orban at the eu summit.of the hungarian leader regarding ukraine changed and will it be possible to finally convince hungary? europe should prepare for war. russia's aggressive stance is intensifying, how to counter it. in the course of this program, we conduct survey and we are not asking you about prospects.

. she explained her countries reasons for wanting to join the eu.— for wanting to 'oin the eu.he eu. moldova wants to continue _ for wanting to join the eu. moldova wants to continue to _ for wanting to join the eu. moldova wants to continue to centre - wants to continue to centre democracy. the choice for us is to have this chance within because we see russia is trying to undermine our efforts to strengthen our institutions undermine our efforts to strengthen our institution— our institutions trying to make us so the only _ our institutions trying to make us so the only way _ our institutions trying to make us so the only way to _ our institutions trying to make us so the only way to consolidate i our institutions trying to make us| so the only way to consolidate our democratic gains is to be a part of the eu and of course we are happy with the decision yesterday which for us is like a lighthouse in the sea of challenges that mulled over faces today. sea of challenges that mulled over faces today-— sea of challenges that mulled over faces toda . ., . ., , , faces today. one of

politics-— in eu politics. to the _ in eu politics. a short while ago i spoke to the amnesty _ in eu politics. a short while ago i i spoke to the amnesty international' eu advocate on immigration and asylum and started asking her about her thoughts on the deal that has been reached.— her thoughts on the deal that has been reached. indeed today the eu has a . reed been reached. indeed today the eu has agreed on _ been reached. indeed today the eu has agreed on a — been reached. indeed today the eu has agreed on a package _ been reached. indeed today the eu has agreed on a package of- been reached. indeed today the eu| has agreed on a package of reforms to its— has agreed on a package of reforms to its asylum and immigration system which _ to its asylum and immigration system which will_ to its asylum and immigration system which will change its response to people _ which will change its response to peopie in— which will change its response to people in europe. 0urassessment which will change its response to peop

i unlock the eu funds. was that a mistake by the eu?— mistake by the eu? i think so.en — mistake by the eu? i think so. it has been a _ mistake by the eu? i think so. it has been a long _ mistake by the eu? i think so. it has been a long time - mistake by the eu? i think so. it has been a long time trying| it has been a long time trying to get the eu to hit 0rban where it matters and it is funding, the main language he understands. as long as the year you hold that funding try and compel them to change as much of a system to create an opening for democratic renewal. brother very least restore judicial independence and corruption. he kind of looked like he was drunk but if you understand how the lord's work of the ground you realise nothing really substantial had changed. the eu took the laws, confused walls with reality and gave investment allegedly because they complied with these kind of dictates the eu had set up the thesis tangle suspicious to get the managers before the eu council meeting and that is why a lot of people are saying this was money for nothing. they

was it a mistake from the eu? i think so. it's been _ mistake from the eu? i think so. a long - mistake from the eu? i think so. it's been a long time - so. it's been a long time trying to get the eu to kurt volker where it matters, which is funding. that's really the main language that he understands. as long as the eu withholds that funding, it could try to compel orban to change enough of his system to create an opening for democratic rule or at the very least what they were trying to do was to restore or do slightly better on judicial independence and corruption so orban passed a flurry of laws and it looked like he was trying but if you understand how those laws work on the ground you realise nothing really substantial had changed so the eu took the laws that confuse laws with reality, shall we say, and gave orban the money allegedly because the complied with these dictates that the eu set out but the timing was suspicious to get the moneyjust before this eu council meeting and that's why a lot of people are saying this was money for nothing, right? they got orban.

in the eu.ssels calculated that ukraine’s membership in the european union would cost the bloc from 130 to 190 billion euros. such forecasts are given by researchers from the german instituteder virschev. and if you remember that in an interview with the economist zaluzhny demands more to oust russia. tensions are growing in the european union due to hungary’s resistance to opening negotiations on ukraine’s accession to the bloc. at a meeting of eu foreign ministers, hungary took a principled position on the issue, angering many other member states. who would like to speed up the process of ukraine's accession. to appreciate hungary's position not only on ukraine, but on many other issues, is that they are against europe, everything that europe stands for. at the most important summit of eu leaders in brussels this thursday, the issue of membership will be discussed, as well as providing ukraine with additional financial assistance in the amount of 50 billion euros, a lifeline for a country that

