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[00:00:00] I consider that important and also necessary.
[00:00:16] Engine of Europe.
[00:00:30] and as good friends, and as good
[00:00:32] friends, thank you very much.
[00:00:56] The instability in France seems far away, yet it is there, and representatives from the German government appear.
[00:01:02] the President of the French Republic is still
[00:01:06] there, he is a stable
[00:01:09] factor, I hope that those who are
[00:01:13] in the French government currently advocating for close cooperation with Germany,
[00:01:17] that they continue to have responsibility and that they
[00:01:20] are still there, we need
[00:01:23] stabilizers
[00:01:26] base, in front of now for our relationship and for Europe and I hope for that.
[00:01:33] half of the French ministers in this family photo may soon have
[00:01:37] to go due
[00:01:38] to
[00:01:41] a political miscalculation.
[00:01:51] be signed, this is the coherence of
[00:01:56] has staked his political future on the issue of the budget.
[00:02:00] deficit Sebastian
[00:02:02] succeeds him, then resigns in turn
[00:02:05] to succeed himself. There are
[00:02:08] demonstrations on the streets of France against the budget
[00:02:11] reforms and against the European
[00:02:14] deregulation so dear to the Germans.
[00:02:30] increasing competition between China and the
[00:02:32] United States, we realize that Europe
[00:02:35] is aligning itself with the commercial and
[00:02:39] economic rules in this context, which is absolutely
[00:02:42] unfavorable to us, and therefore this
[00:02:44] ultimately materializes in everything, it's the European
[00:02:48] austerity policy and this famous
[00:02:51] deregulation policy.
[00:02:55] We talk about deregulation, they prefer to talk about de-regulation, but it really
[00:02:59] has impacts. on European environmental and social
[00:03:01] rules.
[00:03:16] as the weakest prime minister of the fifth republic was forced to
[00:03:19] suspend the flagship measure of immanuel's second
[00:03:23] term. pension reform. the
[00:03:26] retirement age remains at 63.
[00:03:32] Of course, it is the case
[00:03:36] massive interference from that the budget difficulties,
[00:03:38] the blockade of the National Assembly, contribute to the impression
[00:03:42] in Berlin that as soon as
[00:03:45] budget-politically relevant decisions are at stake, one
[00:03:48] cannot really rely on France. März
[00:03:52] understood that Macron is weak, and
[00:03:54] understood that it is a
[00:03:56] problem.
[00:03:59] But... März also understood that in certain areas
[00:04:03] France is still central, and this applies particularly
[00:04:06] to the question of Ukraine
[00:04:10] and in
[00:04:11] defense policy.
[00:04:17] The threat has suddenly become very real, even
[00:04:20] affecting European airspace. Drones from the
[00:04:23] war in Ukraine have been spotted over the EU for the first
[00:04:26] time, bringing several airports to a standstill.
[00:04:33] I want to express my solidarity with the member
[00:04:37] states whose airspace has been violated,
[00:04:40] um, Poland, Romania, Estonia, and of course, most recently,
[00:04:44] Denmark.
[00:04:51] Security is titan Copenhagen, which is hosting a
[00:04:54] summit on European
[00:04:55] defense.
[00:05:01] We do not yet know who is behind these attacks, but I would like to take
[00:05:05] the opportunity to thank the German Air Force and the German uh
[00:05:09] and that's how Germany Navy for securing this area in Copenhagen. and beyond
[00:05:13] and to protect our countries and this place so
[00:05:17] that we can do this European Council in peace and in freedom.
[00:05:20] This is very important. At the
[00:05:23] same time, one of the 600 oil tankers suspected of belonging to
[00:05:27] the Russian ghost fleet has been identified off the coast of
[00:05:31] Sazer. Not only is the bar case
[00:05:34] circumventing the western embargo, but it may also have
[00:05:37] been used to launch the drone spotted in Denmark. The French
[00:05:41] navy has been.
[00:05:45] we can respond to what is happening and to the aggressions and provocations in
[00:05:49] European airspace with different types of
[00:05:52] retaliations and also by destabilizing
[00:05:55] the adversary. So, this is part of European credibility, now
[00:05:59] it needs to follow, it's one of today's challenges to convince partners
[00:06:02] to have this type of action against the ghost fleet in the
[00:06:06] coalition of
[00:06:50] Russia has de facto declared war on Europe,
[00:06:54] has said they want this Europe, which they think
[00:06:57] is decadent, and that this
[00:07:01] is terrible, that they want to bring it down, they want to
[00:07:04] destroy the EU, they want to become a great imperial
[00:07:08] power on the European continent again, so it's
[00:07:11] not just about Ukraine, it's about
[00:07:14] us.
[00:07:20] EU membership face increasingly violent hybrid
[00:07:23] warfare.
