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'Rent is too damn high!' Europe’s growing housing crisis
EU Confidential - January 26, 2024 03:01 - 37 minutesIn this episode we look at a crisis that is affecting many Europeans in most EU countries: skyrocketing rents and house prices, a shortage of flats, long waiting lists for social or affordable housing — commonplace problems from Greece to Luxembourg to Portugal. Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POL...
Interview with Minister Teresa Ribera, FEPS Progressive Person of the Year
FEPS Talks - January 24, 2024 13:13 - 28 minutesTeresa Ribera, Third Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, receives the Progressive Person of the Year award from the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) this Wednesday, January 24th, 2024. Ribera is an outst...
Interview with Minister Teresa Ribera, FEPS Progressive Person of the Year - FEPS Talks #142
FEPS Talks - January 24, 2024 13:13 - 28 minutesTeresa Ribera, Third Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, receives the Progressive Person of the Year award from the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) this Wednesday, January 24th, 2024. Ribera is an outst...
Ep.96: NATO, Post-Trump Stress Disorder, Breton, Rutte vs Kallas
EU Scream - January 21, 2024 06:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThe prospect of a wider conflict with Russia under a scenario where Donald Trump is back in the White House has spooked Europe. Thierry Breton, a European commissioner, is among those sounding the alarm. This month Breton made headlines by recalling how Trump said NATO was dead and the United St...
EP 155 - The Parliament green lights genocide
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - January 19, 2024 14:48 - 30 minutesJoin us as we discuss the shocking resolution passed by the Parliament this week. Gravely misrepresented by the media, it is not a call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire but an open-ended license for genocide. We also talk about the EU's disastrous diplomatic role in Ukraine and around th...
Can the EU manage migration?
EU Confidential - January 19, 2024 03:01 - 25 minutesAfter seven years of bitter wrangling, the EU has finally reached an agreement on how to handle migration — one of its most challenging and divisive issues. In this episode of EU Confidential we look at what's in the deal, which has been hailed as a success by Brussels but criticized by NGOs an...
Can the EU manage migration?
EU Confidential - January 19, 2024 03:01 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsAfter seven years of bitter wrangling, the EU has finally reached an agreement on how to handle migration — one of its most challenging and divisive issues. In this episode of EU Confidential we look at what's in the deal, which has been hailed as a success by Brussels but criticized by NGOs an...
Ep.95: Draghi, Michel, Acca Laurentia, Meloni and Putin
EU Scream - January 14, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMario Draghi is the obvious candidate to be the next president of the European Council. The job involves leading the meetings of EU heads of state and government. And it's wide open since incumbent Charles Michel announced he's quitting. But despite Draghi's notable achievements, including savin...
EP 154 - Israel on Trial
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - January 12, 2024 16:21 - 34 minutesWe're back from the Christmas break to discuss the ICJ genocide case against Israel initiated by South Africa, as well as the Irish government's disappointing reaction to it. We also talk about the US/UK strikes against the Houthis, the rise of militarism in Europe and the housing crisis in Irel...
EU top jobs kickoff — finding compromise with Viktor Orbán
EU Confidential - January 12, 2024 03:00 - 39 minutesIn this episode we look at the ongoing tug-of-war between Budapest and Brussels in the context of a rather shocking development that could pave the way for Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán — who has won a reputation as the bloc's biggest troublemaker — to chair meetings of EU leaders and set the EU age...
EU top jobs kickoff — finding compromise with Viktor Orbán
EU Confidential - January 12, 2024 03:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsIn this episode we look at the ongoing tug-of-war between Budapest and Brussels in the context of a rather shocking development that could pave the way for Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán — who has won a reputation as the bloc's biggest troublemaker — to chair meetings of EU leaders and set the EU age...
What's in store for Europe in 2024?
EU Confidential - January 05, 2024 03:01 - 36 minutesThis isn't just any new year — 2024 in the political calendar means mega elections in Europe, the U.S., the U.K. and beyond. Our EU Confidential crew predicts how these elections could impact pressing issues around the European Union. Bringing together the collective knowledge of some of POLITI...
What's in store for Europe in 2024?
EU Confidential - January 05, 2024 03:01 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsThis isn't just any new year — 2024 in the political calendar means mega elections in Europe, the U.S., the U.K. and beyond. Our EU Confidential crew predicts how these elections could impact pressing issues around the European Union. Bringing together the collective knowledge of some of POLITI...
Global China and European derisking - FEPS Talks #141
FEPS Talks - January 04, 2024 15:32 - 45 minutesEmeritus Professor Jeffrey Henderson explains the key factors behind the outstanding growth performance of the Chinese economy in the past 40 years. He opines that this era of rapid growth seems to be coming to an end, but the systemic rivalry between China and the USA remains a dominant issue in...
Sleepwalking Into 2024
EU Scream - December 29, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsJacques Delors passed away this week. He was the longest serving president of the European Commission. But what made Delors such a towering figure was his headlong rush to unify the continent. Monetary union. Free movement. The Single Market. Delors is the preeminent architect of the modern Euro...
