Central Europe Explained
128 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★ - 1 ratingIf you are not familiar with CEE yet, this podcast focuses on several topics of general interest in Central Europe and the Danube Region: geopolitics, human rights, economy, culture, democracy, etc. Thanks to cross-disciplinary experts as guests, we explored those various fields.
We aim to enhance cross-border cooperation, dialogue and knowledge exchange in the region and beyond. Our work is based on the principles of liberal democracy and shared values, goals and visions with our neighbours.
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Universities between Authorization and Autonomy
December 22, 2021 13:33 - 32 minutes - 21.8 MBThe conflict between the Hungarian government and the Central European University (CEU) is a well-known example of universities’ struggle for autonomy. Daniela Apaydin, a research associate at the IDM, spoke with former CEU rector, the author, historian, and former politician, Prof. Michael Ignatieff, about his personal lessons learned and possible actions to improve the resilience of universities in the region. Artwork recommended by the guest: Christmas Carols by the Choir of King’s Coll...
EP25 - Universities between Authorization and Autonomy
December 22, 2021 13:33 - 32 minutes - 21.8 MBThe conflict between the Hungarian government and the Central European University (CEU) is a well-known example of universities’ struggle for autonomy. Daniela Apaydin, a research associate at the IDM, spoke with former CEU rector, the author, historian, and former politician, Prof. Michael Ignatieff, about his personal lessons learned and possible actions to improve the resilience of universities in the region. Artwork recommended by the guest: Christmas Carols by the Choir of King’s Coll...
EP24 - Fair and Green Tourism in the Danube Region: The Amazon of Europe Bike Trail
November 30, 2021 14:18 - 19 minutes - 16.5 MBAs for the rest of Europe, the Central European and Danube Region have a long way to go before reaching climate-neutral policies. But concrete projects and activities try to make this change. Such is the case with the Amazon of Europe Bike Trail that aims to promote new types of green and regional tourism. The cycling trail follows the natural meanders of the rivers Mura, Drava and Danube while connecting five countries spanning over 1,250km. In this episode, Emma Hontebeyrie, podcas...
Fair and Green Tourism in the Danube Region: The Amazon of Europe Bike Trail
November 30, 2021 14:18 - 19 minutes - 16.5 MBAs for the rest of Europe, the Central European and Danube Region have a long way to go before reaching climate-neutral policies. But concrete projects and activities try to make this change. Such is the case with the Amazon of Europe Bike Trail that aims to promote new types of green and regional tourism. The cycling trail follows the natural meanders of the rivers Mura, Drava and Danube while connecting five countries spanning over 1,250km. In this episode, Emma Hontebeyrie, podcas...
EP23 - Democratic Emergency - Autocratic side effects of the pandemic
November 17, 2021 09:51 - 24 minutes - 15.2 MB“The time during the pandemic has really been melting and has become relative. However, we should not let the rule of law and our democratic standards suffer the same fate.” The Covid-19 pandemic has been a significant weakening not only of the human health, but also of democratic processes and the functioning of state institutions. State of emergencies have been misused in certain countries to make changes, the nature of which is in conflict with the upholding of the rule of law and the f...
Democratic Emergency - Autocratic side effects of the pandemic
November 17, 2021 09:51 - 24 minutes - 15.2 MB“The time during the pandemic has really been melting and has become relative. However, we should not let the rule of law and our democratic standards suffer the same fate.” The Covid-19 pandemic has been a significant weakening not only of the human health, but also of democratic processes and the functioning of state institutions. State of emergencies have been misused in certain countries to make changes, the nature of which is in conflict with the upholding of the rule of law and the f...
EP22 - Serbia and its vaccination strategy - the game of geopolitics and disinformation
November 03, 2021 09:37 - 21 minutes - 17.8 MBIn February 2021, Serbia was leading the “vaccination race”, with the highest vaccinations rates within Europe. The news outlets were reporting that the government had been successful in its vaccination strategy, which prioritized healthcare over politics by looking at the purchase and distribution of vaccines as a healthcare issue. But half a year later the number of given jabs has stagnated - a result of many complex factors, such as historical and socio-political connotations, as wel...
