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EP 168 - A goodbye for now...
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - April 26, 2024 12:33 - 44 minutesJoin us for what could be the last episode of I4C Trouble. As the mandate comes to an end, Mick and Clare reflect on their years in Brussels. It's been a disappointing yet rewarding experience, where we've strived to use our platform to amplify the struggle for peace, anti-imperialism and a Euro...
European Parliament in review — MEP unAwards 2024
EU Confidential - April 26, 2024 02:00 - 33 minutesSince the 2019 election this European Parliament has had to deal with various challenges, from Brexit and Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine and scandals such as Qatargate. At the same time it has managed to legislate on key issues such as climate change, AI and migration. In this episode we look b...
Ep.104: Free speech, National Conservatives, Cordon sanitaire, CPAC
EU Scream - April 22, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhat's the best approach to fighting the hard right? Suppressing toxic views? Or contesting them publicly? The answer lies in the middle of course — an open society must retain the means to reject intolerance and hate. But what's clear from recent events in Brussels is that hasty and ham-fisted ...
EP 167 - What's the role of the EU in Gaza's genocide? (with Jedaal)
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - April 19, 2024 09:06 - 56 minutesThis week we're sharing our conversation with Ali Alizadeh for his podcast Jedaal TV. Ali questioned us on the role of the EU in the genocide in Gaza and the war in Ukraine, and what's most important: where do we go from here?
Brussels buzzwords of the week: competitiveness and Bolshewokism
EU Confidential - April 19, 2024 02:03 - 37 minutesIn this episode we unpack the EU's new buzzword and the main point of discussion at this week's European Council summit: competitiveness. We also bring you another new buzzword from Brussels this week: Bolshewokism. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO's chief Brussels correspondent, Barbar...
EP 166 - Francesca Albanese's report and the Migration Pact
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - April 12, 2024 13:02 - 37 minutesThis week we welcomed Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, to present her report ‘Anatomy of a Genocide’ in the European Parliament. Together with Diana Buttu and Daniel Levy, the panel offered invaluable insights into the current crisis in Gaza, its...
EU election latest: Knives out for Ursula von der Leyen
EU Confidential - April 12, 2024 02:00 - 34 minutesWith just weeks to go until the European Parliament election, we're bringing you the state of play. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by Elisa Braun, POLITICO's Brussels correspondent, and Nicholas Vinocur, POLITICO's editor at large, to discuss the many political challenges facing EPP lead candidat...
EU election latest: Knives out for Ursula von der Leyen
EU Confidential - April 12, 2024 02:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsWith just weeks to go until the European Parliament election, we're bringing you the state of play. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by Elisa Braun, POLITICO's Brussels correspondent, and Nicholas Vinocur, POLITICO's editor at large, to discuss the many political challenges facing EPP lead candidat...
Ep.103: Politics and Eurovision, Sweden v France, Ukraine v Russia, Israel
EU Scream - April 07, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsSome people love Eurovision. Others don't get it. But beyond the camp and kitsch of the annual song contest there's much to observe about the politics of Europe and the wider region. In this episode, author and broadcaster Dave Keating starts with discord between Sweden and France over language....
EP 165 - Aid workers killed in Gaza and dissident republicans
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - April 05, 2024 13:59 - 28 minutesWe're back after a busy green week of very interesting meetings and events in Ireland and Italy. And how lucky that our return coincides with NATO's 75th anniversary... 75 years of US-led terrorism and impunity. And on that line, Israel continues to escalate tensions internationally, having kill...
'If you want peace, prepare for war': How an old saying is making a comeback in Europe
EU Confidential - March 29, 2024 03:01 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsIn this episode, we unpack the growing urgency among EU leaders to defeat Russia's Vladimir Putin. Remember the old Latin saying: si vis pacem, para bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war)? We discuss what that might mean today. We also explain what's at stake in presidential runoff electio...
'If you want peace, prepare for war': How an old saying is making a comeback in Europe
EU Confidential - March 29, 2024 03:01 - 30 minutesIn this episode, we unpack the growing urgency among EU leaders to defeat Russia's Vladimir Putin. Remember the old Latin saying: si vis pacem, para bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war)? We discuss what that might mean today. We also explain what's at stake in presidential runoff electio...
Ep.102: European Parliament and Race, Aya Nakamura, Diversity and Policing
EU Scream - March 25, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsOpposition to French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura performing at the Paris Olympics is whipped up by the "fachosphère" in France. The former head of the EU Border and Coast Guard joins the far-right and accuses former colleagues of a "project" to encourage migration. Those are just two recent examp...
EP 164 - Elections and resignations
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - March 22, 2024 14:13 - 32 minutesLeo Varadkar's resignation as Irish Taoiseach has taken most by surprise. Mick and Clare discuss what type of legacy he's leaving behind as they debunk the idea it's related to his comments on Palestine while in Washington for Saint Patrick's day. And while some resigned, others were being re-el...
Farmers lead the EU climate backlash
EU Confidential - March 22, 2024 03:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsAs EU leaders received a stark warning about the climate risks facing the bloc, the European Commission caved to farmer protests and demands to slash environmental requirements. Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO's climate policy reporter Zia Weise about the recent report on climate risks fac...
