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00:00Opposition parties from the left and far-right are threatening France's government with a

00:06no-confidence vote.

00:11In a visit to Kiev, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his country's refusal to send

00:16Ukraine tourist long-range missiles.

00:21Pro-European parties won Romania's general elections, but far-right parties secured over

00:2430% of votes, attributed by many to delays in Schengen accession.

00:35French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government is hanging on by a thread.

00:39On Monday, Barnier decided to use the controversial Article 49.3 of the French Constitution to

00:45force the adoption of next year's social security budget.

00:49In retaliation, both the left-wing coalition, the NFP, and the far-right National Rally

00:54Party have announced that they will be filing separate motions to topple Barnier's government.

01:00The confidence vote could come as early as Wednesday.

01:04So what happens now?

01:05Well, either the motion is passed by the majority, bringing down the Barnier government, or it

01:09could be rejected and the social security bill will then be adopted and then sent to

01:15the Senate.

01:16However, the first option currently seems like the most plausible one, considering all

01:20four parties in the NFP coalition have declared that they will be voting this motion that's

01:26between 180 and 192 seats.

01:30The far-right and its allies have 141 seats.

01:34If all MPs from both groups vote to topple Barnier, well, they will have more than the

01:40289 seats necessary to do so.

01:44And if the government falls, it will be the first successful no-confidence vote since

01:501962, back when Charles de Gaulle was president.

01:53Sofia Katsenkova reporting from Paris for Euronews.

02:01During a surprise visit to Kiev on Monday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his

02:06country's refusal to send Ukraine Taurus long-range missiles, but stressed that his support for

02:11the country remains strong.

02:14We have a certain assessment of individual weapons systems, whether it is right to provide

02:20them or not.

02:21This has something to do with the range and the need to control the target control.

02:26And that's why we said no, but that doesn't reduce our support, which is very comprehensive.

02:33And it is important to me to say that it will also remain comprehensive.

02:38Scholz's visit is the first time in more than two years, and comes just weeks after Ukrainian

02:43President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized him for having a phone call with Russian President

02:48Vladimir Putin.

02:50Zelensky said that German air defense systems have saved tens of thousands of people in

02:55Ukraine, but also said support should increase.

02:58During the visit, Zelensky took Scholz to a military hospital where they spoke with

03:02wounded soldiers.

03:04Zelensky also showed Scholz through an exhibition of drone equipment, showcasing domestically

03:08produced drones as well as those created in cooperation with German companies.

03:16Hungary's Foreign Minister has reiterated Budapest's stance on peace during his twelfth

03:22visits to Moscow since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

03:28Peter Seattle, who has repeatedly visited Russia, a step that his European colleagues

03:33have avoided, met with Sergei Lavrov on Monday, but leaders discussed the conflict in Ukraine.

03:39The visit to Moscow coincides with Hungary's rotating presidency of the European Union.

04:06In July, Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to Moscow and met with Vladimir Putin, sparking

04:12sharp criticism from the EU.

04:14Under Orban, Budapest has repeatedly pushed for negotiations with Moscow.

04:23On the streets of Bucharest, Romanians are responding cautiously to the outcome of Sunday's

04:28parliamentary election.

04:31Final results on Monday show that pro-Western parties won the most votes, and will look

04:35to form a coalition government.

04:37But increased parliamentary seats for the far-right could make it difficult to form

04:41a majority and reach agreements.

05:05On Sunday, the second round of the presidential election will take place, of which analysts

05:18say the outcome would clarify the political situation in Romania.

05:35The nationalist independent candidate Kalin Dzerzhescu won the most votes in the first

05:57round of the presidential election.

06:00He will go head-to-head with liberal candidate Elena Lascuni in the second round next Sunday.

06:15Pro-European parties won Sunday's parliamentary general elections in Romania, but far-right

06:19parties achieved a better score than never before, which is more than 30 percent of votes.

06:27One of the arguments used by the right-wing during the campaign was that Romanians are

06:31not respected by the EU, and the delayed late accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen

06:36area was a proof of that.

06:42Since 2007, Romania is a member of the EU, and in January, 13 years after the beginning

06:47of the process, it finally became a full member of the free movement area.

06:54The Schengen story was actually very used by the sovereignist parties and the far right,

07:01saying, listen, Brussels does not treat us as equal partners.

07:08And I think this also contributed to the whole general feelings against the EU.

07:14Since 2015, many member states have been temporarily closing their borders, referring to health

07:20or security reasons.

07:22The prevailing mood right now in the society is not, ha, we got it, but finally.

07:27Plus, some Romanians are kind of jokingly talking about this, saying that, well, right

07:32now Schengen zone is generally in trouble, a lot of countries are imposing border controls.

07:37It is now clear that Romania remains a pro-European country, despite a massive rise of anti-EU

07:42narratives that has influenced many citizens via social media.

07:46According to Globsec, 83 percent of Romanians support the country's EU membership, but more

07:51than 70 percent believe that Romania is not able to influence the EU decision mechanisms.

07:56Certain part of Romanian population feel that they are kind of second class citizens of

08:02European Union.

08:03I think the battle is we are disillusioned with the West because not everyone has benefited

08:08of our membership to the EU.

08:12You have people that are not living worse, but they don't feel that Romania has economical

08:17growth because we have a lot of inequalities between the classes.

08:24Now is the time for negotiations in Romania to form a government.

08:28And in the meanwhile, this Sunday, citizens will vote for the second round of the presidential

08:32elections, where the ultra-nationalist anti-EU candidate, Colin Georgescu, had a victory

08:37on the first round.

08:38He will face the conservative pro-European Elena Lascuni.

08:47Many France, the UK and the US have called for de-escalation of violence in Syria after

08:53rebels marched on government-controlled areas, reigniting violence in the 13-year-long conflict.

08:59In a joint statement, the NATO countries urged the protection of civilians and infrastructure

09:04to prevent further displacement and the disruption of humanitarian aid.

09:08An alliance of Syrian rebel groups seized control of Aleppo over the weekend, with Syrian

09:13President Bashar Assad announcing a subsequent counter-offensive.

09:17Syrian state television claimed government forces had killed nearly a thousand insurgents

09:22over the past few days without providing evidence.

09:25The surge in violence comes at a time of high political turmoil in the Middle East, with

09:29Israel waging war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

09:33Renewed violence in Syria risks involving more regional powers into the conflict.

09:38Both Russia and Turkey have their own interests to protect, with both sides offering support

09:42to opposing groups in the country.

09:47Thousands of workers at Germany's Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg began warning strikes

09:52on Monday morning.

09:54The Works Council slammed shareholders for prioritising billions of euros profit as workers

09:59face job insecurity and mass layoffs.

10:02The mood in Wolfsburg is sombre, as talks between the union and VW are set to continue

10:32next Monday.

11:02Nine out of ten VW plants located across Germany joined the strike as the car company plans

11:12to shut three plants, terminate thousands of employees and slash wages by 10 per cent

11:17in a bid to save cash as consumer demand for cars is stuck in neutral.

11:22But declining sales are not just hitting Germany.

11:25Italy, France and Belgium are also reporting a dramatic slump in sales, which could lead

11:31to a deeper crisis within the eurozone.

11:34Liv Stroud in Wolfsburg for Euronews.

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