Serbia and its vaccination strategy - the game of geopolitics and disinformation
November 03, 2021 09:37 - 21 minutes - 17.8 MBIn February 2021, Serbia was leading the “vaccination race”, with the highest vaccinations rates within Europe. The news outlets were reporting that the government had been successful in its vaccination strategy, which prioritized healthcare over politics by looking at the purchase and distribution of vaccines as a healthcare issue. But half a year later the number of given jabs has stagnated - a result of many complex factors, such as historical and socio-political connotations, as wel...
Kriegsrecht in Polen 1981
October 25, 2021 14:09 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBVor 40 Jahren am 13. Dezember 1981 wurde in Polen das Kriegsrecht verhängt, Die Anhänger der Demokratiebewegung Solidarność wurden inhaftiert, die Armee nahm Einfluss auf die öffentlichen Medien, Bürgerrechte aufgehoben, hunderttausende Polen verließen das Land und suchten Asyl im Ausland. Wie ist es dazu gekommen? In dieser Folge von “IDM Exptertise” blicken wir auf auf die Zeit während des Kriegsrechts aus der Perspektive eines damals in Polen lebenden Journalisten. Malwina Talik (IDM) sp...
SP05 - Kriegsrecht in Polen 1981
October 25, 2021 14:09 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBVor 40 Jahren am 13. Dezember 1981 wurde in Polen das Kriegsrecht verhängt, Die Anhänger der Demokratiebewegung Solidarność wurden inhaftiert, die Armee nahm Einfluss auf die öffentlichen Medien, Bürgerrechte aufgehoben, hunderttausende Polen verließen das Land und suchten Asyl im Ausland. Wie ist es dazu gekommen? In dieser Folge von “IDM Exptertise” blicken wir auf auf die Zeit während des Kriegsrechts aus der Perspektive eines damals in Polen lebenden Journalisten. Malwina Talik (IDM) sp...
EP21 - European integration in times of a global pandemic
October 20, 2021 09:10 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB“Europe has to be seen from its many differences, but in the end the common law is the hope for compromise and further cooperation.” Institutional challenges in the European Union have been exacerbated by the pandemic at the same time that EU enlargement has been put aside. Agreed in July 2020, the recovery fund Next Generation EU, brought hope of further integration and collaboration. But will we observe institutional changes and a shift in power relations towards Central and South-Eas...
European integration in times of a global pandemic
October 20, 2021 09:10 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB“Europe has to be seen from its many differences, but in the end the common law is the hope for compromise and further cooperation.” Institutional challenges in the European Union have been exacerbated by the pandemic at the same time that EU enlargement has been put aside. Agreed in July 2020, the recovery fund Next Generation EU, brought hope of further integration and collaboration. But will we observe institutional changes and a shift in power relations towards Central and South-Eas...
Introducing: CEE 2.0
October 13, 2021 08:25 - 1 minute - 2.08 MBCentral Europe Explained is back for its second season! CEE 2.0 is focusing on Post-Covid Recovery that the regions of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe is going through. If many wonder “When will a return to normalcy finally happen?”, then drastic changes in an out-of-date idea of normality appear necessary. National individualism, democratic emergency, empires of disinformation, tourism and ecology, human rights, the youth, gender inequalities… To overcome these hurdles, we must...
The Conservative Voice on the Future of Europe - New Coalition or Advertisement?
July 28, 2021 14:14 - 30 minutes - 25.5 MBOn July 2, 2021, 16 national conservative political parties signed the so-called Joint Declaration on the Future of the European Union. In the document, they outlined their perception on the future of the EU: a re-deepening of sovereignty of Member States accompanied by the strengthening of the nation-state system in opposition to other more integrated visions of the EU. What are the parties behind the document which was announced as a response to the Conference on the Future of Europe? How...
The Conservative Voice on the Future of Europe
July 28, 2021 14:14 - 30 minutes - 25.5 MBOn July 2, 2021, 16 national conservative political parties signed the so-called Joint Declaration on the Future of the European Union. In the document, they outlined their perception on the future of the EU: a re-deepening of sovereignty of Member States accompanied by the strengthening of the nation-state system in opposition to other more integrated visions of the EU. What are the parties behind the document which was announced as a response to the Conference on the Future of Europe? How...
SP04 - The Conservative Voice on the Future of Europe - New Coalition or Advertisement?
