- 16 hours ago
أوروبا اليوم: كالاس تتحدث حصريا إلى يورونيوز مع انطلاق قمة حاسمة للاتحاد الأوروبي
تجري ماريا تاديو مقابلة حصرية مع **كاجا كالاس**، كبيرة الدبلوماسيين في الاتحاد الأوروبي، فيما يصل القادة إلى بروكسل لقمة حاسمة حول أسعار الطاقة والميزانية لسبعة أعوام وضغوط دونالد ترامب على أوكرانيا، إلى جانب حوار مع وزير الاستثمار الأردني أبو أبوغزاله.
لمزيد من القراءة : http://arabic.euronews.com/2026/10/15/europe-today-kallas-speaks-exclusively-to-euronews-as-crucial-eu-summit-kicks-off
سجل: يورونيوز متوفرة باثنا عشرة لغة
تجري ماريا تاديو مقابلة حصرية مع **كاجا كالاس**، كبيرة الدبلوماسيين في الاتحاد الأوروبي، فيما يصل القادة إلى بروكسل لقمة حاسمة حول أسعار الطاقة والميزانية لسبعة أعوام وضغوط دونالد ترامب على أوكرانيا، إلى جانب حوار مع وزير الاستثمار الأردني أبو أبوغزاله.
لمزيد من القراءة : http://arabic.euronews.com/2026/10/15/europe-today-kallas-speaks-exclusively-to-euronews-as-crucial-eu-summit-kicks-off
سجل: يورونيوز متوفرة باثنا عشرة لغة
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00موسيقى
00:01موسيقى
00:06موسيقى
00:16موسيقى
00:16موسيقى
00:16انه لكي يتوني
00:18موسيقى
00:19موسيقى
00:23سبيل المنزل
00:24العمليات الأسراء
00:32ترجمة نانسي قنقر
00:59ترجمة نانسي قنقر
01:2758 members of the European Parliament have urged the EU Commission to shield the International Criminal Court from US sanctions
01:34that threaten to disrupt its operations.
01:36In a letter seen by Euronews, the members called and commissioned President von der Leyen to defend the Hague-based
01:43court against what they described as an attack by a foreign power on an entity on EU territory.
01:50The Trump administration had announced fresh sanctions against the ICC last Friday, following repeated criticism of the court over its
01:58arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
02:02Welcome to the program, I'm Stefan Grobe.
02:05EU leaders are meeting in Brussels today for a heavy agenda involving the EU's next seven-year budget.
02:12The gathering takes place amid deteriorating relations between the US and Europe over Ukraine.
02:20And now let's go directly to my colleague Maria Tudeo, who is with a special guest, the EU Hague representative,
02:27Kaya Callas.
02:28Yes, absolutely, Stefan. Good morning. And Madam Callas, good morning. Thank you for joining us on Euronews.
02:33This has been a difficult week, a dramatic week, some would suggest.
02:37It started with that diesel deal with Russia, and now there seems to be real operational issues when it comes
02:42to the intel on the ground in Ukraine.
02:45The president of Ukraine, Zelensky, says this is a betrayal. It feels like a betrayal.
02:50Has the US president betrayed Ukraine and, by extension, the Europeans?
02:55Well, the diesel deal is definitely a gift to Putin. The question is, what is he giving in return?
03:02What we see, he's actually increasing the attacks on the civilian and civilian infrastructure.
03:07The ceasefire that was also announced is not really working on the Russian side.
03:12And to that point, the president of Ukraine seems to indicate in an interview with the FT that he is
03:18prepared and will hit back Russian refineries.
03:21There is a clash of visions here. The president of the U.S. says, don't hit them.
03:26We need them because there is an energy crisis.
03:29It started with the Strait of Hormuz.
03:31The Ukrainians say we have to because that is the core of the operation, the moneymaker for Russia.
03:35In your view as a top European diplomat, should Ukraine hit them?
03:38I mean, the core issue is that Russia should stop this war.
03:44So there wouldn't be any attacks on the refineries either.
03:48But, you know, if we look at the big picture, then the majority of the financing for this war comes
03:56from oil.
03:57And that is why Ukraine is also targeting them.
04:00While Russia is targeting the energy infrastructure inside Ukraine to cause as much suffering for the Ukrainian people for the
04:08upcoming winter.
