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Trump affaibli après la défaite au Congrès américain, l'Europe s'interroge
Les démocrates ont pris le contrôle du Congrès des États-Unis, rejet national de Trump. En Europe, des pirates ont visé une banque du sang française et des frigos de supermarchés, faisant craindre un nouveau front de guerre hybride. Nous parlons aussi à Reza Pahlavi, l'un des principaux chefs de l'opposition au régime de Téhéran.
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Les démocrates ont pris le contrôle du Congrès des États-Unis, rejet national de Trump. En Europe, des pirates ont visé une banque du sang française et des frigos de supermarchés, faisant craindre un nouveau front de guerre hybride. Nous parlons aussi à Reza Pahlavi, l'un des principaux chefs de l'opposition au régime de Téhéran.
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00:13Good morning, it's Thursday, November 5th.
00:17You're watching Euronews and this is Europe Today.
00:21Our top stories.
00:23Democrats seized control of the US Congress in yesterday's midterm elections,
00:27capturing both the Senate, where they gained at least seven seats,
00:31and the House of Representatives.
00:33It was a stunning nationwide rejection of Donald Trump,
00:36set to put the brakes on the final two years of his presidency.
00:40The Democratic landslide will give the party the power to block legislation,
00:44launch broad investigations into Trump's administration,
00:47and torpedo his judicial and senior government appointments.
00:51A cyber attack on several blood banks in France
00:55sought to raise temperatures to extremely high levels,
00:58but was thwarted before it could do any damage to blood products
01:02or harm patients in hospitals.
01:04The incident comes after supermarkets and several European countries reported
01:08that their fridges and freezers warmed up after they were remotely taken over,
01:13resulting in tons of spoiled food at a total cost of millions of euros.
01:17And, Iranian lawmakers have threatened missile strikes on European countries
01:23hosting US military bases, including Germany and Italy.
01:27Europe's assistance to America for an attack on Iran would have consequences,
01:31a member of the country's National Security Committee told Euronews.
01:35Meanwhile, government supporters hung a banner outside the German embassy in Tehran,
01:41saying Europe will pay the price for supporting Israel.
01:44Welcome to the program. I'm Stefan Grobe.
01:48The 2026 midterms will go down as one of the most sweeping repudiations
01:53of a sitting president in modern American history.
01:56Republican losses were so deep, so wide, so everywhere,
02:01that it would be weird to see this as anything but a massive repudiation of Trump,
02:06his agenda, his style, his rhetoric, and his presidency.
02:10Republicans are left with two more years of riding a very unpopular leader,
02:15managing a very unpopular war.
02:17Will this kill the party of Reagan and Bush for years to come?
02:21Joining me now from Washington is political analyst and best-selling author Eric Hamm.
02:26Good morning to you.
02:28It's good to be here. Thanks so much for having me.
02:30So, Trump lost much of his power and influence,
02:33but a trapped and embarrassed Trump could be even more unpredictable.
02:37How do you think he's going to react?
02:40That is a really good question.
02:42We do know that President Donald Trump already is coming across as consumitory.
02:47However, as you say, he does have two years left in office,
02:51and we know President Donald Trump likes to be the center of attention.
02:55And so I think he will use these last two years to do everything he can
03:00to make sure that he is at the forefront, even if it is for good or even for bad.
03:05Republicans in Congress will be a mostly old and mostly white minority caucus facing a younger
03:12and more diverse Democratic majority.
03:14Are Republicans now staring down potentially years of political insignificance?
03:20Well, look, if you go back to 2024, President Donald Trump made tremendous strides and inroads
03:26with African-American voters, Latino voters, and young people.
03:30Those were seen as the third rail of politics that were always seen as no-go zones for Republicans.
03:35However, President Donald Trump was able to break into those key communities.
03:41And many thought that that would lay the groundwork for a generation of new Republicans
03:46to submit their gains for years to come.
03:49However, we see just two years later, Democrats have actually clawed those gains back.
03:53And what it makes clear is these are voters that are up for grabs.
03:58And what people want more than anything are results.
04:00And look, now we're heading into the all-important 2028 presidential election where the White House
04:06now is in line.
04:07And so voters have to make, I mean, so these lawmakers now are on the, they are auditioning
04:14for that and they have to actually make gains in order to keep those voters in line.
04:19Eric, let's talk about Texas for a second, where Republicans lost the races for,
04:23Senator, Governor, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, even Railroad Commissioner, and
04:28numerous congressional seats.