July 28, 2021 14:14 - 30 minutes - 25.5 MBOn July 2, 2021, 16 national conservative political parties signed the so-called Joint Declaration on the Future of the European Union. In the document, they outlined their perception on the future of the EU: a re-deepening of sovereignty of Member States accompanied by the strengthening of the nation-state system in opposition to other more integrated visions of the EU. What are the parties behind the document which was announced as a response to the Conference on the Future of Europe? How...
SP03 - Belarus: Protest und Kultur im Exil
June 28, 2021 11:26 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBInterview mit Aliaksei Paluyan, Regisseur des Dokumentarfilms „Courage“ Kunst trifft auf Diktator: Im Sommer 2020 machte sich der Filmemacher Aliaksei Paluyan auf die Suche nach mutigen KünstlerInnen, die trotz harten Repressionen des belarussischen Regimes ihre Kunst ausüben – im Untergrund oder auch im Exil. Inspiration für seinen Film fand Paluyan im 2005 gegründeten Free Theatre Belarus und dessen Ensemble-Mitglieder. Das Ergebnis ist der jüngst bei der Berlinale präsentierte Dokumenta...
Belarus: Protest und Kultur im Exil
June 28, 2021 11:26 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBInterview mit Aliaksei Paluyan, Regisseur des Dokumentarfilms „Courage“ Kunst trifft auf Diktator: Im Sommer 2020 machte sich der Filmemacher Aliaksei Paluyan auf die Suche nach mutigen KünstlerInnen, die trotz harten Repressionen des belarussischen Regimes ihre Kunst ausüben – im Untergrund oder auch im Exil. Inspiration für seinen Film fand Paluyan im 2005 gegründeten Free Theatre Belarus und dessen Ensemble-Mitglieder. Das Ergebnis ist der jüngst bei der Berlinale präsentierte Dokumenta...
Audio Book Balkan nach Europa - sofort!
June 16, 2021 08:28 - 50 minutes - 41.7 MBAudio-Version des Buches Balkan nach Europa - sofort! Erhard Busek und Sebastian Schäffer fordern die sofortige Aufnahme aller Westbalkanstaaten in die EU. Ihr Plädoyer verbinden sie mit „G’schichtln“ über Grenzen, Glauben und Grausamkeiten, über Fabeln, Frieden und Fußball. So bilden die persönlichen Erlebnisse und Erinnerungen der Autoren auch ein Zeugnis ihrer Zeit. Dr. Erhard Busek ist Vizekanzler a.D. und Vorsitzender des Instituts für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa (IDM) in Wien. S...
Introducing the Audio Book Balkan nach Europa - sofort!
June 16, 2021 08:00 - 1 minute - 1.22 MBAlbanien, Bosnien Herzegowina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Nordmazedonien, Serbien: Balkan nach Europa - sofort! Eine Kurzgeschichtensammlung über den Westbalkan und ein Plädoyer für dessen sofortige Aufnahme in die EU, geschrieben von Erhard Busek und Sebastian Schäffer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Looking Beyond - Which future for Central and Southeast Europe and the EU
March 31, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 16.9 MB“The European Commission is the only Think Tank with executive power.” In July 2020, the European Council agreed to a historical recovery fund: Next Generation EU, in order to support member states affected by the pandemic. Now that it has been ratified by the European Parliament, each of 27 EU Member States must do so for the decision to enter into force. Which are the future perspectives in the region regarding EU Budget and the Recovery Fund? To answer this question, Sebastian S...
EP20 - Looking Beyond - Which future for Central and Southeast Europe and the EU
March 31, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 16.9 MB“The European Commission is the only Think Tank with executive power.” In July 2020, the European Council agreed to a historical recovery fund: Next Generation EU, in order to support member states affected by the pandemic. Now that it has been ratified by the European Parliament, each of 27 EU Member States must do so for the decision to enter into force. Which are the future perspectives in the region regarding EU Budget and the Recovery Fund? To answer this question, Sebastian S...
Looking Beyond
March 31, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 16.9 MB“The European Commission is the only Think Tank with executive power.” In July 2020, the European Council agreed to a historical recovery fund: Next Generation EU, in order to support member states affected by the pandemic. Now that it has been ratified by the European Parliament, each of 27 EU Member States must do so for the decision to enter into force. Which are the future perspectives in the region regarding EU Budget and the Recovery Fund? To answer this question, Sebastian S...
