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Europe Today: drone sfiora l'aereo di Zelensky mentre Riga discute la minaccia russa
Un drone ha sfiorato l’aereo di Zelensky diretto al funerale reale in Norvegia, dopo che Putin con Trump aveva minimizzato la minaccia russa. Da Riga, Europe Today racconta le dimissioni di un ricercatore Anthropic che avverte: l’IA "sta giocando d’azzardo con le nostre vite".
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Un drone ha sfiorato l’aereo di Zelensky diretto al funerale reale in Norvegia, dopo che Putin con Trump aveva minimizzato la minaccia russa. Da Riga, Europe Today racconta le dimissioni di un ricercatore Anthropic che avverte: l’IA "sta giocando d’azzardo con le nostre vite".
ALTRE INFORMAZIONI : http://it.euronews.com/2026/09/10/europe-today-drone-sfiora-laereo-di-zelensky-mentre-riga-discute-la-minaccia-russa
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00:15Good morning, it's Thursday, the 10th of September, you're watching Euronews and this is Europe Today.
00:22Coming up, the plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Oslo for the funeral of the King of Norway was
00:31almost hit by a drone when taking off from Moldova on Tuesday.
00:36That's according to the Norwegian Prime Minister.
00:38This comes after two people were killed after Russian drones struck a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova.
00:45Meanwhile, in a one-hour phone conversation with Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed speculation about the Russian threat
00:53to European nations.
00:55The Baltic countries are on the front line of growing Russian threats and concerns are mounting over a deteriorating security
01:03situation in the region
01:04that comes after the CIA chief traveled to Moscow last month, reportedly warning Russia against testing NATO's resolve.
01:12At the International Security Conference in Riga, participants are increasingly worried.
01:17We'll hear from the Foreign Minister of Finland.
01:20And a researcher who spent three years building the systems behind some of the world's most powerful AI models has
01:28quit the industry entirely,
01:30warning that the companies racing to build ever more capable artificial intelligence are gambling with our lives.
01:3727-year-old Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropik yesterday.
01:42He claimed that many of the people building the technology privately fear it could prove fatal for humanity.
01:51Welcome to the program. I'm Stefan Grope.
01:54Our top story on Europe Today takes us to Latvia.
01:57Our chief Europe editor Maria Tadeo is in Riga following a security conference.
02:02The Baltic countries are on the front line of growing Russian threats and concerns are mounting over a deteriorating security
02:10situation in the region
02:11that comes after the CIA chief traveled to Moscow last month, reportedly warning Russia against testing NATO's resolve.
02:19Let's go live now to Riga, where Maria Tadeo is standing by.
02:24Maria, you have been talking to officials there. What are you hearing?
02:30Yes, Stefan, good morning, because this security conference is underway and the security picture in the Baltics is very much
02:37in focus, as you say,
02:38in the context of that trip, a very rare, unannounced trip from the CIA boss to Moscow, where he met
02:45with Russian intelligence.
02:47Reportedly, one of the messages that he conveyed was a warning from the United States to Russia
02:53against escalating tensions with U.S. allies in the region, namely Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia.
03:01Of course, here, when you speak to Baltic officials, they tell you, again, and this is something that they have
03:06stressed,
03:07yes, Russia is a security threat.
03:10They also point to increased hybrid activity, but they still say the picture has not fundamentally changed.
03:17Of course, they would have to say that because they don't want to create a sense of panic here.
03:22But just to give you an idea of the preparedness and the reinforcements of some of those security points in
03:28this region,
03:28just yesterday, the Latvian prime minister announced that his country will need an additional 7 billion euros
03:34to reinforce its eastern border.
03:36Of course, inevitably, that money will have to come from the European Union.
03:40When you look at the European Union, there was also a letter sent by a number of commissioners,
03:45including the Baltic commissioners, saying that they believe there is, quote,
03:49a deteriorating security picture when it comes to this part of Europe and that more action is needed.
03:55The message, however, is one of restraint and putting the focus on NATO deterrence and security.
04:01What, to me, Stefan, has been striking, I spent the whole day yesterday here in Riga,
04:06is also the conversations that you have with everyday life people who would tell you
04:11this is now normal life for them, that they are aware, hyper aware, of course, of Russia.
04:17But they also say, at this point, all you can do is be prepared.