04:30What does this tell us about the presidential election in 2028?
04:35Well, many now believe that Texas could be in play.
04:38We're talking in an electoral-rich state that has always been the anchor of Republican presidential
04:44politics.
04:45Now, if Democrats can actually flip Texas and they believe that they can, this could actually
04:51shape the presidential election and put a massive, massive, a number of electoral votes in the
04:57hands of Democrats.
04:58But Republicans are not going to go down without a fight.
05:01I think they are going to do everything they can to actually swing Texas back.
05:06But again, it will depend largely on how the new governor and, of course, a new Democratic-controlled
05:13Congress responds to economic anxiety throughout the country.
05:16All right, political analyst Eric Hamm, thank you very much for your insights.
05:21The U.S. midterm elections were more than a political verdict on Donald Trump.
05:26They could also reshape the economic landscape of the world's largest economy.
05:31From Wall Street to the dollar, from interest rates to global trade, investors are watching
05:36closely what's going to happen now that Trump is weakened and what that means for their money.
05:41So, what should investors expect, especially in Europe?
05:46Earlier, I spoke to Xavier Volatier, head of Transatlantic Private Wealth, the U.S. branch
05:51of the French Banque Transatlantique.
05:53And I wanted to know whether the midterms could be a game changer for European investors.
05:58Here's what he said.
06:00The Congress will probably try to work things around AI, especially.
06:06That's the matter that we're most heard of, and that's probably the biggest changes that
06:12we're going to see in the upcoming weeks and months compared to the previous Congress we
06:18had here in the U.S.
06:19That should not be too much of a difference.
06:24I mean, the biggest difference we experienced the last few years were regarding the visas.
06:29I don't see many changes there, at least for the very next time we're going to see that
06:38in the next few months, I mean.
06:40So, after that blue democratic wave, markets could reassess growth expectations, bond yields
06:47and the dollar's trajectory.
06:49What would be the repercussions of such developments for Europe?
06:53Obviously, we saw that overnight.
06:55I think it's already turning around a little bit.
06:58And the main repercussions for Europe, I guess it's going back to your previous question
07:04also, it's, again, we see a tremendous growth in the AI sector.
07:08And I think it's going to keep going for many years.
07:11And we experienced that as a wealth management team here in the U.S., affiliated to a French
07:18bank, as you know.
07:20We experienced more and more demand from U.S. clients willing to invest in Europe on a
07:26more personal side, obviously.
07:28But that's, I think that's dragging a lot of growth in Europe also, especially in real
07:34estates.
07:35And the Republicans lost the election partly because of deep-seated economic insecurity.
07:42Is American optimism still the driving force behind their economy?
07:48Definitely.
07:50Definitely.
07:50I mean, I've been here for now 10 years.
07:53I studied here a little bit.
07:55I know you live here also.
07:57And I think that's the kick-uponment of the U.S.
08:01I mean, Americans stay optimists.
08:04And that's the main difference I experience every time I go back to Europe.
08:08Honestly, that's the thing that struck me every time.
08:11And I think that even if we are facing tough time here in the U.S. on inflation again, still,
08:18I mean, people are able to find jobs.
08:20Their employment rate is still very low.
08:23And that contributes to that optimism.
08:26And what would you advise a European investor who is heavily exposed to U.S. markets?
08:32Stay the course, hedge against political risk, or diversify?
08:37I guess the key, as always, is diversification.
08:40You know, you experienced that the other way around two years ago when we saw tremendous
08:47requests from U.S. investors to diversify in currency, in assets, where we all witnessed
08:55is the European market going up even, you know, in a larger number than U.S. markets last
09:01year.
09:02And I think that's also true the other way around.
09:06Diversification will always take the key.
09:12Xavier Volatier, head of Transatlantic Private Wealth in New York.
09:17Europe is also still digesting yesterday's landslide results from the U.S. midterm elections
09:22and what it all might mean for Europe and the war in Ukraine.
09:26Efforts to bring the war to an end have regained ground in recent weeks, with the Finnish president
09:31and Norwegian prime minister even holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
09:36Let's bring in our NATO correspondent Shona Murray, who is in Helsinki, where she's been
09:41talking to several officials about what might lie ahead.
09:45Good morning, Shona.
09:46Now, firstly, what's the reaction been to the sweeping win for the Democrats?
09:53Well, good morning, Stefan.
