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#139 FEPS Talks 'Lula's new government: The prospects for the EU-Brazil relations'
FEPS Talks - July 17, 2023 09:36 - 33 minutesBrazil's political landscape fascinates experts across the globe due to its vibrant democracy, complex socio-political landscape, and the country's ability to navigate diverse ideologies and challenges while continuously striving for progress. Brazil's voice and actions have the potential to shap...
EP 139 - Nature restoration hobbles across the line
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - July 14, 2023 11:14 - 32 minutesThis week Mick and Clare are in Strasbourg. They discuss the small victory in the passing of the much-weakened Nature Restoration Law by the parliament. They discuss what is next for that major piece of legislation as well as the scandal that is the new children's hospital in Dublin.
#138 FEPS Talks 'Policies and pacts for better migration'
FEPS Talks - July 12, 2023 08:44 - 29 minutesFEPS Secretary General László Andor speaks with Dr. Steffen Angenendt, Senior Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. Dr. Angenendt has been involved in migration research and debates in the last three decades and offers an overview of the evolution ...
EP 138 - The slow creep of militarism
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - July 07, 2023 10:23 - 40 minutesThis week on the podcast we're reflecting on the question of Irish neutrality, Michael Martin's laughable consultative forum and the event Mick and Clare hosted in Dublin.
EP 137 - Part 2: Neutrality: Who Cares?- Event recording
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - June 30, 2023 10:05 - 48 minutesThis week we’re sharing the recording of the event we held in Dublin on Saturday 24th June, Neutrality: Who Cares? *** note that this is part 2, if you haven’t yet listened to part 1, we recommend you go back and listen to that first *** Speakers featured - Clare, Mick, Medea Benjamin of CODEPI...
EP 136 - Part 1: Neutrality: Who Cares?- Event recording
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - June 28, 2023 14:39 - 40 minutesThis week we’re sharing the recording of the event we held in Dublin on Saturday 24th June, Neutrality: Who Cares? This is part one, featuring Clare, Mick, Ann Wright, Yanis Varoufakis and Sevim Dagdelen, MP for Die Linke, Germany. Part 2 to follow soon. Ann Wright served for 29 years in the U...
How can the EU have a successful China policy?
Future is Blue - June 27, 2023 06:14 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this show our host Carlos Carnicero Urabayen talks to Sander Tordoir, Senior Economist at the Centre for European Reform, and Raymond Torres, Funcas Europe Director, about how can Europe implement the China policy it needs for a successful relationship with Asia's superpower.
135 - The Nature Restoration Law Deadlock
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - June 15, 2023 14:46 - 43 minutesMick joins the podcast fresh from hours of voting on the Nature Restoration Law. We discuss the latest on this major piece of environmental legislation as well as Mick and Clare's recent trip to Georgia and a new report from the Parliament on AI.
#137 FEPS Talks: Families in crisis – and the case for a progressive child policy
FEPS Talks - June 15, 2023 11:49 - 33 minutesIn Barcelona, FEPS Secretary General, László Andor, talks with Professor Gösta Esping-Andersen, whose name is familiar to all who have studied sociology or political economy in the last 30 years. They explore the connection between the role of families in reproduction, the quest for gender equali...
Global outlook and key trends about inflation in Spain
Future is Blue - June 15, 2023 08:24 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn our new podcast episode Alice Faibishenko, Senior Advisor at Funcas, presents some of the key insights that are included in the latest SEFO report by Funcas, touching on the global economic outlook, how Spain is dealing with inflation and what segments of the population are more expo...
#136 FEPS Talks: Protecting and enhancing welfare in Europe
FEPS Talks - June 09, 2023 09:21 - 31 minutesAnna Diamantopoulou, President of DIKTIO, former minister in Greece and former EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, engages in a talk with David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies and Policy, to reflect on the ongoing and upcoming societal transformations that r...
How to measure and fight inflation in the Eurozone?
Future is Blue - May 31, 2023 11:37 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJan Eeckhout, ICREA research professor of Economics at UPF Barcelona, talks to Carlos Carnicero Urabayen, Future is Blue host, about how to correctly measure inflation in the Eurozone and how to get it under control.
EP 134 - The Nature Restoration Law: Bogs and Bullsh*t
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - May 26, 2023 11:56 - 29 minutesThe EU is not coming after the small farmers of Ireland with the proposed Nature Restoration Law but that is how it has been painted at home. This is some of the most significant EU environmental legislation for decades and it is urgent. This week we’re breaking down the new law, what it would me...
#135 FEPS Talks: For a renewed and re-empowering global ambition
FEPS Talks - May 25, 2023 13:24 - 20 minutesBenedicta Lasi, Secretary General of Socialist International engages in a lively debate with Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, about the political ambition that inspired the opening of the new chapter of the SI. She shares insights regarding the strategy that will make this ...
