Latest European politics Podcast Episodes
As it happened: Ursula von der Leyen’s secret ballot triumph
EU Confidential - July 19, 2024 02:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsBig decisions awaited the new class of MEPs this week: Whether to back Ursula von der Leyen for a second term atop the Commission; which committee assignments to pursue; and, most urgently, which Parliament bar to visit to get away from it all. Join host Sarah Wheaton for a romp through the Str...
Viktor Orbán's rogue “peace missions” to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijing and Washington
EU Confidential - July 12, 2024 02:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsJust days into his country's rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán again stunned other European leaders by setting off on a series of visits to Kyiv, Moscow and Beijing, styling himself as a peace negotiator with a mandate from Brussels. H...
Viktor Orbán's rogue “peace missions” to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijing and Washington
EU Confidential - July 12, 2024 02:00 - 31 minutesJust days into his country's rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán again stunned other European leaders by setting off on a series of visits to Kyiv, Moscow and Beijing, styling himself as a peace negotiator with a mandate from Brussels. H...
French election shocker: reaction and analysis
EU Confidential - July 08, 2024 02:01 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsFrance has voted and the results are in — our POLITICO team in Paris discusses the surprising results of the final round of the parliamentary election in this special episode of EU Confidential. Host Nicholas Vinocur is first joined by POLITICO's Victor Goury-Laffont to break down the results a...
French election shocker: reaction and analysis
EU Confidential - July 08, 2024 02:01 - 20 minutesFrance has voted and the results are in — our POLITICO team in Paris discusses the surprising results of the final round of the parliamentary election in this special episode of EU Confidential. Host Nicholas Vinocur is first joined by POLITICO's Victor Goury-Laffont to break down the results a...
Panic mode: Biden and Le Pen imperil mainstream politics
EU Confidential - July 05, 2024 02:00 - 30 minutesJust days before the final round of France's snap parliamentary elections, we discuss possible scenarios for what could emerge from the messy political situation in Paris: shiny new leaders, a shaky new government, rocky cohabitation — or even more chaos. Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO's ...
Panic mode: Biden and Le Pen imperil mainstream politics
EU Confidential - July 05, 2024 02:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsJust days before the final round of France's snap parliamentary elections, we discuss possible scenarios for what could emerge from the messy political situation in Paris: shiny new leaders, a shaky new government, rocky cohabitation — or even more chaos. Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO's ...
Ep.108: Accountability in the Von Der Leyen Era, Greece, Pfizer, Iran
EU Scream - June 29, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBorder violence. Hostage diplomacy. Vaccine purchases. Just some of the areas where opaqueness in EU decision-making can erode public trust and ultimately democracy. These also are areas where accountability journalism like freedom of information requests can help uncover undue influence by lobb...
Post-election steps forward for EU socialists with Sergei Stanishev
FEPS Talks - June 28, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes🔊📺 Available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcast In this episode of FEPS Talks we welcome Sergei Stanishev, who is leaving the European Parliament after ten years. He summarises his insights gathered as a MEP, but also as the President of the Party of European Socialists, a position he held be...
EU top jobs deal — French election, round 1
EU Confidential - June 28, 2024 02:34 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsStraight from the European Council summit, we bring you the latest news and analysis on a range of tough issues on the leaders' agenda. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO colleagues Barbara Moens and Aitor Hernández-Morales to discuss how EU leaders agreed on who they want to lead the top...
EU top jobs deal — French election, round 1
EU Confidential - June 28, 2024 02:34 - 29 minutesStraight from the European Council summit, we bring you the latest news and analysis on a range of tough issues on the leaders' agenda. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO colleagues Barbara Moens and Aitor Hernández-Morales to discuss how EU leaders agreed on who they want to lead the top...
MEGA shift in the EU's balance of power
EU Confidential - June 21, 2024 02:00 - 34 minutesAlmost two weeks after the EU election, there is still a lot of political manoeuvring going on — both in Brussels and in national capitals. First, POLITICO's chief EU correspondent, Barbara Moens, recaps of the race for the top jobs after European leaders failed to reach a deal at their informa...
MEGA shift in the EU's balance of power
EU Confidential - June 21, 2024 02:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsAlmost two weeks after the EU election, there is still a lot of political manoeuvring going on — both in Brussels and in national capitals. First, POLITICO's chief EU correspondent, Barbara Moens, recaps of the race for the top jobs after European leaders failed to reach a deal at their informa...
EP 169 - Thank you
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - June 19, 2024 14:09 - 33 minutesJoin us for a conversation with Mick and Clare on the elections, the campaign and what's to come. It might not be from the European Parliament, but rest assured these two will continue to fight on.
Macron challenges French voters and spooks Brussels
EU Confidential - June 14, 2024 02:00 - 24 minutesAs the EU comes to terms with its new (sort of) political reality following last weekend's European Parliament election, France is already back in campaign mode — preparing for snap elections called unexpectedly by President Emmanuel Macron. The French president dissolved the National Assembly ...
