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Europe Today: nuova era di sicurezza in Europa, il governo spagnolo in crisi
La presidente della Commissione europea Ursula von der Leyen parla di una nuova era per la sicurezza, segnata da minacce ibride crescenti. Intanto il governo spagnolo è nel caos dopo un rapporto sul ruolo del Marocco nella crisi di Ceuta; i ministri UE discutono il bilancio a Dublino.
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La presidente della Commissione europea Ursula von der Leyen parla di una nuova era per la sicurezza, segnata da minacce ibride crescenti. Intanto il governo spagnolo è nel caos dopo un rapporto sul ruolo del Marocco nella crisi di Ceuta; i ministri UE discutono il bilancio a Dublino.
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00:14Good morning, it is Thursday the 3rd of September, I'm Maeve McMahan and this is Europe Today.
00:20Your daily dose of European news and analysis, live here on Euronews.
00:25Coming up, the EU must prepare for a, quote, new era of European security.
00:31Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned following crisis talks with the NATO Secretary-General.
00:38Mark Rutte says Russia has grown increasingly reckless in recent months.
00:43We'll bring you the latest with our correspondent, Angela Scudgens.
00:47And we'll be live in Dublin, where European affairs ministers are kicking off talks on the EU's long-term budget.
00:56It follows a meeting of foreign ministers dominated by Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine.
01:02We'll hear exclusively from Lithuania's foreign minister, Kastushis Budrys, on what's at stake for the Baltics.
01:08Plus, natural gas prices have spiked to their highest level since 2023, while oil has touched a five-week high.
01:18It comes as renewed hostilities between the US and Iran, with Tehran accusing Washington of war crimes, puts further pressure
01:25on bond markets.
01:27We'll cross live to Doha.
01:29But first, Europe must brace for a new era of security with increased hybrid threats.
01:34And allies must prepare to pay for it.
01:37That's the message coming from EU and NATO chiefs, just hours after Germany formally blamed Russia for an attempted drone
01:44attack at Leipzig airport last month.
01:47We can start by taking a listen to an excerpt of both Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte briefing
01:52the press.
02:02Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen, of course, briefing the press with Ursula von der Leyen saying that Europe
02:08is entering a new normal.
02:11Well, for more on that story, we're joined here on set by Angela Scugins to tell us really what does
02:16this all mean?
02:18Angela, and of course, we'll play that statement from Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte in just a minute.
02:22But she did kind of raise the stakes here, saying this is the new norm of the security era that
02:26we're entering, that we have to prepare for, and of course, that we have to pay for.
02:29Absolutely. So it was an unprecedented meeting attended by the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary
02:36General Mark Rutte.
02:37They briefed the press prior going into those talks in which they stated that Europe must prepare for an increasingly
02:44reckless Russia.
02:45This is due to the country's continued full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Europe's steadfast support for Kyiv.
02:52But Europe can step up to the plate.
02:54The European Commission says that it can response a rapid response team.
02:58They can deploy that in the instance of hybrid threats occurring in the future.
03:03The EU can also go harder against Russia when it comes to its sanctions packages.
03:08The EU's top diplomat, Kai Kallis, stated yesterday that 1,600 individuals and entities have been proposed to be on
03:16the new blacklist.
03:17These are figures that are responsible for propping up the Kremlin's military industrial complex.
03:22The EU can also help Ukraine acquire Patriot Interceptor Missiles.
03:27And from Mark Rutte's perspective, he wants the 32 alliance members to make good on their funding pledges,
03:33which have been revised upwards from 2% of GDP to 3.5% of GDP.
03:39Let's bring them in now, shall we?
03:41Let's take a listen to both Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen briefing the press.
03:45Leipzig marks a new escalation on European Union soil directly attributed to Russia.
03:53But it is part of a broader pattern of increasingly dangerous incidents.
03:58Repeated incursions in our airspace, drones that paralyze our airports,
04:04interference with our critical infrastructure.
04:07Europeans are faced with the hard truth that this is the new normal.
04:13We are clear-eyed about how important it is that we work together, including with the European Union,
04:22to ensure we have what we need to address the threats we face.
04:27That means investing more in defence, something allies committed to last year in The Hague.
04:33So when it comes to this working together, we're likely to see more of Mark Rutte here in the EU
04:37quarter, Angela.
