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08:50The EU wants to spend more on defence, competitiveness and energy security.
08:54But there's just one problem. The money is not there.
08:57After last week's EU summit, the battle over the bloc's next-term long-term budget is just getting tougher.
09:03And EU member states are divided.
09:05Germany, as the EU's biggest contributor, will be at the centre of that fight.
09:09For more EU news, Stefan Krobe sat down with Germany's ambassador to the European Union, that's Thomas Hans-Ovsovsky,
09:16and started by asking him whether the European Union is actually trying to build a budget that they cannot afford.
09:22The EU is building a budget which we need for the 21st century.
09:27But obviously, the commission proposal was far too high.
09:33And so Germany expects that this budget is being cut by at least several hundreds of billions of euros.
09:42Now, the Irish presidency put a new proposal on the table, a nego box, which was already cut by 140
09:51billion.
09:51So I would say we are not there yet.
09:53But we are now on a way to kind of try to find an agreement, but more cuts will be
10:04definitely necessary.
10:06How much money is Germany prepared to put on the table?
10:10What we need is a budget which is sustainable in financial terms and also sustainable in terms of content.
10:19So we need a modernized budget, a budget which focuses on competitiveness, on innovation, on research, on defense and security,
10:29on Ukraine, of course.
10:32And of course, we have these traditional expenditures like agriculture and cohesion.
10:37So now, basically, we have to build upon this new structure, but it is still the overall amounts which are
10:46contested.
10:46And as I said, Germany needs – and we are not alone.
10:50We have a few partners, you know, the so-called modernizers, to cut it down.
10:54Frugals.
10:56Modernizers.
10:56Modernizers, okay.
10:58If the member states refuse to increase their contributions, would Germany be prepared to accept new common borrowing?
11:09No, definitely not new common borrowing, because we believe if we go down this path, we lose our sovereignty.
11:20What we need to do is to build upon what is affordable.
11:24We are not ready into looking into taxing European companies now at the European level, because we believe this is
11:32adding insight to injury.
11:33We want to keep European companies here in the internal market and not discourage them and to invest them somewhere
11:40else.
11:41On top of the 90 billion loan that is already earmarked for Ukraine, the country would need several billion, additional
11:52billion euros for the war effort.
11:56Does that mean that European farmers and families and other beneficiaries will have to get less so that Ukraine can
12:05get more?
12:05No, this doesn't mean that, because anyhow, the money which we provide for Ukraine, particularly the 90 billion, which were
12:14made available this year, are outside of the regular European budget.
12:19This is something that's a loan, which we organized with the help of the headroom, the so-called headroom of
12:25the multiannual financial framework.
12:26So it's outside of the budget.
12:27But one thing is very clear.
12:30The leaders also reaffirmed their continued support to Ukraine.
12:33So we will continue to support Ukraine to exercise its right of self-defense against the war of aggression by
12:41Russia.
12:42Let me repeat that.
12:43So Germany is prepared to keep Ukraine afloat financially, come what may.
12:48Germany stands with Ukraine and the European Union stands with Ukraine.
12:52But of course, we also expect from our international partners, the G7, also to stand with Ukraine and about the
13:00details of the support leaders will have to discuss now.
13:06Now moving on to Oslo, where U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and
13:13a selection of European leaders.
13:15Today, he'll be moving on to Russia for further talks with Moscow officials aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
13:21The meeting comes amid efforts to mend a deepening rift between Kyiv and Washington, following a sharp deterioration in relations
13:28over U.S. support for Ukraine and the Trump administration's approach to Moscow.
13:33For more, we're joined here on set by our Ukraine correspondent, Sasha Vakilina.
13:37Good morning.
13:37Tell us, did anything come out of Oslo?
13:39And is there any sign of a breakthrough?
13:41Well, it's actually a very good sign that these talks did take place in Oslo, America, because this is the
13:45continuation of some sort of diplomacy.
13:48I mean, there's, of course, diplomatic tensions between Washington and Kyiv these days.
13:51And there were quite a few substantial messages.
13:54Now, first of all, of course, is the fact that Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the United States restored crucial early
13:59warning intel sharing, specifically when it comes to incoming Russian ballistic missiles.
14:04This is very important for the people because very often they have less than one minute on that warning to
14:09trying to seek shelter to save their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
14:12And the second one also was when Zelensky said that Washington confirmed its commitment to providing security guarantees to Ukraine.
14:19But that, of course, is once Russia's war against Ukraine is over.
14:22Let's take a listen to what Volodymyr Zelensky had to say.
14:25We already discussed security guarantees, and I'm thankful to American side that they underlie again that it will be strong.