04:09And this is an escalation we've seen since August on the cities.
04:13But just to pick up on this point, would you say, yes, the president of Ukraine has a legitimate point?
04:18He is right to hit the refineries.
04:21Yes, if we look at the, you know, the international law, it is clear that it is in defense of
04:27Ukraine.
04:28Because that is where the funding comes for this war to kill Ukrainian people every day.
04:33And to me, it seems the administration is looking currently at this scenario, suggesting that the war is now not
04:39going to change.
04:40That line on the battlefield, that is the end of it.
04:43And you have to make a deal.
04:44They seem to think that with Russia, it's a matter of business, financial incentives.
04:50We see that with diesel reports that they may want to use some of the frozen assets, potentially give them
04:55to Russia.
04:56Is the administration wrong?
04:58Are they just miscalculating fully what Vladimir Putin wants?
05:02Well, clearly, you know, we have to see the bigger picture, which is that we have one aggressor and one
05:08victim.
05:08So pressuring the victim to surrender is maybe bringing the pause to this war, but not, you know, in long
05:16term.
05:17And that's why the pressure should be on the aggressor, what we are doing on the European side.
05:22And if we would do this together with U.S., then the message to Russia would be clear.
05:27Stop this war and all your, you know, worries when it comes to oil refineries and whatnot will also stop.
05:35To me, from the outside, what it seems, however, is we are at a point of rupture.
05:40The U.S. has taken on a very different path compared to that of the Europeans.
05:43Do you look at it and you say, we need a wake-up call?
05:46It is just a moment of we need to put our own plan.
05:49And why has that not happened now?
05:51Well, we have put our own plan.
05:54And that is a clear message also to Russia that, you know, all these things that they are interested in,
06:01lifting the sanctions, I mean, getting, you know, the release of frozen assets, that's actually up to the Europeans to
06:07decide.
06:08Now, Russians want to discuss and negotiate with U.S. so that U.S. would deliver them what they want.
06:15So, you know, Europe is just a nuisance here.
06:18But actually, you know, we have our own requests for Russia because they have started this war.
06:25We want to make sure that they don't continue.
06:28Also, you know, the sabotage acts, hybrid attacks that they have on European soil.
06:32So clearly, clearly, you know, the message is there that, you know, you need to talk to the Europeans as
06:39well.
06:39But it seems to me, and I say this with all due respect because the EU is a complex institution,
06:44the capitals too, but there is a lack of leadership.
06:47When you are blindsided every four months, when you're not really at the heart of the negotiations, when the hybrid
06:53attack escalates, the message I get is that the U.S. does not respect the perspective of the Europeans and
06:59that Russia is willing to test them.
07:00Why? Where is the failure coming from?
07:03Because the calculation is that, you know, if Russia and U.S. agree, then, you know, Russia will get what
07:10they want.
07:11But they have miscalculated because, you know, when was the Anchorage agreement?
07:16It was August last year.
07:17So it is more than a year that they have tried to pressure Ukraine.
07:23But the calculus has been wrong because Europeans have been supporting Ukraine and Ukraine has not surrendered, even though Americans
07:32have been pressuring.
07:34And yet I see a very difficult political calendar with the elections that are lining up in Europe.
07:39Yesterday, Marine Le Pen was in Brussels and she said, and this is a quote, France is not in a
07:44position where it can't pay for Ukraine anymore.
07:46If others want to pay, they can't, but France will not pay.
07:50They cannot do it anymore.
07:51When you hear that, are you concerned?
07:53Because it seems to me the political tide is not working in favor of Ukraine.
07:57It is true that we are all democracies and a lot of elections are coming up.
08:02And also there are a lot of, you know, the public support is also in a different place than it
08:07was, you know, four years ago.
08:09That's also very clear.
08:11But this is what the Russians are actually, you know, playing at.
08:14They are playing at that the Europeans will get tired and then they will get what they want.
08:21And what I want to stress is that then we will only have a pause and the appetite for them
08:26will grow.
08:27And to that point, there is a financial cost.
08:30However, the Europeans, let's be honest, can they pay 100 billion, assuming maybe that's the number we're looking at to
08:37help the Ukrainians?
08:39Who is going to finance this?
08:40And ultimately, is it not just obvious that you've got to tap into the Russian frozen assets before the Americans
08:45do it?
