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00:00Donald Trump declared victory in the 2024 US presidential elections after decisive swing
00:06states voted for the Republican nominee.
00:11A week has passed since Spain's deadly floods and the search for people continues with at
00:16least 89 confirmed missing.
00:25Waiting on the final votes to come in, it appears Republican nominee Donald Trump won
00:29the 2024 US presidential election.
00:33After a nail-biting night in Europe, projections show he won the key swing state of Pennsylvania
00:39and its accompanying electoral votes, putting him over the finish line.
01:01One of the most narrowly won states in both 2016 and 2020, Pennsylvania was considered
01:07a must-win state for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
01:11Trump made inroads in traditionally Democratic-leaning states, blocking Harris' path to the US presidency.
01:18Polls had initially projected a knife-edge battle in the voting stations, but Trump ultimately
01:24dramatically outperformed expectations.
01:26The billionaire businessman won other key swing states like Georgia and North Carolina,
01:31whose electoral college votes helped him to be re-elected as the US's head for his
01:36second term.
01:39Reactions from across Europe poured in on Wednesday morning as Donald Trump took to
01:44the stage in Florida to claim election victory after securing almost enough electoral votes
01:50to beat his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris.
01:53Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban was amongst the first EU leaders to congratulate
01:59Trump and describe his victory as the biggest comeback in US political history.
02:04It was followed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who said in a post on
02:08X that the US and the EU were more than just allies.
02:12Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed what she called her most sincere congratulations.
02:18While the French president also took to social media to congratulate Trump, Macron said he
02:23was ready to work together with the US president-elect, as they once did, for four years.
02:28Olaf Scholz, in his congratulatory message, said Germany and the US have been working
02:33together and will continue doing so.
02:36With the latest and crucial projections, Donald Trump secured enough electoral college votes
02:40dashing any hopes for Kamala Harris.
02:47With Republican candidate Donald Trump winning the US elections and his presidency around
02:52the corner, Europe holds its breath for what this could potentially mean for its economy.
02:57Trump has hinted at imposing a 10% trade tariff, which would make European goods imported
03:02into the United States more expensive.
03:06This is not good news for businesses in Europe, especially those in the auto sector exposed
03:11particularly in Germany.
03:13The new president-elect also spoke about increasing tariffs on China by a whopping 60%, mirroring
03:19Europe, who recently imposed a 45.3% tariff on the import of Chinese electric vehicles.
03:27Many fear this may instigate a trade war worse than the retaliation Beijing prompted onto
03:33Europe.
03:34Meanwhile, the dollar index jumped 1.5%, its biggest surge since March 2020, sending the
03:41euro currency down.
03:45As the results begin to roll in for the US election, Europe is beginning to wake up to
03:50a new chapter in transatlantic relations.
03:53Germany, one of the US' closest allies, has spent months this year preparing for both
03:58a second Donald Trump term and a Kamala Harris presidency.
04:02German MP Thomas Erndl says that Europe needs to ramp up its defence spending and prioritise
04:07its security.
04:09Every investment in a partnership must be justified by the voters and something must
04:15come back.
04:16We have to deliver.
04:17But I do believe that there are good reasons why we continue this transatlantic partnership,
04:23maybe even revive it even more.
04:26The rivalry with China will not be achieved by the US alone, I believe it will only be
04:32possible in cooperation with Europe, with a strong Europe, and that is why there is
04:38a good reason for the US to continue the partnership.
04:43Transatlantic coordinator and FDP Deputy Parliamentary Group Leader Michel Link warns that there
04:48is more at stake for the world if Ukraine loses the war.
04:52We should never forget that if Russia wins in Ukraine, China wins too.
04:58So the idea to say, maybe, let's shift some resources to restrain Chinese activities
05:09is an illusion to think that you have to shift it to Indo-Pacific.
05:15China is not an Indo-Pacific challenge, China is a global challenge.
05:19Look to Chinese activities in Latin America, or in Africa, or in Europe.
05:25And how does Europe want the results to unfold?
05:29American diplomat Daniel Benjamin says there can be major consequences for the economy.
05:34Europeans are overwhelmingly hoping for Harris, the polls are quite clear on that, they're
05:40quite worried about what will happen to their security arrangements if Trump is elected,
05:44they're worried about seeing 20% across-the-board tariffs, and they have very, very harsh memories
05:53of the last go-around.
