Episode 35: EU Elections, and Sustainable Development in Colombia
Undercurrents
English - June 13, 2019 12:42 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPolitics News newsandpolitics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week the team explore the changed political landscape in Europe after the European Parliamentary Elections, and discover the obstacles to sustainable development in Colombia.
Average voter turnout across the continent in the recent European elections was higher than at any time since the turn of the century. Agnes meets Tom Raines, Head of the Europe Programme at Chatham House, to discuss the implications of the vote for the UK and beyond.
In 2016 the Colombian government agreed a peace deal with revolutionary armed group the FARC, ending a civil war that lasted more than 50 years. The aftermath of the deal has seen rapid economic development, but at a cost to the environment. Ben finds out more from Melissa MacEwen from the Energy, Environment and Resources Department at Chatham House.
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