08:46Well, the frozen assets are frozen in Europe.
08:50And also, I mean, the agreement between the European leaders is that they are going to remain frozen until Russia
08:58pays reparations.
08:59So, yes, clearly, a lot of member states are pointing at these 200 billion that, you know, we should take
09:06this money that Ukraine needs from these frozen assets.
09:10And what's it going to take to change dynamics?
09:13What's it going to take? It's going to take a clear plan to actually, you know, divide the risk because,
09:22yes, some member states have the frozen assets.
09:24They are afraid of the risk that comes to their way if all the member states would share the risk.
09:31Is that idea still alive?
09:32Yes, it is. It is still alive. But, you know, also the clear plan needs to need to come.
09:40And just, High Representative, as a final point, over the past six months, there has been a campaign, something I've
09:46not seen in a long time in Brussels, to undermine your work and your institution.
09:50What I see today is a High Representative that is determined and is not going anywhere.
09:55Are you going to fight for your institution?
09:56Of course. Of course, of course, I'm going to fight. And it's a good institution, meaning that we do a
10:03lot of good work.
10:04The EU delegations that everybody is very happy with are working well for also the member states.
10:10I think this is the moment in time where we need to be effective in our foreign policy.
10:15We need to be united. And that's why the discussions, I actually welcome how can we make them more effective.
10:21And that's your message to the capitals, too? That you will be on top of this dossier?
10:25Yes, absolutely. And that has been my message and also the message of my Secretary General, who has been traveling.
10:32I see you revitalized this morning. I see you energized. Is that how you feel?
10:37Absolutely. I mean, you know, tough times need to have a tough, you know, stance.
10:43Well, to that point, Kaya Callas, thank you so much for joining us on Euronews this morning.
10:46Thank you.
10:47Stefan.
10:48Thank you, Maria. And thank you, High Representative Kaya Callas.
10:53Europe is facing a strategic choice over its future borders.
10:57With Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans pressing for EU membership,
11:01enlargement is back at the heart of the European debate.
11:05Austria is proposing a new approach, giving candidate countries access to the single market
11:10as they complete reforms, rather than making them wait for full membership.
11:15But does it accelerate enlargement or risk creating a permanent halfway house?
11:21Yesterday, I had a chance to speak to Austria's Foreign Minister, Beate Meiner Reisinger, to discuss her proposal.
11:27And I started by asking her why the enlargement process is moving so slowly.
11:32Is it because the candidate countries are lacking reforms,
11:36or because of political reluctance inside the EU itself?
11:40Here's what she said.
11:43There are so many countries now in the waiting room for, or have been in the waiting room for over
11:4720 years,
11:48especially those countries from the Western Balkans.
11:51And you know that Austria is a fierce promoter of Western Balkan accession.
11:56I think it's both.
11:57First, it's a very complicated and bureaucratic process.
12:01And it's hard to do reforms, to reform everything in your country,
12:05which is what we ask for from these states.
12:09But on the other hand, it's also a little bit, well, not only political reluctance,
12:15but also bureaucratic reluctance of Brussels not being able to promote ideas like this asexual integration,
12:28this step-by-step membership as we introduce now into the discussion.
12:32On that point, Austria has proposed to give EU candidates access to parts of the single market before they become
12:39members.
12:40Isn't this essentially EU membership à la carte?
12:44No, it's not à la carte, because this is not a membership only in a single point, and that's it
12:50then.
12:50The target, the goal is always full membership.
12:54But what we have seen now over the last two decades is that those exceeding countries,
12:59they do reforms in some countries on a faster pace and some a little bit more slowly,
13:05but they do reforms.
13:06But it has been always everything or nothing.
13:10So if you do all the reforms, you get eventually the full membership.
13:15And now this idea of step-by-step membership,
13:18it's a development out of our gradual integration approach,
13:22means that if you do reforms in a respective area, you can enter the single market there.
13:27So it's not like, I don't know, an elevator you take.
13:32It's not getting any faster.
13:34But you see the effects of the reforms immediately.
13:37Now, there are fewer than half of Austrians who currently support EU enlargement.
13:43Why should Austrian taxpayers and voters see another enlargement as being in their interest?
13:50Well, actually, that is our communication job.
13:53And I see the numbers as well.
