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Europe Today: I prezzi dell'energia UE volano, al voto i decreti sulla casa in Spagna
Il diesel nell'UE tocca il record di 2,24 € al litro; il commissario Jorgensen avverte che la volatilità resterà. Il Congresso spagnolo vota due decreti sulla casa, con il sostegno alla coalizione Sánchez incerto, mentre Bucarest denuncia minacce ibride dalla Russia.
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Il diesel nell'UE tocca il record di 2,24 € al litro; il commissario Jorgensen avverte che la volatilità resterà. Il Congresso spagnolo vota due decreti sulla casa, con il sostegno alla coalizione Sánchez incerto, mentre Bucarest denuncia minacce ibride dalla Russia.
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00:14Buongiorno e buongiorno!
00:16It's October 2nd, you're watching Euronews and this is Europe Today.
00:22Coming up, European consumers keep being pummeled by rising energy prices.
00:2812 EU countries reported new diesel price records as supply disruptions pushed the bloc's average to €2.24 a litre.
00:37That's compared with €1.59 before the Iran war.
00:41We'll speak to EU Energy Commissioner Juergensen.
00:45The student protests across France are getting increasingly violent.
00:49At least two schools were set on fire and a headteacher was severely injured.
00:54Security forces detained more than 600 people while dozens of police were wounded.
01:00The protests against budget cuts in education started last week.
01:04And the Spanish Parliament will vote on two decrees today that the minority government under Pedro Sanchez approved earlier this
01:12week to tackle the housing crisis and protect tenants.
01:15Soaring rents, gentrification and the shortage of affordable housing have fueled social and political unrest for weeks.
01:24Welcome to the program. I'm Stefan Grober.
01:27The EU's energy chief has warned that volatility in the energy market is here to stay.
01:34And prices could get even worse.
01:36Dan Juergensen is urging European governments to use existing flexibility to ease the pain at the pump for millions of
01:44Europeans.
01:45That comes as the Trump administration presses EU countries to release millions of barrels from their emergency oil stocks.
01:53Maria Taddeo, our chief editor, spoke to the energy commissioner in Brussels in an exclusive interview.
02:00The situation is quite serious.
02:02The prices are already quite high and it's felt by our citizens and by our companies.
02:09Unfortunately, I also have to say that it is going to become probably even worse during the winter
02:16because we do not see any immediate solutions to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
02:24And even when it opens, it'll take some time for that to have the effects that we want on the
02:29market.
02:30So unfortunately, we will see a pressure on fuels.
02:34So both oil and gas and diesel and jet fuels during the winter.
02:39What measures are you looking at and how quickly can they be implemented?
02:43So fortunately, there are things that can be done also on the short term.
02:48Most of these things need to be adopted by the member states in the member states.
02:52That is, for instance, as we recommend, lowering the tax on electricity.
02:57This will lower the costs of living for normal citizens.
03:01And it will also help transitioning away from fossils into a more electricity driven economy.
03:08So this is just one of the examples that can be done.
03:10So as it stands, you do not see a big intervention coming from Brussels.
03:15Many things can be done from Brussels and via collective decisions in the European Union.
03:22And we have done so, for instance, a grid package and electrification plan.
03:25But most of those things are more structural changes.
03:29They are very, very necessary.
03:30But the things that will work tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, that needs to obviously be something that's done
03:36nationally.
03:36And we have then provided the way for these decisions in Europe by setting up schemes so that you can
03:42give subsidies,
03:43by setting up schemes so that, for instance, you can have social leasing of electric vehicles instead of combustion engine
03:49cars.
03:49We have a whole catalogue of things that's been provided as possibilities for member states that they can use.
03:55You sent a letter in which you focused on two things to European ministers, the storage levels,
04:00and also asking for measures for as long as possible to reduce some of the demand for both gas and
04:06oil.
04:07Is that being answered?
04:08And will you at some point have to make that compulsory force a reduction in demand of energy?
04:13Yes, I also had a meeting with ministers this week.
04:18And it's very clear that we are all very well aware that this is a crisis and things need to
04:24be done.
04:25Now, it is a little bit different from country to country what member states choose to do.
04:29But clearly, demand reduction is one of the most important things that you can do.
04:34And even if these measures are mandatory or are not mandatory at this point,
04:39would you consider to make them compulsory?
04:41If we see this escalation in prices, would you make them an obligation?