Brexit: A Mess in the institutional EU Framework?
March 24, 2021 09:50 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB"It would be well worth taking a united approach rather than a bilateral one (in relations to the United Kingdom)." January 1, 2021, marked the end of the transition period during the EU law continued to apply in the United Kingdom, and with that Brexit finally entered into force. What does Brexit mean for the Central and Southeast European region? Can Brexit have a possible domino effect within the EU? What future steps should the European Union as well as the non-EU Member States take as ...
EP19 - Brexit: A Mess in the institutional EU Framework?
March 24, 2021 09:50 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB"It would be well worth taking a united approach rather than a bilateral one (in relations to the United Kingdom)." January 1, 2021, marked the end of the transition period during the EU law continued to apply in the United Kingdom, and with that Brexit finally entered into force. What does Brexit mean for the Central and Southeast European region? Can Brexit have a possible domino effect within the EU? What future steps should the European Union as well as the non-EU Member States take as ...
The EU: a Moving System
March 17, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB“[Mini Schengen] is actually a request to go quicker and to go deeper into integration.” Looking at the map of Europe, the Western Balkan countries appear as a non-EU enclave surrounded by EU-member states; between Greece and the rest of the EU but outside of the Schengen area. This episode focuses on the challenges at the borders of the EU by putting light on the cooperation in the Western Balkans. For this, Emma Hontebeyrie (Podcast Producer for IDM) talks with Goran Svilanović, among...
EP18 - The EU: a Moving System
March 17, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB“[Mini Schengen] is actually a request to go quicker and to go deeper into integration.” Looking at the map of Europe, the Western Balkan countries appear as a non-EU enclave surrounded by EU-member states; between Greece and the rest of the EU but outside of the Schengen area. This episode focuses on the challenges at the borders of the EU by putting light on the cooperation in the Western Balkans. For this, Emma Hontebeyrie (Podcast Producer for IDM) talks with Goran Svilanović, among...
New and Old Players in the Game: The United States
March 10, 2021 13:03 - 21 minutes - 24.6 MB“Central Europe became a sort of the center of a sandwich between Germany and Russia”. Following up on Ivana Karaskova's and Malwina Talik’s talk about China and Central Europe, this episode focuses on the relations between the United States and the region. For this, Emma Hontebeyrie (Podcast Producer for IDM) is welcoming Dardis McNamee, Editor in Chief of the city regional magazine and affiliated platform Metropole, based in Vienna. What are the consequences of Trump’s presidency for t...
EP17 - New and Old Players in the Game: The United States
March 10, 2021 13:03 - 21 minutes - 24.6 MB“Central Europe became a sort of the center of a sandwich between Germany and Russia”. Following up on Ivana Karaskova's and Malwina Talik’s talk about China and Central Europe, this episode focuses on the relations between the United States and the region. For this, Emma Hontebeyrie (Podcast Producer for IDM) is welcoming Dardis McNamee, Editor in Chief of the city regional magazine and affiliated platform Metropole, based in Vienna. What are the consequences of Trump’s presidency for t...
SP02 - "Please, not another podcast about women!"
March 08, 2021 13:39 - 33 minutes - 28.1 MBWhy is it important to talk about women's rights? "Emancipation means the lack of discrimination (…) but emancipation is also a state of mind." says Judit Acsády in our interview. Women’s situation in Europe has steadily improved over the past decades but can we, therefore, be complacent about the condition of women’s rights? Inequalities and biases remain a fact in various spheres of women’s lives and the pandemic has already reversed many recent achievements. On the occasion of Inte...
"Please, not another podcast about women!"
March 08, 2021 13:39 - 33 minutes - 28.1 MBWhy is it important to talk about women's rights? "Emancipation means the lack of discrimination (…) but emancipation is also a state of mind." says Judit Acsády in our interview. Women’s situation in Europe has steadily improved over the past decades but can we, therefore, be complacent about the condition of women’s rights? Inequalities and biases remain a fact in various spheres of women’s lives and the pandemic has already reversed many recent achievements. On the occasion of Inte...