first i would express my gratitude to the eu _ in the eu?to the eu leaders - in the eu? first i would express my gratitude to the eu leaders who - in the eu? first i would express my i gratitude to the eu leaders who made the historic decision of opening talks for ukraine and moldova and georgia and i believe that also on theissue georgia and i believe that also on the issue of financial support, the 50 billions of euros, of ukraine facility fund, they will also adapt the decision. because in the european union people, the leaders, true leaders, can see the russian aggression against ukraine as a strap also for the —— threat also for european security. strap also for the -- threat also for european security.— strap also for the -- threat also for european security. here is one ofthe for european security. here is one of the tweets _ for european security. here is one of the tweets from _ for european security. here is one of the tweets from president - of the tweets from president zelensky in brussels. i stress this day will go down in our h

on ukraine's accession to the eu.d a morning meeting with the ministers. and so far i can confirm that no decisions on enlargement have been made at the ministerial level, there is a recommendation that the leaders make decisions taking into account the recommendations of the european commission and taking into account the geopolitical context and the moment that ukraine actually created for the expansion of the european union. i don't think this is a bad development, because actually. we we see that there is no place for hungary to block the decision, i.e. there were no vetoes, in fact, after all, the decision of the ministers was agreed and agreed that this is a political decision that will be adopted by the leaders, as a whole, and according to the results of two days of work in brussels, this is the last stop before the leaders' meeting, i can say that quite a lot is said at the meeting of the eurocouncil. different versions of proposals that will allow, let's say, to take into account the concerns of the hungaria

— that the eu has released further funds to hungary?development. - funds to hungary? well, this is an interesting development. this - funds to hungary? well, this is an | interesting development. this was basically in response to hungary at least following the letter if not the spirit of demands from the eu to improve its rule of law specifically the interference with the eu, the commission has said that this government has made with that trajectory. hungary has actually vowed to agree with the european commission, just on tuesday this week it passed a new law and the commission decided that has done enough to release that 10.2 billion. so victor there saying that you cannot compare the two sums of money. hungary is owed, it feels 30 billion, ukraine was asking for 50 billion, ukraine was asking for 50 billion euros at the leader of hungary was then that you can't blackmail me with that money. 0ther blackmail me with that money. other eu leaders were saying that you can't blackmail us. so for now, we have this interesting situation wher

they are looking for the political sign from the eu as a whole that they will be able to join the eun the future. from some of the conversations i had with officials in brussels, what could happen at this summit is that we hear the leaders saying we are ready to start talks with ukraine, but later on. you get the political sign for the time being, but you don't get the actual action of starting those conversations. it is important for ukraine to receive support. we heard from ukrainian officials that it has helped with morale on the ground. as they fight that counteroffensive, any message can be helpful. this is a very tricky one because, as you know, some countries are quite against the idea of enlargement of the eu. >> silvia, you have been covering brussels for a very long time. we know mr. orban is a very nimble tactician. the reason he is holding out on supporting the bailout package for ukraine is he wants to get something back in return. how likely is it that the eu actually unfreezes the aid or the money that is due to hungary as a quid pro quo? >> it could be likely one scen

the political trilogue — that's the eu commission, council, and parliament.e expected to iron out the final details on the eu's artificial intelligence act. if it becomes eu law it will mark the first attempt in the world to police artificial intelligence. what should be in the bill has seen heated debate based on al's capacity to cause harm. european countries will be discussing possible concessions in negotiations on what's being called the ai rulebook. for more detail i'm joined by kirsten rulf, partner and associate director at boston consulting group. good morning to you. once again, the eu commission by parliament and council grappling with new technology, how to bring the law up—to—date with this. what are we expecting today? with this. what are we exectinu toda ? ., expecting today? good morning. i think we are _ expecting today? good morning. i think we are of _ expecting today? good morning. i think we are of a _ expecting today? good morning. i think we are of a political - i think we are of a political nailbiter. if we had this conversation yester

veto on ukraine's membership to the eu.s agreed to talking about ukraine's membership of the eu, so he is throwing cold water, reminding us of hungary's power at a radio interview, and i am sure they will stay across this story on markets today coming up next. before we go, i want to wrap up this crazy week that it has been in central-bank action and what it is meant for markets, because this has been the week the fed went from higher for longer to cuts are coming, but not everyone in -- not everyone wanted to get up for. it was the bank of england that was the most hawkish central bank of the week, and is it a surprise given that inflation is still twice the target and the u.k. has a smaller workforce than at the start of the pandemic? traders paring bets on ecb cuts, so we end a week with a gap between what markets expect and what central bankers say they expect to do. powell has hit the reset button, but it is a gaping gap in europe . we look toward the boj next week . it has been a pleasure joining you this week on "blo