04:46There's no one-size-fits-all solution here.
04:48There's not one silver bullet.
04:50Had there been, we probably wouldn't have used it.
04:52There's not.
04:53But there's a lot of things that you can do.
04:55And we have put forward both a catalogue of things that can be done already tomorrow,
04:59but also new ideas that hopefully we will get the member states to support
05:04on how to electrify our economies faster,
05:09on how to make this shift from fossil into renewable energy much faster,
05:15on how to implement rules on energy efficiency much faster,
05:17because this will also mean that you use less of what it is that we are lacking right now.
05:23And when it comes to the storage, there are clear goals that have been set out
05:26in terms of the heating season and ahead of winter.
05:29The member states, however, they complain that there are two sources of tension.
05:33One is hitting the targets, but also if you go to the market now,
05:36it comes with an additional bill.
05:37In your view right now, what is the priority?
05:39To save the cash or actually still build up the storage?
05:43What we've done is we've coordinated the filling up of our storage facilities of gas
05:49all year so to make sure that the bills do not become too high for member states.
05:54But it is, of course, expensive when the gas prices are high.
05:58And we need to strike a balance.
06:00I do think that what we've done by loosening the rules
06:03so that you don't have to fill the storage as much as you used to
06:06will alleviate some of this tension.
06:08But it is important for us to have these storages because, as I said,
06:11situations can become much worse.
06:15So you make the targets flexible, but you don't scrap them?
06:18No, we certainly don't scrap the targets.
06:21It's very important for our security of supply in Europe
06:24and for our security overall that we do have these targets.
06:29Do you see any scenario, the most stressed out scenario,
06:32heading into the winter in which the European Union faces shortages of energy?
06:37And that means lights out.
06:39So fortunately, we are not looking into a security of supply crisis.
06:43That would be extremely worrisome, of course.
06:47But I would like to warn that even though we don't lack fuel,
06:52it'll be there, we don't lack the gas,
06:53not to neglect the size of the problem,
06:55but because for the citizens or the companies that cannot afford it,
06:59it'll feel the same way.
07:00So if you cannot afford to adequately heat your home,
07:03it doesn't really matter that you could actually buy it out there on the market
07:06if you cannot afford it. So we do need to take this extremely serious.
07:10The energy market is reacting positively to reports that the U.S.
07:13is telling allies and forcing allies to release their diesel stocks.
07:18Is this going to happen?
07:19And is the U.S. telling you, release it and release it quickly?
07:22Will you do it?
07:23So we are discussing with all members of the International Energy Agency,
07:27not only the U.S., on when is the right time to release?
07:30Because this is one of the opportunities that we have.
07:33We've used it before and it is likely that we will use it again.
07:37But this is something that we discuss, of course, in the IAEA.
07:39You are saying we're not doing this as a result of pressure from the U.S.,
07:43but if we do it, and you just said it is a possibility,
07:46it's in coordination with the International Energy Agency?
07:48It is, of course, a decision of each member state.
07:52Do they want to do this or not?
07:54We try and coordinate via the EU, of course, our positions in the IAEA.
07:58And we do this with member states and also other members of the IAEA
08:04that are not a member of the European Union.
08:05And this is something that is being discussed as we speak.
08:12EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen speaking to Maria Tadeo.
08:16For more on the latest price increase, let's bring in Osama Rizvi,
08:21Global Market and Product Strategist at Primary Vision,
08:24who joins me from Lahore, Pakistan.
08:26Good morning and good to see you.
08:29Good morning to you as well, Stephen.
08:31So energy prices in Europe are rising again.
08:34What is driving this latest increase and how concerned should consumers and businesses be?
08:41Well, as we spoke last time, I think this is just another continuation of the recent events.
08:47If you look at the data points, Stephen, there are some positives coming out
08:51because the recent figures show that flows through straight of Hormuz have recovered a little bit.
08:56They've recovered to 80 percent in some cases to their pre-war levels.
09:00But this will take some time if the benefit persists for that benefit to prickle down to the consumers.
09:06So my analysis regarding the consumers are suffering economically for the next few months still stands true, unfortunately.
09:14And recently we have seen some refresh strikes as well, Russia, Ukraine especially, and, you know, refining sites.
09:20So refining is what matters because the products, diesel and other things, that is what we consumers consume.
09:26It is not the crude oil that we're consuming.
09:28So this needs to be looked very closely.
