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00:00President Zelensky has called on Western allies to provide more military equipment to Ukraine.
00:10The town of Wiesbaden in southern Germany, known for spas and hot springs,
00:14will now be the headquarters of NATO's efforts to support the Ukrainian military.
00:20Estonia's Prime Minister Kaya Kallis has stepped down as the leader of the Baltic country
00:25to become the foreign policy chief of the European Union.
00:31Hungary faces accusations of intimidating civil society
00:34as Budapest starts an investigation on Transparency International.
00:44President Zelensky says Ukraine needs at least 25 Patriot air defence systems
00:49to fully defend its airspace.
00:54In his first news conference since returning from the United States,
00:58the Ukrainian president also called on Western partners to send more F-16 warplanes
01:03than those already pledged.
01:07He claimed a six-month delay in military assistance from the US
01:11meant that Kiev's forces lost the initiative on the front line.
01:17Meanwhile, Zelensky also led a moment of silence for those who died in Ukraine's war with Russia
01:23while he attended a prayer event on the day of Ukrainian statehood.
01:29The Ukrainian president spoke at the square in front of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev,
01:35where he was joined by heads of Ukrainian churches, religious organisations,
01:40various parliamentary representatives and foreign diplomats.
01:59The national holiday was first introduced in 2021
02:03on the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence
02:07and on the baptism day of Kiev-Russia-Ukraine,
02:10when Christianity was first introduced to the region.
02:18The town of Wiesbaden in southern Germany, known for spas and hot springs,
02:23The town of Wiesbaden in southern Germany, known for spas and hot springs,
02:28will now be the headquarters of NATO's efforts to support Ukraine's military.
02:33The alliance is setting up a command centre at a US army base.
02:37It will organise training and equipment donations and be led by a three-star general.
02:44A Ukrainian MP with President Zelensky's party, who is also fighting in the military,
02:49says the centre is an extremely welcome sign.
02:53We certainly need those people that have produced those munitions
02:57and have utilised those munitions in the past
02:59to try and train and teach that to us.
03:03But again, I know various of my comrades
03:09who have received the basic training in different NATO countries
03:16and it has proven invaluable to them.
03:19The centre was discussed at last week's NATO summit in Washington.
03:23The alliance declared that Ukraine was on an irreversible path to membership.
03:28One foreign policy expert cautioned that there could be limits to that statement.
03:33It will hopefully inspire confidence in NATO's support for Ukraine.
03:38But at the same time, everyone knows, including Ukrainian politicians,
03:43that US domestic politics will decide Ukraine's NATO membership.
03:48During the summit, the US also announced that it will deploy long-range missiles in Germany.
03:53Russia says that it will provide a military response to the news.
03:57A Green MP, who is a deputy member of the Defence Parliamentary Committee,
04:00says that Germany must rearm itself.
04:03This is one of the realities of the 21st century.
04:08It's not a very good thing to see, but it's just necessary.
04:17It would be much wiser if we would live together in peace on this planet,
04:22but this is currently not the case, so we need to prepare.
04:25Ukrainians warn the support from NATO does not decrease their concerns for their country's future.
04:31The reality is, even though we have received all kinds of support,
04:36it is certainly not enough as far as battling the war machine
04:41that Mr Putin is bringing together against us.
04:46NATO says the command centre in Germany will enhance its support of Ukraine,
04:50but not make the alliance a party to the conflict.
04:56Estonia's Prime Minister Kaya Kalis has stepped down as the leader of the Baltic country
05:01to become the foreign policy chief of the European Union.
05:05The move automatically triggered the resignation of her cabinet.
05:09However, it will continue as a caretaker government
05:12until a new cabinet is sworn in within the next few months.
05:16Climate Minister Kristian Mikkel was selected as prime minister candidate to replace Kalis.
05:21The 46-year-old former economics and justice minister met with the Estonian president for talks.
05:27We talked about the consultations in the coalition,
05:31what the main topics are, how to increase housing,
05:35how to get our priorities together,
05:38what are the plans in the defence sector,
05:41what additional needs could be there,
05:44and what is the wider future of Estonia.
05:47Kalis is one of the EU's most outspoken critics of Russia since their invasion of Ukraine,
05:52acting as a driving force in efforts to punish them with sanctions
05:56and send military support to Ukraine.
06:01For the first time in 45 years of European elections,
06:04the proportion of women in the European Parliament decreases compared to the previous parliament.