even now , hungary, as one of the eu member states, has more influence.ussels, if the negotiations with budapest fail miserably, an alternative plan will be used, when each of the member states will independently provide financial assistance to ukraine. the european leaders will negotiate with the hungarian prime minister at the beginning of february, when they will gather in brussels for a special summit. local political scientists are sure that the eu will not satisfy all of hungary's appetites, that is, budapest will not receive the remaining 20 billion, so it is likely bargains and agrees to vote for financial aid to ukraine. from brussels anna grishina, we, ukraine, marathon, single news. holidays in danger in europe do not exclude terrorist acts on christmas and new year, the european commission previously warned about this. brussels claims that the threat may come from the middle east, where the war between israel and hamas continues. the european union even allocated 30 million euros for protection against terrorists for the protection of churches

of 13 billion euros from eu funds to hungary.arding the support of ukraine, the head of the hungarian foreign policy department said. we give money so that the ukrainian army wins on the battlefield, but it does not win, the european union believes that if we give more money, then they will win, but i am not at all sure of this, in my opinion, instead of war, a ceasefire is needed , and the money should not be allocated for war, but for a ceasefire and peace. a split between the military and the political leadership of ukraine. the british edition zieconomist called the relationship between zelenskyi and zaluzhny simply terrible, for the first time about the differences in their views, the media started talking in the fall, due to the interview that general zalushnyi gave for the same british edition, then he declared that the war in ukraine had reached a dead end corner, after which zelsky publicly reprimanded the general for the headlines and warned zaluzhny to deal with military affairs, not politics. in addition, trust in the

such a proposal is allegedly not contested by any of the eu countries.meanwhile, the head of the ministry of foreign affairs of hungary, péter szijártó, at the osce meeting in north macedonia called for an end to the supply of weapons to ukraine. he complained about the flow of refugees and inflation. hungarian prime minister viktor orbán also stated that the negotiations on ukraine's accession to the eu do not meet the interests of ukraine his countries, and therefore should not be put on the agenda. and while hungary is trying to confuse the european union, european commission president ursula fonderlein has made it clear that ukraine must be integrated into the eu's defense programs to help meet its needs. in the war against the russian invasion. so what news was in focus in the western media this week. let's see further. most of the funds that the united states allocates to help ukraine are used directly within the country, providing significant monetary infusion into american factories, because of the 68 billion dollars approved by the us congress,

some specific concerns, leaders from — the eu. some specific concerns, leaders from the _ the eu.s, leaders from the european - the eu. some specific concerns, leaders from the european unitl leaders from the european unit have been worried about china's industrial capacity, especially industrial capacity, especially in renewable energy products, how real is that concern and how real is that concern and how you seen it playing out? clearly, china dominates the market for renewables, it's starting to dominate the market for electric vehicles. two important industries for the green transition the whole world is looking at. the eu said it is all done because of unfair subsidies and for keeping uncompetitive companies alive, where china says we have done our homework and invested in our and done our homework and invested in ourand have done our homework and invested in our and have a big market which we take use of and that's why we are competitive. if you look at electric vehicles, the export is surging but only two or three companies, including tesla, a us company based in china, bu

eu countries would also be asked perhaps to take the overflow of migrants from southern eu countriess for example. so let's take a look at the number now of migrants coming into the eu over the years. you will see there the big points on the graph is 2015 when an all—time high of1 million people came into the eu that year, mostly from war—torn countries like iraq and syria. he was he the numbers have steadily declined over the years. though we are seeing a slight uptick now as we approach 2024. now, this eu a deal is not finalised. it still needs ratification. in the meantime, eu member states are taking matters into their own hands. the french parliamentjust into their own hands. the french parliament just today passed into their own hands. the french parliamentjust today passed a tougher immigration bill that would make it harderfor migrants in france to bring about their family members and could delay their access to welfare benefits. so this continues to be a thorny issue in eu politics. the irish government has decided to take the uk to the european court of human rights. it's a

. >>> the eu an dgrees to start membership talks for ukraine but hungary blocks the 50 million eu packagecharles michel sends a strong message to kyiv. >> if one country would hesitate or some would not in the position on what's on the table, it is important that the formal position to make a decision. >>> chinese industrial output surges at the fastest pace in november, but lagging demand in the property sector has officials eyeing further stimulus measures. >>> good morning. it's friday. wrapping up a busy week with the central bank activity. we have been getting the pmi numbers. the december flash numbers for a host of european countries. germany and france got through the flash pmi for the eurozone as a whole and it is not good. it is a lower number for december than what we hehe had november. it is 47 against 47.6. it is ticking downward. the flash services pmi number came in at 48.1 for december. a little bit higher than the november reading of 48.7. still be helow the 50 mark. in terms of other data and comments and what we are hearing from one chief economist froms commercial bank