EP 153 - Puppets of the Military Industrial Complex
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - December 18, 2023 14:39 - 36 minutesOn the last episode of the year, Mick and Clare share their updates from the plenary week in Strasbourg. They talk about the disappointing Parliamentary debate concerning Gaza, the influence of the arms industry in the EU, the war in Ukraine and the racism of Irish refugee policies.
Big Meat’s Big Win in Europe
EU Scream - December 15, 2023 21:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBig Meat had a good year in Europe. Plans to set emission limits for large-scale cattle farms were scrapped. Rules requiring landowners to restore wetlands were mostly gutted. And a keenly anticipated reform of the animal welfare rules was mostly consigned to the deep freeze. Among those promise...
Top EU stories of 2023 — POLITICO's guide
EU Confidential - December 15, 2023 03:01 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsOur last episode of 2023 is a bumper edition, reviewing some of the key stories that drove the conversations in Brussels and throughout Europe this year. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by a roundtable of POLITICO's policy editors including Joanna Roberts, Aoife White and Jan Cienski to discuss ev...
Top EU stories of 2023 — POLITICO's guide
EU Confidential - December 15, 2023 03:01 - 41 minutesOur last episode of 2023 is a bumper edition, reviewing some of the key stories that drove the conversations in Brussels and throughout Europe this year. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by a roundtable of POLITICO's policy editors including Joanna Roberts, Aoife White and Jan Cienski to discuss ev...
EP 152 - A trip to Macedonia, Firing your Boss, and Gaza
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - December 08, 2023 10:32 - 35 minutesThis week Clare and Mick tell us about their trip to Macedonia, the screening of the brilliant documentary Le Balai Libéré and its interrogation of working conditions and self-management, and the deteriorating humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Qatargate: Where do we stand a year after the corruption scandal erupted?
EU Confidential - December 08, 2023 03:01 - 33 minutesIn this episode, we revisit the huge corruption scandal which shook the European Parliament and the EU bubble exactly one year ago. Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO colleagues Elisa Braun and Eddy Wax, who sifted through a massive trove of leaked police documents and, along with Gian Volpic...
Qatargate: Where do we stand a year after the corruption scandal erupted?
EU Confidential - December 08, 2023 03:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsIn this episode, we revisit the huge corruption scandal which shook the European Parliament and the EU bubble exactly one year ago. Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO colleagues Elisa Braun and Eddy Wax, who sifted through a massive trove of leaked police documents and, along with Gian Volpic...
EP 151 - Dublin riots and the dehumanisation of Palestinians
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - December 01, 2023 11:57 - 28 minutesIn today's episode, Mick and Clare address the riots in Dublin last week. They also talk about the blatant dehumanisation of Palestinian lives, racism and the importance of persevering.
The most powerful people in Europe (for better or worse)
EU Confidential - December 01, 2023 03:01 - 31 minutesThis week, we take you inside our POLITICO 28 unveiling of Europe's most powerful people and unpack Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's comments on the Israel-Hamas war and her plans to run for the top job again. Also, we reveal new tactics used by successful far-right leaders in Europe ...
The most powerful people in Europe (for better or worse)
EU Confidential - December 01, 2023 03:01 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsThis week, we take you inside our POLITICO 28 unveiling of Europe's most powerful people and unpack Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's comments on the Israel-Hamas war and her plans to run for the top job again. Also, we reveal new tactics used by successful far-right leaders in Europe ...
EP 150 - Double Standards, a Military Union and the Rise of the Far Right
I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace - November 24, 2023 12:10 - 37 minutesThis week Clare and Mick are back in Strasbourg for another plenary session. They call out the EU's hypocrisy and cynicism in commemorating the International Day on the Rights of the Child and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women while refusing to call for a ceasef...
Geert Wilders stuns with far-right election victory in the Netherlands
EU Confidential - November 24, 2023 03:01 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsFar-right leader Geert Wilders came out on top in the Dutch election this week, sending shock waves through Brussels and beyond. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Suzanne Lynch is joined by Eline Schaart and Nicholas Vinocur to break down the results of the vote, and what it potentially ...
Geert Wilders stuns with far-right election victory in the Netherlands
EU Confidential - November 24, 2023 03:01 - 29 minutesFar-right leader Geert Wilders came out on top in the Dutch election this week, sending shock waves through Brussels and beyond. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Suzanne Lynch is joined by Eline Schaart and Nicholas Vinocur to break down the results of the vote, and what it potentially ...
SPONSORED CONTENT: Carbon capture and storage to reach net zero
EU Confidential - November 22, 2023 03:01 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 78 ratingsOil, gas and coal still made up 81.5 percent of the global energy mix in 2022 — down just 3 percent from 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was signed. Given the slow pace of the energy transition, carbon capture and storage, or CCS, has the potential to become an important technology ...
SPONSORED CONTENT: Carbon capture and storage to reach net zero
EU Confidential - November 22, 2023 03:01 - 16 minutesOil, gas and coal still made up 81.5 percent of the global energy mix in 2022 — down just 3 percent from 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was signed. Given the slow pace of the energy transition, carbon capture and storage, or CCS, has the potential to become an important technology ...
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