EP16 - New and Old Players in the Game: China
March 01, 2021 08:08 - 27 minutes - 20.9 MB“When it comes to Chinese influence in the economy, there are many more words than deeds.” This episode is about a new old player on the Central and Eastern European playground, namely People’s Republic of China. An old player because before the fall of Communism in Europe, many countries of the region had close ties with China, even if sometimes on an on-and-off basis. A new player because with the growing global role of China, the relations between this part of Europe and the Middle Kingd...
New and Old Players in the Game: China
March 01, 2021 08:08 - 27 minutes - 20.9 MB“When it comes to Chinese influence in the economy, there are many more words than deeds.” This episode is about a new old player on the Central and Eastern European playground, namely People’s Republic of China. An old player because before the fall of Communism in Europe, many countries of the region had close ties with China, even if sometimes on an on-and-off basis. A new player because with the growing global role of China, the relations between this part of Europe and the Middle Kingd...
EP15 - United in Diversity
February 24, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MB"Let's be more active, this should be our motor in the region. Let's propose constructive ideas, let's lead some European initiatives. [...] And with that, we can start talking of erasing some of these division lines which exist between West and East." Lack of political representation in Central and Southeast European countries; EU institutions' leading positions held by "old" Western EU members; location of this EU institution in the Western part of the continent: Does an East-West dichoto...
United in Diversity
February 24, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MB"Let's be more active, this should be our motor in the region. Let's propose constructive ideas, let's lead some European initiatives. [...] And with that, we can start talking of erasing some of these division lines which exist between West and East." Lack of political representation in Central and Southeast European countries; EU institutions' leading positions held by "old" Western EU members; location of this EU institution in the Western part of the continent: Does an East-West dichoto...
EP14 - Before and After Joining the EU II
February 17, 2021 09:56 - 22 minutes - 16 MB"This is the future for Central Europe: [to] start to take itself more seriously; grow more mature in public discussion about directions, about the strategy and also about consequences of lack of such a strategy." In the following episode, Malwina Talik - research associate at IDM - is welcoming Wojciech Przybylski - President of Res Publica and Editor in Chief at Visegrad Insight - to discuss the aftermath of the "Eastern" enlargement(s) of the EU. Together, they will look to the changes,...
Before and After Joining the EU II
February 17, 2021 09:56 - 22 minutes - 16 MB"This is the future for Central Europe: [to] start to take itself more seriously; grow more mature in public discussion about directions, about the strategy and also about consequences of lack of such a strategy." In the following episode, Malwina Talik - research associate at IDM - is welcoming Wojciech Przybylski - President of Res Publica and Editor in Chief at Visegrad Insight - to discuss the aftermath of the "Eastern" enlargement(s) of the EU. Together, they will look to the changes,...
EP13 - Before and After Joining the EU I
February 10, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB“We have to remember that the accession to the EU did not mean only the integration of the Central and Eastern European countries into the Western Europe but also an unprecedented integration of the Central Europe itself." In our next episode, Daniel Martínek, research associate at IDM, is welcoming Vít Dostál, Research Director of the Prague-based Research Center AMO - Association for International Affairs. In their discussion, they are focusing on political, economic and social developmen...
Before and After Joining the EU I
February 10, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB“We have to remember that the accession to the EU did not mean only the integration of the Central and Eastern European countries into the Western Europe but also an unprecedented integration of the Central Europe itself." In our next episode, Daniel Martínek, research associate at IDM, is welcoming Vít Dostál, Research Director of the Prague-based Research Center AMO - Association for International Affairs. In their discussion, they are focusing on political, economic and social developmen...
IDMonSite - Alena Vershinina
February 09, 2021 17:00 - 53 minutes - 36 MBRussia currently faces the "country’s most significant protests in a decade" (The Guardian) in support of the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Daniela Neubacher (IDM) talks to Alena Vershinina, Moscow correspondent by Russian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Which tactics is the politician following by his return to Russia? How strong is the protest movement across the country? Does Vladimir Putin - while dealing simultaneously with the pandemic - face serious threats by...
EP12 - Global Warming does not have Borders
February 03, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MB“Emissions don’t know any borders: the ones emitted from a coal power plant in Czech Republic are just as responsible for the bushfires in Australia as emissions emitted in Australia or in the US or anywhere else. We all have the responsibility to reduce our emissions.” In our previous episode, Katalin-Tünde Huber mentioned that we need intensive European support and long-time projects regarding challenges such as Climate Change. Following the 2016 Paris Agreement, the European Green Deal p...