what path awaits our country before joining the eu? bypassing hungary's veto on providing money to ukraine, do western countries have a plan b? the struggle for aid to ukraine continues. the us senate postponed the christmas break. will it be possible to find a compromise? protet. we will talk about other things during our broadcast and during the next hour we will have the diplomat and politician valery chaly on the phone. the second part of our program will feature journalists olga len and bohdan butkevich. however, before starting our big conversation, let's watch a video about another meat attack by russian nazis, which ended in complete failure. the russian command launched an assault on ukrainian positions, at least where... armored vehicles from infantry and the armed forces of ukraine destroyed an armored group, it happened near the village of senkivka in the kharkiv region. let's see. who is watching us live on youtube and facebook now, please like this video and subscribe to our pages on these platforms, in addition, througho

and outside the eu. >> all right. leave that the eu. >> ithere.1t. leave that the eu. >> llthe.the. but we willve that the eu. >> llthe. but we willve tha back one there. but we will come back to the panel there. >> we're not rejoining, by the way. we are not rejoining. >> well, well, well, well. >> well, well, well, well. >> certainly deputy >> i certainly hope not. deputy leader habib leader of reform uk, ben habib and political commentator matthew we've matthew stadlen. right. we've got loads coming up on got loads more coming up on today's the national today's show is the national anthem offensive? anthem outdated and offensive? this of this follows the decision of bristol university to axe god save the king after some students complained at it. it's continued use in their graduation ceremonies. continued use in their graduation ceremonies . pathetic. graduation ceremonies. pathetic. anyway, all of that and more to come. i'm darren grimes. and you're watching and listening to gb news, britain's news company right through until 7:00 this evening. gb news the people's . channe

of the 27 eu states , only hungary was desperately opposed.'s be clear: ukraine is not ready to spend 8 hours trying to explain to them that it is wrong to help, it is worse than not helping at all. but they could not be convinced, they had two serious arguments that i had to admit: firstly, there are 26 of them, and i am alone, and secondly, with this decision they are giving ukraine the support she needs to continue the war. the behind-the-scenes intrigues of the summit were revealed by the politician's newspaper. german chancellor olaf scholz , under a far-fetched pretext, forced viktor orban out of the meeting room. about three hours after discussions between eu leaders about ukraine's accession stalled, the german chancellor suggested to hungarian prime minister viktor orban: "perhaps you should have a coffee outside this room." while orban was away, the rest of the eu leaders took it behind his back. decision in benefit of ukraine, now he seems to be justified. i didn’t want to make such a bad decision so that it would be on the conscien

in reference to the regulation of the eu is - to the regulation of the eu is bringing forward at thefor packaging across the european territory, but also given that there are a lot of businesses operating both in the eu and the uk, we are very likely to see a lot of the impacts showing through into the uk market also. you are seeing a lot of shift towards improvement in circularity around materials, this regulation is certainly driving to the recycling space to try to improve out of the recovery of materials but also looking at the design of materials that are being put into the system in the first place to make sure they are very circular and they are also focusing heavily on health concerns and issues around toxins and chemicals of concern in plastics, and it is also looking at the role of reuse, and really trying to turn off the tap on packaging waste that we are seeing increasingly the focus of conversation around the world. lots of change. conversation around the world. lots of chance. ., ., ., conversation around the world. lots ofchanue. ., ., ., , . of change. how far do you

moreover, ukraine's membership in the eu it is expensive.y by the institute of german economics, brussels will have to spend every sixth euro on kiev. this is up to 17% of the total budget of the european union, which is approximately 130-190 billion euros. in other words, experts say directly that if ukraine becomes a member of the eu, the union will literally have to. in the sense of maintaining an independent one. despite the fact that kiev is periodically promised a place in the eu, europeans understand perfectly well that this is just a carrot for the zelensky regime, whose agony needs to be prolonged. today the so-called leaders of the old world were faced with a choice. it is necessary to solve its own problems, crises within the union, while at the same time europe is a hostage to american ambitions. will they be able to sit in the european union? this is what our author’s program and platform is about. when there is no agreement among the comrades, things will not go well between the armored ones. this is an accurate description of

union projects will be supported by a single eu budget.ion enterprise will allocate about $20 million to provide financial support. the mechanism has already been developed. main there must be at least three interested participating countries. joint production projects are just one of the tracks for further deepening work within the eu. another one is trade. removing barriers, eliminating obstacles, withdrawals, step by step countries are moving towards the common goal of a single market. this year we agreed on... the elimination of eight out of eleven trade barriers, this contributes to the rise in mutual trade; in 8 months of the year its volume has added a significant 10%. another consequence of the sanctions is the transition to national currencies in mutual settlements, almost a spurt in the past and this year , over 80% according to the results. and also the interest is not only of minsk and moscow, but a trend for the entire union. but in general, integration processes in the eu are becoming more intense, sanctions are only pushing

