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00:00:07Hello everyone, happy to meet you again in the violates the First Amendment of rest of the night edition, here is
00:00:10the main news of this Sunday. On the front page,
00:00:14the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels
00:00:16humanitarian aid, crisis are becoming increasingly threatening in Yemen. The
00:00:18response, equality. You are Belgian, Saudi capital is now clearly targeted, and
00:00:21oil installations near Riyadh airport appear to have been hit. The
00:00:24kingdom says for the first time it has intercepted a ballistic
00:00:28missile fired at the capital. Is this
00:00:31the end of the diplomatic crisis over Greenland? After
00:00:35wanting to annex it, Donald Trump welcomed finding an
00:00:39agreement that guarantees permanent control by Washington over the
00:00:42island's security. Denmark and Greenland are pleased
00:00:46that their sovereignty is respected. We will see
00:00:49the reactions on site, and he
00:00:52too came to talk about sovereignty more than 4300
00:00:56km from France, Emmanuel Macron arrived in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a
00:01:00French territory. The head of state hastened to say that
00:01:03this Sunday he will receive Mccarni, the
00:01:06Canadian Prime Minister. We will see the stakes in this news report.
00:01:23The Saudi kingdom is increasingly under pressure. Riyadh recognizes
00:01:26that a ballistic missile was fired by the Houthis of Yemen
00:01:30at dawn on the capital, but assures that it was
00:01:33intercepted. Other attacks on Saudi soil were also
00:01:37thwarted, say authorities, but the
00:01:40images, however, of oil installations near the airport
00:01:44seem to have been hit. Tibo
00:01:46Franceske:
00:01:49A thick column of black smoke rises above Riyadh's
00:01:52main airport on Saturday morning. Not far
00:01:55from there, an oil depot is hit after a night
00:01:59of alert in the Saudi capital. The
00:02:01coalition led by Saudi Arabia against the Houthis in Yemen accuses
00:02:05the latter of being behind the attack. The Houthis
00:02:08confirm it. This is the first time since the resumption of fighting in July that Riyadh has been
00:02:12hit.
00:02:15These two large-scale military operations were carried out using
00:02:19a large number of ballistic missiles and drones. The first
00:02:22targeted the Saudi capital
00:02:24week on the sidelines of Riyadh and the second targeted Aramco in Yanbu.
00:02:28In Yemen, fighting between the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Riyadh-backed
00:02:32government forces is intensifying.
00:02:35On Thursday, the Yemeni army released images of strikes it
00:02:38carried out, but this is not enough to stop the advance of the armed
00:02:42rebel group. To the east, the Houthis are advancing in the oil-rich
00:02:45region of Marib, an important source of revenue for the Yemeni
00:02:49government. To the west, they have taken control of
00:02:52the Red Sea coast and especially the Strait of
00:02:55Bab el-Mandeb, a strategic passage for global
00:02:58trade and especially for oil.
00:03:04with massive information
00:03:10peace. During the State of the
00:03:30This is an unprecedented attack against freedom of the press in the United States,
00:03:34yet guaranteed by the Constitution. Donald Trump
00:03:37carried out his threats. Journalists
00:03:40from CNN and MS Now and the Politico
00:03:43website were prevented this Saturday from entering the White
00:03:47House. Their badges were deactivated. Listen to the
00:03:51details on site from Sonia Dridi, our accredited correspondent at the
00:03:54White House. It's astonishment and
00:03:58shock because this morning, upon arriving, these
00:04:01journalists were simply denied access
00:04:05to the White House and their badges were
00:04:08confiscated. You can see this green tent behind me. Usually, it's from here
00:04:12that CNN journalists
00:04:15EU civil protection mechanism particularly work. Well, uh, it's a very
00:04:17strange atmosphere because these journalists were denied access. Initially, it
00:04:21wasn't very clear when Donald Trump made his announcement yesterday whether he was
00:04:24simply banning them from the Oval
00:04:27Office or from the White House grounds, and so... this morning, the
00:04:31journalists got the answer. You see, I'm at the White
00:04:34House. There are few people here today, and the
00:04:38White House Correspondents' Association issued a
00:04:41statement in which it defended
00:04:44its colleagues, saying that it is also an affront to
00:04:48the American public who deserve to have
00:04:51independent information. In a statement,
00:04:54CNN denounced an illegal attack against
00:04:58freedom of the press, and
00:05:00Politico promised to defend its right, and
00:05:04this decision is condemned by the White House Correspondents' Association
00:05:07which urges in
00:05:10the major annual State of the a statement the American President to immediately restore journalists'
00:05:14access, because it the
00:05:18Constitution.