09:30We just heard from EU Energy Commissioner Jorgensen, who was sort of lukewarm on President Trump's idea
09:37to ask European countries to release some of their diesel reserves as he mulls a ban on diesel exports.
09:45Would releasing diesel reserves have the desired effect on the markets?
09:50Well, this is very interesting.
09:52I think of many consequences, what the recent war has given, you know, to the world
09:57is a sudden and painful realization of energy security, and it's still dependent upon the fossil fuels.
10:03So European reserves, 300 million barrels represents around, even if all of them are released,
10:08it will only cover around 10 to 11 days of the world's diesel demand.
10:12And the European countries also have to have around 90 days of diesel and other reserves at their home.
10:20And Trump's demand, which amounts to around 670,000 barrels per day,
10:24it already talks about around 40% of the diesel reserves being depleted.
10:29So I would not be very surprised at the European Energy Commissioner's remarks
10:33because we are living in a world where each country, each man is for itself, right?
10:39This is the era of energy security, and I would not think that this is going to have
10:43a very significant impact on the global diesel prices.
10:47Interesting.
10:48How much of the current price pressure is coming from global oil and gas markets,
10:53and how much is specific to Europe?
10:56Well, I think two main hubs.
10:59So 20% of the refining capacity in the Gulf is off,
11:03and around 1.2 million to 1.5 million barrels of exports are down when we consider Russia and Gulf.
11:10So these are the two main hubs that, from where the pressure is originating from,
11:14Europe and Asian markets, on the other hand, are on the receiving end.
11:17When you look at Europe as well, you know, the policy lacunas or policy anomalies,
11:22we have seen that in the past few years, from 2009 until now,
11:2630 refineries have already been closed or converted.
11:29So now, you know, this is giving a wake-up call that maybe we need to have the approach of
11:33energy basket in place,
11:35where fossil fuels and renewables coexist, and we stop, you know, pitching them against each other
11:40or demonizing any form of energy.
11:43So this is what's going on.
11:46Europe has spent the past few years trying to reduce its dependence on Russian energy.
11:51And are we now seeing the costs of that strategy sort of feeding back into consumer prices?
11:58Definitely.
11:59And I think it's very difficult these days, actually, given the integration of global economy,
12:05that you can really just wean yourself off of anything.
12:08Of course, Europe has increased its gas exports from Norway.
12:12Norway provides a lot of gas to Europe.
12:14And then LNG from US.
12:16US has become the largest provider for LNG for Europe.
12:19But each of these countries have their own limitations as well.
12:22So in the time of crisis, you know, you need to look at China.
12:25China, as a principle, do not buy anything more than 15% to 20% when it comes to their
12:31energy.
12:32China is now considering Brazil as their export partner.
12:35The Canadian seaborne oil exports to China have increased more than 200% year-on-year basis.
12:43So they're not just relying on Iran.
12:46So we need to, I think, take a page out of their playbook and diversify our energy supplies.
12:52Very briefly, Osama, any advice to consumers?
12:57Just don't spend any extra and save as much money as you can and also buy gold.
13:03Great.
13:04Osama Rizvi, thanks for breaking it all down for us.
13:07Energy is one problem in Europe these days.
13:10Finding and keeping a place to live is another.
13:13In Spain, the housing crisis is becoming a major political test for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
13:19The pressure is mounting both inside Parliament and on the streets.
13:23Congress is set to vote on two government-backed measures aimed at tackling soaring rents and protecting tenants.
13:30But Sanchez's coalition needs support from parties on opposite ends of the political spectrum, which at this point does not
13:38look likely.
13:39And the rejection could trigger unpredictable political consequences.
13:43As lawmakers prepare for today's votes, protests across the country demand even stronger action.
13:49Javier Iniguez in Madrid has more.
13:52The countdown begins for what is increasingly becoming one of the most consequential votes for Pedro Sanchez's second term in
13:58the Spanish government.
13:59And as you can see, the pressure on the Spanish streets, like at the protest camp and Madrid's Puerta del
14:03Sol, when we find ourselves, is not backing down.
14:06The Congress is voting this Friday on two laws to curb the housing crisis.
14:09The Socialist in government need a majority that includes both the right-wing Catalan Pro-Independence Party, Junts, and the
14:15far-left Podemos.
14:16The latter has already announced it will support both laws in Congress.