the eu believes around 5 million, 19% of the the self-employed platform workers in the eu are misclassified should be considered employees. they have built a system of criteria including does the platform you work for have control over your hours, do you have an upper limit on how you can earn on the platform, is their control over your appearance or your conduct while you're working on the platform. what most people consider standard things of being employed, and of two of the five are fulfilled, the proposal is those people would be considered employees. this is still in the preliminary discussion. it is still awaiting approvals from the european parliament. caroline: business models under fire. aggi, thanks for joining us. airbnb's irish unit has agreed to pay the italian tax authorities 576 million euros to settle allegations that it had not paid enough tax in 2017 to 2021. the company says it does not acknowledge any liability as part of the settlement according to the regulatory finding. what is going viral? ed: netflix releasing viewer data on every single show and movie on its servi

i think in terms of the relationship with the eu - ukraine?e eu it - ukraine? i think in terms of the relationship with the eu it will l ukraine? i think in terms of the l relationship with the eu it will be transformative because donald tusk was the president of the european council for many years, certainly a pro—eu leader, he has talked about that a lot on the campaign trail, recovering and restoring and repairing relations. critical to that will be very complex reforms to the judiciary, that will be very complex reforms to thejudiciary, it will that will be very complex reforms to the judiciary, it will be difficult for him to achieve that and release funding from the eu for poland but thatis funding from the eu for poland but that is what he as promised but generally the language and mood will change. there's been a very antagonistic relationship for years now between poland and the eu on key issues including migration and the rule of law, that should change under a different government. in terms of ukraine, poland supports ukraine in thi

but it is about more thanjust a single the eu.t it is about more thanjust a single plant. it the eu. but it is about more than just a single plant. it is about enhancing the traceability and transparency of an entire industry. the bii iest of an entire industry. the biggest challenge - of an entire industry. the biggest challenge to - of an entire industry. iie: biggest challenge to get of an entire industry. "iie: biggest challenge to get here was regulation. the paperwork that we had to fill in, to get a bank account and get all the rules back from illegality to legality. so first of all we put it in glass and then, second, we put it into labelling. this is consumer packaging. you can see the flower in there and then the other side has a lot of information and rules and regulations from the government. and then there is a track and trace so the government can see where it is coming from and here is another qr code for information for consumers and there is also... . i am shaking my head because it is like, wow. it is gone full—c

eu candidate as a septic tank for uninvited guests.he guardian reports that they want to send migrants from. europe to moldova and georgia. this initiative was taken by one of leaders of the german christian democrats. he proposed creating camps for refugees from africa in these countries. there they will wait for eu states to consider their asylum requests. the politician also noted that the geneva convention does not indicate that refugees should be granted asylum in the eu. and the plan to send them to third countries will become a deterrent . the path to self-destruction, why the severance of ties with moscow and minsk led lithuania to a dead end, the economy asks for help, business, the guard shouts, but the authorities continue serve the west and... rational policies and mistakes for which ordinary people pay, the steep peak of vilnius in understandable politics, watch today after the panorama. a meeting of the council of heads of government of the cis will be held today in moscow, it will take place on the initiative of russian

eu ambassador in of ukraine, kateryna maternova, and more than 20 diplomats from eu member states visitedlaces of study of representatives of the hungarian community. deputy and head of the subcommittee on higher education, yuliya hryshina told the diplomats about the life of representatives of national minorities in the region and the new law on national communities. according to her , the document takes into account all the recommendations of the european commission and the venice commission. commission the new law makes changes to seven laws of ukraine on national minorities, local self-government, education, state languages ​​and media. during the meeting, representatives of hungarians from transcarpathia published an appeal to the chairman of the european council, charles michel, and the prime minister of hungary, viktor orbán, and urged them to support the decision to open negotiations on ukraine's membership in the european union. as the spokesman of the head of the hungarian government said in a comment to the mta agency. orbán sent a reply to the hungarian community in a letter,

that news about eu money being blocked by viktor orban came at about 3am in brussels after eu leadersotiating and hoping to find a solution. to give you a bit of context, the money we are talking about here is the next aid package that the eu was hoping to deliver to kyiv which would have unlocked 50 billion euros. president zelensky was desperate to get that money. we also heard from his wife, the first lady of ukraine, who said just a couple of ukraine, who said just a couple of days ago, that ukrainians are at mortal danger of being left to die if aid from the eu, from the us, were to stop. in terms of what happened last night, and the political drama behind the scenes, there was one big obstacle here. that was a viktor orban, the hungarian prime minister. he was very much against sending additional money to ukraine. it's fair to say he was not alone. there were other european countries that are definitely feeling the ukraine fatigue. slovakia, for example, under a new government, has interrupted all bilateral funding to ukraine. after hours of negotiation, eu leaders came together