00:05:20For Donald Trump, it's a dream come true, he wrote on his social
00:05:23network. The security agreement found on Greenland was also
00:05:27welcomed by the Greenlandic and Danish authorities. They
00:05:31are pleased that their sovereignty is respected. After wanting to
00:05:35buy and annex this autonomous Danish territory, the American
00:05:38president obtains permanent control for Washington over
00:05:42the island's security, but also keeps
00:05:45Russia and China away. The outlines are still vague,
00:05:49but what do the local residents think already? We'll see that with
00:05:52Olivier Feessol. After months of threats, the
00:05:56scenario of Greenland's annexation by the United States seems
00:05:59now ruled out. In the streets of Nuuk, the capital of the autonomous
00:06:03Danish territory, there is hesitation between relief and
00:06:06caution. I don't see anything problematic in an
00:06:09agreement of this kind. There's already the base.
00:06:22We'll see, it also depends on how the agreement is formulated. We hope
00:06:26that the leaders have concluded a good agreement, because our
00:06:29country must be protected both in the air and at
00:06:32sea.
00:06:37This Friday, Donald Trump announced that he had obtained permanent
00:06:41control over the security of this territory, which is as
00:06:45immense as it is strategic. The approach aims in particular to prevent
00:06:48Russia and China from setting up bases there.
00:06:52Washington, for its part, intends to open new ones and
00:06:55station more troops there. The government of the
00:06:58autonomous territory welcomed this agreement. On behalf of
00:07:01Greenland, I welcome this agreement which will benefit not only the
00:07:05security of all, but also the continued development of this
00:07:08country. The same enthusiasm from the Danish
00:07:11Prime Minister. According to her, the text respects both the
00:07:14sovereignty of the kingdom and the right of Greenlanders to
00:07:17self-determination, a strategic partnership around
00:07:21a key territory. The island could become a major passage as the
00:07:24melting ice opens new maritime routes. Another
00:07:28issue is the significant rare earth reserves in its subsoil.
00:07:31The agreement, which has not been made public, is to be signed next
00:07:37the United Nations General Assembly.
00:07:41An agreement welcomed by Emmanuel Macron. On his arrival in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the
00:07:44head of state, who also hastened to state that this
00:07:48territory of 5800 km is
00:07:51French. It's obvious, he said. The objective
00:07:54of this visit is to reaffirm French presence at the doorstep of the
00:07:58United States. The Canadian Prime Minister is expected there in a few
00:08:01hours. The issues with Nina
00:08:03Masson.
00:08:07More than 4000 km from Paris, a small piece of France
00:08:11placed at the doorstep of Canada, Saint-Pierre and
00:08:14Miquelon, the last French territory in North America, to which Emmanuel
00:08:18Macron wants to restore its full strategic dimension. And for
00:08:21good reason, this archipelago of less than 6000 inhabitants is closely
00:08:25scrutinized by Donald Trump, as evidenced by this
00:08:28fake map posted on his social network, in which the American
00:08:31flag covers Canada, Greenland, Mexico, the
00:08:34Antilles, but also Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. In this strategic
00:08:38region, also coveted by Russia and China, Paris
00:08:42is therefore tightening ranks with Ottawa. Emmanuel Macron
00:08:45is expected to meet this Sunday Prime Minister
00:08:48Mccarni, a first for a Canadian
00:08:51head of government. So here we are, France is present
00:08:55thanks to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, through Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, here at the heart of the
00:08:58global stakes in this region, and
00:09:02this also links us with Canada, and so it will be a way
00:09:06to talk about the future together and consolidate our relations in
00:09:09many areas. On the agenda: energy, defense,
00:09:12critical minerals, and strategic technology,
00:09:16but Emmanuel Macron will also have to face internal challenges in the
00:09:19territory: high cost of living, remoteness, aging
00:09:23infrastructure, and declining population. In Miquelon, the
00:09:26rising waters are also forcing part of the village to move to the
00:09:29heights, an unprecedented relocation in France, which has become one of the
00:09:33symbols of adaptation to climate
00:09:35change.
