Name: EC Midday press briefing of 09/11/2026
Uploaded: 2026-11-09T11:18:46+00:00
Duration: 705 s

EC Midday press briefing of 09/11/2026

9 November 2026

Contents updated on 9 Nov 2026

Politico asks about reported Black Sea agreements, contrasting references to a ceasefire with a ‘freedom of navigation deal’ and inquiring about Turkish and Indian proposals and EU involvement; the Commission stresses restoring and preserving freedom of navigation in the Black Sea as essential for food security and trade, referring to discussions between President von der Leyen and President Zelenskyy while declining to detail partners’ intentions.

Mon, 9 Nov 2026 European Commission

Follow its sittings

00:00 - 00:48

Speaker 3

Hi, Martina Sapa from Politico. I have a question on the Black Sea, specifically about the agreements that are currently on the table for the Black Sea. So, last week, Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that they were discussing an agreement of some kind. He used the word "ceasefire", put on the table by Turkey. The President's statement this morning also mentioned a ceasefire, but High Representative Kallas last week, on the 21st, said "freedom of navigation deal", not ceasefire, so they're not completely the same thing.

I was wondering if we know what's the content of this proposal for agreements, what Turkey has put on the table, what India has put on the table, and if the EU is involved in negotiating those? Thank you.

00:48 - 01:51

Speaker 5

Thank you. Well, as the President von der Leyen also mentioned, and you said so very accurately in her statement this morning, the President also said that freedom of navigation in the Black Sea must be restored and preserved. This was also part of the discussions that President von der Leyen had yesterday in a telephone call with President Zelenskyy. It is a fundamental route to ensure security notably of food for the EU and beyond, and hence the importance of this subject. I'm not going into the intentions of other partners, but there is a common interest in addressing any disruptions of these maritime route, which is so important for trade and for global trade in general.

01:51 - 01:58

Speaker 2

Yes, please.

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