kiev is even ready to jump and dance for the sake of joining the eu.ed by the head of the ukrainian foreign ministry before the start of meetings in brussels of the heads of foreign policy departments of the eu countries. at the same time, kuleba emphasized that all the key recommendations of the venice commission were introduced into ukrainian legislation. the american government should not give money to every beggar who comes to the states, and any help to kiev is help to nowhere. any person with a brain knows that the conflict in ukraine will end. the idea that ukraine will push russia back to the 1991 borders is ridiculous, no one really believes in it. ukraine is functionally destroyed as a country, the average age of an armed forces officer is 43. this is tragic, it is in america's interests to recognize that ukraine will have to cede some territory to the russians, we need to end this war. american authorities should stop the bloodshed, not write more blank checks for war. they don't believe in their victory. kiev has almost no trained soldiers

maria, what does the eu want out of this?: certainly, the european commission would disagree that the eu is moving closer to china. it has more in common with china and the united states. if there is something this commission is known for, particularly ursula von der leyen, is this close relationship she has with the biden administration. to underline this point, both have gone for this new tagline, is not clear what it means, but we talk about this note to decouple, but yes to de-risking. that is the message from the commission. the european union believes that they carry out their own foreign policy. it doesn't mean they have to fall in line with the united states on every issue, particularly not when it comes to china, but they are certainly reliant on this idea of no to a decouple, but yes to de-risking the economy. to answer your question, the chinese are going to find a more assertive eu. that doesn't mean we will get any resolution to the trade irritants, as the european union will call it, but they will find a eu that

— and if ukraine does not have support from the eu and us then vladimir putin— from the eu and us thenill win and all the consequences that flow from the world _ consequences that flow from the world after that.— world after that. lets 'oin our european * world after that. lets 'oin our european reporter h world after that. lets 'oin our european reporter in h world after that. lets join our| european reporter in brussels. sophia, tell us about we expect —— what we expect this morning. irate what we expect this morning. we ex-ect what we expect this morning. - expect quite a bit of diplomatic, behind—the—scenes. to give you context, the man chairing this summit, charles michel, said this is a pivotal european council meeting and he has urged all 27 eu leaders to make bold decisions when it comes to make bold decisions when it comes to ukraine. now there are two significant things on the table and one of them is the next package for kyiv which is worth 50 billion euros and it would ensure ukraine is financed for the next four years. kyiv is desperate to get this money, we heard some day

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eu leaders were afraid of angering him with orban's appearance. due to budapest’s reluctance to sponsor kiev and invite it to the european union, the summit even had to be postponed at first. the day before the summit brussels tried to bribe hungary to orban, they tried to give a bribe of 10 billion euros from the european union fund, but he again refused to support ukraine. orban does not forget that the european union froze 30 billion in aid to budapest, allegedly due to the imperfection of the judicial system. “we have established seven preconditions, and even according to the european commission’s assessment, three out of seven have not been met, in my opinion even more, but three are enough to say, guys, since you have not fulfilled the conditions, then there is no chance of starting negotiations, eu enlargement is a process based on merit, there are no exceptions here, orban replies, european officials tried to put pressure on him, but in the end. scholz invites orban to leave the room for coffee during the vote on ukraine's membership in th

leaders of the european union today supported the start of negotiations. on ukraine's accession to the eu, a corresponding decision was also made regarding moldova, and georgia received the status of a candidate member of the eu. well, of course we will return to ukraine. my colleague zaryana stepanenko in brussels has been following all the time what is happening there, as soon as in a couple of minutes she will join our broadcast and tell we live everything that happens there, but for now i will remind you that the forecasts regarding the adoption of the relevant decision were not particularly good. optimistic, no more than 30% were given by european officials for the adoption of such a decision, all because of the decision of orban, who threatened to block, or rather, to veto the relevant decision. i will remind you that in order to vote such a decision, all 27 member states must vote in favor, instead orbán threatened to impose a veto and , accordingly, there would be no such decision. but she is ready to tell us all the details my colleague she watched those historical events live. z

decision will be, it will not shake the means of financial support. for ukraine on the part of the eu certainly such a financial framework, which is being considered now, is in the interests of the member states themselves of the european union. ms. olga, and one more question, i understand that she is just talking to all the viewers right now, about what now, what further steps we are taking legally, and how much, well, how long it might take. this is pure ukrainian history. let's reserve today as the day of a great ukrainian victory, the day when we were able to create a miracle with our own hands and achieve this decision, it is very important, and i want to assure you that literally 15 minutes after the adoption of this decision, i already had a call with the european commission, and already on monday, december 18, we will hold negotiations regarding the next steps, so there is a work plan. there are actions, but of course, we will now take into account this geopolitical chessboard and will determine the terms accordingly. the most important and last geopolitical decision has been