14:20This unfundling of the laws is widely seen as a political manoeuvre to at least get the first one approved.
14:24This one has been negotiated alongside the Catalan Party.
14:27It grants more protection of exhibitions, an increase of taxing for tourist apartments, and more guarantees for tenants.
14:32But it also gives a tax bonus for renters that has been widely criticized by the ULF.
14:37The passing of the second law will be more complex.
14:39It only legislates on rental contracts and it would force landlords to compensate tenants with a minimum equivalent of two
14:44months' rent if the lease is not renewed,
14:46unless one of the parties gives previous notice, among other exceptions.
14:49Nevertheless, it is unlikely that Junts will grant support to the second one and even express his content with the
14:53one they negotiated.
14:54The Tenants' Union leading the protest has already confirmed that although they back the laws that the government is trying
14:59to pass this Friday,
15:00the mobilization will continue.
15:01They have called for a protest in front of every town hall on Spain this Saturday,
15:05and some already talk of a general strike for what surveys consider the current main problem for the Spanish citizens.
15:14A very excited Javier Iniguez reporting from Madrid.
15:18Thank you very much.
15:19Romania is on the front line of Europe's security challenge.
15:23Russian drone attacks on Ukraine are spilling into Romanian airspace and along the Black Sea,
15:28while Bucharest is warning of a broader campaign of cyberattacks, sabotage and other forms of hybrid warfare.
15:35Romania is calling for stronger NATO deterrence on the eastern flank and closer cooperation among European allies.
15:42So how serious is the Russian threat, especially the one posed by drone attacks?
15:48Earlier I put this question to Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Silvia Toyu.
15:52It's definitely an increase in the security risks.
15:57We have seen this year, for example, a threefold increase compared with previous years.
16:03It's though the spillover effect of an increased number of attacks that Russia has in targeting Ukrainian infrastructure at our
16:10border,
16:11the ports, crossing points at the border, and so on.
16:17It's Russia's strategy to try to create chalk points on Ukraine's economy.
16:22And that is why, for example, something that we've done this week in New York and what we aim to
16:27build
16:28is, again, something similar with the solidarity lanes.
16:31We have had the Black Sea, a ceasefire, a moratorium that would enable us, especially through the port of Constanza,
16:38to support the proper commercial lanes in the Black Sea, together with Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, of course.
16:44Now, you have called for a stronger protection of NATO's eastern flank.
16:49Yes.
16:49What exactly is it that you want from European allies?
16:53Is it air defense? Is it more troops?
16:56Well, it's not just what we want or what I want.
16:59It's rather what we all collectively need.
17:01We're talking with partners from the United States in their review process of their European posture
17:08to make sure, together, when we look at the eastern flank, when we look at the Black Sea,
17:12when we look at Romania's capabilities, we ensure the fact that, together,
17:19we need a stronger deterrence and defense, not just for our border.
17:22It's also, when we protect our border, it's also the Schengen border, NATO, the European Union's border.
17:28How concerned, Minister, are you about Russian hybrid warfare, the sabotage, the disinformation,
17:38the cyberattacks against Romania and other EU countries?
17:44The cyberhybrid interferences of Russia are actually their most assertive part directed to countries
17:52that are members of the European Union.
17:54Be it cyberattacks, and we have proposed for the first time a listing of some individuals
18:01that we have analyzed to be part of the cyberattacks that have targeted Romania.
18:08I've spoken with a lot of my counterparts in terms of the hybrid interferences they see
18:14with specific attacks on ammunition and military equipment factories,
18:20or there's a lot of concern on our capacity to protect from hybrid attacks.
18:25The undersea cables, railways in Poland have been the target of hybrid attacks and so on.
18:32But it is absolutely necessary, both at NATO and at the EU level,
18:36that we increase not just our analysis capacity, our coordination,
18:40but also our capacity to respond in terms of protecting ourselves from this type of hybrid interferences.
18:53Romanian Foreign Minister, Oana Silvia Toyu, one of many top guests we had this week,
18:58speaking exclusively to Euronews.
19:00And that does it for us today.
19:02As always, stay tuned for more news on Euronews and Euronews.com.
19:07Thank you for watching.
19:08I'm Stefan Grobe.
19:09Maeve McMahon will be here on Monday.
19:11Enjoy your weekend.
19:12Take care and see you soon.
19:14Euronews and Euronews.
19:20Grazie a tutti.
19:56Grazie a tutti.