Ep 153: Merkel & Macron's Recovery Fund — Economist Lucas Guttenberg
It was big and bold and came out of the blue — Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron took Europe by surprise with a plan for a €500 billion EU recovery fund. Was it a historic moment for Europe? How would...
21 Touko 202033min
Coronavirus edition #10: MEP Pascal Canfin on green recovery — Back-to-school questions
How green will Europe's economic revival be? Pascal Canfin, the chair of the European Parliament's environment committee, outlines what MEPs want to see from the EU's recovery plan. Angela Merkel and ...
18 Touko 202026min
Ep 152: Timothy Garton Ash — Second wave — War on leaks
Timothy Garton Ash, professor of European studies in the University of Oxford, doesn't mince words about the challenges — and opportunities — facing the European Union as it tries to navigate its way ...
14 Touko 202035min
Coronavirus edition #9: Talking Tedros: WHO chief in spotlight — Sweden's light-touch lockdown
We turn the spotlight on World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the man at the center of a global public health crisis and a geopolitical storm. POLITICO's Sarah Wheaton talks abo...
11 Touko 202028min
Ep 151, presented by the Croatian presidency: Coronavirus quandaries — New British Chamber CEO
What standards should we expect from politicians, professors and public health experts as they guide us through this crisis? And where does science end and politics begin? POLITICO's Andrew Gray, Matt...
7 Touko 202030min
Coronavirus edition #8: Pledge drive — Getting philosophical — Brussels post-lockdown plans
Pledges of billions of euros to fight the coronavirus rolled into a conference hosted by the European Commission on Monday — but how much of that money is new and where will it go? POLITICO healthcare...
4 Touko 202023min
Ep 150: Chinese propaganda — Economist Thomas Piketty — Brussels love bus
French economist Thomas Piketty has some big ideas about how Europe should respond to the coronavirus crisis. He shared them in a livestreamed conversation with POLITICO earlier this week, and Brussel...
30 Huhti 202031min
Coronavirus edition #7: Commissioner Elisa Ferreira on economic recovery — Critical seasonal workers
Elisa Ferreira, the European commissioner for cohesion and reforms, is directly involved in crafting the EU's economic response to the coronavirus. She speaks with POLITICO's Lili Bayer about how the ...
27 Huhti 202018min