00:09:39That's all for this news report. Thank you for following us. The edition
00:09:43returns in 20 minutes. Stay with us. See you soon.
00:09:55France 24 and RFI present,
00:10:11Hello everyone, thank you for joining us at the Strasbourg Parliament for
00:10:14here Europe, your program on France 24 and
00:10:17RFI, this very special week, since it is the week of
00:10:23Union address by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
00:10:27We are pleased to welcome one of her emblematic
00:10:30Commissioners, Adja Labib. Hello.
00:10:33Hello. I remind you that you are in charge of very visible and
00:10:36strategic sectors, international cooperation,
00:10:43a former senior reporter in Afghanistan and the
00:10:47Middle East, a former presenter, and a former
00:10:50Minister of Foreign Affairs, whom we can describe as a centrist, as you position yourself neither on the right
00:10:54nor on the left, I understand. You were indeed present during
00:10:58the President's speech before the chamber. Can
00:11:01you elaborate on some of the key measures
00:11:05discussed regarding your portfolio?
00:11:08Allow me to quote the opening phrase
00:11:12where the President said it was the best
00:11:16of times and the worst of times, quoting Charles
00:11:20Dickens, an English author, which I can translate into his Shakespearean
00:11:23language by saying, "
00:11:27Never waste a good crisis, because it's
00:11:30an opportunity to build,
00:11:33to advance, and to expand one's horizons."
00:11:36You know, a few years ago, in 2022, we only had
00:11:40200 firefighters pre-positioned in Europe in countries at
00:11:43risk of fire. We had a small instrument that
00:11:47was starting to emerge, which was our strategic reserve.
00:11:50Today, this summer, we had
00:11:52800 firefighters
00:11:55positioned, ready to respond to fires in
00:11:58six fire-prone countries. So it was also
00:12:02a time of truth, it was the summer of all
00:12:05truths. A truth we must face
00:12:08today is that we are facing extreme natural
00:12:12events that are no longer extraordinary. It's the
00:12:16new normal, unfortunately, and so we will have to anticipate
00:12:18them. And this speech, I must
00:12:21say it, because it meets all our expectations
00:12:25and everything we are putting in place, namely a group
00:12:28of experts who are currently drawing lessons from this
00:12:32summer, another group that will
00:12:35produce a document on which we will
00:12:38build our first, our next response next summer.
00:12:41So, Adja Labib, as every week, we're going to look at some
00:12:45selected news, it's Europe in brief that Isabelle
00:12:48Romero
00:12:49offers us.
00:12:54A drone has disrupted the Warsaw-Kyiv train line on the
00:12:57Polish border, a route taken a few minutes earlier by former
00:13:01Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European
00:13:03personalities. The next day, Lithuania was targeted by a drone
00:13:07and a Danish helicopter by a rocket from a Russian
00:13:10frigate. While Finland has decided to join the advanced nuclear
00:13:14deterrence group proposed by France, Jean-Noël Barrow, Minister
00:13:18of Foreign Affairs, has reaffirmed the determination of Europeans.
00:13:22Nothing can intimidate us. Nothing will
00:13:25make us abandon our strategy
00:13:28of supporting Ukraine, pressuring Russia, and
00:13:32preparing for
00:13:35Union address, Ursula von der Leyen proposed that Canada become an associate
00:13:39member of the EU, a rapprochement desired by both
00:13:42partners in the face of increasing pressure from Donald Trump. The
00:13:45American president called this proposal ridiculous,
00:13:49threatening to increase tariffs and even break off
00:13:52trade with the EU. Marc Carnet, Canadian
00:13:55Prime Minister, retorted:
00:13:58We do not seek power to dominate others; on the contrary, we
00:14:02seek resilience so that no one, no one can
00:14:06control our markets, question our sovereignty, and
00:14:10threaten our territorial integrity or minimize the freedom of our
00:14:13democracies and the rule of
00:14:14law.