09:54And of course, it's very early to say exactly what will happen.
09:58But there is a bit of optimism that perhaps Donald Trump, because of the nature of the
10:02win, would have to listen to Congress more.
10:04And maybe things like the Lindsey Graham Act, which applies sanctions on Russia, that that
10:08might be implemented.
10:09Or, crucially, I heard to speak to some officials close to the foreign policy brief, who say
10:14that perhaps there will be a reshuffle in the White House administration, and you could
10:18see Pete Hegsett, the current Secretary of War or of Defense, that he might be removed
10:23and replaced.
10:23And he has a very confrontational relationship with Europe.
10:25So that's some of the optimism.
10:27Stefan?
10:28I understand there's another round of talks today on Ukraine.
10:33What can we expect here?
10:37Well, indeed, those talks are a prelude to next week's talks between Russia, Ukraine and
10:42the U.S. in Abu Dhabi.
10:43Now, they're technical and political.
10:45And what I heard from NATO allies just this morning is that one of the discussions will
10:49be the urgent need for Ukraine to have access to Patriot interceptor missiles.
10:53There's a major stockpile shortage of these.
10:56And Sakur, the NATO chief military officer, is calling for seven countries within NATO to
11:01give them to Ukraine immediately.
11:03But those countries are resisting because unless they can get guarantees of replenishment
11:08by the United States, that guarantee isn't quite there.
11:11So that's really where we're talking about when it comes to interceptors.
11:14But of course, there's political discussions about ending the war.
11:17And we know that, as you mentioned earlier, the president, Stubb, here of Finland, alongside
11:21the Norwegian prime minister, held a talk with Putin just a few days ago, a 90 minute
11:26conversation.
11:27There is belief that maybe there could be a ceasefire or potentially a prisoner swap.
11:32But that's really what the hope is for the next round of discussions is not really going
11:36to be an end.
11:37However, there will be talks about post-security guarantees, post-war security guarantees.
11:43And in a few weeks, we'll also see Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, coming to Brussels
11:49to meet his NATO allies.
11:50So that will be a probably key moment to see what the future of in relation to this administration
11:55and relations with Europe will be.
11:57Stefan.
11:58All right, Shona Murray in Helsinki.
12:00Thank you very much.
12:02Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Iranian Shah and one of the main leaders of the opposition
12:07to the Tehran regime, is in Brussels this week to lobby for more sanctions and economic pressure
12:13on Iran.
12:14Yesterday, he met several members of the European Parliament.
12:17At a press conference, he called on the EU to show the same resolve as it has toward Russian
12:23President Vladimir Putin by uncovering hidden assets and freezing illegal assets linked to
12:30the regime.
12:31Afterwards, he spoke to Euronews' Vincenzo Genovese, who asked him about the changes in
12:36Washington.
12:36Take a listen.
12:37There are many Democrats in America who also believe that the Iranian regime is a major
12:43problem.
12:44It threatens national security for the US, but also, and their interests, but also look
12:48at the region and the consequences of this regime, continue a policy of blackmail by taking
12:52hostages or disturbing maritime traffic through its proxies and helping the Houthis and the
12:57conflict that exists right now in the other straits.
13:00So ultimately, whether or not the conclusion is that the job needs to be finished, may be a
13:06question that they all have to explore irrespective of the composition now of the House and the
13:10Senate back in the US.
13:12So my ask from the EU countries is irrespective of your own political compositions, the cause
13:19of liberty and the cause of freedom in Iran and what will lead to ultimate stability as
13:24opposed to instability depends ultimately on Iranians be able to free themselves from this
13:29regime.
13:29And that should be their main policy focus, but also what can concretely be done to actually
13:34be an element that adds more pressure on the regime that could be extending economic sanctions,
13:39but parallel to that also have more direct support for the Iranian people, which we believe
13:45in that momentum will cause even more defections from the regime.
13:49And that's what will lead ultimately to the regime's collapse and the liberalization of Iran.
13:53But the strikes against the regime caused the response of the regime, the closing of the
13:58Strait of Hormuz, which sparked a spike in the energy price, which is one of the main
14:04warning for Europeans.
14:05What's your message to Europeans about that?
14:08The message is that when the animal is wounded and will seek revenge, do allow it to continue
14:14to live.
14:14And that's exactly what's at stake here.
14:16This regime has shown that it's willing to go all the way for its own survival, not just
14:22by silencing its own citizenry, but by now not only threatening maritime traffic, but attacking
14:29with missile attacks countries in the area and perhaps even take action beyond that.
