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00:00:00I consider that important and also necessary.
00:00:16Engine of Europe.
00:00:30and as good friends, and as good
00:00:32friends, thank you very much.
00:00:56The instability in France seems far away, yet it is there, and representatives from the German government appear.
00:01:02the President of the French Republic is still
00:01:06there, he is a stable
00:01:09factor, I hope that those who are
00:01:13in the French government currently advocating for close cooperation with Germany,
00:01:17that they continue to have responsibility and that they
00:01:20are still there, we need
00:01:23stabilizers
00:01:26base, in front of now for our relationship and for Europe and I hope for that.
00:01:33half of the French ministers in this family photo may soon have
00:01:37to go due
00:01:38to
00:01:41a political miscalculation.
00:01:51be signed, this is the coherence of
00:01:56has staked his political future on the issue of the budget.
00:02:00deficit Sebastian
00:02:02succeeds him, then resigns in turn
00:02:05to succeed himself. There are
00:02:08demonstrations on the streets of France against the budget
00:02:11reforms and against the European
00:02:14deregulation so dear to the Germans.
00:02:30increasing competition between China and the
00:02:32United States, we realize that Europe
00:02:35is aligning itself with the commercial and
00:02:39economic rules in this context, which is absolutely
00:02:42unfavorable to us, and therefore this
00:02:44ultimately materializes in everything, it's the European
00:02:48austerity policy and this famous
00:02:51deregulation policy.
00:02:55We talk about deregulation, they prefer to talk about de-regulation, but it really
00:02:59has impacts. on European environmental and social
00:03:01rules.
00:03:16as the weakest prime minister of the fifth republic was forced to
00:03:19suspend the flagship measure of immanuel's second
00:03:23term. pension reform. the
00:03:26retirement age remains at 63.
00:03:32Of course, it is the case
00:03:36massive interference from that the budget difficulties,
00:03:38the blockade of the National Assembly, contribute to the impression
00:03:42in Berlin that as soon as
00:03:45budget-politically relevant decisions are at stake, one
00:03:48cannot really rely on France. März
00:03:52understood that Macron is weak, and
00:03:54understood that it is a
00:03:56problem.
00:03:59But... März also understood that in certain areas
00:04:03France is still central, and this applies particularly
00:04:06to the question of Ukraine
00:04:10and in
00:04:11defense policy.
00:04:17The threat has suddenly become very real, even
00:04:20affecting European airspace. Drones from the
00:04:23war in Ukraine have been spotted over the EU for the first
00:04:26time, bringing several airports to a standstill.
00:04:33I want to express my solidarity with the member
00:04:37states whose airspace has been violated,
00:04:40um, Poland, Romania, Estonia, and of course, most recently,
00:04:44Denmark.
00:04:51Security is titan Copenhagen, which is hosting a
00:04:54summit on European
00:04:55defense.
00:05:01We do not yet know who is behind these attacks, but I would like to take
00:05:05the opportunity to thank the German Air Force and the German uh
00:05:09and that's how Germany Navy for securing this area in Copenhagen. and beyond
00:05:13and to protect our countries and this place so
00:05:17that we can do this European Council in peace and in freedom.
00:05:20This is very important. At the
00:05:23same time, one of the 600 oil tankers suspected of belonging to
00:05:27the Russian ghost fleet has been identified off the coast of
00:05:31Sazer. Not only is the bar case
00:05:34circumventing the western embargo, but it may also have
00:05:37been used to launch the drone spotted in Denmark. The French
00:05:41navy has been.
00:05:45we can respond to what is happening and to the aggressions and provocations in
00:05:49European airspace with different types of
00:05:52retaliations and also by destabilizing
00:05:55the adversary. So, this is part of European credibility, now
00:05:59it needs to follow, it's one of today's challenges to convince partners
00:06:02to have this type of action against the ghost fleet in the
00:06:06coalition of
00:06:50Russia has de facto declared war on Europe,
00:06:54has said they want this Europe, which they think
00:06:57is decadent, and that this
00:07:01is terrible, that they want to bring it down, they want to
00:07:04destroy the EU, they want to become a great imperial
00:07:08power on the European continent again, so it's
00:07:11not just about Ukraine, it's about
00:07:14us.
00:07:20EU membership face increasingly violent hybrid
00:07:23warfare.