Macron challenges French voters and spooks Brussels
EU Confidential - June 14, 2024 02:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsAs the EU comes to terms with its new (sort of) political reality following last weekend's European Parliament election, France is already back in campaign mode — preparing for snap elections called unexpectedly by President Emmanuel Macron. The French president dissolved the National Assembly ...
Polarisation and volatility within the alliances with Matthias Ecke
FEPS Talks - June 13, 2024 09:38 - 33 minutesThis podcast was recorded just a few hours after the polling stations across the EU closed. It features Matthias Ecke, a returning Member of the European Parliament from SPD in Germany. Together with him, Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, dives into the campaign's evaluation...
Polarisation and volatility within the alliances: What is the Progressive strategy to succeed in 2024-2029?
FEPS Talks - June 13, 2024 09:38 - 33 minutesThis podcast was recorded just a few hours after the polling stations across the EU closed. It features Matthias Ecke, a returning Member of the European Parliament from SPD in Germany. Together with him, Ania Skrzypek, FEPS Director for Research and Training, dives into the campaign's evaluation...
EU election results — Europe swings to the right
EU Confidential - June 10, 2024 02:01 - 39 minutesAs election result projections were revealed on Sunday evening, our EU Confidential team recorded a live episode with first reactions and analysis from our POLITICO newsroom. Host Sarah Wheaton and the team looked beyond the numbers and analyzed the direction the EU might take as a consequence ...
EU election results — Europe swings to the right
EU Confidential - June 10, 2024 02:01 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsAs election result projections were revealed on Sunday evening, our EU Confidential team recorded a live episode with first reactions and analysis from our POLITICO newsroom. Host Sarah Wheaton and the team looked beyond the numbers and analyzed the direction the EU might take as a consequence ...
What the EU election is actually about
EU Confidential - June 07, 2024 02:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsAs voting gets underway throughout the EU, we check in on the polls and learn which stories are dominating the headlines in capitals around Europe. Host Sarah Wheaton discusses the latest polling numbers with our data reporter Hanne Cokelaere. Be sure to check out POLITICO's Poll of Polls for t...
What the EU election is actually about
EU Confidential - June 07, 2024 02:00 - 32 minutesAs voting gets underway throughout the EU, we check in on the polls and learn which stories are dominating the headlines in capitals around Europe. Host Sarah Wheaton discusses the latest polling numbers with our data reporter Hanne Cokelaere. Be sure to check out POLITICO's Poll of Polls for t...
Ep.107: Shame, Falsification, Normalisation of Radical Right, EU Vote, The Lonely Olive
EU Scream - June 06, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsHow did politics long deemed unacceptable go mainstream so quickly? Pundits have blamed disinformation, social media and growing distrust of elites. But these factors don't adequately explain how illiberalism and identitarian ideologies have spread so rapidly even to countries thought to be immu...
Feminist leadership for systematic change with Joanna Maycock
FEPS Talks - June 06, 2024 09:04 - 26 minutes🔊📺 Available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcast This episode of FEPS Talks features Joanna Maycock, an award-winning feminist campaigner and co-author of the policy study “Women Civil Society Organisation Leaders for systemic change.” Interviewed by Ainara Bascuñana, Head of Communications at...
Key EU policies — how will they change after the vote?
EU Confidential - May 31, 2024 02:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsWith just a week to go until the European election and the campaign in full gear, we're focusing on how the vote will impact key EU policies such as health, energy, climate, technology and defense. Will they be affected by the shake-up of the bloc's political landscape and the arrival of new ME...
Key EU policies — how will they change after the vote?
EU Confidential - May 31, 2024 02:00 - 33 minutesWith just a week to go until the European election and the campaign in full gear, we're focusing on how the vote will impact key EU policies such as health, energy, climate, technology and defense. Will they be affected by the shake-up of the bloc's political landscape and the arrival of new ME...
EU election 101 — your questions answered
EU Confidential - May 24, 2024 02:00 - 36 minutesThis is your essential (and entertaining!) guide to the upcoming European election — everything you've wanted to know but been too afraid to ask. With the crucial vote just two weeks away, we reached out to you, our European and American listeners, on social media and collected the most pressin...
EU election 101 — your questions answered
EU Confidential - May 24, 2024 02:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsThis is your essential (and entertaining!) guide to the upcoming European election — everything you've wanted to know but been too afraid to ask. With the crucial vote just two weeks away, we reached out to you, our European and American listeners, on social media and collected the most pressin...
Leading social and employment action at the EP with Agnes Jongerius
FEPS Talks - May 22, 2024 13:28 - 54 minutes🔊📺 Available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcast In this episode of FEPS Talks, MEP Agnes Jongerious, Head of the Dutch Delegation to the S&D Group, for which she’s also coordinator in the EMPL committee, looks back at the activities of this legislature to take stock of the achievements done on...
Leading Social and Employment action at the EP with Agnes Jongerious
FEPS Talks - May 22, 2024 13:28 - 54 minutes🔊📺 Available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcast In this episode of FEPS Talks, MEP Agnes Jongerious, Head of the Dutch Delegation to the S&D Group, for which she’s also coordinator in the EMPL committee, looks back at the activities of this legislature to take stock of the achievements done on...
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