Latest European politics Podcast Episodes
Ep.106: Palestinian State, Ireland, Tony Connelly, James Joyce
EU Scream - May 18, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIreland and Spain are to grant formal recognition to a Palestine state as soon as this month. The move puts Dublin and Madrid at odds with most other EU states and with the United States. Sweden is the only other state to have recognised Palestine during its membership of the EU, and that was a ...
How Russian disinformation could skew EU election — and whether Europe can fight it
EU Confidential - May 17, 2024 02:00 - 31 minutesUrsula von der Leyen made a promise this week: if she secures another term as president of the European Commission, she will prioritize beefing up the EU's defenses against malicious disinformation from Moscow. It's a top-of-agenda issue for many in Brussels and across the bloc, with less than ...
How Russian disinformation could skew EU election — and whether Europe can fight it
EU Confidential - May 17, 2024 02:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsUrsula von der Leyen made a promise this week: if she secures another term as president of the European Commission, she will prioritize beefing up the EU's defenses against malicious disinformation from Moscow. It's a top-of-agenda issue for many in Brussels and across the bloc, with less than ...
Who votes for the European far right? And why?
EU Confidential - May 10, 2024 02:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsAs recent national elections in several European countries have shown, far-right voters no longer fit the stereotype of the angry, old white man, but now often include women, young people and even migrants. In this episode we unpack what drives voters to abandon the mainstream and more traditio...
Who votes for the European far right? And why?
EU Confidential - May 10, 2024 02:00 - 35 minutesAs recent national elections in several European countries have shown, far-right voters no longer fit the stereotype of the angry, old white man, but now often include women, young people and even migrants. In this episode we unpack what drives voters to abandon the mainstream and more traditio...
Ep.105: Abortion Politics, EU Elections, Austria, Papayas, Slovenia
EU Scream - May 07, 2024 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsAbortion is a deal breaker for some voters. That's the case in the US where Joe Biden is making Donald Trump pay a political price for his role in overturning Roe vs. Wade. That's also been the case in Poland where a wellspring of pro-choice sentiment helped remove the ultraconservative Law and ...
Debate time! EU lead candidates go head-to-head
EU Confidential - May 03, 2024 02:00 - 35 minutesIt was a rare chance to see all the leading candidates from Europe's main political parties go head-to-head in a presidential-style debate to become the next head of the European Commission. With just over a month to go until the European Parliament election, eight politicians met in the Dutch ...
Debate time! EU lead candidates go head-to-head
EU Confidential - May 03, 2024 02:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsIt was a rare chance to see all the leading candidates from Europe's main political parties go head-to-head in a presidential-style debate to become the next head of the European Commission. With just over a month to go until the European Parliament election, eight politicians met in the Dutch ...
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...
Unions for a New Social Agenda with Esther Lynch
FEPS Talks - April 26, 2024 09:40 - 34 minutes🔊📺 Available on Spotify, Youtube and Apple Podcast Inspired by the recent conference organised by the Belgian presidency of the EU Council on Social Europe, ETUC General Secretary Esther Lynch shares her assessment of the „La Hulpe declaration”, and expresses some regret for the lack of full supp...
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...
European Parliament in review — MEP unAwards 2024
EU Confidential - April 26, 2024 02:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsSince 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...
Brussels buzzwords of the week: competitiveness and Bolshewokism
EU Confidential - April 19, 2024 02:03 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsIn 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 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...
'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...
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 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...
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...
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.
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