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Europe Today : dîner d'État de Trump pour Xi Jinping, première visite du pape Léon XIV en France
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00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
00:35Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
01:10Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
01:14U.S. President Trump has thrown China's leader Xi Jinping a state dinner featuring a tech-heavy guest list,
01:21as well as a number of billionaires, Washington power brokers and business leaders.
01:26The dinner on Thursday night wrapped up a day of talks between the two leaders that did not erase differences
01:32over issues like Iran, Taiwan, AI and trade.
01:36The meeting was closely watched in Europe as every meaningful agreement between Washington and Beijing has also an impact on
01:43the EU,
01:44as EU Commissioner Stéphane Sejourné told Euronews.
01:51We need a constructive dialogue between China and the United States.
01:55And we saw last year that the escalating trade tensions between Washington and Beijing over these issues could lead to
02:01a trade war.
02:02This could also affect the European economy.
02:04So yes, I hope this dialogue will be constructive and we can reach an agreement and that we can stabilise
02:11the situation.
02:18To make sense of what happened between Trump and Xi Jinping, let's bring in Ian Lesser now, distinguished fellow at
02:25the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
02:27Good morning, Ian. Good to see you.
02:30Stéphane, very good to be with you. Thank you.
02:33So Trump hosting Xi at the White House, was this primarily a summit about managing rivalry or the beginning of
02:41a new friendship?
02:43Oh, I would say managing rivalry.
02:45And I think both leaders bring to the table, you know, their own agenda of that kind, even though, you
02:51know, we don't know all the details of what came out.
02:53Apparently, there were no blow ups, if you could say.
02:57There was nothing deeply negative.
02:58On the other hand, there wasn't a lot of progress on a lot of the substantive issues on trade and
03:02tech and other things people were looking for.
03:05But really, it was all about the symbolism.
03:07And the symbolism really, in a sense, is the substance to manage rivalry.
03:13China, you know, can come away from this perceiving that it was treated as an equal.
03:19And President Trump can also come away with what he could describe as a success, but also, you know, looking
03:25over his shoulder at the American political scene where, you know, tougher attitudes on China are there on both sides
03:31of the aisle, Democrats and Republicans.
03:33So, you know, there were certain risks in coming off as too much of a success for President Trump as
03:39well.
03:39I think it's some, you know, the result comes out somewhere in the middle.
03:42So, both sides were talking about strategic stability, but underneath the diplomatic language, there was enormous mistrust.
03:51So, how far could Trump and Xi actually reduce tensions?
03:55I think this does, in some sense, go a long way.
03:59This kind of very high level, very personalized diplomacy.
04:04Both leaders apparently value this.
04:06Both systems, in a sense, value this.
04:08You know, it does make a difference.
04:10The optics matter.
04:12But as you say, there are a lot of unresolved issues.
04:15Some of them are a very technical kind and not things without a lot of preparation beforehand and agreement beforehand,
04:22not things that were likely to be settled at a summit like this.
04:24And so, the fact on trade, for example, that the sort of trade war truce, if you like, has been
04:30extended for another few months is something of a success.
04:33But it also leaves a lot of work to be done.
04:35I've got to ask you this, Ian.
04:38Yesterday, Trump caused consternation among European leaders by inviting Vladimir Putin to the upcoming G20 summit in Miami.
04:47Your reaction to that?
04:49Well, this is going to be viewed very negatively in a lot of places, not least in Europe, where there's,
04:55you know, no desire to give what might be seen as a diplomatic gift to President Putin as the war
05:05in Ukraine drags on.
05:07And the sanctions are getting tougher.
05:09And there is a certain irony in this, in that the United States itself just enacted tougher sanctions on Russia.
05:14Whether he actually comes to Florida for the G20 meeting is unclear.
05:18But even the invitation is going to upset a lot of people, to be sure.
05:22But to go back to our earlier conversation, it's another piece of evidence, just in terms of the style of
05:28the administration, President Trump's engagement with the world.
05:31He sees it very much through individual leaderships.
05:35And so, in that sense, the invitation wasn't surprising.
05:38All right.
05:39Good stuff.
05:40Ian Lesser, distinguished fellow at the German Marshall Fund.
05:43Thank you very much.
05:45Now, just days after his country and the United States inked a deal on Greenland, Martin Liedegaard was the first
05:53Danish ministers to speak exclusively to Euronews about the agreement.
05:57The deal de-escalated a months-long diplomatic crisis over the Arctic territory, triggered by threats from U.S. President
06:04Trump to seize it by force.
06:07The business minister expressed hope that a new chapter can now begin.
06:11For more on this, I'm joined by Euronews' Lauren Walker.
06:15Good morning, Lauren.
06:17So, what sense did you get from Minister Liedegaard on how momentous this agreement is?
06:23Yeah, good morning, Stefan.
06:24So, I think there is a clear consensus here that this is a very positive outcome.
06:30Denmark and Greenland, I think it's fair to say, will be breathing this sense of relief, this sigh of relief.
06:36Because the agreement essentially brings an end to months of uncertainties and diplomatic difficulties for both parties.
06:45Cast your mind back to the start of this year, where Trump threatened several EU countries with sanctions.