00:14:17This agreement could concern defense, critical minerals,
00:14:20AI or space, but a dozen European states have not yet ratified
00:14:24CETA. a free trade agreement between Canada and
00:14:27the EU. Ursula Von Derlayen also
00:14:30presented a major plan for climate resilience. Referring to the forest
00:14:34fires that ravaged the European Union, she stressed the need to
00:14:37anticipate by relying on the
00:14:40to pool expertise and resources.
00:14:43Adjal Habib, let's talk
00:14:47precisely about what was activated this summer, namely the famous civil
00:14:51protection mechanism which allows solidarity between the 27 in the face of
00:14:55forest fires. Europe flared up
00:14:58all at once, all over Europe. Is that enough? So you asked for the
00:15:01tripling of this budget to go beyond 10 billion euros
00:15:05for the 2028-2034 period. A
00:15:08dozen frugal countries refuse a global increase in the budget requested by
00:15:12the European Commission, so a doubling to 2% of our
00:15:15GDP, our wealth of 27. Is it off
00:15:19to a bad start for you? Well, it's off to a bad start if we
00:15:22don't learn the lessons from what happened this
00:15:26year. We had fires all over
00:15:28Europe simultaneously with four heat
00:15:32waves that cost the lives of more or less 35,000
00:15:36people. 600 hectares went up in
00:15:39smoke. Our solidarity mechanism was activated 10
00:15:43times within the European Union, twice outside,
00:15:45in Chile and Tunisia, where we
00:15:49were able to respond positively to all
00:15:52requests. But now we are really at the
00:15:56maximum of what we can do. And what we already
00:15:59know through all the scientific observations is that it will
00:16:03happen again. Either we continue to chase disasters by
00:16:07trying... to put them out, or we prevent them,
00:16:10anticipate them, and stop them from occurring. And so what I
00:16:14propose is to anticipate these fires,
00:16:17to prevent them from happening, to prepare. That's why I am
00:16:21also the first commissioner for anticipation and management.
00:16:25So my goal is to make sure there are no more fires. While we
00:16:29may not be able to prevent all of them, we can certainly reduce them. You know,
00:16:33today, 66,000 hectares went up in smoke. Last
00:16:36year, it was 1 million hectares. So
00:16:40there has been some progress, but what struck
00:16:43us this year is that these fires have increasingly affected large
00:16:46cities like Bordeaux, and have
00:16:50led to the evacuation of 220,000 people,
00:16:5322,000 people in danger who had to leave
00:16:56sometimes in a few minutes, leave their homes without knowing if they
00:16:59would see them again. That's why we need to involve citizens.
00:17:03That's why I also presented the 72 hours of
00:17:07resilience, not just to stay home in a crisis, but also to
00:17:11leave, to be able to leave in record time and know what to take. In
00:17:15the meantime, 22 Canadairs, five helicopters, ground resources, that's
00:17:18the European protection mechanism. Countries also
00:17:22need to play their part, to buy on their side and reinforce because
00:17:26not everything can go through the European Union. Yes, we need to
00:17:29know that in a crisis,
00:17:32the state is always the first responder. It is
00:17:35sovereign, and it is only as a last resort that it activates a
00:17:39European mechanism. Where we really add
00:17:42value is that we can create a common
00:17:45pool to share Canadairs,
00:17:49helicopters. All states, imagine if
00:17:52all states started buying Canadairs, 10
00:17:55Canadairs each, that's a lot of money. On the other hand, if we
00:17:59create a European pool as we have today, then
00:18:03it allows us to distribute to states, small and large states
00:18:07alike. We saw it in France this summer, to
00:18:10benefit
00:18:12from a strategic reserve that we share, and that is the added
00:18:15value of the European Union. But now, in fact, we are discovering more and
00:18:19more with global warming – we must not forget that the
00:18:22European continent is the one that is warming the most on the
00:18:25planet – that we need these planes, these
00:18:29helicopters, these ground resources much
00:18:31more than 10 years ago. So, Europeans have
00:18:35faced, as you said,
00:18:37an unprecedented heatwave, yet your European Commission is
00:18:41also accused of having passed so-called omnibus
00:18:44laws to reduce the environmental obligations of companies,
00:18:48multinationals, transporters,
00:18:51farmers, and thus to cancel the beneficial effects, the reduction
00:18:54in CO2 provided by the Green Deal. Is the European
00:18:58Commission acting against the current of global
00:19:01warming? Has it not lost sight
00:19:04of the Paris objectives?