[00:07:30] Tiny Moldova wetched between Ukraine and Romania
[00:07:33] is in Russia's sites.
[00:07:37] Putin's Russia means war and
[00:07:40] death.
[00:08:32] freedom, openness and peace in Europe is defended, and
[00:08:36] that is why we are here today and show a great deal of solidarity with
[00:08:40] this country and this people.
[00:08:43] Here in Moldova, it is the front line of democracies, we have seen
[00:08:48] Russia on social networks, buying votes
[00:08:52] precisely to derail this country's pro-European
[00:08:55] path, so what is happening here also concerns us,
[00:08:59] it is a laboratory.
[00:09:13] offering their support to president Maya Sandu, ahead of
[00:09:17] crucial parliamentary
[00:09:18] elections.
[00:09:22] After a 12-year hiatus, the EU's
[00:09:24] enlargement has become a bullwork against Russian
[00:09:28] expansionism. It's as good a reason as any
[00:09:31] for a European propaganda style rally national
[00:09:35] holiday.
[00:09:40] The European Union is not. perfect, but the
[00:09:44] European Union has delivered its
[00:09:47] promise of freedom, of peace and
[00:09:51] prosperity in Europe.
[00:09:55] Our common goal is Moldova's
[00:09:57] accession to the European
[00:10:00] Union. You belong to the European
[00:10:03] family.
[00:10:08] A month later, Maya Sandu's European party won the
[00:10:11] election. Moldova's bit to join the EU is
[00:10:15] on track,
[00:10:19] but while Europe holds firm in the east, new threat
[00:10:22] emerges in the west.
[00:10:33] The vice titens on Europe further in November 2025
[00:10:37] with the White House's publication of the US National
[00:10:40] Security strategy. In the text
[00:10:43] signed by his own hand, Donald Trump lambasts his
[00:10:47] European partners.
[00:10:50] It's far from obvious that European countries will remain
[00:10:53] reliable allies. "the European Union is
[00:10:57] censoring free speech, it's
[00:11:00] suppressing political opposition,
[00:11:03] migration policies are transforming the
[00:11:06] continent. We want Europe to remain
[00:11:09] European,
[00:11:11] it accuses them of erasing European civilization and
[00:11:15] claims to be restoring Europe's greatness by supporting
[00:11:18] nationalist parties. Some of it is
[00:11:22] understandable, some of it is for us.
[00:11:55] not be in your interest, you also need partners in the world
[00:11:59] and one of the partners can be Europe, and if you can't do anything with
[00:12:02] Europe, then at least make Germany your
[00:12:05] partner. I believe that was this
[00:12:09] interplay in him, that on the one hand he rationally
[00:12:12] understood that Germany must become more independent, but on the other hand he
[00:12:16] saw how much we are
[00:12:19] actually trapped in a spiral of dependence, and
[00:12:23] this um, if it doesn't work with Europe, then rather,
[00:12:27] then rather alone with Germany, I think was actually a very
[00:12:31] spontaneous
[00:12:32] answer,
[00:12:38] Atlanticist, he is a Euro
[00:12:39] Atlanticist,
[00:12:43] he worked in the United States, he worked for Black Rock, he worked in investment
[00:12:46] funds, so he has this culture,
[00:12:49] là,
[00:12:51] but the Atlantic relationship, it's almost a reason of state for a federal chancellor
[00:12:55] of this political
[00:12:57] family.
[00:13:04] Berlin is now major diplomatic capital in
[00:13:07] Europe.
[00:13:09] Atlanticism has been rewarded. For the
[00:13:13] first time, Donald Trump sent his envoys to talks on Ukraine with the
[00:13:17] Europeans, his friend Steve Witkof and his
[00:13:20] son-in-law, Jared Kushna travel to the German capital
[00:13:24] with security.
[00:13:33] What the USA has put on the table here in Berlin in terms of
[00:13:36] legal and material guarantees
[00:13:40] is truly remarkable, that is a very important
[00:13:43] step forward, which I welcome very much. Without
[00:13:46] the commitment of President Trump, we would not have the
[00:13:50] positive dynamic that we are currently experiencing
[00:13:53] at this time.
[00:13:56] Peace is still a long way off, but Friedrich Martz has risen in
[00:14:00] stature and given Germany a voice that carries wait on
[00:14:04] the international stage.
[00:14:15] Bolstered by his new stature, the chancelor
[00:14:18] returned to Brussels with great confidence, where a
[00:14:21] noisy welcoming committee awaited the European heads of.
