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00:00Austria could reconsider its veto on full Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria,
00:06according to the country's interior minister Gerhard Kanner.
00:11For the last two years, Austria has blocked the two nations' full admission to the control-free
00:15travel zone, arguing that too many refugees were entering Austria via the West Balkans.
00:23Kanner now says the situation has improved.
00:43Earlier this year, Bulgaria and Romania received partial Schengen membership after checks at
00:49their air and sea borders were removed.
00:53The three nations will meet in Hungary on the 22nd of November.
01:02EU High Representative Josep Borrell is visiting Ukraine to reassure Kiev of the bloc's continued
01:09support.
01:11Austria could reconsider its veto on full Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria,
01:17according to the country's interior minister Gerhard Kanner.
01:22For the last two years, Austria has blocked the two nations' full admission to the control-free
01:27travel zone, arguing that too many refugees were entering Austria via the West Balkans.
01:35Kanner now says the situation has improved.
01:48Earlier this year, Bulgaria and Romania received partial Schengen membership after checks at
01:53their air and sea borders were removed.
01:56The three nations will meet in Hungary on the 22nd of November.
02:05EU High Representative Josep Borrell is visiting Ukraine to reassure Kiev of the bloc's continued
02:12support.
02:14EU High Representative Josep Borrell is visiting the Ukrainian capital of Kiev in an attempt
02:20to reassure Ukraine of the bloc's unwavering support in its fight against Russia.
02:26I will convey to member states the importance of our continued support, both on the diplomatic
02:33field with the Foreign Affairs Council and on the defence and security of the Council
02:39that joins the defence ministers of the European Union member states.
02:44We will make the case for boosting political and especially military support to Ukraine,
02:53especially now at this critical hour.
02:59Borrell also urged faster deliveries and fewer self-imposed red lines in getting Western
03:05weapons to Ukraine.
03:07His trip, which will be his last in his capacity as High Representative, follows the election
03:12of Donald Trump as President of the United States, a development that has sparked concerns
03:18over potential US cuts to financial and military aid for Ukraine.
03:27On Monday, the COP29 climate summit will begin in Azerbaijan.
03:32Euronews correspondent Georgia Orlandi has been observing the preparations.
03:37The countdown is almost over as Azerbaijan's capital Baku is getting ready to host COP29,
03:42the world's most important meeting on climate change, for 10 days starting Monday.
03:47Around 200 countries will be represented here to address the urgent need to prevent irreversible
03:52damage of the climate crisis.
03:54Time is running out.
03:55The world is already off track to meet the Paris Agreement's goal to limit temperature
04:00rises to below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
04:03We've witnessed events such as recent floods in Spain and the deadly effects of global
04:08temperatures rising.
04:09Now, the core of this year's meeting is finance.
04:12Will developed countries be able to contribute more and help poor nations deal with the effects
04:17of the climate crisis?
04:18Although this year the leaders of some of the biggest world's economies and top polluters,
04:24including the US, which will come to Baku following an election that will put Donald
04:28Trump back in power in 2025, China, Xi Jinping, Francis Macron, including the president of
04:34the European Commission, will not attend the summit.
04:36So will this COP29 still be able to meet its goals despite this?
04:40Well, the agenda set by Azerbaijan's presidency is highly ambitious.
04:44Whether it will succeed is something we'll find out in the coming days.
04:48Georgia Orlandi for Euronews in Baku, Azerbaijan.