04:38But just tell us, how are European leaders thinking that Russia will take this?
04:42And are we seeing a shift, really, in how Europe responds to this threat?
04:45Yeah, absolutely.
04:46So it's important to underscore here first that Germany didn't trigger Article 4 of NATO.
04:51This would require the alliance members meeting to discuss this event.
04:55This is the precursor to Article 5, which is effectively an attack on one, is an attack on all.
05:01Germany didn't do this.
05:02However, the rhetoric surrounding these incidents have certainly shifted, at least on the sidelines.
05:08What we heard before described as hybrid threats, a string of hybrid threats.
05:13Perhaps we will see in the future this being described as kinetic, all-out warfare.
05:17We're certainly not there yet, as indicated at least from the remarks coming out of Berlin.
05:23But perhaps this could shift, particularly as Russia's attacks through these hybrid warfare incidents on the EU and all-out
05:30warfare on Ukraine show no signs of abating, Maeve.
05:33OK. And just good. And thank you so much for your reporting.
05:36And in this very context of a heightened security climate, European foreign ministers, including the UK, Ukraine and Canada,
05:43have pledged unwavering support and vowed to stay united in the face of Russian aggression.
05:48For more, we can take you now to Dublin City, where our correspondent, Shona Murray, is standing by for us
05:54this morning as European affairs ministers are currently gathering.
05:57Shona, tell us, European leaders have been defiant this week, that they will not be disunited.
06:02What are you hearing there?
06:06That's right, Maeve.
06:07I think that decision on Tuesday by Berlin to formally attribute Russia to that drone attack in Leipzig airport,
06:13that really sharpened the resolve of EU ministers over the past few days,
06:17who, remember, were joined by their Canadian, Swiss, British, Ukrainian, Icelandic counterparts.
06:23And I think one thing that really emerged from that meeting is the consensus that much more needs to be
06:27done to restrict
06:28the number of Russians coming into the European Union and all across NATO territory.
06:32Because, remember, it's emerging that potentially one of those responsible for the Leipzig attack
06:37came through the European Union, through Italy, back in April with a tourist visa.
06:42So that really was one of the very much important things that did emerge.
06:45In addition to that, and we heard it from Angela there, we're hearing from Mark Rutte, the NATO Secretary General,
06:50and Kayakalas, the EU foreign policy chief, that the Moscow war aims have not changed,
06:55but Moscow and the Kremlin are becoming more reckless and much more kinetic in their attacks on NATO territory.
07:01So what does all this mean?
07:03Does it mean we are at war in Russia, or is it all going to be below threshold?
07:07Certainly it's a development, what happened in Berlin.
07:09So with this, I caught up with Konstantin Budras, the Lithuanian foreign affairs minister,
07:13and I asked him a little about Lithuania's position and what this means.
07:18They want to freeze the whole cities in Ukraine and to gain advantage.
07:23And we are part of this picture, because we are the main supporters of Ukraine.
07:27In the Russian calculation, probably is that if we are divided as the European family,
07:33if we are polarized within our societies, maybe support to Ukraine will decrease,
07:39and maybe time will be on their side.
07:42So we also have the responsibility to deny them this projection.
07:47It won't happen.
07:48And we are resilient, and we are strong in it.
07:52And if there is a miscalculation on the Russian side, this is also the message from Lithuania,
07:59if there are casualties in Lithuania, it won't take us a long time to make a detribution, one thing,
08:08and also to qualify it if it is as an act of aggression.
08:12It won't be the gray zone.
08:14They need to be aware, basically, that you are willing to trigger Article 4 and then Article 5 of NATO.
08:20Nationally, you know, immediately, because we also have the rights as a sovereign.
08:25What does that mean?
08:25So we move to another state or self of our country.
08:30So then we are moving to the self-defense.
08:33And then we ask for our allies, for the collective defense.
08:37And then we are moving to absolutely different escalation.
08:40So these operations with explosives in the civilian airport,
08:46so it is so close from the huge, huge damage that can be done and catastrophe.
08:52And I see how on the Russian side they do not feel any consequences.
08:58Are you saying that if Leipzig, the drone with the military-grade explosives,
09:03was in Lithuania, for example, that the Lithuanian government would have responded differently,
09:09that you would have said that this is an act of aggression?
09:11That was the plot that was prevented.
09:14So we do not have the damage and the casualties.
