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Europe Today: Francia pronta a schierare l'esercito prima delle proteste, Italia rafforza i poteri
La Francia metterà soldati in strada prima delle proteste del weekend, dopo violenze e vandalismi. L'Italia dà nuovi poteri alla polizia; in Albania proteste alla seconda settimana, studenti greci in marcia oggi. A Oslo Steve Witkoff vede Zelenskyy prima di volare a Mosca.
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La Francia metterà soldati in strada prima delle proteste del weekend, dopo violenze e vandalismi. L'Italia dà nuovi poteri alla polizia; in Albania proteste alla seconda settimana, studenti greci in marcia oggi. A Oslo Steve Witkoff vede Zelenskyy prima di volare a Mosca.
ALTRE INFORMAZIONI : http://it.euronews.com/2026/10/21/europe-today-la-francia-schiera-lesercito-prima-delle-proteste-litalia-rafforza-i-poteri
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00:15Buongiorno, è Wednesday 21 ottobre, io sono Maeve McMahan e questo è Europe Today.
00:21La mia giornata di europee news e analisi live here on Euronews.
00:26Coming up, troops on the ground. The French government has said it will be sending soldiers to the streets in
00:32anticipation of yet another wave of protests scheduled for this weekend.
00:37The violent riots have overshadowed this week's European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, where political finger-pointing continues.
00:44We'll take you live to Strasbourg.
00:47And Italy has approved draconian measures in response to a wave of protests that saw thousands of people down them
00:53straight peacefully, though some turned violent.
00:56Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini says police will be allowed to detain teenagers for up to 12 hours, even if
01:03they have not committed a crime, and their parents will be fined.
01:07And the Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will be deploying 500 troops to Milan.
01:11Meanwhile, protests have rocked Albania's capital Tirana for the seventh day in a row, with many turning ugly.
01:18The Denim Straiters call for better quality jobs and an end to corruption.
01:23They want their Prime Minister to resign.
01:25But Eni Rama, currently serving his fourth term, says he is not going anywhere, warning that the Denim Straitans threaten
01:32Albania's path to EU membership.
01:34But first, to France, where curfews seem to be bringing calm back to the streets after days of violence and
01:40vandalism.
01:41Christophe Rouillon, the mayor of Coulen, told Euronews that the measures are working, but there's also a big responsibility on
01:47parents.
01:48Yes, I think it was very important to prevent the events that we have seen in France, especially in my
01:59city, with the firefox and some young people burn a mattress on the road.
02:08And there is a big emotion now in France.
02:12Despite this, the French government is planning on deploying the army ahead of more strikes this weekend.
02:17And the riots in France are up for debate in Strasbourg this week, with the far-right and far-left
02:22MEPs clashing over their contrasting framing of the riots.
02:26The right draws links to migration, and the left say the real cause is the deepening cost of living crisis.
02:31For more on these political tensions, we can go now straight to Strasbourg and speak to the Patriots for Europe,
02:37MEP, Fabrice Legeri.
02:38Good morning, Fabrice. Thank you so much for joining us here on Europe Today.
02:43So, the army will be deployed now to the streets of France and Italy. Do you support this measure?
02:50Well, good morning, and thank you very much for inviting me.
02:53First of all, I would like to stress that in the case of France, of course, there were legitimate protests.
03:01And that was because of the schooling condition, because there are difficulties also in everyday life for many French people.
03:11So, my political party, Rassemblement National, of course, wants to improve everyday life of people in France.
03:18But we want to improve the life of honest people.
03:21But what we have witnessed over the past weekend is something different,
03:27because there were many people coming from suburbs to loot shops, to destroy private property,
03:35even to destroy or to loot private houses and apartments.
03:41So, this is something completely different that requires a firm response from the government.
03:48And so far, the French government and President Emmanuel Macron have not really addressed the problem.
03:56And do we have proof, Fabrice Legeri, of who is responsible for the violence and vandalism?
04:01This talk of foreign interference, is there proof yet of this?
04:07Sorry, can you say it again? I don't understand.
04:10Do we have any proof? No problem.
04:12Do we have any proof of who is responsible for the violence and the vandalism?
04:17Is there any proof of foreign interference here?
04:22Well, there are footages and there are videos showing the profile of looters.
04:30There are, well, ongoing investigations.