00:07:30Tiny Moldova wetched between Ukraine and Romania
00:07:33is in Russia's sites.
00:07:37Putin's Russia means war and
00:07:40death.
00:08:32freedom, openness and peace in Europe is defended, and
00:08:36that is why we are here today and show a great deal of solidarity with
00:08:40this country and this people.
00:08:43Here in Moldova, it is the front line of democracies, we have seen
00:08:48Russia on social networks, buying votes
00:08:52precisely to derail this country's pro-European
00:08:55path, so what is happening here also concerns us,
00:08:59it is a laboratory.
00:09:13offering their support to president Maya Sandu, ahead of
00:09:17crucial parliamentary
00:09:18elections.
00:09:22After a 12-year hiatus, the EU's
00:09:24enlargement has become a bullwork against Russian
00:09:28expansionism. It's as good a reason as any
00:09:31for a European propaganda style rally national
00:09:35holiday.
00:09:40The European Union is not. perfect, but the
00:09:44European Union has delivered its
00:09:47promise of freedom, of peace and
00:09:51prosperity in Europe.
00:09:55Our common goal is Moldova's
00:09:57accession to the European
00:10:00Union. You belong to the European
00:10:03family.
00:10:08A month later, Maya Sandu's European party won the
00:10:11election. Moldova's bit to join the EU is
00:10:15on track,
00:10:19but while Europe holds firm in the east, new threat
00:10:22emerges in the west.
00:10:33The vice titens on Europe further in November 2025
00:10:37with the White House's publication of the US National
00:10:40Security strategy. In the text
00:10:43signed by his own hand, Donald Trump lambasts his
00:10:47European partners.
00:10:50It's far from obvious that European countries will remain
00:10:53reliable allies. "the European Union is
00:10:57censoring free speech, it's
00:11:00suppressing political opposition,
00:11:03migration policies are transforming the
00:11:06continent. We want Europe to remain
00:11:09European,
00:11:11it accuses them of erasing European civilization and
00:11:15claims to be restoring Europe's greatness by supporting
00:11:18nationalist parties. Some of it is
00:11:22understandable, some of it is for us.
00:11:55not be in your interest, you also need partners in the world
00:11:59and one of the partners can be Europe, and if you can't do anything with
00:12:02Europe, then at least make Germany your
00:12:05partner. I believe that was this
00:12:09interplay in him, that on the one hand he rationally
00:12:12understood that Germany must become more independent, but on the other hand he
00:12:16saw how much we are
00:12:19actually trapped in a spiral of dependence, and
00:12:23this um, if it doesn't work with Europe, then rather,
00:12:27then rather alone with Germany, I think was actually a very
00:12:31spontaneous
00:12:32answer,
00:12:38Atlanticist, he is a Euro
00:12:39Atlanticist,
00:12:43he worked in the United States, he worked for Black Rock, he worked in investment
00:12:46funds, so he has this culture,
00:12:49là,
00:12:51but the Atlantic relationship, it's almost a reason of state for a federal chancellor
00:12:55of this political
00:12:57family.
00:13:04Berlin is now major diplomatic capital in
00:13:07Europe.
00:13:09Atlanticism has been rewarded. For the
00:13:13first time, Donald Trump sent his envoys to talks on Ukraine with the
00:13:17Europeans, his friend Steve Witkof and his
00:13:20son-in-law, Jared Kushna travel to the German capital
00:13:24with security.
00:13:33What the USA has put on the table here in Berlin in terms of
00:13:36legal and material guarantees
00:13:40is truly remarkable, that is a very important
00:13:43step forward, which I welcome very much. Without
00:13:46the commitment of President Trump, we would not have the
00:13:50positive dynamic that we are currently experiencing
00:13:53at this time.
00:13:56Peace is still a long way off, but Friedrich Martz has risen in
00:14:00stature and given Germany a voice that carries wait on
00:14:04the international stage.
00:14:15Bolstered by his new stature, the chancelor
00:14:18returned to Brussels with great confidence, where a
00:14:21noisy welcoming committee awaited the European heads of.