eu leaders must make a decision whether or not to give the green light for the start of negotiations, as well as to resolve the issue of further financial and military support for kyiv, which is resisting russian aggression. at the moment , our correspondent in brussels, olena abramovych, is in touch with us. elena, congratulations, tell me what is known at the moment. good morning. oleg, well, the summit has not yet started in brussels, it is already being prepared that it may drag on until saturday, and this time the leaders have a little more time, they arrived in brussels the night before for the western balkans summit. hungarian prime minister viktor orbán had another conversation with the head of the european council, charles michel, yesterday evening, and immediately after it, the european commission announced that it would unblock part of the previously frozen funds for hungary. we will know what results it will have today or tomorrow, and in general, this summit will primarily revolve around. of ukraine and the rest will depend on ukrainian decisions, for example, the leaders

they are meeting again in brussels in a few weeks for an emergency eu summit.re are a few options on the table. it could be more bilateral aid. it could also be that the 26 eu leaders find an agreement on the money and they leave hungry out of the equation. that lee remains -- that remains to be seen. but it is not unprecedented for one european country to delay a big decision on eu money. brussels diplomats are used to deals and finding a compromise. when it comes to ukraine, which is a country embroiled in war on europe's doorstep, the eu is very keen to show they continue supporting kyiv, they will continue doing so for as long as it takes. caitriona: prince harry has called on the police to open a criminal investigation after a court in london ruled he was the victim of phone hacking by a major newspaper group. the newspaper group has apologized, it will come aimed the decision prince harry called it a great day for the truth. the judge awarded damages of $180,000. piers morgan who edited the daily mirror has refused to accept the judge's assertion he was a

there is an increase in gross product, and a very significant one, in other eu countries.now, in 9 months it will be more than 9% in armenia. yes, that’s how it is, yes, well, this is a very good indicator: in kazakhstan there are almost five, yes kasamievich, well. excellent, in kyrgyzstan more than 4%, in belarus, the same as in russia, 3.5, industrial production in the eu increased by 3.5%, the construction industry increased by 9.3%, which it is important that the number of unemployed in the eurasian union as a whole decreased by 14.2%, in russia unemployment is generally at... while its structure is improving, the supply of annual finished high-tech products is increasing with a simultaneous decrease in the raw material component. it is important that the share of national currencies in mutual settlements exceeded. 90%. and this figure will no doubt grow in the future, taking into account the joint measures taken by our countries in the financial sector ; the circle of preferential foreign trade is systematically expanding five partners. today, as i mentioned at the b

one eu official described _ divisions run? one eu official described it _ divisions run? run? one eu official described it to me, _ divisions run? one eu official described it to me, the - divisions run? one eu official described it to me, the way l divisions run? one eu official. described it to me, the way he divisions run? one eu official - described it to me, the way he feels at the moment is, 26 european countries against one and that will be hungry. to give you context, the man who chairs this meeting has called this a pivotal european council and he has urged eu leaders to take bold decisions when it comes to take bold decisions when it comes to ukraine. they have been talking for hours and at the moment, they are discussing ukraine during the european union. but there is no agreement on that yet that is because we understand there is quite a lot of drama behind—the—scenes of the hungarian prime minister. he has said that he is very much against ukrainejoining the said that he is very much against ukraine joining the block and said that he is very much against ukra

but as always, the one who steals speaks loudest, and so it is with the eu and the usa. it is not our countries that have been organizing things around the world for decades. russia has never refused peace negotiations with ukraine; it is not russia, but ukraine that has publicly announced that it is withdrawing from the negotiation process. the remnants of ukraine, without waiting for the end of the special military operation, the latter , in principle, is no longer interesting to them, because the outcome is clear, ukraine has already lost, but this fertile land, land will be given to the west in use, but not the territory itself, despite this, the barel is frightening everyone with a new war, probably shifting the emphasis of flirting with russia. as for the territories that can go to the eu, these are transcarpathia and bukovina, their legal successors can be hungary and romania, i am sure that no one will resist, and zelensky too, because of the opportunities that were offered to him. russia did not take advantage of it, it is unlikely that they will take advantage

it proposes to do that with five new eu laws.irst of which would be the speedier vetting of arrivals using biometrics. that could be facial recognition technology, fingerprinting. which could be done at one of these new border detention centres that are being thirdly, an accelerated consideration of asylum cases, so the eu wants to speed up the time it takes to determine whether a migrant has a valid asylum claim. they want to do that in six months or less, if it's not a valid claim, they say they will accelerate the deportation of that person. finally, and crucially, allows its proposed for solidarity measure. this is a way for countries in the eu to financially support or even to help with an influx of migrants by accommodating them in northern european countries for the countries that are bearing the brunt of an influx of migrants, so places like italy or greece. those countries have seen a large number of migrants coming in from the middle east and north africa. many of them filling wasn't. to put that in context, this shows