06:08Female MEPs in the 10th legislature represent 38.7% of the total,
06:13which is 1% less than those elected in 2019.
06:17The data analysed by think tank EU Matrix shows parity is achieved in the Greens' EFA group
06:22with 50.9% women, while it's around 45% each for left and for the Liberal Renew group.
06:29The percentage decreases drastically in all other groups,
06:32with the lowest being 21.7% in the ultra-conservative ECR.
06:37The CEO of EU Matrix.eu told Euronews that this is one of the impacts of the shift to the right.
06:42This has to do with a lot of factors,
06:45but most of this is because the parties to the right of the political spectrum have gained seats.
06:50Traditionally, there is a bigger representation of women in the centre and left-wing groups,
06:56so it's more of a sociological phenomenon.
07:00It has less to do with the participation of women in politics as such.
07:04The average age has only slightly increased from 49.5 to 50 years old,
07:08the youngest MEP being Austrian Lena Schilling of 23 years old
07:11and the oldest Italian Leoluca Orlando of 76 years old.
07:15The MEPs that are under 40 years old make only 20.4% of the overall.
07:20Per political group, the highest percentage of young MEPs are in Greens' EFA with 41.5%.
07:27The lowest percentage, on the other hand, are in EPP of centre-right with only 11.1%.
07:32The proportion of members over 60 years old is similar, 19.4% of the total,
07:37and the highest percentage is in the EPP with 22.8%.
07:41We have to take into account that also in the last five years,
07:44the lifespan of the European society has also increased.
07:48So, in general, young people who want to get involved in politics
07:52have to find the fastest way towards the top,
07:55and the fastest way is not through the traditional parties,
07:57because there are still a lot of personalities in these parties,
08:00so if they want to reach the top fast, they have to go through new parties.
08:04That's why we're seeing a proliferation of new parties across the continent,
08:07because young people do want to get involved.
08:10Around 54% of the MEPs are newcomers that will have to learn
08:14the ins and outs of the legislative machine in Brussels and Strasbourg.
08:18Transparency International
08:24Hungary has been accused of trying to intimidate civil society
08:27by launching an investigation into Transparency International,
08:30the NGO working to end corruption worldwide.
08:34A newly formed body by the Hungarian government,
08:37named the Sovereign Protection Office, sent a six-page letter to the group
08:41accusing it of aiming to influence the will of the electorate.
08:46Lawyers for Transparency International say the claims are false
08:49and are a response to inquiries it had for Chinese financing of Hungarian transport.
08:56We were expecting, as a member of the civil society group in Hungary,
09:00that one or other of our organizations is going to be assessed or investigated.
09:06We are now scapegoated and singled out.
09:09Definitely, it's a response to our pulling the legs of the Sovereign Protection Office.
09:15We kept on submitting letters to this office,
09:19informing the head of the leadership of the office about potential
09:25sovereign implication in Chinese influence in Hungary.
09:30China is giving a major state finance loan to the Hungarian government
09:36to finance the Belgrade to Budapest railway,
09:38and this is a very obscure investment with no transparency requirements applying.
09:43Budapest denies the Sovereign Protection Law is about stifling freedom of information
09:48and insists that the office is independent of the government
09:51and that the law aims to provide clarity on funding for NGOs.
09:56The legislation creates an office that is independent from the government.
10:02When you refer to investigation or scrutiny initiated by this office,
10:08this is not something that is done by the government.
10:11This is something that is done by the office,
10:13which is institutionally and personally speaking independent from the government.
10:16So I would refer these questions to the office.
10:21The European Commission has issued legal proceedings against Hungary for the Sovereignty Law,
10:25saying that it violates a wide range of EU fundamental rights and values.
10:30Hungary has until the end of the summer to respond.
10:32If it doesn't do so in a satisfactory manner,
10:34the EU says it will have no choice to escalate the situation.
10:38Seana Murray, Euronews, Budapest.
10:46Scenes of joy and celebration on the streets of Madrid
10:49after Spain beat England 2-1 to win Euro 2024.
10:55After a cagey first half, Nico Williams put Spain ahead minutes after the break.
11:00But there was tension when Cole Palmer equalised for England
11:03mere minutes after coming on for a substitute.
11:07The winning goal snuck in four minutes from full time,
11:10Mikel Oyazabal slotting home to send fans in the Spanish capital delirious.
11:25Pride and joy were the main emotions on the streets of Madrid
11:29as fans celebrated a fourth European Championship title for Spain.