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00:00Europe continues to struggle against extreme temperatures spreading across the continent
00:05with authorities in several countries issuing new red alert warnings as emergency cases rise.
00:11Heat warnings were issued for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the UK with new
00:18highs expected on Wednesday before forecast rain is expected to bring respites to some areas.
00:24Two people died on Tuesday in a wildfire in Spain's Catalonia region.
00:29While in Madrid, many residents struggled to cope.
00:51In Rome, Italy's capital, people struggled to cope with the heat on Tuesday as temperatures
00:56rose above 40 degrees Celsius. Tourists dunked their hands, arms and faces into Rome's ubiquitous
01:04fountains and snacked on gelato as they tried to keep cool. Italy's health ministry put out
01:10red alert heat warnings for 17 cities, including Rome, Florence, Turin and Milan.
01:16Allora, la protezione civile di Roma capitale in questo momento sta mettendo in atto un'azione
01:21chiaramente per le ondate di calore, previste anche dal piano della protezione civile,
01:27quindi effettuiamo delle distribuzioni di acqua di assistenza alla popolazione.
01:32In France, soaring temperatures this week have exposed how Paris' storied architecture and dense urban
01:39canyons trap and radiant heat long after sunset put in vulnerable populations at risk. Further
01:47vulnerability factors include an aging population and poorly insulated 19th century apartment blocks.
01:54Scientists have linked the rising frequency and intensity of extreme weather to climate change.
02:00They also warn that such extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common,
02:05in particular across Europe's southern regions.
02:13The European Commission has confirmed that the EU aims to cut its carbon emissions by 90 percent
02:20by 2040 in its new proposal for a climate law. It would allow member states and industries more
02:27flexibility to reach this target, including the release of new carbon credits.
02:34It's a huge transition. Let's just realize that. And therefore it is of the most importance to be
02:40non-dogmatic about how to reach success. A lot has been said about the flexibilities and let me dive into
02:48that right away. We will allow for first a limited amount of high quality carbon credits outside of the European Union.
03:00The Commission said the bloc is on its way to reach the planned 55 percent reduction for 2030.
03:08But environmentalists say the EU is not fully following the recommendations
03:13of its scientific advisory board with the new proposals.
03:22The United States will halt some shipments of air defense missiles and other weapons promised to Ukraine,
03:29the White House has said. Certain munitions were previously promised to Ukraine under the Biden
03:35administration to support its defenses. However, the Trump administration revised some of its decision,
03:41citing a concern over its own stockpile levels. Washington has repeatedly pressed for allies to
03:48provide air defense systems to Ukraine and step in with more weapon supplies. German Chancellor Friedrich
03:54Merz has been weighing out the option to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, but emphasize his country
04:00will not become a party to the war. The halt of some weapons could come as a serious blow to Kyiv as
04:07Russia has been recently stepping up its aerial strikes. Nearly five and a half thousand drones
04:14were launched against Ukraine in June alone, a significant increase compared to previous months.
04:23French President Emmanuel Macron held his first phone call in three years with his Russian counterpart
04:28Vladimir Putin. The Elysee Palace said in a statement that the call lasted two hours and that Macron had
04:34called for a ceasefire in the opening of negotiations to end the conflict. The Kremlin described the call
04:40as substantial, adding that Putin reiterated to his French counterpart that the war in Ukraine was a
04:45direct consequence of the West's actions. Putin told Macron that the West had ignored Russia's security
04:50interests, leaving them no option but to wage war. He also noted that any peace deal between Moscow and
04:56Kyiv should be comprehensive and long-term and be based on quote, new territorial realities. The Russian
05:03leader had previously said that Ukraine must accept territorial concessions as part of any peace
05:08agreement. The French President responded to Putin noting that only Ukraine can decide on whether or
05:13not to cede territory. The two leaders also discussed Iran, with Putin arguing that it was necessary to
05:19respect Tehran's right to the peaceful development of its nuclear program. The Russian President also noted
05:25that Iran must comply with its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
05:30Macron stressed the need for Iran to resume cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.
05:35The two leaders held regular discussions at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
05:40but dialogue eventually stalled, with the pair having last spoken in September 2022.
05:45Macron and Putin have also agreed to continue talking and coordinate efforts on Iran.
05:50The issue of the military reparations and threats taken by such countries as Poland and Greece
05:58has appeared in the European Parliament in terms of the conference, but also of the exhibition
06:04of this devoted. The exhibition was made by Europoseul Arkadiusz Mularczyk,
06:10who previously, as a minister of foreign foreign affairs, prepared a special report
06:16in the UN's reign it was reported in that UN world war?
06:20The feeling of將 weak control in the European Union is huge.
06:24The security of Ukraine is in the USA and the peace profile in the United States.
06:25The UN War and the Ukraine is in which you asked the UN war.
06:28The UN's right moment was a very important problem in the UN's rise,
06:30the UN war and the UN's right.
06:32It was a very important problem, which we were organized in the UN's left history,
06:35so the turn that was in the center of the European Parliament.
06:38The topic is not only about Poland, but the list of countries that were in German aggression during World War II is very long on this list,
06:47between in Serbia, which was the second country if it comes to the proportionality of the population in Poland, but also in Greece.
06:59The reparation is a very important issue for all Greek citizens. It has to do actually with justice and I think it's the only way to close this very bad page of our history.
07:15Tak jak zapowiadają europosłowie, to dopiero pierwszy krok, kolejnymi krokami może być stworzenie specjalnej grupy interparlamentarnej, która będzie miała na celu domaganie się reparacji wojennych od Niemiec,
07:29ale także inne inicjatywy legislacyjne, między innymi rezolucje Parlamentu Europejskiego.
07:36To wszystko przed nami, a jak na razie pierwszy punkt, czyli wystawa i konferencja w Parlamencie Europejskim, z druk serii, Dominika Ciosić, Euronews.
07:46KONIEC
07:50Denmark takes over the reigns of the Council of the European Union on Tuesday.
07:54Faced with the war in Ukraine, American disengagement in Europe and Washington's threats to seize Greenland,
08:00the Scandinavian Kingdom has made two profound political U-turns in the space of a few years.
08:06Firstly, on defence. Copenhagen has made defence a priority of its presidency
08:12and intends to push for the development of defence capabilities.
08:16Denmark should therefore be in favour of increased spending,
08:20a revolutionary move given that Denmark has refused to commit to defence cooperation since 1993.
08:27So the sense of urgency which Denmark can convey,
08:31given its individual experience of having this 180 degree change
08:36from being very critical when it comes to EU in the area of security and defence
08:40and now being a front-runner, gives them an added push when it comes to this issue.
08:46The reverse is also true when it comes to the European budget.
08:50Denmark has long been part of the group of member states nicknamed the frugal ones.
08:55In other words, the supporters of budgetary orthodoxy.
08:58The Danish government no longer intends to oppose an increase in the union's next financial framework.
09:05The categories we've had in the past still exist, so the frugals versus the rest.
09:11But the groupings are changing.
09:13Who are part of the frugals is changing and the Danish definitely are now in a group
09:18which is not asking how can we spend as less as possible,
09:21but how can we best spend at the European level,
09:24which might then include also in spending more.
09:27So it's more and smarter.
09:29The Danish presidency is also expected to focus on boosting competitiveness
09:34and pursuing the climate transition.
09:36However, the programme remains first and foremost a roadmap
09:40as the ability of the presidency of the council to have a profound influence also has its limits.