04:34When we see foreign flags, you know, unfortunately, many people got used to seeing Palestinian flags, Algerian flags.
04:47So, this is, of course, the symbol of foreign, I don't know if this is foreign interference,
04:55but at least it means that some of the people gathered during these violent riots,
05:03they don't like France, they hate France, they hate the country where most of them were born.
05:11So, have integration policies failed in France?
05:17Of course, it has failed, but what has failed is also the, well, there was not a controlled migration policy.
05:28So, we need to draw the conclusions.
05:31I mean, the government needs to draw the conclusions from that failure.
05:35Of course, Rassemblement National, Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, we have a proposal to French voters.
05:42We want to take back control over migration, but, unfortunately, the failures of the past have consequences now, today.
05:49And this requires, as well, a firm response from the French judiciary.
05:55We also want to improve legislation in France.
06:00We want to have minimum sanctions, criminal sanctions.
06:04So, there is a maximum in the criminal court, but there should be also a minimum.
06:09Okay, of course, Fabrice Legere.
06:10And the reality in France is we see over 25% of under-30s at risk, of course, of poverty
06:15or social exclusion.
06:17So, really, root issues there.
06:19But, Fabrice Legere, thank you so much for speaking to us there.
06:21From Strasbourg, and now from France to Athens, where teachers, along with university and high school students,
06:26are planning a series of actions today in Greece's main cities to protest against the cost of living crisis,
06:33the lack of housing and low wages.
06:35For more, let's go straight to Athens and bring in our correspondent, Apostolos Stikas.
06:39So, Apostolos, have these protests been inspired by the French, and what are the main concerns for the Greeks?
06:47Good morning from Athens, Maeve.
06:49I was here yesterday afternoon, and there were 50 to 60 tents.
06:53But during the night, the police removed all of them, because the government says that Athens won't become Paris.
07:00Now, today we expect more than 50 demonstrations across the country.
07:05And about the imitation thing, well, the Greek students, they are certainly inspired by what is happening in Italy, France,
07:13of course, Albania.
07:14But they do not really imitate, because we have, you know, considerable experience in demonstrating in Greece,
07:21and unfortunately on violent classes as well.
07:24Now, what do they want?
07:26I mean, if you have to pay around 500 euros for an old house in Athens in order to study,
07:32and if you make around 1.000 euros, you cannot live in the city.
07:37You cannot expect to pay your bills, your rent, and then to make a living.
07:42This is the main argument, and of course, there are other issues, such as corruption.
07:46We don't have the same problem like in Albania, or the same demand, the resignation of the government.
07:53But yet, the cost of living is the first issue, but there is another broader agenda, let's say.
08:00As for the riots, allow me to remind you that in 2008, Athens was on fire for two weeks,
08:05because a teenager was murdered by a police officer.
08:08One year later, we had the economy crisis, the debt crisis, and huge crowds were demonstrating in Athens
08:14against the IMF, the European Union, and the austerity programs.
08:18So, the images that we see, that we receive from France, they are striking, but not really shocking for the
08:26Greek audience.
08:28So, cost of living and better quality of studies, that is the thing that we need to keep from the
08:33students' demo here in Athens.
08:34And this is the main message for today's demos as well.
08:39Okay, Apostolos Sikis, and it's worth pointing out to our viewers that elections will be taking place, of course, as
08:44well,
08:44very soon in Greece, just like over in France.
08:47But moving on to Brussels Blues.
08:50The EU wants to spend more on defence, competitiveness, and energy security.
08:54But there's just one problem.
08:55The money is not there.
08:57After last week's EU summit, the battle over the bloc's next-term long-term budget is just getting tougher,
09:03and EU member states are divided.
09:05Germany, as the EU's biggest contributor, will be at the centre of that fight.
09:10For more, EU News' Stefan Krober sat down with Germany's ambassador to the European Union,
09:15that's Thomas Hans-Ovsofsky,
09:16and started by asking him whether the European Union is actually trying to build a budget that they cannot afford.
09:22The EU is building a budget, which we need for the 21st century.
09:28But obviously, the commission proposal was far too high.
09:33And so Germany expects that this budget is being cut by at least several hundreds of billions of euros.
09:42Now, the Irish presidency put a new proposal on the table, a nego box,
09:48which was already cut by 140 billion.