05:54So, you know, if you're looking for a one-sided picture, look at Europe.
06:00The only pro-Trump constituencies here are on the far right, and in a few countries like
06:08Viktor Orban's Hungary.
06:10It's clear that a new dawn is about to break in Europe, but is it ready?
06:14Liz Rowd, in Berlin, for Euronews.
06:25A Russian strike on an infrastructure facility in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia killed
06:31at least six people on Tuesday, according to the regional governor.
06:35He added that dozens more were injured after a fire broke out at the site.
06:41Later in the day, another strike hit a residential area in Kharkiv, damaging a five-story apartment
06:47building.
06:49Both cities have faced an onslaught of Russian attacks in recent weeks, which have often
06:53targeted densely populated neighborhoods.
06:58Russia attacked another residential neighborhood in Kharkiv only days earlier on Sunday, injuring
07:03at least 15 people.
07:06This comes as 11,000 North Korean troops reportedly reach the frontlines in Kursk, as Ukrainian
07:12troops say they engage with North Korean units for the first time.
07:17The head of Ukraine's presidential office has called for stronger support from the country's
07:21Western allies.
07:23A week has passed since Spain's deadly floods, and the search for people grows increasingly
07:34desperate, with at least 89 confirmed missing.
07:38At least 217 people were killed following the tsunami-like floods, with the majority
07:43confirmed in the eastern province of Valencia.
07:46The death toll is still expected to rise.
07:49They were here waiting, and the water came and there was no time for anything.
07:55My brother dragged him, and he ended up caught there on a fence, and she couldn't get out.
08:03She couldn't get out, and she died with the girl.
08:11Feeling desperate to help, thousands of volunteers came out into the streets to support the emergency
08:16teams who came from Madrid and other parts of Spain.
08:20If you go to a house and ask for help, they say yes, and you help them.
08:27They need a lot of help, there is not enough help.
08:30Yes, it is toxic, because in the end there are a lot of chemical components, gasoline
08:35and paints, everything, of course.
08:40Spanish troops continue their search in underground parking garages, which they started draining
08:46over the weekend.
08:49Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also announced that a relief package of 10.6 billion euros
08:54was approved to help the victims.
09:05NATO Chief Mark Rutte visited Italy on Tuesday, where he met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgio
09:10Maloney to discuss defence and support for Ukraine.
09:16Since taking over as NATO Secretary General, Rutte has sought to shore up Western support
09:21for war-ravaged Ukraine and encourage member states to boost defence spending.
09:30On Ukraine, we are establishing a new command, NATO Security Assistance and Training for
09:36Ukraine, which will become fully operational in the coming months.
09:41And we are well on our way to fulfilling our pledge to provide Ukraine with 40 billion
09:46euros of military support in 2024.
09:51We will continue to stand by Ukraine, because Ukraine's fight is our fight.
09:58Maloney echoed Rutte's comments, calling for greater European involvement in NATO.
10:03We have always supported the need for a solid European pillar on the NATO's North American
10:12pillar.
10:13It is a vision that we share with the new Secretary General and we share the fact that
10:19it is essential for all of us to work for a European defence industry that is innovative,
10:25that is competitive, that exploits the complementarity between NATO and the European Union.
10:31A day prior, Rutte also met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, discussing the involvement of
10:37the US in the alliance in the event of Donald Trump's victory in the upcoming presidential
10:42election.
10:48Workers across Europe are facing thousands of job cuts in multiple struggling sectors.
10:54German auto parts maker Schaeffler is to cut 4,700 jobs, mainly in Germany but also at
11:01other sites in Europe, demonstrating the challenges faced in the German car industry.
11:06Meanwhile, grocery chain Auchan has announced redundancy plans for over 2,000 jobs in France.
11:14A dozen outlets will close, including one supermarket and three hypermarkets, due to
11:18a lack of profitability.
11:21Its customers are not surprised, saying they often notice empty shelves at the once-considered
11:27pioneer of hypermarkets.
11:30Auchan is planning to reduce its sales area by an average of 25% for hypermarkets.
11:37The company intends to focus on smaller stores, drive-thru and home delivery of fresh produce.