14:32Yes, and we have different propositions, and we spoke about, you know, that NATO and Article 5, and Article 5
14:40-like, there are different kinds of security guarantees which are in the paper, yes, in the document, and which Steve
14:49will share with Russians.
14:52We are thankful that intelligence works.
14:55Now, I'm speaking about early warning, what is very important for our people, for children, adults, civilians, because we can
15:04hear when ballistic is coming.
15:06So we are thankful to American side.
15:08Now it works.
15:09And has this diplomatic damage control in Oslo managed to ease tensions between Kyiv and Washington?
15:14Somehow, yes, because we have to say that, you know, after everything that's been happening and all these statements, fiery
15:19statements coming from both sides over the past week or so now, I think we can be rather certain to
15:25say that the immediate diplomatic crisis has somehow eased up.
15:29And that is, of course, also interesting to see how it happened, because the hosts of the meeting in Norway
15:33and Finland, and Alex Stubb was one of the probably the most optimistic voice.
15:37Stubb is often referred to here in Europe as one of Trump's whispers, so he certainly put an effort into
15:43trying to sort this out and to find the diplomatic solution.
15:46Although not so, everything is not so rosy and pitchy there, maybe, because Steve Witkoff did not stay for that
15:52joint press.
15:53So we could only see the three leaders there.
15:55He did not stay.
15:56He did not participate.
15:57He did not want to get those questions and answers.
16:00And he went straight to Moscow to actually bring whatever was disclosed in Oslo to the Russian authorities, where he
16:06is expected also to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
16:09But let's take a listen to what Alexander Stubb had to say about these negotiations and the results of them.
16:16I think the top priority of the U.S. administration, President Trump, is to find a peaceful solution to Russia's
16:23war of aggression in Ukraine.
16:25And as I said earlier, I think on a substantive and technical level, we've actually made a lot of progress
16:31under the radar in the past week or so.
16:36And now I feel that the process is back on track and we'll continue to work on it together with
16:42our European friends.
16:44Alexander Stubb there.
16:45And before that, our Sasha Vakilina.
16:48Now moving on to the Arctic, which has become the new magnet for major world powers as melting ice opens
16:52up new shipping routes.
16:54And to keep afloat here amidst the U.S., China and Russian interest, the EU Commission has just presented their
16:59very own EU Arctic proposal.
17:02For more, our Marit Gwynn spoke to the EU's head of international partnerships, Joseph Sekela, and started by asking, why
17:07now?
17:08We basically try to reflect the new Arctic reality and Arctic is changing very fast.
17:14This is about new attention to security and defense aspect, including the protection of the civil infrastructure.
17:24Of course, the changes are also affecting the new economic opportunities.
17:30But everything what we do, and this is basically the first main part of the strategy, we want to do
17:37together with the people who call Arctic its home.
17:41So with the indigenous people and the local communities.
17:44I want to ask you about what the strategy says about oil and gas drilling, because it maintains the EU's
17:53position that it wants a ban on any drilling in the Arctic region.
17:58Yet the message from other parts of the world is very different.
18:01The message from the White House is very clear.
18:03Drill, baby, drill.
18:04Can the EU maintain this position when basically the rest of the world is taking a completely different stance, and
18:13especially given the rising price of energy right now?
18:17The sustainability, the climate protection and the environmental protection is staying the overarching principle of our Arctic strategy.
18:27And when it comes to basically the plans of drilling, for example, in Greenland, I'm very much aware about the
18:36content of the agreements.
18:37And we follow the principle that nothing can happen without the local people.
18:47And there is no preferential treatment for U.S. companies when it comes to territory of Greenland.
18:55So nothing changed on our side.
18:59We believe that basically the fossil fuels, the coal, the gas, the oil should stay in the ground.
19:09You've pushed back against efforts to cut international funding as part of the EU's next long-term budget.
19:17What do you fear the consequences would be if this part, this part called global Europe, would be cut in
19:25the negotiations now amongst member states?
19:28Well, I think the consequences will be not only dramatic, but I tend to say in certain areas they might
19:37become even dystopic.
19:38Look, Europe is the EU and the member states are basically the biggest supporter of the development agenda worldwide.
19:47But the step back by some of the other countries basically is meanwhile costing lives.
19:54And there is a huge window of opportunity for Europe, not only in Arctic, but also in Africa and other
20:03continents.
20:03There is a huge demand for Europe.
20:07This demand for Europe will not remain open forever.
20:12So if we miss this window of opportunity, which can help us to reduce the dependencies, then it will be,
20:19in my eyes, a big failure.
20:23Well, that brings Wednesday's edition of Europe Today to an end.
20:26Thanks for tuning in.
20:26See you soon.
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