09:51So I would say we are not there yet.
09:54But we are now on a way to kind of try to find an agreement,
10:02but more cuts will be definitely necessary.
10:06How much money is Germany prepared to put on the table?
10:10What we need is a budget which is sustainable in financial terms,
10:16and also sustainable in terms of content.
10:19So we need a modernized budget, a budget which focuses on competitiveness, on innovation,
10:26on research, on defense and security, on Ukraine, of course.
10:32And of course, we have these traditional expenditures like agriculture and cohesion.
10:37So now, basically, we have to build upon this new structure.
10:43But it is still the overall amounts which are contested.
10:47And as I said, Germany needs – and we are not alone.
10:50We have a few partners, you know, the so-called modernizers, to cut it down.
10:54Frugals.
10:55If the member states refuse to increase their contributions,
11:03would Germany be prepared to accept new common borrowing?
11:09No, definitely not new common borrowing.
11:14Because we believe if we go down this path, we lose our sovereignty.
11:20What we need to do is to build upon what is affordable.
11:24We are not ready into looking into taxing European companies now at the European level.
11:30Because we believe this is adding insight to injury.
11:33We want to keep European companies here in the internal market
11:37and not discourage them and to invest them somewhere else.
11:41On top of the 90 billion loan that is already earmarked for Ukraine,
11:47the country would need several billion, additional billion euros for the war effort.
11:56Does that mean that European farmers and families and other beneficiaries
12:02will have to get less so that Ukraine can get more?
12:05No, this doesn't mean that.
12:08Because anyhow, the money which we provide for Ukraine,
12:12particularly the 90 billion which were made available this year,
12:16are outside of the regular European budget.
12:19This is something that's a loan which we organized with the help of the headroom,
12:23the so-called headroom of the multiannual financial framework.
12:26So it's outside of the budget.
12:27But one thing is very clear.
12:30The leaders also reaffirmed their continued support to Ukraine.
12:34So we will continue to support Ukraine to exercise its right of self-defense
12:39against the war of aggression by Russia.
12:42Let me repeat that.
12:43So Germany is prepared to keep Ukraine afloat financially, come what may.
12:48Germany stands with Ukraine and the European Union stands with Ukraine.
12:52But of course, we also expect from our international partners, the G7,
12:57also to stand with Ukraine.
12:59And about the details of the support, leaders will have to discuss now.
13:07Now moving on to Oslo, where U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
13:10held talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky
13:13and a selection of European leaders.
13:15Today he'll be moving on to Russia for further talks with Moscow officials
13:19aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
13:21The meeting comes amid efforts to mend a deepening rift between Kyiv and Washington
13:26following a sharp deterioration in relations over U.S. support for Ukraine
13:30and the Trump administration's approach to Moscow.
13:33For more, we're joined here on set by our Ukraine correspondent,
13:36Sasha Vakilina.
13:37Good morning.
13:37Tell us, did anything come out of Oslo?
13:39And is there any sign of a breakthrough?
13:41Well, it's actually a very good sign that these talks did take place in Oslo,
13:44because this is the continuation of some sort of diplomacy.
13:47I mean, there's, of course, diplomatic tensions between Washington and Kyiv these days.
13:51And there were quite a few substantial messages.
13:54Now, first of all, of course, is the fact that Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed
13:56that the United States restored crucial early warning intel sharing,
14:02specifically when it comes to incoming Russian ballistic missiles.
14:04This is very important for the people, because very often they have less than one minute on that warning
14:08to trying to seek shelter to save their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
14:12And the second one also was when Zelensky said that Washington confirmed its commitment
14:16to providing security guarantees to Ukraine.
14:19But that, of course, is once Russia's war against Ukraine is over.
14:22Let's take a listen to what Volodymyr Zelensky had to say.
14:25We really discussed security guarantees, and I'm thankful to American side
14:29that they underline again that it will be strong.
14:33Yes, and we have different propositions, and we spoke about, you know,
14:37that NATO and Article 5, and Article 5-like, there are different kinds of security guarantees
14:43which are in the paper, yes, in the document, and which Steve will share with Russians.
14:52We are thankful that intelligence works now.
14:55Now, I'm speaking about early warning, what is very important for our people,
15:01for children, adults, civilians, because we can hear when ballistic is coming.