04:20I did have conversations with some, again, everyday Latvians who told me at this point,
04:25it's about being prepared.
04:26But also, if you can buy real estate outside of the country, some may do that.
04:30But there is a sense of resolve and also agency when it comes to the Baltics.
04:34One of the focus points in this conference will be about strengthening, of course,
04:39the defense and the army, the capacity to ramp up production to protect that border.
04:44The stress, as I say, at this point continues to be one, be in preparedness.
04:49But inevitably, this conversation over the past two weeks has certainly fed into the political debate here.
04:55Maria, you also caught up with Finland's Foreign Minister, Elina Valtonen.
05:00Her country, too, shares a border with Russia, actually the longest NATO border with Russia.
05:06What did she tell you?
05:09Yes, and we caught up with Elina Valtonen, who was participating at a business conference
05:13very much dedicated to the security sector.
05:16And she told me, plain and simple, at this stage, the security picture for Europe will remain unstable.
05:21It will remain volatile for as long as the war in Ukraine continues.
05:24And that is the assessment that they make.
05:27As long as the war continues, this will be the everyday reality for certainly the frontline countries.
05:33She also told me and reinstated that her country is in favor of using the Russian frozen assets.
05:38As you know, Shefan, this debate was shelved last year over Christmas.
05:43Instead, the Europeans decided that they would pay out of pocket with a loan.
05:47But it has been revived because the cost of the war keeps mounting.
05:51And at this stage, let's be clear about this, it is the Europeans who are, for the most part,
05:55paying for the war effort alongside the Ukrainians who are the ones doing the fighting.
06:00But they realize the bill is coming and it will be significant going into 2027.
06:05The other point that I would stress is she is a fluent German speaker.
06:09She keeps an eye on German affairs.
06:11And I asked her about the victory of the AfD.
06:13And this is relevant because the AfD has said they would want to reinstort ties with Russia diplomatically.
06:20She did tell me, however, this was not a case of Russian misinformation.
06:24This was not a case of perhaps Russia meddling in an election.
06:27It was an election that really tapped into some of the real issues that are happening in Europe and Europe
06:32has to deal with.
06:33Let's take a look.
06:34Certainly, I would not attribute the overall success of AfD to only disinformation.
06:41That would be totally unwise and also very much untrue.
06:46But how Russian disinformation campaigning actually functions is precisely to take those points of dissatisfaction in the society and amplify
06:56those
06:56and drive people against each other, but essentially and especially drive people against their own governments.
07:04I'm sure that Moscow is happy.
07:07But at the same time, there are true concerns of people behind that result.
07:12And I think it's extremely important we respect a democratic result, which this was.
07:19And first and foremost, I would say that, or at least based on what I hear around, is the concerns
07:25over migration, which are behind the election result.
07:30All right.
07:31Maria Tadeo there reporting from Riga.
07:34Thank you very much.
07:35A plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from Moldova to Oslo was nearly hit by a drone.
07:43Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Garstor said yesterday he did not provide further details about the incident.
07:50That's why we're now turning to our correspondent, Sasha Vakulina.
07:53Good morning, Sasha.
07:55So can you provide us with any more details?
07:58Stefan, recently Ukraine's president started using more Moldovan airspace, Kishinev airport, rather than Poland, as he used to do for
08:07years since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion.
08:09And that was the case on Tuesday.
08:11Now, the moment, around the same time that President Zelensky was about to take off to go to Norway,
08:16this is also around the same time when a drone incursion was detected, first in Moldova and then in Romania.
08:23And the timeline says everything about the timing of when that happened.
08:28So the drone was detected in Moldova 4.20 in the afternoon.
08:33You can see it there.
08:34Then it crossed from Moldova to Romania, now to NATO airspace.
08:39This is when the fighter jets took off to monitor.
08:42They spent over 20 minutes monitoring the situation and following the drone until a Romanian military lost the drone on
08:50its radars.
08:51And then it reappeared shortly after, back in Moldova.
08:55And around the same time, this is when President Zelensky was ready to take off.
08:59And reportedly, according to monitoring channels, he did take off around 5.57.
09:05So with that drone incursion first into Moldova, non-NAT airspace, and then going into Romania and then returning to
09:13Moldova around the same time,
09:15well, that's one drone that was reported, and that's reportedly the same drone that was threatening Zelensky's plane, Stefan.
