
バーナム英首相は12日、EU政策について価値観と安全を守るため関係再構築の議論が必要だと発言し、11月20日にブリュッセルでEU首脳会議を開催すると発表。離脱見直しと国民投票の可能性を示唆した。
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イギリスは2020年にEUを離脱したが、バーナム首相はその時の決定を批判し、再加盟の可能性を含めた国民投票を次期総選挙のマニフェストに盛り込む可能性を示唆した。
バーナム英首相は12日、欧州連合(EU)政策に関し「われわれの価値観や安全を守ることに真剣であるならば、それ(EUとの関係再構築)について話し合わなければならない」と述べ、離脱見直しに向けた議論を深める必要性を強調した。11月20日にブリュッセルでEUとの首脳会議を開くとも発表した。
英、EU離脱巡る議論再燃 再加盟排除せず、国民投票の可能性も
バーナム氏は下院で声明を読み上げ、首脳会議が防衛・安全保障やエネルギー、移民問題など幅広い分野の協力強化へ「進展をもたらす機会」になると指摘。一方、今後の交渉の全ての段階で「国民が上司になる」とも語り、国内のEU懐疑派にも配慮を示した。
バーナム氏は9月、野党・保守党政権下で2020年に実施されたEU離脱を「利益より害の方が大きかった」と批判。再加盟の是非を問う国民投票実施を次期総選挙のマニフェストに盛り込む可能性を表明した。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
次期総選挙のマニフェストにEU再加盟の国民投票が盛り込まれる
Possible · Within months
11月20日のブリュッセル首脳会議で防衛・エネルギー分野での協力強化が合意される
Likely · Within weeks

On the 12th, the European Union (EU) announced its policy to introduce safeguards (emergency import restrictions) for hybrid vehicles (HVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) in order to correct the trade imbalance with China. Provisional measures are expected to be implemented in early December.

The international airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was attacked on the 10th, resulting in casualties. The Iranian-backed Houthis have repeatedly launched missile attacks and continue to refuse to respond to requests for military assistance from the United States. Saudi Arabia is accelerating its withdrawal from the United States and is seeking alternative routes, such as signing defense agreements with Turkey and Pakistan, but some point out that it is lacking in preparation. The UAE's withdrawal from Yemen is also behind the deterioration of the Saudi security environment.

On the 11th, seven U.S. senators from both the Republican and Democratic parties issued a statement calling for an immediate change in policy regarding the Trump administration's agreement with Russia to supply Russian diesel oil to the United States and other countries. He stressed that the United States should not extend financial aid to President Putin as Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary George Bessent insisted on a Fox News program that he would use all legal authority to implement the move, and also acknowledged that it would help lower diesel prices.

The international airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was attacked on the 10th, resulting in numerous casualties. Amid repeated missile attacks by Yemen's Houthis, Saudi Arabia continues to refuse to respond to requests for military assistance from the United States, revealing the weakness of Saudi Arabia's security system.

President Trump has prioritized lowering diesel oil prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, and expressed the view that it would be desirable for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who continues to attack Russian oil refineries, to step down. Mr. Zelenskiy had previously criticized the US for relaxing sanctions against Russia, and if distrust between the two leaders grows, the chances of an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be diminished.

U.S. President Trump claimed on social media that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy ceasefire, but President Zelenskiy said this was the first time he had heard of it and said that if Russia agreed, Ukraine would agree. Mr. Trump did not provide specifics, and although he had made similar claims in the past, the attacks continued. Zelenskiy said he had consulted with the NATO Secretary General and was waiting for details from the US side, but said that the power plant in Kiev had been attacked by Russian forces.