EP 133 - Hurtling towards a military union
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - May 22, 2023 09:40 - 35 minutesThis week on the podcast we've got a new intro and a new host - Mireia. Mick and Clare discuss Ukraine, the anniversary of the Nakba, EU militarisation, Belarus and Sudan.
EP 132 - It’s never about values
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - May 12, 2023 19:09 - 40 minutesThis week Mick, Clare and Damien discuss a debate on the role of farmers in the ecological transition where the EPP are doing their best to scrap the green deal, a parliament vote to fast track ammunitions manufacture for Ukraine and how fortress Europe has enriched the warring factions in Sudan.
#134 FEPS Talks: Green Data: on the interplay of the twin transitions of digitalisation and climate
FEPS Talks - May 11, 2023 22:01 - 24 minutesThe coming decades will be characterised by two significant technology challenges: climate change mitigation and digitalisation. The technological transition associated with climate change follows clear and well-defined goals. In contrast, digitalisation does not pursue a clear objective and is c...
EP 131 - Micheál Martin takes on China
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - May 04, 2023 11:35 - 30 minutesThis week we’re discussing Micheál Martin’s recent comments about China, Commission President von der Leyen’s horrific speech about Israel and the state of electoral politics in Georgia.
EP 130 - Joining the dots
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - April 28, 2023 10:01 - 33 minutesThis week on the podcast we’re discussing the gathering momentum for the anti-war movement across Europe. We also discuss how government policies in Ireland are driving people into the arms of the far-right, the approach of the international community to the war in Ukraine and the recent fighting...
#133 FEPSTalks: The successes and critical aspects of the NextGenEU
FEPS Talks - April 27, 2023 16:59 - 38 minutesJérôme Creel, Director for Research at Sciences Po, OFCE and David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies and Policies, discuss and elaborate on the policy study: Making Next-Generation EU a permanent tool.
EP 129 - EU “values” and geopolitical interests
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - April 25, 2023 11:57 - 33 minutesMick and Clare join us from Strasbourg. They discuss the parliament plenary debate on China, EU “battlegroups”, the European Green Deal and the EU’s inconsistency when it comes to defending media freedom.
How to win the inflation battle?
Future is Blue - April 25, 2023 09:46 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSander Tordoir, Senior Economist at the Centre for European Reform, discusses with Raymond Torres, Funcas Europe Director, how the ECB and policymakers can get inflation under control in the eurozone. The show is hosted by Carlos Carnicero Urabayen.
EP 128 - A visitor from Georgia
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - April 21, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutesThis week we have something a little different. Mick sits down with Ilia Lobjanidze of the United Communist Party of Georgia to discuss recent unrest in Georgia with the foreign agents law and the protests which followed. They talk about what life is like for those in Georgia today and the attitu...
#132 FEPS Talks "Dark stores and quick commerce: are the riders squeezed for super-fast grocery delivery?"
FEPS Talks - April 19, 2023 12:20 - 27 minutesQuick-commerce is a service aimed at achieving superfast delivery from ‘dark stores’ to the consumer. And recently, they have boomed! To learn more about these developments, Gerard Oosterwijk, Digital Policy Analyst for FEPS, interviews Rachel Verdin, Research fellow of the University of Sussex B...
Rising interest rates and the impact on Europe's economy
Future is Blue - April 17, 2023 09:01 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAlice Faibishenko, Senior advisor at Funcas, discusses with Carlos Carnicero Urabayen, how rising interest rates are impacting banks, the mortgage market, and the Spanish labor market, among other issues.
EP 127 - A visit to China
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - April 14, 2023 08:37 - 35 minutesThis week Mick and Clare are hot off the heels of their visit to China, they discuss their impressions of the place and the people, and China's place in the geopolitical sphere.
#131 FEPS Talks: How to safeguard citizens’ trust in the EU institutions
FEPS Talks - March 30, 2023 16:15 - 23 minutesProfessor René Repasi, Member of the European Parliament since 2022, reflects together with Dr László Andor, FEPS Secretary General, on how the so-called Qatargate has undermined citizens’ trust in the European Institutions. Both welcome the quick and strong actions taken by the S&D group facing ...
How concerning is the banking stress?
Future is Blue - March 29, 2023 14:22 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn today's show we analyze the banking stress we've seen over the last couple of weeks on both sides of the Atlantic. Today's guests are Iain Begg, Professor at LSE and Raymond Torres, Funcas Europe Director. The host is Carlos Carnicero Urabayen. We explore questions such as: - Are ...
EP 126 - Greenwashing, Interpol and lecturing Africa
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - March 24, 2023 09:28 - 28 minutesThis week on the podcast we discuss: greenwashing, carbon credits, Interpol, and how the EU is lecturing African countries to take sides in the war in Ukraine.
EP 125 - The Plenary that Wasn't
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - March 17, 2023 12:58 - 30 minutesThis week on the podcast we're talking about a strange week in Strasbourg. We discuss some debates where Mick and Clare did not get to contribute - notably on Israel and Iran, as well as a heated debate over the issue of sending arms to Ukraine.
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