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00:00Europe embraces as extreme weather events hit early days of summer.
00:10European pigs have found themselves at the center of a trade tug-of-war with China.
00:24In its first days of summer, Turkey is hit by a massive heat wave, with temperatures
00:29reaching over 40 degrees in the southern and western regions of the country.
00:35Both the humidity rate and the temperature felt are above seasonal norms, as people rushed
00:41to the sea.
00:47Hungary is also suffering from a massive heat wave.
00:50The country's national chief medical officer has issued the highest level of heat alert,
00:56a level 3 warning, which is in place until midnight on Saturday across the entire country.
01:05Experts urge everyone to drink more fluids, as they warn that a heat record could be broken
01:12on Wednesday.
01:19The European Championship fan zone in Leipzig and Augustusplatz, Germany, were temporarily
01:26closed on Tuesday afternoon due to an unexpected thunderstorm.
01:33The fan zones in Berlin, Cologne and Dusseldorf have also previously been closed due to a
01:39severe weather warning.
01:50The leader of the French far-right National Rally, Jordan Bardella, said he was opposed
01:57to sending French troops to Ukraine during his visit to the Eurosatori arms show near
02:03Paris.
02:04His red line remains the sending of long-range missiles capable of reaching Russia, which
02:10he believes could contribute to an escalation of the conflict.
02:14Israeli companies were originally banned from participating in the Eurosatori defence
02:20and security show by a court decision, but the ban has been lifted.
02:25French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal recently criticised Jordan Bardella's recent statement
02:32that he would refuse the position of Prime Minister if he did not obtain an absolute
02:37majority in the National Assembly.
02:44The campaign for the early general election on June 30th and 7th of July officially began
03:14on Monday.
03:21Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the city, located near the Russian border, endured 20
03:26days of air raid alarms during the month of May.
03:30Speaking at the Ukraine recovery conference last week, Terekhov highlighted that despite
03:34the recent Russian offensive being halted, the situation in Kharkiv is still critical.
03:40Unfortunately, the situation is difficult, because every day we have, unfortunately,
03:46flights, every day there is an explosion in the city of Kharkiv, almost every day people
03:52die, there are injuries, the devastation is colossal.
03:56Therefore, the enemy shells Kharkiv every day.
03:59Mobilisation has slowed during the past 800 days, but several hundred thousand men will
04:04still need to be drafted in according to Ukrainian armed forces.
04:08Look, I want to say that yes, there is mobilisation, yes, I remember the first days of the war,
04:16when there were queues to the military, when there were queues to get weapons, we distributed
04:23this weapon, and people received weapons and went to fight, to protect their country,
04:30their city, and we understand this.
04:33Today there is a situation of mobilisation, people are mobilising, and this is what the
04:45army is doing.
04:48The war isn't just taking a toll on mobilisation, but also on the mental health of the Kharkiv residents.
04:56Yes, in fact, it is very difficult for people.
05:01Someone is used to the air strikes that are constantly being launched.
05:06I said that in May we had 20 air strikes.
05:26The country's ambassador to the EU tried to prove that this is not the European version
05:34of Donald Trump's slogan, but an expression of the need to make the EU stronger by improving
05:40its competitiveness.
05:41In July, Hungary takes over the Council's rotating presidency, and the Hungarian ambassador
05:47explained to Euronews that one of the priorities will be enlargement to the Western Balkans.
05:53At the same time, no accession negotiations with Ukraine are scheduled at all.
05:59We very much would like to continue the negotiation talks with the Western Balkan countries.
06:05This is a good opportunity now and a momentum in order to be able to speed up the enlargement
06:11process of the Western Balkan countries.
06:14They have been waiting for this a long time, and I think we should try to speed up the
06:22process and organize IGCs with the countries of the region, open clusters, closed chapters,
06:29as many as possible.
06:31As for the presidency's policy on Ukraine, the ambassador stated we are following the
06:35events carefully, and promised the presidency puts all relevant aspects on the agenda, though
06:41Ukraine is not going to be a priority.
06:45Other topics like food security will play an important role.
06:49Although Hungary imposes many elements of the Green Deal, like the recently adopted
06:54restoration law, the presidency has identified sustainable agriculture as a key priority.
07:01The presidency starts on July 1st and lasts until December 31st.
07:10German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with regional leaders of Eastern Germany in Wittenberg.
07:18Migration being the hot topic of discussions.
07:22Scholz stressed the importance of strengthening partnerships with other countries, with a
07:28focus on border control.
07:31We want to conclude migration partnerships in which we can make it better that those
07:37who have to go back, because they cannot stay here, are also taken back.
07:41This is the biggest challenge in this context, that we don't have it all to ourselves,
07:47but have to find partners in the world who help us to achieve our goals.
07:51But this succeeds in a large extent and will continue.
07:55The chancellor also defended existing policies aimed at controlling irregular migrant flows
08:03and promoting better integration of refugees.
08:08Giorgia Meloni called it the mother of all reforms.
08:12Her government has proposed constitutional changes to allow for the direct election of
08:16Italy's prime minister, aiming to achieve government stability, strengthen the prime
08:21minister's role and ensure, as Meloni said, that Italians choose who leads the country.
08:26On Tuesday the Italian Senate voted in favor of the reform, although more rounds of voting
08:33are expected to take place in the next few weeks.
08:37Alongside this, the Italian parliament has started debating a proposed reform that would
08:42grant more autonomy to Italian regions, a proposal that has been put forward by Salvini's
08:48League party.
08:49But in a rare show of unity, opposition parties, in particular the Democratic Party and the
08:57Five Star Movement, have joined forces and have decided to take to the streets chanting
09:04unity, unity.
09:26in the streets chanting unity, unity.
09:57Electing a prime minister by direct ballot is unusual in Europe.
10:01Any constitutional change requires a lengthy voting process, with political forces likely
10:06engaging in daily battles, and it will take months before the reform can receive final
10:11approval.
10:12Giorgio Arlandi for Euronews in Rome.
10:19European pigs have found themselves at the center of a trade tug-of-war.
10:24Pork is a hugely important market for a lot of European Union nations.
10:28When a Chinese probe into imports of pork from the EU was opened, it caused concern
10:33from farmers who make a significant portion of their money from exports to China.
10:54Retaliatory measures on pork come as no surprise to international trade experts.
11:01Last week, the European Union slapped additional tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric car
11:08imports.
11:09The German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck is travelling to China as tensions escalate.
11:24China imported billions worth of pork from the EU last year, with this trade tug-of-war
11:43meaning it could be the European agricultural sector on the chopping block.