taoiseach
16:07the Irish Prime Minister
16:08last night
16:09because, you know,
16:10from speaking to diplomats
16:11particularly in countries
16:12like Sweden, Germany
16:13they say they're quite
16:14disappointed with the job
16:15the Irish have done.
16:17What do they say
16:17to your face?
16:18I think in general
16:21countries see
16:22that we have actually
16:23moved in a direction
16:24that brings us
16:24closer together.
16:25The reaction from
16:26member states to us
16:27I would have to say
16:29has been as expected
16:31and we've heard
16:32some of the comments
16:32of the Commission
16:33of course the Commission's
16:34proposal has been reduced
16:35but that's what
16:37member states have looked for
16:37that's what a substantial
16:38number have looked for.
16:39Others wanted
16:40capital cohesion protected
16:42so we've tried
16:42to square that circle.
16:43I think people acknowledge
16:45that we've at least done that
16:46and that this will bring us
16:48further towards agreement.
16:50Minister, there was also
16:51a discussion around
16:52enlargement.
16:54Your priority
16:54as part of the Irish
16:55Presidency was to have
16:57Montenegro as part
16:58of the European Union
16:58a member by the end
17:00of this year
17:00but there have been
17:01kind of roadblocks
17:02along the way
17:03particularly from countries
17:03like Croatia and others.
17:05Tell us about this.
17:06Well, we want to conclude
17:07the negotiations
17:08by the end of this year.
17:09It'll take a little bit longer
17:10to actually for them
17:11to become a member
17:12and I think we've achieved
17:13remarkable success
17:14on that in so far
17:16in that we have
17:17closed chapters
17:18in July
17:18and closed them
17:19this week as well.
17:20So we've closed
17:21nearly two-thirds
17:22of their negotiating chapters
17:23and I think that's
17:24a really good moment
17:25and actually
17:25we depend on the member states
17:27to agree that
17:27and now we're asking
17:28the member states
17:29and Montenegro
17:30to let that process
17:31move forward
17:31to complete it
17:32by the end of the year.
17:33So Montenegro
17:33has to do the work
17:34it's a merit-based process
17:35but we need
17:36the member states
17:37to respond
17:37and so far
17:37the member states have.
17:38Just wanted
17:39before I go on to Ukraine
17:40because that's today
17:40there was an almighty
17:41row over the fate
17:42of the emissions
17:43trading system
17:44last night
17:44and a lot of people
17:45blaming
17:45George Maloney
17:46the Italian Prime Minister
17:47of acting in bad faith.
17:48Is that something
17:49you'd agree with
17:50because the whole summit
17:51ended abruptly
17:52without a press conference
17:53and in disarray?
17:54I wouldn't say
17:55that's the case.
17:56Look there is an issue
17:57on the ETS
17:57that it is politically
17:58very charged
17:59in many member states
18:00that's simply a reality
18:01and I think we have
18:02to reflect that reality
18:03so I'm not going to
18:04criticize
18:04Prime Minister Maloney
18:05or anybody else
18:06for raising this issue.
18:06I suppose what we know
18:08though is that
18:09the emissions trading
18:10system
18:10and how that works
18:12is I would say
18:13essential
18:14to how we move
18:15and transition
18:15to the new energy
18:16supplies
18:16and how we reduce
18:17costs for consumers.
18:18Well look
18:19today is a big day
18:20President Zelensky
18:21of Ukraine
18:21will be here
18:22in the next
18:22short while
18:23and he is
18:25looking for more money
18:26because it was
18:27underestimated
18:28how much is required
18:29for Ukraine
18:30to keep it funding
18:30over the next
18:31couple of years.
18:32What will the European
18:32Union be able to do
18:33for him
18:34in this hour of need?
18:35Well the European Union
18:36has already responded
18:37very strongly to Ukraine
18:38we've seen this year
18:3990 billion euro loan
18:41for defence
18:41and for their government needs
18:42and member states as well
18:43including Ireland
18:44have also given support
18:45to Ukraine
18:45so look
18:46let's listen to what
18:47the leaders say
18:47and decide
18:48but that support
18:49for Ukraine
18:49is absolutely ongoing
18:51and essential
18:51for the European continent
18:53as well as for Ukraine.
18:54Okay Thomas Byrne
18:55Ireland
18:55European Affairs Minister
18:56thank you very much
18:57for joining us
18:57on Euronews
18:58and back to you
18:59in studio
19:00Stefan.
19:01Thank you Shona
19:02and thank you
19:02Minister Byrne
19:03that does it
19:05for us today
19:05thank you for watching
19:07I'm Stefan Grobe
19:08Maeve McMahon
19:09will be in this chair
19:10on Monday
19:10take care
19:11and see you soon.
19:42We'll be right back to you
19:42for watching!
19:43I'm Stefan Grobe
19:44who is laughing and
19:47I'm
19:48testing you
19:49so
19:49you
19:49I'm
19:49that we're
19:53up
19:57in this
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19:59Grazie a tutti.