[00:14:45] half of them French demonstrated against the free trade agreement with Latin
[00:14:49] America,
[00:14:54] has the chance of... quality food, we must keep that, the food
[00:14:58] weapon, we must not depend on foreign countries for our
[00:15:01] food, we refuse to import products that do not have the same
[00:15:04] conditions
[00:15:07] used in countries that are banned in
[00:15:10] Europe, it is unfair competition for us, it is
[00:15:14] completely
[00:15:19] Europa building, the federal chancelor of Germany turned a deaf
[00:15:22] air, there is no question. of sacrificing German
[00:15:26] car exports for French cattle, the agreement must
[00:15:30] go through any
[00:15:31] cost.
[00:15:34] The Mercosur agreement, a reminder of that. has been negotiated for
[00:15:38] 25 years now, now it's time
[00:15:42] to come to a decision, if the European
[00:15:44] Union wants to remain credible in trade policy in
[00:15:48] the world, then decisions must be made now, and the decision
[00:15:52] can only be that Europe agrees. For Friedrich Merz,
[00:15:56] the Mercosur agreement
[00:15:59] is so important because if the customs barriers to such a
[00:16:03] large market as Argentina, Brazil, and then also Uruguay,
[00:16:06] Paraguay. fall, then
[00:16:09] that of course means many opportunities
[00:16:12] to also sell industrial goods and thus
[00:16:15] also an alternative to the United
[00:16:18] States.
[00:16:23] who is the leading industry in Europe, defend
[00:16:26] it, but I mean that we French have the leading agriculture
[00:16:29] in Europe and there is no reason to
[00:16:30] abandon it.
[00:16:35] Given the stakes involved, all eyes are on the french
[00:16:39] president, will he satisfy his german
[00:16:42] counterpart at the cost of agricultural
[00:16:45] crisis?
[00:17:23] Mercosur, we consider that the account is not there and that this agreement cannot
[00:17:28] Europe and it is a Europe that protects its agriculture and
[00:17:32] its producers because I want our agriculture to be treated
[00:17:36] properly, we must
[00:17:49] positions harden, a minority block forms against it at the last minute
[00:17:52] around France with Italian backing from Georgia
[00:17:55] Meloni who calls for a period of
[00:17:58] reflection.
[00:18:03] The no vote prevails, at least for the time being, much to...
[00:18:09] The French no to Mercosur was indeed
[00:18:12] a great
[00:18:14] breach of trust.
[00:18:17] Many statements prove that Emmanuel Macron is actually a
[00:18:21] supporter of free trade agreements
[00:18:23] and that he also has to strive for a geopolitical
[00:18:26] realignment.
[00:18:30] And that is why it was naturally a disappointment
[00:18:33] for Germany in public opinion that France voted
[00:18:36] no. "well, that didn't help, certainly
[00:18:40] not, because everyone saw that Emmanuel
[00:18:43] Macron acted against his own conviction, and that it is not
[00:18:47] acceptable that particular interests of individuals, not even of the
[00:18:51] French farmers, provide a reason
[00:18:54] to jeopardize this overriding
[00:18:58] interest, that was from our perspective only
[00:19:02] very difficult to
[00:19:03] understand,
[00:19:06] fun."
[00:19:37] ongoing protests, the council adopted the agreement
[00:19:41] few weeks later. Urzila von derline brought it into
[00:19:44] force without legal validation nor parliamentary
[00:19:48] ratification, risking institutional crisis
[00:19:51] within the union. The Franco-German engine has
[00:19:55] stalled. European power is a
[00:19:58] standstil.
[00:20:17] Against all expectations, European strategic
[00:20:20] autonomy recovered its momentum in this famous
[00:20:24] Swiss village in the canton of Graubunden. This
[00:20:28] year the World Economic Forum is expecting the
[00:20:31] man who has been undermining the international order since he
[00:20:34] returned to power.
[00:20:45] I've come to this year's world economic forum with truly
[00:20:49] phenomenal news. from
[00:20:50] america,
[00:20:54] Donald Trump wants Denmark to hand over Greenland to him, and he's
[00:20:58] determined to get it one way or
[00:21:07] protection, they have a choice, you can say yes
[00:21:11] and we will be very appreciative,
[00:21:15] or you can say no, and we will
[00:21:18] remember.
[00:21:22] "the piece of ice in question is the world's largest
[00:21:25] island, four times the size of France, six times that
[00:21:29] of Germany. For several months now, the people of
[00:21:33] Greenland have been protesting against Donald Trump's
[00:21:36] predatory
[00:21:37] ambitions.
[00:21:41] He's just arrogant and very big
[00:21:44] bully, he does not care of anything, he is so
[00:21:47] disrespectful and hateful." that
[00:21:50] it's just hurting everybody around
[00:21:53] him, the population which is
[00:21:56] predominantly innut is proud of its autonomous
[00:21:59] status, it prefers to remain part of Denmark and the
[00:22:03] European Union rather than be annexed by the United
[00:22:06] States. I have message tonight for the
[00:22:09] incredible people of Greenland, we need Greenland
[00:22:13] for national security and even international
[00:22:17] security, and we're working with everybody involved to...