13:54And I'm a little bit wondering what has been the communication over the last two decades,
13:59because Austria is among the top investors in nearly all exceeding countries,
14:06especially in the Western Balkans, but also take, for example, Ukraine.
14:10I think Austria has been the sixth largest investor there.
14:14More than 200 companies are already there.
14:16With every enlargement round we made, after Austria was a full member of the European Union,
14:22we saw that Austria benefited enormously,
14:26so that wealth in our own country and jobs have been created.
14:32Now, finally, if the EU doesn't offer the Western Balkans a credible part to membership now,
14:39are we effectively handing the region to Russia and China?
14:42Yes, we are.
14:43I always say there is no such thing as a vacuum in EU politics.
14:48And the enlargement is the most powerful and important EU strategic instrument the European Union has.
14:58So it is primarily, in my opinion, a political decision to be taken that we say,
15:04no, this is our backyard.
15:07We want the countries of the Western Balkans.
15:09We want also Ukraine, Moldova to be part of the European Union.
15:15But apart from that, we are not only an internal market.
15:19We are also a union created out of values.
15:22So they have to do the reforms, but we have to find possibilities how to make it much quicker than
15:29in the past.
15:30Once again, for Western Balkan countries, there has been more than two decades,
15:34and we are losing the population there.
15:36And if the population is getting frustrated, it's very easy for Russia or China or the US to enter those
15:44countries.
15:50And now to the Middle East, but not to Iran.
15:54Jordan is looking to turn its partnership with the European Union into a major economic opportunity.
16:01With billions of euros on the table, Amman wants European investment in everything from energy and infrastructure to technology and
16:09logistics.
16:09But beyond the money, this is also about geopolitics.
16:14As wars and instability reshape the Middle East, Jordan is positioning itself as a stable gateway between Europe, the Gulf
16:22and the wider region.
16:23So what does Jordan want from Brussels?
16:26And what can it offer Europe in return?
16:29To learn more about this, I'm now joined by Jordan's investment minister, Tarek Abu Ghazali.
16:34Good morning, sir, and welcome to the program.
16:37Good morning, Chef Finn.
16:37So you're in Brussels asking Europe to invest more in your country.
16:44What is the single biggest reason for a European investor to put money in Jordan?
16:52Simply, any investor is looking for predictability.
16:55And due to what's happening not only in the region, in the whole world, growth is questionable now.
17:01And Jordan and Europe is working hard to elevate the comprehensive and strategic partnership to a level where there is
17:09a productive investment opportunity are available for investors to yield more growth and prosperity at the end of the day
17:19for all related nations.
17:21So the EU has committed around 3 billion euros to Jordan through 2027.
17:27What do you want from Brussels now that you're not getting from that package?
17:33Actually, we are having good talk with Brussels and we are working closely to make things happen properly.
17:41Now, Brussels is helping us on the technicalities of the investment opportunities, etc., and supporting us in bringing to the
17:53conference high-level officials, interested investors,
17:57to make sure that dialogue is transforming from only talks to potential deals that will support as well the continuity
18:07of businesses and the modernity of the economical situation in Jordan and the region.
18:13Plus, as you mentioned, Jordan is becoming the safe gateway to support all neighbouring countries, ensure there is more cohesion
18:23between the plans and the economic integration in the Middle East.
18:27If I may, on that point, as you say, Jordan sees itself as a hub, a wider gateway into the
18:33Middle East.
18:34But for investors, it's also a very unstable region.
18:40So why should they choose Jordan rather than avoiding the region altogether?
18:47Because the region has a lot of potential in the future and instability will fade out soon.
18:56So you have to be ready in order to ensure you seize the opportunity from now.
19:03Plus, Jordan has eventually showed all the investors that we have a resilient economy.
19:12For example, our capital market grew 40% in the last year, despite all the instability in the market,
19:20and was named by Bloomberg as the first Arab productive and performance capital market.
19:29Our economy is growing steadily at 3%.
19:33All right. Sorry, Minister, I have to stop you here.
19:37That's all the time we have for today.
19:39Thank you for coming on the show.
19:40And that's it for today.
19:42Thank you for watching.
19:44I'm Stefan Grobe, and I'll see you tomorrow.
19:46I'm Stefan Grobe, and I'll see you tomorrow.