Farmers lead the EU climate backlash
EU Confidential - March 22, 2024 03:00 - 34 minutesAs EU leaders received a stark warning about the climate risks facing the bloc, the European Commission caved to farmer protests and demands to slash environmental requirements. Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO's climate policy reporter Zia Weise about the recent report on climate risks fac...
Social democracy and the working class with Jonas Pontusson
FEPS Talks - March 20, 2024 16:11 - 34 minutesProfessor Jonas Pontusson is sharing his views about the need for a “social democratic renewal”. There is no simple recipe for this, and one needs to research political economy as well as sociology for a proper assessment of the dynamics of progressive politics today. But the discussions on the d...
Ep.101: Greenland Trump, WW3 Denmark, Rwanda Model, War Council
EU Scream - March 17, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDonald Trump wanted to buy it; Mette Frederiksen said it wasn't for sale. Greenland and its ownership is for Greenlanders to decide, the Danish prime minister told President Trump five years ago. In this episode Karin Axelsson, EU correspondent for the respected Danish daily Politiken, reflects ...
EP 163 - Referendums, humanitarian aid and spyware
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - March 15, 2024 11:36 - 30 minutesWelcome back to another Strasbourg episode. This week we discuss the Irish referendums on family and care, the Parliament's resolution on humanitarian aid for Gaza, the influence of Ukrainian grain in the European market and the authorisation of spyware to be used against journalists.
Portuguese voters' anger and what it means for Europe
EU Confidential - March 15, 2024 03:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsPortugal's snap election has brought seismic change — the Socialists are now in opposition and the center-right Democratic Alliance, which narrowly won the vote, will try to form a minority government. But the biggest shock came when the far-right, ultra-nationalist, anti-immigrant Chega won mor...
Portuguese voters' anger and what it means for Europe
EU Confidential - March 15, 2024 03:00 - 31 minutesPortugal's snap election has brought seismic change — the Socialists are now in opposition and the center-right Democratic Alliance, which narrowly won the vote, will try to form a minority government. But the biggest shock came when the far-right, ultra-nationalist, anti-immigrant Chega won mor...
Brexit: A cautionary tale with Catherine Barnard
FEPS Talks - March 11, 2024 13:14 - 26 minutesBrexit is not an issue of the past but the present, and it remains with us for the foreseeable future. FEPS Secretary General László Andor discusses its causes and consequences with Professor Catherine Barnard (University of Cambridge, Trinity College). They agree that in 2016 the pro-Brexit sid...
Ep.100: Frontex in Greece, Abortion in France
EU Scream - March 10, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsFrontex, the EU border and coast guard, is the bloc's best funded agency costing upwards of a billion euros a year. There are plans for a standing corps of 10,000 uniformed personnel this decade. But something is badly amiss. Migrants keep drowning in large numbers under Frontex's watch. That in...
EP 162 - Von der Leyen's appointment and a visit to Western Sahara
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - March 08, 2024 16:10 - 40 minutesThis week we're back in the studio in Brussels, where we discuss von der Leyen's appointment as EPP lead candidate, making her likely to renew her position as European Commission President. We also discuss our event with Palmed-France doctors returning from Gaza who recount the appalling health ...
Inside the European People's Party Congress 2024
EU Confidential - March 08, 2024 02:41 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsOn this bumper edition of EU Confidential, we take you inside the two-day European People Party's Congress in Bucharest. Host Sarah Wheaton and POLITICO's Eddy Wax reveal what was happening as the center-right EPP sealed the deal on its campaign manifesto and anointed its lead candidate for the...
Inside the European People's Party Congress 2024
EU Confidential - March 08, 2024 02:41 - 58 minutesOn this bumper edition of EU Confidential, we take you inside the two-day European People Party's Congress in Bucharest. Host Sarah Wheaton and POLITICO's Eddy Wax reveal what was happening as the center-right EPP sealed the deal on its campaign manifesto and anointed its lead candidate for the...
EP 161 - Ceasefire Calls, #CareRef, Assange, Navalny and the Nature Restoration Law's Grand Finale
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - March 02, 2024 20:06 - 37 minutesA bunch of important votes and debates in the EP plenary drew the attention of the Irish media this week. After nearly five years of ignoring the case of Julian Assange, MEPs finally agreed to allow a discussion of his case onto the agenda. So where does his case stand now? The hotly-debated Natu...
European Parliament election 2024 — state of play
EU Confidential - March 01, 2024 03:02 - 34 minutesWith less than 100 days until the European Parliament election, we bring you the state of play. Also, we hear from Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili about her country's ambitions to join the EU. Host Sarah Wheaton assembles a panel of astute election watchers to break down the key issues ...
European Parliament election 2024 — state of play
EU Confidential - March 01, 2024 03:02 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsWith less than 100 days until the European Parliament election, we bring you the state of play. Also, we hear from Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili about her country's ambitions to join the EU. Host Sarah Wheaton assembles a panel of astute election watchers to break down the key issues ...
EP 160 - Free Julian Assange!
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - February 23, 2024 14:52 - 31 minutesClare and Mick are back from London, where they attended Julian Assange's extradition hearing. Join us as we discuss the importance of Assange's truth-telling work and the urgent need to stop his wrongful persecution. Why does the EU praise Navalny as a courageous dissident but says nothing abou...
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