09:17Okay, so you're saying if there was a damage, yes.
09:19Yes, if there is the attribution, there is the intention, there is the damage done,
09:25and it falls under the UN-chartered definition,
09:27what are the conditions for the self-defense?
09:31Of course we would go for it.
09:32We don't need some working group and some commission to find out that it would take time.
09:37No, we will go immediately.
09:39And this is the thing that we have to collectively also make sure Russians,
09:45because they are playing here, and their bets are really high,
09:49and it is dangerous for our societies to fall into this trap.
09:54So we had the incidents with explosives already in the Baltic states.
09:58Those were prevented ones.
09:59But we also had the attempts to burn a factory, the IKEA shop, the arson operation.
10:08That was successful.
10:10So the spectrum is really high.
10:13A number of weeks ago, the United States had an assessment that,
10:16now we've heard this a lot, okay, but we were sort of reinforced again a few weeks ago,
10:22that there could be a potential attack on NATO territory by the Kremlin
10:26in a bid to unravel NATO somewhat, that it wouldn't be a full-scale invasion,
10:31but some sort of a limited ground invasion.
10:33And what are you hearing about that?
10:35And do you think then, therefore, if you were to trigger something like Article 5,
10:39that that could create a sort of chaos within NATO?
10:43Everything that we do or we consider, we do it with our allies,
10:46as we coordinate and we exchange our intelligence and our knowledge and understanding of the situation.
10:54So I can assure that those pieces of information that are shared publicly among the nations of the region,
11:03Baltics, Nordics, Poland and Germany, and each time U.S. is mentioned,
11:08we are possessing the similar information.
11:12We see that there are some options considered on the Russia side,
11:15maybe to escalate also within the direction of NATO,
11:18and we are telling in this way that we are prepared, we know what you are cooking there,
11:23and believe it, it will be then considered within the NATO alliance as activities against all of us.
11:31You think America would stand by you as well, the United States would stand by in the event of an
11:37Article 5 situation?
11:38I have no doubts in Article 5, and politically, militarily,
11:43this is the strongest alliance that ever existed on this earth,
11:47and each day we are working on preventing some things, ensuring what we know,
11:53and planning, planning, planning operationally in purpose to be stronger for the collective defence,
11:58and this is the deterrence, and this is the only reason we are still in peace.
12:04Now, moving on, the Spanish government has been plunged into a new crisis
12:09after a leaked police report suggested Moroccan forces played a role in pushing migrants into Thauta
12:15in an unprecedented border violation.
12:18The question of how much Pedro Sánchez's government knew in the eras prior is central to its political survival.
12:24For the latest, we're joined now on set by our Chief Europe Editor, Maria Tadeo.
12:28Maria, some explosive allegations here. What exactly do we know?
12:31Yes, Maven, that is a central question here.
12:34How much did the Spanish government know in the days prior before that illegal border crossing on July 30th,
12:39which ultimately is about national security, and it is about border control,
12:44not just Spain, but also the European Union.
12:47Now, as you say, yesterday there was a report, it's 55 pages, from the police that leaked to a number
12:53of media outlets.
12:54This report suggests, contrary to what the Spanish government has argued now for a month,
12:59that Moroccan agents did in fact push migrants along the border.
13:03They were pushed into the sea, and that would happen, and we're seeing those pictures there.
13:06It was not accidental, and it was not a coincidence.
13:09This is a complete contradiction to the narrative of the Spanish government,
13:13which has argued this happened, and it was a tragedy.
13:16150 people died at sea because of social media, because of human traffickers,
13:21and this week, of course, the Spanish prime minister also seemed to indicate
13:24that Russia and Israel played a part in amplifying some of this misinformation,
13:28but the Spanish government has not ever pointed the finger at Moroccan authorities.
13:32That report that sent the Spanish political debate really on fire yesterday would totally contradict that.
13:39It also blindsided the government and the interior minister,
13:42which did not seem to be aware of the existence of the report.
13:45It also suggests that there is a battle of leaks really coming out of very sensitive government departments
13:52that suggest they either want to embarrass the government in public,
13:55or there are new elements to the story that has not seen, or that have not seen the light of
14:00day.
14:00Now, sources close to the Spanish government,
14:02and Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, is about to take questions in parliament.
