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00:00A severe heat wave has gripped Europe since the past week, triggering widespread heat

00:06alerts in many countries across the continent.

00:11Poland will temporarily introduce border controls with Germany and Lithuania over fears of irregular

00:17migration.

00:20A new Denmark takes over the reins of the Council of the European Union faced with the war in

00:25Ukraine, American disengagement in Europe and Washington's threats to seize Greenland.

00:29A severe heat wave has gripped Europe since the past week, triggering widespread heat alerts

00:37in many countries across the continent.

00:40Portugal, Spain, France and Italy were some of the worst hit countries, with temperatures

00:45reaching over 40 degrees Celsius.

00:49In Portugal, a red heat warning was issued for 7 out of 18 districts, with temperatures

00:55forecast hitting up to 43 degrees Celsius.

00:58The seven districts recorded the highest maximum temperature ever in the country in June.

01:05Spain also reached record high temperatures, with Barcelona recording its hottest month of

01:10June in a century.

01:12The National Weather Service said temperatures are expected to remain high until Thursday.

01:19And French Prime Minister François Bayrou said 16 regions are under a red alert in France,

01:25and 68 others under an orange alert as a severe heat wave gripped much of the country.

01:31In Italy, two people have died due to separate heat related incidents.

01:44Meanwhile, in Italy, two people have died due to separate heat-related incidents.

01:52Rome, where temperatures have consistently stayed above 35 degrees Celsius for a week

01:57now, is one of the countries most affected by rising temperatures over the last 50 years.

02:05People in the country of Dole's southwestern Romania are struggling to access water as

02:11the heat intensifies. With wells dried up, they walk through fields or forests to collect

02:18water from springs, carrying it back in jerry cans or barrels. When it rains, they save

02:23every drop for household use. Even in better-off areas, poor infrastructure means water is only

02:30available in limited proportions.

02:32In the village of Tascu Dindal, many must fetch water from a distant spring in a field, where

02:45a town hall drilled source offers only a trickle.

02:49All 50 families in the village are going through the same difficulties, with some collecting

03:01rainwater as an additional source. Some explain they use it for the chickens or to water the

03:07vegetables.

03:10City officials say there is no solution for the local residents, but they plan to improve

03:15the road leading to the well.

03:31Other localities, even some in the Danube Valley, are also experiencing the same water supply problems.

03:37It is very difficult. When the pump will open the pump. When the pump will open the pump.

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03:47According to data from the National Meteorological Administration, one-third of Romania is facing drought.

03:58Poland will temporarily introduce border controls with Germany and Lithuania. The country's

04:04Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, said the measures were necessary to reduce the uncontrolled flow

04:09of migrants across the border. His government has been under pressure from nationalist opposition

04:15parties over irregular migrants being returned to Poland from Germany. The decision comes after

04:21new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made tougher migration policy a pillar of his election campaign

04:26in February.

04:27With the Polish government we are talking about joint controls in the same border

04:34country, both on the German side as on the Polish side. And I can only say that there is

04:40both between the government-chefs, also between Donald Tusk and me, as also between the

04:45Prime Minister, a very close, very collegial and friendly cooperation, because we want to solve a

04:51common problem together.

04:54Tusk said he had spoken to Merz on several occasions and told him that Poland's

04:58patience on the issue was quote-unquote running out.

05:01Russia launched a record 5,438 drones against Ukraine in June, more than in any month since

05:12Moscow launched its invasion in February 2022, according to Ukraine's Air Force. The data from

05:19Ukraine's Air Force shows that Moscow has significantly intensified its aerial strikes at Ukraine since

05:262015, with the drone and missile attacks and bombardments becoming more frequent and more intense.

05:32Over the past year and a half, there were only two days when Russia did not attack Ukraine with

05:38missiles and drones, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sibiha said on Monday. The total number of

05:45drones launched in Ukraine in June alone suggests Russia is now capable of launching as many drones

05:51in a single night as it did over an entire month in early summer 2024. Ukrainian President Volodymyr

05:59Zelenskyy said in June that in total, Russia has launched around 28,000 Shahid-type drones against

06:06Ukraine since early 2022. Both sides in the nearly three-and-a-half-year war have raced to improve

06:12drone technology and enhance their use on the battlefields.