06:52Now, this was in response, basically, to them criticizing another threat he made, that he would, quote-unquote, take Greenland.
07:01Now, over this, he cited national security concerns.
07:05Obviously, we need to bear in mind as well that there are these, it's a strategic location for the U
07:10.S.
07:10and the mineral wealth of Greenland as well.
07:14Now, when we look at the agreement itself, it's not really a new agreement.
07:18It's more of rebranding, adding on to an agreement from 1951.
07:23But there are some key differences here, one being Greenland as a signatory.
07:28That's very, very important, obviously, to Greenland.
07:31And then there are also these clauses that they've added that basically closes the door of Greenland for mining and
07:38military purposes to non-EU, non-NATO countries.
07:42Unless, obviously, all three signatories agree otherwise.
07:46And this mining, Martin Ludegard also told me, is very, very important for NUK.
07:52We've also heard this from NUK themselves, because they really want to exploit the raw critical materials that they have
07:59in Greenland.
08:00NUK, of course, being the capital of Greenland.
08:03Now, from what you say, can we identify winners and losers here?
08:07So, I want to start, obviously, with the Greenlanders.
08:10They will be very, very happy because this agreement, it really recognises their right to basically decide on their own
08:18future.
08:19Denmark, as I said, is very, very happy because it brings an end to this very, very difficult, tumultuous period
08:25for them.
08:26Ludegard himself also said that they're now hoping this will bring a new chapter.
08:30A lot of it, obviously, does evolve around the U.S. military and civilian access to Greenland.
08:38We've already heard these reports of two additional military bases.
08:42The U.S. already has one on Greenland.
08:44They now want to create two other ones.
08:47So, that's very, very important for them.
08:49I think it is important to say, though, and it's very notable, that the agreement does stop short of this
08:55call from Trump,
08:57that he wanted Greenland basically to be recognised as U.S. territory.
09:02The agreement does not do that.
09:03However, this hasn't stopped Trump from making claims in recent days that the agreement gives him existential permanent control over
09:13Greenland.
09:14I put these claims to the Danish minister because, obviously, I was very interested to hear,
09:19does Denmark, does Copenhagen see this as in total, how would we say, in total contrast with what it says
09:27in the agreement,
09:27that this is Denmark's sovereignty.
09:30But he brushed off any of these comments.
09:33There was a very clear consensus here that they wanted to focus on the positive.
09:37And he told me, all three parties are winners here.
09:41Let's take a listen.
09:43Well, this is an agreement which all three parties are very satisfied by.
09:48And we are satisfied because that the territorial integrity is intact, that we ensure the self-dependence of the Greenlandic
09:59people.
10:00And I think that the Americans are very happy about the fact that they have a huge access to the
10:05Greenlandic territory when it comes to military bases,
10:08but also when it comes to minerals and stuff like that.
10:12And the Greenlandic are very happy about it because they have the self-dependence and, of course, can decide their
10:17own future.
10:19And then the different parties put different weight on different parts of the agreement.
10:24And would you say you're positive that this agreement will now set a course that we can avoid any escalation
10:31or the threats that we saw earlier over Greenland coming from the US?
10:35Yes, very much so.
10:37And it is my hope and my belief that now we can start a new chapter where we try to
10:44invest together in the security and the development of the Arctic region,
10:48also when it comes to nature and climate, but not least when it comes to defense and mining.
10:55In this agreement, it states that only EU or NATO countries can invest in Greenland.
11:00I want to ask you firstly, does this mean that there will be more, let's say, more investment in Greenland,
11:08perhaps more exploitation of critical raw materials in Greenland?
11:13I hope so.
11:15And I also think that the Greenlandic government hopes so.
11:18There is a huge desire in Greenland, you know, to grow, to create new jobs and also to, when it
11:25comes to mining, have a bigger sector than today.
11:29And that's, you know, you need investors, you need capital, but you also need a market.
11:35And here I sincerely hope that the EU can play a role.
11:39We need many supply chains when it comes to critical raw materials.
11:44I hope Greenland can be one of them.
11:46And what implications will this have on the EU, which is so clearly trying to secure its independence from other
11:54countries when it comes to these critical raw material supplies?
11:58I actually don't think so.
11:59I think there are minerals enough in Greenland that all who are interested to invest in Greenland can actually do
12:05it and benefit from it.
12:07But it will, of course, be up to the Greenlandic government who they deal with, where, and in which way.
12:13But as I hear the Greenlandic government, they are open for business both with Europe and with the US.
12:22All right, our Lauren Walker there speaking to the Danish minister, Martin Liedegaard.
12:27A mass migration surge from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July has led to a deterioration of
12:36relations between Madrid and Rabat.
12:38And it has revived the debate over migration in Europe.
12:42Our correspondent Maya de la Beaume spoke with Marion Maréchal, a French far-right member of the European Parliament and
12:49a niece of Marine Le Pen.
12:51Maya started by asking her about the reason for her visit to Ceuta this week.
12:58To alert Europeans to the fact that the problem has not been completely resolved.
13:03Today, there are still several thousand people who continue to stay illegally in this enclave of Ceuta.