17% of the joint eu budget will be directly allocated to ukraine if it gains eu membership, accordingnomic institute. this means that almost all other eu member states will become net donors, and ukraine. every month, order a card in december and are guaranteed to receive 30% cashback on technique, not just profitable, alpha profitable. “we’ll walk you to the train, but there’s no need , another half hour, well, let’s get warm at least, he doesn’t say anything about himself, they’re not interested in what i do for a living, if you ask, you’ll be offended, that’s right, you’ll be offended, i always miss you very much, so it’s hard to leave you , keep your loved ones warm. in warm words, winter combo from delicious and full stop with a credit sbercard, everything will be as you want, everything will be as you want, there will be peace in your days, the nights will be shorter, only the second everything will be like you. pay for purchases any izbera credit card and an apartment in moscow can be yours. the credit card is the best in the country. one of my friends has a difficult relations

the european commission invites all eu countries to issue a joint loan and give this money to ukraineary’s position is this: if you really want to provide assistance to ukraine, first of all there is no need to plan this funding for 5 years. we cannot imagine what will happen in a much shorter time; a reasonable period must be determined, and the amount of the amount must depend on. how much the united states is willing to give. if 26 european states really want to take out a joint loan to help ukraine , orban continued, they can take this reckless step without the participation of hungary and without making amendments to the eu budget. hungary has no goal of blocking anything, we just want the right decisions to be made: giving ukraine money from the eu budget and servicing the loan with money, including from hungarian taxpayers, is a bad decision. journalists naturally asked why in this case, orban did not block another decision of the december eu summit, to begin negotiations with ukraine on its admission to the european union. at the time of voting, the hungarian prime minister, a

eu reform can become. the second factor that will slow down our movement.lse will need to be addressed and seen in such a helicopter v, yes, in a broader focus, is the reform of the european union itself, because everyone is talking about it in such a way that it should be reformed internal procedures, and secondly, how the european union will move with other countries, in particular with the western balkans. and moldova , with which we also started negotiations, so in fact we started with them at the same time, but whether we will come to the eu at... and not the same time is the question: analysts in europe call the approximate date of the expansion of the european union 2030. olena chernyakova, maxim khlopotov. we are ukraine marathon, the only news. defense of the state, support of the military and veterans of the armed forces of ukraine, and european integration. here the main priorities of ukraine for the coming year - says volodymyr zelenskyi. a hundred representatives of communities from all over ukraine gathered at the congress of local and regiona

eu countries would also be asked perhaps to take the overflow of migrants from southern eu countriests. let's look at the numbers now. of migrants coming into the eu over the years, you will see the big point on the graft is 2015, when an all—time high of1 million people came into the eu that year, mostly from war—torn countries like syria and iraq. the numbers have steadily declined but there's a slight uptick now as we 202a. you declined but there's a slight uptick now as we 2024. you are watchin: uptick now as we 2024. you are watching bbc — uptick now as we 2024. you are watching bbc news, _ uptick now as we 2024. you are watching bbc news, i'm - uptick now as we 2024. you are watching bbc news, i'm helena humphrey. join us at the top of the hour. hello. the weather in the run—up to christmas now is looking fairly unsettled, especially so over the next 24 hours because we've got a spell of really windy weather right across the uk. the danish met service have named storm pia. now, that's moving to the north of us, but it's going to bring really windy conditions wherever you are, e

at the meeting, he again repeated his promise to block the decision on ukraine's membership in the eu enlargement is not a theoretical issue , enlargement is a legally detailed process, based on merit and with preconditions, we put forward seven preconditions, and even according to the commission, three out of seven have not been fulfilled, so now there is no point in negotiating ukraine's membership. according to the european commission, as of a month ago, no only 10% of the conditions were fulfilled, on the eve of the summit, the president of the european commission. reported that kyiv had practically completed them during this time, but orban was not concerned about it, so the leaders prepared to fight to the last, immediately warned journalists that the summit could be delayed. the prime minister of portugal began to worry about whether he had taken enough clothes, while finsky, on the contrary , boasted about his stocks. i am ready to negotiate, i have packed a lot of shirts, it will take as long as it takes. if it is a complete dead end, if we sit here for many days until christ