14:06In about an hour, they say, and they believe still,
14:09that Morocco is not involved, and they do not believe this report is conclusive,
14:12and the Spanish prime minister will take questions on this matter.
14:16Nonetheless, there is a general sense of molest across the Spanish population.
14:21There were protests yesterday that, nonetheless, this country or this crisis has been badly handled,
14:26that the government is not fully revealing the entire picture,
14:29and the opposition repeating that they know more things than they have led on to the public opinion,
14:35and they've decided to cover it up.
14:37Nonetheless, the Spanish government says,
14:38wait for this intervention from the Spanish prime minister in the next hour,
14:42who is today under immense pressure.
14:45Does Pedro Sánchez have a plan?
14:47I mean, the crisis is still continuing.
14:48There's still around 10,000 regular migrants in Ceuta.
14:51Well, and Maeve, to me, that is the bottom line,
14:53because this is a crisis that simply will not let go,
14:55because it has not been resolved.
14:57And you point to 5,000 people who are still in the territory of Ceuta.
15:03Half of them are understood to be minors.
15:05The local authorities say that number is probably double, so closer to 10,000 people.
15:09This is a very small territory.
15:12So you see there's a pressure cooker effect.
15:14We've seen tensions between the locals and the migrants.
15:17There's a concern of violence.
15:18The local authorities said yesterday this city is really at breaking point,
15:22but the Spanish government has not been able to offer a solution yet.
15:25because some of them are migrants, so there are very strict laws about what you do with underage migrants.
15:30They have fundamental rights.
15:31You cannot just, excuse my language, but bundle people and send them back.
15:35The Spanish government also said that they would not send them over into the mainland
15:40and impact Schengen in the European Union, so that's failed to provide relief.
15:43And there is also a political deadlock between the conservative authorities in the city
15:48and the Spanish government over what to do.
15:50All of this is leading to big delays on the bureaucracy in terms of identifying
15:55who are these migrants stranded and at some point how to return them
16:00because the Spanish government continues to say they will have to return.
16:04Well, we keep, of course, a very close eye on that story and bring all the latest from that conference.
16:07Thank you so much, Maria Zayo, for bringing us all those details.
16:10And now to another development being watched very closely here in Brussels.
16:14The U.S. President Donald Trump has said the U.S. is ready to strike Iran at, quote,
16:19any time, but he does not expect the latest flare-up to continue too long.
16:24In the meantime, Iran has accused Washington of committing war crimes
16:27after four civilians were killed and dozens injured in a reported U.S. strike in a wedding.
16:33For the latest, we can go straight to Doha and bring in our regional correspondent, Leila Humarai.
16:38Leila, just tell us how serious is this latest escalation
16:42and how is the region there reading into it?
16:47Good morning, Maeve. That's right.
16:49In the last 24 to 48 hours, the U.S. and Iran have exchanged a new round of hostilities
16:54in the form of airstrikes, missiles, and drone attacks.
16:58Now, Tehran retaliated against Washington's strikes on its very strategic Karg Island assets
17:06by targeting U.S. bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
17:10Now, in this region, GCC nations and leaders have been very clear
17:14that they cannot continue living in this war because each new wave of strikes
17:19leaves a lasting impact on the communities, the residents, and the economies in this region.
17:24And Qatar, here for its part, has vowed to continue mediating negotiations to find a peaceful resolution.
17:31And, of course, this is all happening in the backdrop of the continued standoff in the Strait of Hormuz,
17:37the central flashpoint in this conflict.
17:40U.S. has many times warned Iran that it will not tolerate a military buildup in the south,
17:46which will threaten the Strait of Hormuz.
17:48Both countries have said that they are both in control of the Strait of Hormuz
17:52and that it has reopened in certain conditions.
17:55But we see that the data from the traffic flow is just not yet near,
18:00not anywhere near, pre-conflict flows.
18:02Now, to add another spanner in the works,
18:05overnight U.S. President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz on True Social.
18:11He posted, and I quote,
18:12Now that we have it under USA control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to Trump Strait?
18:18Like America itself, it would be hotter than ever before.
18:22Now, clearly, this indicates that Donald Trump believes that the U.S. has control of the Strait of Hormuz.
18:28But as I said earlier, that's just not translating to what is happening in those waters right now.
18:34Okay. Laila Humunay, thank you so much for that live broadcast there from Doha.
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