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00:00Speaking to Euronews, Ukraine's new justice minister discussed challenges aligning Kyiv's
00:05legal framework with that of the EU, but said no one in Ukraine was tired.
00:12Protesters in Tel Aviv carry makeshift coffins to demand the Israeli government secure the
00:16release of the hostages still being held in Gaza.
00:23In addition to being responsible for Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO, Oleh Stefanichna
00:29has become the country's justice minister.
00:31Speaking to Euronews, she explained how the roles combine in the pursuit of Ukraine's
00:36EU membership aspirations, saying the process is not only about communication with the EU,
00:41but largely a domestic reform-related process.
00:44It, of course, will be expanded with the new huge challenge related to legal approximation
00:50and alignment of Ukrainian legal framework with the UN, and this is a work which will
00:56be massively coordinated by Ministry of Justice.
00:58Basically, accession process and bringing ourselves back to European family is about
01:03the values and the rule of law and the fundamental areas.
01:07And here Ministry of Justice will be the major head of the oversight of all this reform agenda.
01:14Nobody is tired in Ukraine.
01:16We can adjust along the way.
01:19We will remain in every function we need to keep the country running, to make the country
01:26functional and operational.
01:28If it would require another reshuffle, it will be made.
01:32Stefanichna is well known in Brussels as she has been a key negotiator in Ukraine's efforts
01:37to join the EU.
01:40She said in a speech to lawmakers before her appointment that hundreds and thousands of
01:45legal changes were needed for Ukraine to become a member of the European Union.
01:54Rome could soon launch a ticketing system to enter one of its most iconic sites, the
01:59Trevi Fountain.
02:02Authorities in the Italian capital say they want to start the scheme at the fountain as
02:06part of ongoing plans to both reduce crowds and promote sustainable tourism.
02:12Rome's city council say if enforced, it would act as a ticket reservation system, free for
02:17Romans and costing a symbolic one euro for tourists.
02:22If you're going to put a price on it, I think it's not what it's worth, I don't know.
02:28It's beautiful like this, all these people coming from all around the world, you're going
02:32to put a price on it?
02:33I don't think it's a good idea.
02:36You know, you shouldn't have to pay a tax to watch this.
02:38This is for everybody.
02:39And people that don't have euros shouldn't have to pay anything.
02:46The city's authorities say the goal of the charge is not to raise money, but to lessen
02:51and control crowds.
03:21The plan is currently only an initial idea, with nothing concrete decided yet.
03:44Protesters have marched in Tel Aviv, carrying coffins draped with the Israeli flag, symbolising
03:48the hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza.
03:52Around 70 Israelis are thought to be held captive following the Hamas incursion into
03:56Israel last October.
03:59Protesters are angry at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not doing enough to secure their
04:03return.
04:04On Wednesday, Netanyahu said Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza's border with Egypt,
04:10which protesters fear could derail ceasefire talks.
04:18There's been a proliferation of sinkholes in the southern Konya region, known as the
04:22breadbasket of Turkey.
04:24They pose a threat to agricultural activities and are now getting closer to population areas.
04:30The latest count shows their number has now exceeded 2,600.
04:35Most happen as a result of drought and uncontrolled use of underground water.
04:40The director of the Sinkhole Application Research Centre said that the phenomenon will always
04:44exist but human activities are causing their number to rise.