00:19:07So, as far as global warming is concerned, we are staying the
00:19:11course, but we really need to get everyone on board and make sure that
00:19:15our industry continues to be competitive,
00:19:19that we also continue to boost research and development, that
00:19:22our citizens are also able to meet these
00:19:26requirements, whereas elsewhere,
00:19:29if today, for example, the European Union pollutes about
00:19:336% of greenhouse gas emissions, China represents
00:19:3630%, the United States 11%,
00:19:39about 10% for India, so it's a collective
00:19:43effort. The problem is when there is a distortion
00:19:47somewhere between the objectives of the European
00:19:50Union and then competitors who benefit
00:19:54from these objectives that we set ourselves and respect, and others
00:19:58who do not respect them and at the same time develop
00:20:02electric vehicles, etc., and who really become competitors
00:20:06who... our markets also with these new technologies,
00:20:10so we really need to work on new partnerships, and
00:20:13that's why we proposed with the president
00:20:17this new partnership with Canada, with critical
00:20:20materials, rare earths that are essential, industrial
00:20:24production also, among others, Canadairs and an economic
00:20:28partnership, CETA, which has already proven its worth, as the trade balance is entirely
00:20:32to the advantage of the European Union. You are also in charge,
00:20:35Madam Commissioner, of the fight against discrimination,
00:20:39this is what the term equality covers. We talk
00:20:42a lot in particular about LGBTQI+.
00:20:46You are pleased with an improvement in Hungary since the fall of Viktor
00:20:50Orban, no doubt, and then in Turkey,
00:20:53well, minorities are massively imprisoned
00:20:56by hundreds. What can the European Union do?
00:20:59In Hungary, it's clear, I went there when
00:21:03it was under Orban and the Pride was
00:21:06forbidden, for example, to
00:21:09transmit a strong message of condemnation
00:21:13of this ban
00:21:15on the Pride March, which I myself also participated
00:21:18in this year. I met all the members of the government,
00:21:21communicated with the Minister of Justice. I am
00:21:25delighted that this march was authorized and that Hungary
00:21:28is looking again and fully regaining its
00:21:32place within the European family.
00:21:35Now, Turkey, as you know, is a candidate country that is not yet
00:21:39part of the European Union. The road is still
00:21:42long, especially with what has just happened recently,
00:21:46with this kind of purge, one might say, which resulted
00:21:50in the arrest of
00:21:53representatives of the LGBT community. I am
00:21:56very sorry. We will
00:22:00certainly have discussions, because
00:22:03if Turkey is a candidate state,
00:22:07it must also move closer to our values, and our union is
00:22:11a union of diversity, a union where everyone
00:22:14must feel included and
00:22:16accepted, no matter who they love.