Global Warming does not have Borders
February 03, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MB“Emissions don’t know any borders: the ones emitted from a coal power plant in Czech Republic are just as responsible for the bushfires in Australia as emissions emitted in Australia or in the US or anywhere else. We all have the responsibility to reduce our emissions.” In our previous episode, Katalin-Tünde Huber mentioned that we need intensive European support and long-time projects regarding challenges such as Climate Change. Following the 2016 Paris Agreement, the European Green Deal p...
EP11 - Becoming an EU Member III
January 27, 2021 14:40 - 22 minutes - 25.3 MB“It should be a peaceful competition, but competition it will be.” In the third part of “Becoming an EU Member,” we are now focusing on the future perspectives, opportunities, and challenges in the region. Last week, Sebastian Schäffer discussed with the two European enlargement specialists, Katalin-Tünde Huber, and Ambassador Klaus Wölfer, about the potential accession of the Southeast European countries to the EU. Leaving off with the challenges for the society that enlargement brings w...
Becoming an EU Member III
January 27, 2021 14:40 - 22 minutes - 25.3 MB“It should be a peaceful competition, but competition it will be.” In the third part of “Becoming an EU Member,” we are now focusing on the future perspectives, opportunities, and challenges in the region. Last week, Sebastian Schäffer discussed with the two European enlargement specialists, Katalin-Tünde Huber, and Ambassador Klaus Wölfer, about the potential accession of the Southeast European countries to the EU. Leaving off with the challenges for the society that enlargement brings w...
EP10 - Becoming an EU member II
January 20, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 25.7 MB“Now we have to refocus on where we stand and what we really want to achieve.” Following our previous episode “Becoming an EU Member - The case of Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia”, this podcast focuses on Southeast European countries. Therefore, Sebastian Schäffer (Managing Director at IDM) is welcoming two European Enlargement specialists: Mag. Katalin-Tünde Huber - Head of Unit "EU Enlargement" at the Ministry for Europe and International affairs; and Ambassador Klaus Wölfer - Head of Dep...
Becoming an EU member II
January 20, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 25.7 MB“Now we have to refocus on where we stand and what we really want to achieve.” Following our previous episode “Becoming an EU Member - The case of Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia”, this podcast focuses on Southeast European countries. Therefore, Sebastian Schäffer (Managing Director at IDM) is welcoming two European Enlargement specialists: Mag. Katalin-Tünde Huber - Head of Unit "EU Enlargement" at the Ministry for Europe and International affairs; and Ambassador Klaus Wölfer - Head of Dep...
IDMonSite - Renata Mieńkowska-Norkiene
December 23, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutes - 43.6 MBThe ruling of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal on a near-total ban of abortion triggered nationwide protests that the country has not experienced since the fall of communism. After two months, the dynamics of protest have changed, and their demands go beyond the pro-abortion cause. Through the perspective of the current demonstrations, we are discussing the condition of Polish democracy and the civil society, the widening cracks in the ruling coalition and the future of relations with the ...
Becoming an EU member
December 16, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 29.2 MB“Becoming an EU and NATO member was a historic vengeance” In this episode, Sebastian Schäffer (Managing Director at IDM) is interviewing Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, former Prime Minister, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Romania. Together, they will discuss about the latest European enlargement in 2007 and the lessons learned. How did the accession of Romania to the EU change the situation of the country? Moreover, how did it impa...
Becoming an EU member I
December 16, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 29.2 MB“Becoming an EU and NATO member was a historic vengeance” In this episode, Sebastian Schäffer (Managing Director at IDM) is interviewing Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, former Prime Minister, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and former Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Romania. Together, they will discuss the latest European enlargement in 2007 and the lessons learned. How did the accession of Romania to the EU change the situation of the country? Moreover, how did it impact th...
EP09 - Becoming an EU member I
December 16, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 29.2 MB“Becoming an EU and NATO member was a historic vengeance” In this episode, Sebastian Schäffer (Managing Director at IDM) is interviewing Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, former Prime Minister, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and former Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Romania. Together, they will discuss the latest European enlargement in 2007 and the lessons learned. How did the accession of Romania to the EU change the situation of the country? Moreover, how did it impact th...