00:14:45half of them French demonstrated against the free trade agreement with Latin
00:14:49America,
00:14:54has the chance of... quality food, we must keep that, the food
00:14:58weapon, we must not depend on foreign countries for our
00:15:01food, we refuse to import products that do not have the same
00:15:04conditions
00:15:07used in countries that are banned in
00:15:10Europe, it is unfair competition for us, it is
00:15:14completely
00:15:19Europa building, the federal chancelor of Germany turned a deaf
00:15:22air, there is no question. of sacrificing German
00:15:26car exports for French cattle, the agreement must
00:15:30go through any
00:15:31cost.
00:15:34The Mercosur agreement, a reminder of that. has been negotiated for
00:15:3825 years now, now it's time
00:15:42to come to a decision, if the European
00:15:44Union wants to remain credible in trade policy in
00:15:48the world, then decisions must be made now, and the decision
00:15:52can only be that Europe agrees. For Friedrich Merz,
00:15:56the Mercosur agreement
00:15:59is so important because if the customs barriers to such a
00:16:03large market as Argentina, Brazil, and then also Uruguay,
00:16:06Paraguay. fall, then
00:16:09that of course means many opportunities
00:16:12to also sell industrial goods and thus
00:16:15also an alternative to the United
00:16:18States.
00:16:23who is the leading industry in Europe, defend
00:16:26it, but I mean that we French have the leading agriculture
00:16:29in Europe and there is no reason to
00:16:30abandon it.
00:16:35Given the stakes involved, all eyes are on the french
00:16:39president, will he satisfy his german
00:16:42counterpart at the cost of agricultural
00:16:45crisis?
00:17:23Mercosur, we consider that the account is not there and that this agreement cannot
00:17:28Europe and it is a Europe that protects its agriculture and
00:17:32its producers because I want our agriculture to be treated
00:17:36properly, we must
00:17:49positions harden, a minority block forms against it at the last minute
00:17:52around France with Italian backing from Georgia
00:17:55Meloni who calls for a period of
00:17:58reflection.
00:18:03The no vote prevails, at least for the time being, much to...
00:18:09The French no to Mercosur was indeed
00:18:12a great
00:18:14breach of trust.
00:18:17Many statements prove that Emmanuel Macron is actually a
00:18:21supporter of free trade agreements
00:18:23and that he also has to strive for a geopolitical
00:18:26realignment.
00:18:30And that is why it was naturally a disappointment
00:18:33for Germany in public opinion that France voted
00:18:36no. "well, that didn't help, certainly
00:18:40not, because everyone saw that Emmanuel
00:18:43Macron acted against his own conviction, and that it is not
00:18:47acceptable that particular interests of individuals, not even of the
00:18:51French farmers, provide a reason
00:18:54to jeopardize this overriding
00:18:58interest, that was from our perspective only
00:19:02very difficult to
00:19:03understand,
00:19:06fun."
00:19:37ongoing protests, the council adopted the agreement
00:19:41few weeks later. Urzila von derline brought it into
00:19:44force without legal validation nor parliamentary
00:19:48ratification, risking institutional crisis
00:19:51within the union. The Franco-German engine has
00:19:55stalled. European power is a
00:19:58standstil.
00:20:17Against all expectations, European strategic
00:20:20autonomy recovered its momentum in this famous
00:20:24Swiss village in the canton of Graubunden. This
00:20:28year the World Economic Forum is expecting the
00:20:31man who has been undermining the international order since he
00:20:34returned to power.
00:20:45I've come to this year's world economic forum with truly
00:20:49phenomenal news. from
00:20:50america,
00:20:54Donald Trump wants Denmark to hand over Greenland to him, and he's
00:20:58determined to get it one way or
00:21:07protection, they have a choice, you can say yes
00:21:11and we will be very appreciative,
00:21:15or you can say no, and we will
00:21:18remember.
00:21:22"the piece of ice in question is the world's largest
00:21:25island, four times the size of France, six times that
00:21:29of Germany. For several months now, the people of
00:21:33Greenland have been protesting against Donald Trump's
00:21:36predatory
00:21:37ambitions.
00:21:41He's just arrogant and very big
00:21:44bully, he does not care of anything, he is so
00:21:47disrespectful and hateful." that
00:21:50it's just hurting everybody around
00:21:53him, the population which is
00:21:56predominantly innut is proud of its autonomous
00:21:59status, it prefers to remain part of Denmark and the
00:22:03European Union rather than be annexed by the United
00:22:06States. I have message tonight for the
00:22:09incredible people of Greenland, we need Greenland
00:22:13for national security and even international
00:22:17security, and we're working with everybody involved to...