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07:06The European Commission has announced an agreement in principle on a new trade deal with Ukraine.

07:12The new agreement replaces the existing temporary post-war framework with a long-term,

07:18more modest arrangement. Since 2022, trade between the EU and Ukraine was governed by

07:23the Autonomous Trade Measures, or the ATM. They eliminated all tariffs and quotas on

07:29Ukrainian agricultural exports to Brussels, offering crucial access to European markets

07:34during wartime. The new agreement, however, is less ambitious than the scheme it replaces which

07:39expired earlier this month. The EU's Agriculture Commissioner Christoph Hansen says that it aims

07:44to strike the right balance between supporting Kiev's trade with the bloc, while addressing

07:49the sensitivities of a number of EU agriculture sectors and related concerns. The ATM has sparked

07:55outrage in a number of European countries, particularly France and Poland, as farmers

08:00protested the spike in Ukrainian imports. Some of the new key provisions of the deal include

08:05greater protection of EU markets, specifically for sensitive products like eggs, sugar, and wheat.

08:12Ukraine has also agreed to gradually align its production standards, including animal welfare

08:16and the use of pesticides with those of the EU by 2028. Both sides are now set to work on finalizing

08:23technical aspects of the deal. The Commission will then present it to Member States and the European

08:28Parliament in the coming days.

08:31The iconic Orsund bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden turned 25 years on Tuesday. It called

08:40for an elaborate celebration that was attended by both countries' royals. Every day, an average

08:46of over 100,000 passengers travel across the bridge by car or by train. But beyond that, the bridge

08:52also represents a symbolic connection of cooperation in the region.

08:55It creates a strong connection of peace and a positive development in the region. And the region is

09:02probably one of the strongest regions of the world, on the contrary of the border.

09:09The labour market is growing. Many Danish companies want to recruit on the Swedish side. Lots of Malmobos have

09:17suddenly access to a business market that is much, much bigger than what it was.

09:22As part of the celebration, Denmark's King Frederick and Queen Mary, as well as Sweden's King Carl,

09:28Gustav and Queen Sylvia met on the Swedish side of the bridge. The royal couple then traveled across

09:35the bridge, stopping on the island of Beverholm in the middle of the Orsund, before concluding

09:39the ceremony on the Danish side. Denmark takes over the reins of the Council of the European Union on

09:49Tuesday. Faced with the war in Ukraine, American disengagement in Europe and Washington's threats

09:55to seize Greenland, the Scandinavian Kingdom has made two profound political U-turns in the space of

10:02a few years. Firstly, on defence. Copenhagen has made defence a priority of its presidency and intends

10:09to push for the development of defence capabilities. Denmark should, therefore, be in favour of increased

10:16spending. A revolutionary move, given that Denmark has refused to commit to defence cooperation since 1993.

10:23So the sense of urgency which Denmark can convey, given its individual experience of having this 180-degree

10:31change from being very critical when it comes to EU in the area of security and defence and now being a

10:37front-runner, gives them an added push when it comes to this issue.

10:42The reverse is also true when it comes to the European budget. Denmark has long been part of the group of

10:49member states nicknamed the frugal ones. In other words, the supporters of budgetary orthodoxy. The Danish

10:55government no longer intends to oppose an increase in the union's next financial framework.

11:01The categories we've had in the past still exist, so the frugals versus the rest. But the groupings

11:08are changing. Who are part of the frugals is changing and the Danish definitely are now in a

11:14group which is not asking how can we spend as less as possible, but how can we best spend at the

11:20European level, which might then include also in spending more. So it's more and smarter.

11:25The Danish presidency is also expected to focus on boosting competitiveness and pursuing the climate

11:32transition. However, the programme remains first and foremost a roadmap as the ability of the

11:38presidency of the council to have a profound influence also has its limits.

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