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Madrid, Dec 3 (EFE), (Camera: Ángel Herrera and Leo Redondo).- Charles Michel, who has just been inaugurated as President of the European Council, intends to defend the best interests of the world with a strong voice together with the High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, with whom he is, he says he is on the same wavelength. David Sassoli sees the urgency of strengthening the European project and emphasizes the need for stable countries.INTERVIEW WITH DAVID SASSOLI, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT.00:02 - 00:31"As the (Spanish acting) Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said very well, what Europe does has a strong impact on the behaviour of others. Therefore, we need a European initiative to also push other economies and countries, to push large areas of global industry to start a virtuous journey. What Europe does is reflected throughout the world." INTERVIEW WITH CHARLES MICHEL, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL.00:32 - 01:08 "The EU has long taken the lead in trying to make the world aware that there is an extremely important challenge. We are not alone, within the United Nations, the headquarters is extremely mobilised to carry out this battle against the climate threat and it is equally important that the major regions of the world put this climate emergency on the agenda, to encourage everyone to show responsibility. Next year there will be an important EU-China summit, the climate issue will surely be at the heart of the negotiations, of the discussion between the EU and China".
The man on the right is Antonio Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and he is set to replace Ban Ki Moon as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. 66-year-old Guterres worked as UN High Commissioner for Refugees over the past decade and dealt with the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War during his tenure. The official choice will be announced in a formal vote by the Security Council later on Thursday.
Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, laid out his economic vision for the United Kingdom at the Bloomberg offices in London, on Thursday. Ahead of the September vote, Corbyn reportedly enjoys a strong following among party grassroots, tipping him as the favourite against his sole challenger for the leadership, MP Owen Smith.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn railed at racism during a rally for thousands of BAME (British. Black, Asian, and minority ethnic) Labour supporters in London's Highbury Fields, Monday evening, hitting out at those "indulging in an orgy of xenophobia and racism."
Journalists asked Boris Johnson if he would like to apologise for with some of the less diplomatic comments he has directed at world leaders over the years following his first press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday. Johnson was appointed Foreign Secretary by Theresa May, in a government reshuffle following Brexit. Johnson fronted the leave campaign which has been criticised with making misleading claims over government spending and immigration.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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