15:06So we are thankful to American side.
15:08Now it works.
15:09And has this diplomatic damage control in Oslo managed to ease tensions between Kyiv and Washington?
15:14Somehow, yes, because we have to say that, you know, after everything that's been happening
15:17and all these statements, fiery statements coming from both sides over the past two weeks or so now,
15:22Now, I think we can be rather certain to say that the immediate diplomatic crisis has somehow eased up.
15:29And that is, of course, also interesting to see how it happened,
15:32because the host of the meeting in Norway and Finland,
15:34and Alex Stoop was one of the probably the most optimistic voice.
15:37Stoop is often referred to here in Europe as one of Trump's whispers.
15:41So he certainly put an effort into trying to sort this out and to find the diplomatic solution.
15:46Although not so everything is not so rosy and pitchy there, maybe because Steve Witkoff did not stay for that
15:52joint press.
15:53So we could only see the three leaders there.
15:55He did not stay.
15:56He did not participate.
15:57He did not want to get those questions and answers.
16:00And he went straight to Moscow to actually bring whatever was disclosed in Oslo to the Russian authorities,
16:05where he is expected also to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
16:09But let's take a listen to what Alexander Stoop had to say about these negotiations and the results of them.
16:16I think the top priority of the U.S. administration, President Trump,
16:20is to find a peaceful solution to Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.
16:25And as I said earlier, I think on a substantive and technical level,
16:29we've actually made a lot of progress under the radar in the past week or so.
16:36And now I feel that the process is back on track and we'll continue to work on it together with
16:42our European friends.
16:45Alexander Stoop there.
16:45And before that, our Sasha Fakalina.
16:48Now moving on to the Arctic, which has become the new magnet for major world powers as melting ice opens
16:52up new shipping routes.
16:54And to keep afloat here amidst the U.S., China and Russian interest,
16:58the EU Commission has just presented their very own EU Arctic proposal.
17:01For more, our Marit Gwynn spoke to the EU's Head of International Partnerships, Joseph Sekela,
17:06and started by asking, why now?
17:08We basically try to reflect the new Arctic reality and the Arctic is changing very fast.
17:14This is about new attention to security and defense aspect, including the protection of the civil infrastructure.
17:24Of course, the changes are also affecting the new economic opportunities.
17:31But everything what we do, and this is basically the first main part of the strategy,
17:36we want to do together with the people who call Arctic its home.
17:41So with the indigenous people and the local communities.
17:44I want to ask you about what the strategy says about oil and gas drilling,
17:51because it maintains the EU's position that it wants a ban on any drilling in the Arctic region.
17:58Yet the message from other parts of the world is very different.
18:01The message from the White House is very clear.
18:03Drill, baby, drill.
18:05Can the EU maintain this position when basically the rest of the world is taking a completely different stance?
18:13And especially given the rising price of energy right now.
18:17The sustainability, the climate protection and the environmental protection
18:23is staying the overarching principle of our Arctic strategy.
18:27And when it comes to basically the plans of drilling, for example, in Greenland,
18:34I'm very much aware about the content of the agreements.
18:37And we follow the principle that nothing can happen without the local people.
18:47And there is no preferential treatment for U.S. companies when it comes to territory of Greenland.
18:54So nothing changed on our side.
18:59We believe that basically the fossil fuels, the coal, the gas, the oil should stay in the ground.
19:09You've pushed back against efforts to cut international funding as part of the EU's next long term budget.
19:17What do you fear the consequences would be if this part, this part called global Europe,
19:23would be cut in the negotiations now amongst member states?
19:28Well, I think the consequences will be not only dramatic,
19:34but I tend to say in certain areas they might become even dystopic.
19:38Look, Europe is the EU and the member states are basically the biggest supporter of the development agenda worldwide.
19:47But the step back by some of the other countries basically is meanwhile costing lives.
19:55And there is a huge window of opportunity for Europe, not only in Arctic, but also in Africa and other
20:03continents.
20:03Since there is a huge demand for Europe, this demand for Europe will not remain open forever.
20:11So if we miss this window of opportunity, which can help us to reduce the dependencies,
20:18then it will be, in my eyes, a big failure.
20:23Well, that brings Wednesday's edition of Europe Today to an end.
20:26Thanks for tuning in.
20:26See you soon.
20:43See you soon.