00:22:50"the Europeans decided to stand united.
00:22:53Germany, France, and around 10 other countries each send a
00:22:57platoon to reinforce the Danish troops as part of the
00:23:01Arctic trail training exercise. It was a
00:23:04symbolic deployment, but it had the desired
00:23:06effect.
00:23:11I think it's a very good decision that Germany, France,
00:23:14and other European countries have sent troops to
00:23:18Greenland."
00:23:20It's not about them being able to prevent
00:23:24an American annexation, but they could be a
00:23:28psychological means to say that
00:23:31if America were to really undertake an annexation, they would then
00:23:35have to meet German, French, European soldiers,
00:23:38that there might even be a brief exchange,
00:23:42something that the American population
00:23:46would not accept at all and would not understand.
00:23:50So it's about showing the Americans,
00:23:53yes, if you do that, then there's a
00:23:56real
00:23:57price.
00:24:01Back in Davos, the Europeans put their new found
00:24:04boltness into words: Macron suffering from an
00:24:08eye problem, delivered his speech in
00:24:10sunglasses.
00:24:14We have decided to join the mutual exercise in Greenland,
00:24:17without threatening anyone, but...
00:24:20just supporting ally and another
00:24:23European country, Denmark.
00:24:27His mirate lenses and sharp rhetoric made sparks
00:24:30fly. Having a place like Europe, which
00:24:33sometimes is too slow, for sure, and is
00:24:37to be reformed for sure, but which is
00:24:41predictable, loyal, and
00:24:45when where you know that the rule of the game
00:24:48is just the rule of low.
00:24:53very
00:24:54French,
00:24:59that means,
00:25:02this is something that a German Chancellor probably
00:25:06would not have dared to do.
00:25:50carries with the Americans and on that, Macron has
00:25:53embodied this
00:25:55resistance
00:25:59sees him
00:26:08plans to annex Greenland, whose
00:26:11protection will be collectively guaranteed by NATO,
00:26:14so history may well record that Europe asserted
00:26:18itself as major power in Switzerland.
00:27:02and irreversible, that's what he's about to reveal
00:27:06ill long in Brest Harbor at the French Navy
00:27:09submarine base. Despite disagreements over
00:27:13Mercusur or the Franco-German fighter jet,
00:27:16Immanuel Macron is about to deliver one of the most important
00:27:19speeches of his presidency.
00:27:23The lectorn is set up in the heart of France's nuclear
00:27:26submarine the
00:27:29submarine,
00:27:32Minister, ladies and gentlemen, in your ranks and
00:27:36qualities,
00:27:40our country holds this
00:27:43extraordinary weapon which is nuclear weapon, and
00:27:47it makes it the foundation of its security, but our ambition must
00:27:50be greater, because it is the security of the
00:27:53continent, ours, which is at stake
00:27:56for the future. Contacts have been made with a first group
00:28:00of allies, starting of course.
00:28:03with our essential partner, Germany.
00:28:07They responded favorably to France's
00:28:09offer. Today, a
00:28:13new stage of French deterrence
00:28:16can therefore be realized.
00:28:19We are entering the path of what
00:28:23I would call advanced
00:28:26deterrence.
00:28:35"a French nuclear deterrent, still sovereign,
00:28:38but extended towards its neighbors, Emmanuel
00:28:41Macron is making a major contribution to his vision
00:28:45of European strategic autonomy, an
00:28:48understanding which he shares with Friedrich
00:28:50Marz.
00:28:56The spite the obstacles, hesitations and
00:28:59misunderstandings, this Franco-German revive.
00:29:03launched just year ago has laid the foundations for
00:29:06powerful Europe. This duo has year
00:29:10left to consolidate them. After
00:29:13that, President Macron will step down at the end of his
00:29:16final turn. For chancellor Matts, the faithful moment is
00:29:20approaching.
00:29:27In these uncertain times, Europe knows what it stands to
00:29:31lose, but What it stands to gain.
00:30:43Endine Scout Battalion member was arrested in Russia,
00:30:46accused of intending to go to Ukraine and was
00:30:50ultimately featured in an FSP propaganda
00:30:52video.
00:30:57He was forced to say what he said.