13:08We are talking about a minimum of one sexual assault per day, if not several rapes.
13:13Today, there are a dozen dangerous jihadist profiles that are now identified by the Spanish intelligence services and are wanted.
13:20And above all, we do not yet have a lasting solution, if I may say so, because we know that
13:25today there are a certain number of illegal migrants who are transferred to Spain.
13:29Spain is now in the Schengen area.
13:31And so the objective of my presence is also to send a political signal and to say that tomorrow we
13:36will have to deal with the subject,
13:38the functioning of the Schengen area on the one hand, and on the other hand, the subject of asylum law
13:43and its misuse,
13:43which is today one of the main routes of illegal immigration in Europe.
13:50The European Union has put in place new migration rules since June, in particular allowing member states to create these
13:56famous return centers outside Europe.
13:59Do you think that's enough?
14:02This is one of the proposals among a whole range of proposals that should allow us to more easily intercept
14:08and return illegal immigrants to European soil today.
14:11A very important step, but once again, it is not enough.
14:14Tomorrow, we will also have to tackle the issue of asylum, which, I would remind you, is first and foremost
14:19governed by European law,
14:21and which is a massive illegal immigration channel today.
14:24We must focus on the free movement within the Schengen area, which has become dangerous today for all European residents
14:30and citizens.
14:31And I will tell you, I'm very hopeful that we will succeed, because if by chance tomorrow Marine Lupin is
14:36brought to power in France,
14:38if Giorgia Meloni is re-elected, we would have the possibility of having a Franco-Italian couple on these immigration
14:44issues
14:45who work together to re-orient Europe in the right direction.
14:49Would you go so far as to close the border between France and Spain?
14:53Because we know that France did not close the border. It put border controls in place.
15:00Personally, I fully understand the legitimate decision of Giorgia Meloni to have closed their borders.
15:05Since I remind you, we do not say it enough, there are among these influxes of migrants potential jihadis,
15:11and that is very well documented by the Spanish intelligence services.
15:14So there is a security threat.
15:16So it would seem common sense to me, for reasons mainly of security, but also of defending our European identity,
15:22to no longer defend free movement for all, which obviously makes us, I'd say, puts us hostage when socialist governments,
15:29like that of Pedro Sanchez, regulate massively, since it is all of Europe that is suddenly paying the consequences.
15:36Are we not dealing with a case of human rights violation?
15:40That is the problem, if you will.
15:42Today, most migration laws are no longer defined in national assemblies and parliaments,
15:47but by the case law of the courts, and in particular, the Constitutional Council.
15:51And that is not acceptable, if you want it, because we have major principles,
15:54that of our social pact through the Constitution,
15:57but which has been interpreted, over-interpreted, and sometimes even misguided,
16:01which means that today we no longer have perfect control of who can return, stay, or be expelled from the
16:07French territory.
16:11Marion Maréchal, they are interviewed by Maya de la Beaume.
16:15Now, it's a major test for Pope Leo XIV as he prepares for his first apostolic visit to France today.
16:23The Pope will confront a country with deep Catholic roots, but with a rapidly changing relationship with religion.
16:30His message will go beyond the Church itself.
16:33Europe's future, migration, peace, and the challenges facing a continent under pressure
16:38will all be on the agenda.
16:40Let's head over to Paris, where our correspondent Estelle Nielsen-Julien is standing by for us.
16:47Good morning, Estelle.
16:49So, what are the vibes hours before the Pope's arrival?
16:52What are people saying?
16:55Well, good morning, Stéphane, from the heart of Paris, where the city is awaiting the Pope's arrival later today.
17:02Over a million visitors are expected to flock to the city over the course of the Pope's two-day trip
17:08here,
17:08and later today, he will celebrate Vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral, which is just here behind me.
17:13On Saturday afternoon, the Pope will also lead an open-air mass near the Champs-Elysées and Place de la
17:19Concorde,
17:20with 600,000 people expected to attend, before he then later heads to Lourdes and Metz.
17:27As you can imagine, the entire city is under tight control.
17:32A vast security apparatus has been deployed.
17:35I was standing by the Seine earlier, and I was moved twice by police officers,
17:39as they told me that they were tightening a protocol around the area.
17:42So, you could say that Paris is a fortress.
17:45It's a protective bubble at present, with Rafale anti-fighter jets, armed helicopters,
17:50and anti-drone systems deployed to ensure optimal security.
17:55But earlier this week, France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said that no major security threats had been identified so far.
18:03So, yes, things seem to be in order, and what we're waiting for in France
18:08is for church bells to ring for seven minutes at 10 a.m.,
18:12which is the time at which the Pope is expected to land on French Sol at Paris-Orly Airport.
18:19All right, Estelle, thank you so much.
18:21I'm happy for you that you can experience your first visit of a Pope in France,
18:27and I hope you'll continue to cover that for us.
18:30Thank you very much.
18:32Now, that does it for us today.
18:34Thank you for watching.
18:35Have an excellent weekend.
18:37I'm Stefan Grobe, and I see you again on Monday.
18:39We'll see you again on Monday.
19:31We'll see you again on Monday.
19:51We'll see you again on Monday.