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00:00European Parliament centrist groups have cut a deal to approve the new EU commissioners.

00:12Snow has begun falling across Europe as a front of cold air sweeps across the continent.

00:24The main centrist parties of the European Parliament, the European People's Party and

00:29the Social Democrats and Liberals have struck a deal to approve the new members of the European

00:33Commission.

00:35It means the new commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, can take office on the 1st

00:40of December.

00:41The three-party compromise cleared the way for six future vice-presidents of the commission,

00:46including the Spanish Teresa Ribera, who was criticised by the Conservatives for her management

00:51of the floods in Valencia.

00:54However, the EPP continues to call for her resignation in case she is indicted.

01:01What we as parliament have to guarantee is that the new commission is a commission who

01:05can really deliver, who can really act.

01:08And if you have the possible shadow above you or the possible burden on your shoulder

01:16that you are involved in court cases, for example, at home, it is not so easy to do

01:20then the task on European level.

01:22Alongside the six vice-presidents, Hungary's Oliver Varhey also received the green light.

01:28But not everyone in the European Parliament was pleased with the backroom deals surrounding

01:33the candidates.

01:35So unfortunately, the assessment of the most important ones, the six executive vice-presidents,

01:41have become a mockery of a proper assessment.

01:44And that is not good for the European Parliament.

01:47So in that sense, we are very disappointed about that process, absolutely.

01:51The three parties have also signed a cooperation agreement for this legislation with key policy

01:56areas, although it is not binding.

01:59The full college of commissioners will be voted on next Wednesday at the European Parliament

02:03in Strasbourg.

02:08Spain has announced a reform to its migration policy, which will grant residency and work

02:13permits to about 300,000 undocumented migrants each year for the next three years.

02:21The reform will simplify work and residence permit procedures, allowing migrants to register

02:26as self-employed or salaried workers and granting them additional labour rights.

02:44The policy will come into effect from May 2025 and is part of the country's efforts

02:56to expand its labour force in the face of an ageing population.

03:01Spain needs around 250,000 registered foreign workers a year to maintain its welfare state

03:08and it's one of the European countries that receives the most irregular migrants annually.

03:14Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has often described his government's migration

03:19policies as a strategy to combat the country's low birth rate.

03:26Danish and Nordic teams are continuing to inspect undersea cables after two were damaged

03:31in the Baltic Sea between Germany and Finland and Sweden and Lithuania.

03:37In the Baltic Sea, I would like to make it clear that this is of course very serious,

03:42not least in light of the current political situation.

03:47I also note that both the German and Swedish side have said that they suspect that there

03:52could be sabotage. And in that case, of course, it is very worrisome.

03:59It comes after the Danish military announced it's monitoring a Chinese ship spotted in

04:04the waters just two days after the cables were cut.

04:08Marine traffic vessel tracking data showed the Chinese vessel Yipeng 3 anchored in the

04:13Kattegat Strait between Denmark and Sweden on Wednesday.

04:20Thousands of workers in Greece have taken to the streets in protest as part of a 24-hour

04:25general strike called by labour unions to protest the rising cost of living.

04:30The strike action, backed by both public and private sector workers on Wednesday,

04:34disrupted economic activities in the capital, Athens, as well as the northern city of Thessaloniki.

04:41We demand, since we have taken out of the memorandums, new pensions for our new employees.

04:51The government cannot spend millions on military equipment.

04:57It cannot participate in the genocide of the Palestinian people by sending frigates and

05:04spending huge amounts of money on NATO.

05:08We demand a collective labour agreement, better working conditions for our brothers,

05:13and above all, for the accuracy of what is happening.

05:17The biggest problem right now for the rights of young people is the issue of housing.

05:20Greece's financial crisis saw a quarter of the country's economy wiped out after decades

05:26of profit-gate spending.

05:31French farmers protested for a third day on Wednesday after setting up a blockade on the

05:36highway near the French-Spanish border.