00:22:21And these negotiations are frozen, they are moving further away, they are moving
00:22:24away. So, on the subject of crisis
00:22:27preparedness, which is very important for you, we see more and
00:22:31more present in our daily lives the overflight of
00:22:34drones above the
00:22:3727, which are multiplying, as are cyber attacks or threats of
00:22:41cyber attacks. What lessons do you draw from this? The lesson I draw
00:22:44from this is that we are neither in a state of peace nor in a state of
00:22:48war, and that what we called hybrid threats
00:22:52are less and less threats, but
00:22:55real risks on our soil. I recently
00:22:59went to Romania where very regularly
00:23:02pieces of drones, even entire drones, fall on the
00:23:06border, representing risks both for children playing on the
00:23:10beaches and for adults collecting them in their
00:23:13fields. And you see what happened also at Leipzig airport where
00:23:17a terrorist attack that could have truly had a major impact on European soil was
00:23:28stopped, so we are
00:23:31in a really gray
00:23:34situation where we need to look at the situation, I mean,
00:23:37the truth in the face, which is that this war that is
00:23:41raging in Ukraine is contaminating European soil more and
00:23:45more, and we must prepare for these threats. You know, today, war begins
00:23:49in our pockets, on our smartphones,
00:23:54manipulation. I also went to Moldova, where, as you know, elections
00:23:57were won despite everything by Maia
00:24:00Sandu, by a democratic force, despite all
00:24:03the attempts at manipulation and vote-buying from
00:24:06citizens. You know that in
00:24:09Europe, we are heading towards this very
00:24:12important election. If this election, among others, in France and also in
00:24:15Germany, Sweden just
00:24:18had one. Who knows if we will be
00:24:21manipulated, if our citizens will not be
00:24:24massively manipulated by foreign
00:24:27forces. So, we need to educate our citizens, our
00:24:31media too. You are part of the
00:24:33democratic pillar, and so
00:24:36having that in mind together, Adjal Habib, when you
00:24:39see the progression of extreme-right parties like the AfD in
00:24:43Germany, which scored points in local
00:24:46elections, the Sweden Democrats in the last elections.
00:24:50which sets the tone on many subjects, particularly immigration.
00:24:54Uh, soon elections in France with the National Rally leading
00:24:58the polls, do you think that the stigmatization of
00:25:01migrants is a discourse that has become more authorized, more
00:25:04common in our European societies? Our
00:25:08union was built on
00:25:10diversity. You just have to look at the parliamentary
00:25:13chambers, you see varied
00:25:17opinions, divergent,
00:25:20unfortunately increasingly polarized, which makes the richness of this
00:25:23parliament of European institutions, it's precisely
00:25:26exchange, diversity,
00:25:29difference. Now playing on fears,
00:25:33withdrawal, is exactly against
00:25:35the European project, which is a project
00:25:39of unity, of uniting in diversity and
00:25:43of values. And so, we must remember why this European Union was built
00:25:47and return to the fundamentals. That is,
00:25:50respect, freedom, peace.
00:25:53It is a peace project, and what the extremes advocate
00:25:57for, in fact, is anything but peace. It is withdrawal, fear of the other,
00:26:01and so there you have it. These are populist discourses,
00:26:05unfortunately, simplistic, and which are
00:26:07manipulated in addition by malevolent
00:26:10powers like Russia, and we
00:26:13also see the United States supporting extreme-right
00:26:17groups, and that's why today we need to
00:26:21expand our partnerships. We have about
00:26:2380, we are certainly the union with the
00:26:27most agreements in the world, and why do these agreements exist? Because
00:26:30people, other countries also think that we are
00:26:34still that beacon in the night when it comes to respect, values,
00:26:38democracy and principles and also the well-being and
00:26:41protection of our citizens. Thank you, Adjabib, for being our
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00:30:08continuation of the night edition, here is the essential news of this
00:30:11Sunday: on the front page, the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels
00:30:15increasingly threatening in Yemen, the Saudi capital is now clearly
00:30:19targeted, oil installations near Riyadh
00:30:22airport seem to have been hit, the kingdom says for the first
00:30:26time that it has intercepted a ballistic missile fired at the
00:30:29capital. Is this the end of the
00:30:33diplomatic crisis over Greenland? After wanting to annex it, Donald Trump
00:30:36welcomed having found an agreement that guarantees permanent
00:30:40Washington control over the island's security. Denmark
00:30:43and Greenland are pleased that their sovereignty is
00:30:47respected. We will see the reactions on
00:30:50site. And he also came to talk about sovereignty
00:30:54more than 4300 km from France, Emmanuel Macron
00:30:57arrived in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.