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00:00Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday night against a controversial gala organized by

00:09Israel's far right, the event held in a secret location intended to raise money for Israel.

00:16It advertised guests such as the Israeli finance minister, Bezalel Smodrich, known for his

00:22extreme positions on Gaza, who ended up cancelling his trip to Paris.

00:27The demonstration was organized by multiple pro-Palestinian groups and the hard-left France

00:32Unbowed Party.

00:33It's a follow-up to the Israel Forever gala, I would rather say Horror Israel, because we

00:42invite people who have spoken out, who incite racial hatred, and beyond that, who dehumanize,

00:48that is to say, to speak concretely, that is to say, who compare Palestinians to animals.

00:57French authorities refused to cancel the event, claiming it posed no major threat to

01:01public order, further angering protesters and some left-wing politicians.

01:07It's a real anger, because we have people who, once again, here, in the heat, in a golden

01:12living room, who will raise money, who will feed the Israeli army tomorrow, who will massacre

01:15children in Palestine.

01:16It's absolutely unacceptable.

01:17Although the demonstration was relatively peaceful, a few stores, such as McDonald's

01:21and Carrefour, were vandalized.

01:24Tensions are at an all-time high, as the gala was coincidentally held on the eve of a football

01:30match between Israel and France.

01:33Some are worried the game could lead to major clashes.

01:36To see that there is so much force for this event, it scares me a bit for the non-violent

01:42attitude of the mobilizations that will be played against us.

01:46A total of 4,000 police officers will be mobilized for the football game on Thursday evening

01:52in Paris.

01:53That's one police officer for every five attendees, a highly unusual number for such a sporting

01:59event.

02:06The European Parliament debated the future of EU-US relations under the new Trump administration,

02:12considering how to address challenges as the EU seeks stable transatlantic relations.

02:17The American people has spoken.

02:20Having customs taxes of 60% on all Chinese products, in a globalized market, would also

02:29affect us, because the Chinese products that would not go to the United States could come

02:34to Europe.

02:35It also speaks of massively expelling immigrants, which, apart from moral and human issues,

02:44would also have an inflationary effect.

02:47The US is Europe's most long-standing ally and its main security provider, with leaders

02:54across the political spectrum agreeing dialogue is paramount to survive Trump's America-first

03:00mindset.

03:09The future of the European Commission is in limbo.

03:12The six designated vice presidents were grilled on Tuesday by MEPs at the European Parliament,

03:17but instead of wrapping up the decision on the six most important members of Ursula von

03:21der Leyen's team, the process is dragging on.

03:25So it seems that the biggest political groups in the parliament made some kind of deal beforehand

03:30that everybody should pass, in order to bring the commission into office as quick as possible.

03:38You know, this deal among the political groups seems to be broken now.

03:44There was a decision expected yesterday already, then today, and now it was postponed to next

03:48week.

03:50And so we don't know really when the decision will be made and what the outcome will be.

03:55If indeed, as originally planned, all commissioners will pass through or not.

04:02Everybody is against everybody right now.

04:04The European Popular Party didn't want to give its green light to Spanish socialist

04:08Teresa Rivera after the floods in Valencia.

04:11The socialists strongly criticized this stance, claiming that Rivera is used as a scapegoat.

04:17This could create a domino effect.

04:19If Rivera falls, it could mean that Italy's ultra-conservative Raffaele Fito could also

04:24fall, something that EPP is strongly rejecting.

04:29As the analysts explain, the role of EPP is very strong.

04:35Parliament works with majorities.

04:36You need 50% plus one for decisions to pass.

04:39And the EPP, together with all the parties that sit to the right of them, have a majority.

04:44But also the EPP can build majorities to its left, together with the social democrats and

04:47the liberals, as happened in the last term most of the times.

04:50So basically, the EPP is the kingmaker.

04:52It can go to the left and it can go to the right to make majorities.

04:55So that makes it very powerful at the moment.

04:58And also, in all decisions concerned of the hearings, when it comes to the organization

05:01of the hearings, but also when it comes now to the decisions which candidates pass and

05:06which not, the EPP has a very prominent role.

05:10Time is of the essence for the EU Commission, which needs to be ready before Donald Trump

05:14takes office in the US.

05:22Police deployed water cannons at demonstrators after hundreds gathered in Brussels to protest

05:26the arrival of French far-right politician Jordan Bardella.

05:32Local media reports that around 300 protesters organized by left-wing groups and from Belgian

05:37universities were met by police as they demonstrated against the arrival of the chairman of France's

05:43far-right National Rally Party.

05:49Bardella arrived in Belgium to present his recently published memoir.

05:58Storms in Spain's southern province of Malaga caused school closures and train cancellations.

06:03Two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than

06:08220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

06:13Streets in the area were flooded as thousands were moved from their houses as a preventative

06:17measure.

06:19There were no reports of any deaths.

06:23Experts say that drought and flood cycles are increasing with climate change.

06:31In response to the devastating floods in Spain, the European Parliament debated measures to

06:36strengthen the EU's resilience to extreme weather events and provide support to those

06:40impacted by the disaster.

06:44The debate focused on enhancing the EU's crisis response, particularly in regions increasingly

06:49vulnerable to climate-driven events.

07:01European farmers took to streets in Brussels to protest against the free trade agreement

07:05between the European Union and Mercosur.

07:09Signed in 2019, this free trade agreement between the EU and five Latin American countries

07:15that has never been implemented could finally get a green light next week at the G20 summit

07:20in Brazil.

07:22Protesters believe that its adoption would create unfair competition for European agriculture.

07:27The EU-Mercosur agreement is very unfavourable for Europe.

07:31It may be favourable for selling cars, but it is very unfavourable at the agricultural

07:37level.

07:38Opponents of the agreement also fear social, health and environmental consequences, such

07:54as increased deforestation for livestock farming.

08:19This agreement aims to increase trade in goods and services between the EU and Latin American

08:24economies through the gradual removal of trade barriers and tariffs, and the standardisation

08:29of conditions and regulations.

08:43Member states have been fighting over this for 25 years.

09:12While Germany, Spain and Italy campaign in favour, France, Poland and Austria are directly

09:17opposed to it.

09:23Nobody believes Crimea will ever go back to Ukraine, as part of any final resolution

09:28to the war there, says former President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.

09:34Mr Barroso led the European Commission from 2004 to 2014, the period when Putin first

09:40began his territorial incursions into Georgia and Ukraine.

09:44Speaking exclusively to Euronews, he says there was a feeling amongst member states

09:48that Crimea was a special case.

09:51And many countries rejected the ideas of strong sanctions for Putin following the annexation.

09:57What do you think of the period, I suppose?

10:00Do you think that the warnings weren't taken seriously?

10:03Was there a belief that in 2014 maybe we shouldn't escalate by applying such extreme sanctions

10:10against Russia for Crimea?

10:40What should we do now?

10:59We should support Ukraine.

11:03Whatever happens with our American friends, we should support Ukraine.

11:07Because if not, it's not only going to be a tragedy for Ukraine, it's a very important

11:11country, but it's a tragedy for Europe.

11:15And it's going to be the best possible offer we give to the movement against democracy,

11:22against international law, against also our own values.

11:27If Russia and others that are now supporting Russia continue to say all over the world,

11:32including in the so-called global south, that Europe and the West, they are gone, they

11:36are decadent, they no longer count, democracy is completely corrupt ideology.

11:43And the rest of the interview will be broadcast on Euronews' Europe Conversation next Thursday.

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