09:23Quite scary stuff there, Sasha Vakulina.
09:27As always, great reporting.
09:28Thank you very much.
09:29The European Commission has unveiled a legislative proposal allowing EU public authorities to favor European companies in public procurement for
09:39key public services,
09:41such as energy, water, railways, ports, airports, and postal services,
09:46a move that clearly targets Chinese companies in a market valued at 2 billion euros annually.
09:53This comes as European policymakers seek to shield the bloc's market from China amid heated trade negotiations,
10:00as the EU grapples with a trade deficit with Beijing of roughly 1 billion euros a day.
10:08For more on this, let's head over to Paris, where I'm joined by Alicia Garcia-Herrero,
10:13a Spanish economist with the think tank Bruegel and an expert on Asian economies.
10:19Good morning.
10:20Good morning.
10:21So, is this a long overdue act of European economic self-defense or simply protectionism with a European flag on
10:30it?
10:32Well, self-defense can be protectionist, so, you know, in a way it's everything.
10:37But I have to say that no matter how, you know, China may be reading the Industrial Selector Act,
10:44which is this legislation you referred to, it's actually not only for European companies.
10:51In fact, you only need to sign the international procurement agreement at the WTO to be part of the game.
11:00I.e., Korean companies can compete with European companies.
11:03Japanese companies can compete with European companies.
11:05So, China could just sign this agreement, which basically means that you reciprocate in your procurement.
11:12In other words, that European companies can also go to China under the same conditions for China's procurement.
11:20So, in that regard, I actually think this legislation has been heavily criticized as very protectionist,
11:27but in my view, it's very reciprocal.
11:30And I think that has to be taken into account.
11:33Alicia, here's an uncomfortable question.
11:35Won't excluding cheaper Chinese companies simply make public projects more expensive?
11:43Because the idea of public procurement, as I mentioned, within this global agreement, WTO agreement,
11:56basically limits the amount of subsidies or other types of support that the companies can offer when going to procurement.
12:06I think that's fair, if you ask me.
12:08Because if Chinese government wants to compete with our companies through subsidies or other means,
12:15our companies won't have a chance.
12:16So, in that regard, I think it's not only about being cheap, but about being fair.
12:22So, this is why this international legislation supposedly protects us from this reality.
12:29And the Industrial Select Act, our legislation now, takes that on board, which we have not done in the past.
12:36All right.
12:37Alicia Garcia Herrero from the Think Tank Bruegel, thank you for breaking it all down for us.
12:43Now, Europe's housing crisis has reached emergency levels,
12:48with ordinary people in ordinary jobs struggling to afford somewhere to live.
12:53That's the warning from the European Commissioner for Housing, Dan Jørgensen.
12:57In response, the EU has unveiled new rules aimed at curbing short-term rentals,
13:03such as Airbnb, in areas under so-called housing stress.
13:07Our correspondent, Marek Gwynn, caught up with Commissioner Jørgensen and began by asking
13:11whether the new restrictions will offer relief to Europeans being squeezed by the housing market.
13:18So, prices in many cities in Europe are way too high.
13:22So, we see normal people with normal jobs not being able to find a place to live,
13:28being crowded out of the cities where they serve as police officers, nurses and teachers and so on.
13:32So, this is totally unacceptable and we need to act.
13:35What we propose today is to say where short-term rentals are a problem because they are in some cities.
13:42They have crowded out normal people from their homes because there's more money to be made just having a short
13:47-term rental.
13:48And where that is the case, we are now giving the legal basis for member states to regulate this.
13:55So, we are now giving the member states the ability to actually do something about this important problem.
14:00I'm interested in knowing about the degree of concern you have about this.
14:06Do you fear we're moving towards a Europe where it will become impossible for a young person under 35, for
14:12example,
14:12to actually become a homeowner or even worse, to even afford a rent?
14:18Unfortunately, in many cities and member states, we are already there.
14:22It is, I would say, actually an emergency because if you don't have a roof over your head,
14:27if you don't have the opportunity to find a place to live,
14:30then, for instance, young people are not able to start a family.
14:32They're not able to get the job that they want.
14:34They're not able to take the education that they want and need.
14:37And by the way, we as a society need that they take.
14:40So, really, it's important that we take this extremely serious.
14:44It's also important that we from the European Union side,
14:48which traditionally maybe hasn't been the case,
14:51acknowledge that this is also a European problem.