14:33You simply cannot allow this kind of terrorist regime continue to survive and exist.
14:39And you know, most important factor in this are the people of Iran themselves who have
14:43risked their lives and are willing to die for the cause of freedom.
14:46Why not, for once, after 47 years, abandon the idea of appeasement and negotiations, thinking
14:52that that will offer you a guarantee of stability and bet on the Iranian people as the element
14:58that will bring in the element of stability?
15:00Because we are committed to the same values of liberty and freedom as you are and enjoying
15:04it here in Europe.
15:05This regime doesn't.
15:06This regime executes everybody that stands for human rights and freedom in Iran.
15:10Europe has a tradition of standing with democracy and freedom.
15:13Why not today recognize that this regime will never be a reliable partner, it's only trying
15:19to buy time, take advantage of weakness in leadership and decision making, whereas people
15:25every day are risking life and limb to say, we are your solution, why don't you come to
15:29our help?
15:30Because we are going to fight the fight.
15:32Help us get to a point that we can securely come back to the streets and reclaim our country.
15:37This is the specific elements that will make a difference in how soon Iran can be liberated,
15:41as opposed to drag the conflict even further.
15:48Reza Pahlavi speaking to Vincenzo Genovese.
15:51A new warning about Europe's vulnerability to cyber attacks.
15:56From supermarket refrigeration systems across the continent to blood bank facilities in France,
16:01hackers are increasingly targeting the digital systems that keep our societies running and
16:07potentially putting lives at risk.
16:09Is this just cybercrime or are we witnessing a new front in hybrid warfare against Europe?
16:15Joining me now is Professor Kevin Caron, cybersecurity expert at Ulster University in the UK.
16:20Good morning to you.
16:22Good morning.
16:23So what exactly are hackers doing?
16:26How can someone sitting behind a computer remotely take control of the supermarket's refrigerators
16:32or blood bank's cooling systems?
16:36Yes.
16:37These operational technology is becoming more common,
16:42especially in the wake of COVID,
16:44where a lot of technicians were not able to travel to remote sites.
16:48Therefore, it seemed to be easier to install remote monitoring systems as well,
16:54which can be logged into remotely.
16:56You're able to check the temperature, able to control the temperature.
16:59And, of course, these fridges, again, need evaporation circuits turned on daily, actually,
17:05to run so that the fridge doesn't become iced up, of course.
17:10Now, you know, on paper, it's a good idea, of course, but the fact is these were very weak.
17:17The controllers that are used to be able to log into from anywhere in the world,
17:22that one of them, for instance, doesn't have any updates for basically 10 years.
17:28The other one, for five years.
17:30The flaws have been known for a number of years,
17:33the way that you can log in remotely without even needing to authenticate.
17:38And yet, of course, a few last month in France, again, fridges were attacked.
17:43And then this week, fridges were attacked again.
17:46So lessons were not learned the first time.
17:49On this note, so supermarket refrigerators are hardly considered critical infrastructure,
17:55yet the failure can cause millions of euros and losses.
17:59Have companies underestimated the cybersecurity risks of everyday technology?
18:06Unfortunately, it seems not.
18:09People have to consider, and companies, of course,
18:12you know, does anything that can be connected to the Internet, should it be?
18:16In cases like this, best practice in cybersecurity was not handled.
18:22Quite often, the default passwords were never changed again.
18:27They didn't use any kind of what we call a VPN for good practice to access these units as well.
18:34So, in fact, there were so many things wrong.
18:37And it is not a sophisticated attack.
18:40In this case, AI was not used.
18:44But it's worth noting, in the last week, we have seen a dramatic rise in cyberattacks, as we speak.
18:53Unprecedented, actually.
18:56We have this common database, which is shared around the world by all the technology companies.
19:01Whenever an exploit is found, like in this case, this would have been recorded many years ago,
19:06it goes into a database, 10 years ago, this database, the average number of per month of exploits that were
19:13found was about 30 to 40.
19:16Last month, this common vulnerable exploitation database added a new 17,060 attacks.
19:28All right, Kevin Curran, Professor for Cybersecurity at Ulster University.
19:32Thank you for helping us understand the issue.
19:34And that does it for us today.
19:36Thank you for watching.
19:38I'm Stefan Grobe.
19:39Take care and see you tomorrow.
19:57We'll see you tomorrow.