05:39Their aim is to block heavy goods vehicle traffic from Spain to France, protesting against

05:44an EU-Mercosur trade deal with South American nations.

05:49The French Minister for Agriculture condemned the blockade, saying it risked undermining

05:54public empathy for the profession.

05:56To protest against Mercosur, to express our concerns, to demand a certain number of advances

06:04in different areas is legitimate.

06:06Without taking the goods, without taking the people, to permanently block the country,

06:10that is not acceptable.

06:12The farmers say producers from countries that are part of the Mercosur agreement are not

06:18subject to regulations as strict as those in Europe.

06:21They also say it creates unfair competition with third countries.

06:31The European Union's anti-fraud office opened an investigation into a Hungarian nursery

06:36that cost around 1.8 million euro, but has only 12 places available.

06:41The new nursery opened in September, but the problem is that each child attending will

06:45cost around 150,000 euro in EU funds.

06:48That's more than the price of a large family house in the local village.

06:52It's obvious that this is theft.

06:54Especially if we look at the company and who they asked for the offer from,

06:59we can find connections there as well.

07:03Of course, this was not a real contract, it was a directed contract.

07:21This should be investigated by an expert.

07:25If there is one, it should be investigated independently.

07:41We managed to reach the mayor of Geceák on the phone,

07:44but he didn't want to be filmed.

07:46He says he doesn't trust the media.

07:48He said, however, that an investigation had already started

07:51about the possible over-pricing of the nursery,

07:53and the local government will only release a statement after that.

07:56Zoltán Siposegyi, Euronews, Kazár.

08:19In Europe, automakers must sell enough electric vehicles

08:23to meet new, lower limits for carbon dioxide emissions in 2025.

08:28Most of the job cuts, 2,900 in total, will come in Germany,

08:33where car sales have dropped significantly.

08:36This comes as consumers remain weary of inflation,

08:39while Germany also dropped government purchase incentives

08:42for electric vehicles.

08:44Car makers are also facing increasing competition

08:47from Chinese-made electric vehicles.

08:53Snow has begun falling across Europe,

08:56as a front of polar cold air sweeps across the continent.

09:01In Belgium, Tuesday's heavy rain and gale-force winds turned frosty,

09:06forming a layer of snow on the peaks near the Signal de Botrange.

09:12In Austria, truck drivers at the Alberg Pass

09:15were forced to put snow chains on their vehicles until the late morning,

09:19while motorists in Poland were advised to put on winter tyres.

09:27Tourists in Poland have also been warned not to hike certain routes,

09:32as an avalanche warning is in place.

09:36Temperatures in the Czech Republic dropped by up to 10 degrees

09:40overnight into Wednesday,

09:42as rainfall turns to snow at altitudes above 400 metres.

09:48The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute says

09:51up to 12 centimetres of snow may fall in the east of the country

09:55on Thursday and Friday.

09:57And in Denmark, snowfall has led to slippery roads,

10:01causing a truck crash on the motorway

10:03between the cities of Nyborg and Odense.

10:07Climate change has led to worsening symptoms of pollen allergies,

10:11with around one million Danes claiming they can feel the effect

10:15as temperatures rise.

10:18The amount of pollen produced from plants

10:20has increased significantly since the 1980s,

10:23exacerbated by higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

10:37Warmer and wetter conditions are also leading to an increase

10:42in other infections and viruses.

10:55Changing global temperatures mean for people like Mette Lund,

10:59who takes allergy medication once a day,

11:02the onset of hay fever symptoms are starting to occur all year round.

11:11A volcano has erupted on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula,

11:15triggering civil defence to declare a state of emergency

11:19and order evacuations of Grindervik and the Blue Lagoon.

11:25It's the country's seventh volcanic eruption this year,

11:29but the Icelandic Meteorological Office says

11:32it's a lot smaller than the previous one in August.

11:35The area's chief of police said there was no immediate danger

11:39and residents are well-versed in how evacuations are carried out.

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