14:53So, we need to provide solutions from Brussels.
14:55You and I both know that short-term rentals are just part of the problem.
15:00As the commissioner responsible for tackling this crisis,
15:03what more do you hope to be able to do in this mandate to help Europeans with this pressing issue?
15:11Short-term rentals is a big part of the problem in many cities.
15:15But, of course, this will not solve all problems.
15:17We also need to do more to build more houses, to renovate more houses,
15:23to find new purposes for buildings that are already existing so that they can become houses.
15:28We need to cut red tape so that it's easier to provide more housing.
15:32We need to mobilize more financing.
15:35We need to make it more feasible and easy to build social housing.
15:40All of these things, of course, need to be done.
15:42So, this is an important step, but it's not the only step.
15:45If I may, a final question on energy, because energy bill is also a major concern, of course.
15:49We know that international conflicts are upending the energy commodities markets.
15:55How worried are you about the winter facing Europe,
15:59especially given the fact that energy storage is actually lagging behind?
16:03I'm quite worried that if we don't see improvements in the Strait of Hormuz,
16:08that we can face a very difficult winter.
16:11So, my message to member states are very clear.
16:14The faster you can deploy more renewables, the faster you can electrify,
16:19so move away from gas broilers to district heating or electric heat pumps, for instance,
16:25the faster you can deploy more energy efficiency measures,
16:28the faster you can do all of these things, the more easy the winter will be to face.
16:33And by the way, these things will also lead to lower prices.
16:35So, really, there's no reason to not do it.
16:42EU Housing Commissioner Dan Jorgensen speaking to Merit Gwynn.
16:46Yesterday, we heard probably the most striking warnings on artificial intelligence to date.
16:52AI is killing us all.
16:55This is particularly noteworthy because these warnings are coming not just from outside critics,
17:00but from AI safety researchers and insiders
17:03who argue that increasingly powerful systems could eventually become impossible to control.
17:10Do I get your attention?
17:12Joining me now to discuss this is Andrea Renda,
17:15Director of Research at the Centre for European Policy Studies here in Brussels.
17:20Good morning.
17:21Good morning.
17:21So, let me start with a blunt question.
17:23Is this science or science fiction?
17:26Do I have to be worried?
17:27Do we all have to be worried?
17:29I think it's science,
17:32but we shouldn't be worried necessarily
17:34if we keep all this under control and we keep it public and open.
17:38The thing is,
17:39it's not the first time that we build something that can kill us all, right?
17:42We have the atomic bomb.
17:43We have several powerful technologies.
17:46It all depends on how we use them.
17:47And most importantly,
17:49we don't have to confuse this with an announcement that super intelligence is coming,
17:55because there are many ways we can all be killed with stupid technologies
17:59if we program them in the wrong way.
18:02I guess the fundamental question seems to be this.
18:06Are we building machines that we may eventually be unable to switch off?
18:12It depends on what kind of goals we give to these machines,
18:14what kind of powers, right?
18:16We can have a software which is self-contained,
18:18but a software that governs all our critical infrastructure,
18:21the railroads, the telecoms networks and everything,
18:24and has the ability to dodge some of our attempts to stop,
18:28especially if programmed to achieve that goal at all costs,
18:32might be difficult,
18:33might be the genie out of the bottle.
18:35But it's a very, very stupid way of programming AI
18:38to give it powers that then cannot be controlled.
18:41So we have to keep this in check.
18:44What would have to happen for you to say,
18:47stop, AI development must not continue beyond this point?
18:52It's a very difficult question.
18:54I think, for now, we don't know enough what is going on inside those labs
18:58because they are private.
19:00And imagine, you know, research on nuclear power
19:02happening behind private labs that no one can control,
19:05no one can observe,
19:06and people coming out of those labs and telling you,
19:09oh, listen, we're about to kill all humanity,
19:11but you don't know how to control that.
19:12I think we just have to open up and audit much more
19:15what is going on inside those labs
19:17and invest in public research on this.
19:19I guess we just wait and see.
19:20Andrei Renda,
19:21Thank you so much for coming on the program.
19:23That does it for us today.
19:25Thank you for watching.
19:26I'm Stefan Gobert.
19:27Take care and see you tomorrow.
19:28Take care and see you tomorrow.
19:59Grazie a tutti.
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