[00:22:50] "the Europeans decided to stand united.
[00:22:53] Germany, France, and around 10 other countries each send a
[00:22:57] platoon to reinforce the Danish troops as part of the
[00:23:01] Arctic trail training exercise. It was a
[00:23:04] symbolic deployment, but it had the desired
[00:23:06] effect.
[00:23:11] I think it's a very good decision that Germany, France,
[00:23:14] and other European countries have sent troops to
[00:23:18] Greenland."
[00:23:20] It's not about them being able to prevent
[00:23:24] an American annexation, but they could be a
[00:23:28] psychological means to say that
[00:23:31] if America were to really undertake an annexation, they would then
[00:23:35] have to meet German, French, European soldiers,
[00:23:38] that there might even be a brief exchange,
[00:23:42] something that the American population
[00:23:46] would not accept at all and would not understand.
[00:23:50] So it's about showing the Americans,
[00:23:53] yes, if you do that, then there's a
[00:23:56] real
[00:23:57] price.
[00:24:01] Back in Davos, the Europeans put their new found
[00:24:04] boltness into words: Macron suffering from an
[00:24:08] eye problem, delivered his speech in
[00:24:10] sunglasses.
[00:24:14] We have decided to join the mutual exercise in Greenland,
[00:24:17] without threatening anyone, but...
[00:24:20] just supporting ally and another
[00:24:23] European country, Denmark.
[00:24:27] His mirate lenses and sharp rhetoric made sparks
[00:24:30] fly. Having a place like Europe, which
[00:24:33] sometimes is too slow, for sure, and is
[00:24:37] to be reformed for sure, but which is
[00:24:41] predictable, loyal, and
[00:24:45] when where you know that the rule of the game
[00:24:48] is just the rule of low.
[00:24:53] very
[00:24:54] French,
[00:24:59] that means,
[00:25:02] this is something that a German Chancellor probably
[00:25:06] would not have dared to do.
[00:25:50] carries with the Americans and on that, Macron has
[00:25:53] embodied this
[00:25:55] resistance
[00:25:59] sees him
[00:26:08] plans to annex Greenland, whose
[00:26:11] protection will be collectively guaranteed by NATO,
[00:26:14] so history may well record that Europe asserted
[00:26:18] itself as major power in Switzerland.
[00:27:02] and irreversible, that's what he's about to reveal
[00:27:06] ill long in Brest Harbor at the French Navy
[00:27:09] submarine base. Despite disagreements over
[00:27:13] Mercusur or the Franco-German fighter jet,
[00:27:16] Immanuel Macron is about to deliver one of the most important
[00:27:19] speeches of his presidency.
[00:27:23] The lectorn is set up in the heart of France's nuclear
[00:27:26] submarine the
[00:27:29] submarine,
[00:27:32] Minister, ladies and gentlemen, in your ranks and
[00:27:36] qualities,
[00:27:40] our country holds this
[00:27:43] extraordinary weapon which is nuclear weapon, and
[00:27:47] it makes it the foundation of its security, but our ambition must
[00:27:50] be greater, because it is the security of the
[00:27:53] continent, ours, which is at stake
[00:27:56] for the future. Contacts have been made with a first group
[00:28:00] of allies, starting of course.
[00:28:03] with our essential partner, Germany.
[00:28:07] They responded favorably to France's
[00:28:09] offer. Today, a
[00:28:13] new stage of French deterrence
[00:28:16] can therefore be realized.
[00:28:19] We are entering the path of what
[00:28:23] I would call advanced
[00:28:26] deterrence.
[00:28:35] "a French nuclear deterrent, still sovereign,
[00:28:38] but extended towards its neighbors, Emmanuel
[00:28:41] Macron is making a major contribution to his vision
[00:28:45] of European strategic autonomy, an
[00:28:48] understanding which he shares with Friedrich
[00:28:50] Marz.
[00:28:56] The spite the obstacles, hesitations and
[00:28:59] misunderstandings, this Franco-German revive.
[00:29:03] launched just year ago has laid the foundations for
[00:29:06] powerful Europe. This duo has year
[00:29:10] left to consolidate them. After
[00:29:13] that, President Macron will step down at the end of his
[00:29:16] final turn. For chancellor Matts, the faithful moment is
[00:29:20] approaching.
[00:29:27] In these uncertain times, Europe knows what it stands to
[00:29:31] lose, but What it stands to gain.
[00:30:43] Endine Scout Battalion member was arrested in Russia,
[00:30:46] accused of intending to go to Ukraine and was
[00:30:50] ultimately featured in an FSP propaganda
[00:30:52] video.
[00:30:57] He was forced to say what he said.