Europe’s new Marshall Plan: making a bet on Ukraine
This week’s EU Confidential episode comes to you from London, where the Ukraine Recovery Conference has just wrapped up. Ukraine may still be fighting a war, but already a conversation has started abo...
22 Jun 202328min
Artificial intelligence and the EU's attempt to regulate it — Commissioner Thierry Breton
This week's episode dives deep into artificial intelligence — and how the EU is responding to this rapidly developing technology. Host Suzanne Lynch joins listeners from Strasbourg as the European Par...
15 Jun 202335min
Polish protests — Hungary's EU role — Sleeper train journey
In this bumper edition, we explain what's behind recent large protests in Poland, why some in Brussels want to stymie Hungary in the EU decision-making process and we take you along on a new night tra...
8 Jun 202336min
From Moldova: The European Political Community is back
This week's episode comes to you from the second meeting of the European Political Community in the Moldovan capital of Chișinău. With over 40 heads of state and government invited to attend, host Su...
1 Jun 202328min
EU's 'Defence of Democracy' debate on combatting foreign influence
This week, we debate the EU's latest attempt to combat foreign influence with its forthcoming "Defence of Democracy package," which some in Brussels claim could result in unintended consequences. POLI...
25 Mai 202331min
EU commissioner resigns — Bulgaria's breaking point — European elections 2024
This week, we dive into the political upheaval in Bulgaria and the resignation of the country's EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel. And we begin our spotlight series on the European Parliament, as the dat...
18 Mai 202335min
The end of Erdoğan? — Turkey's EU accession ambitions — Europe Day
This week, the focus is on Turkey and what's at stake in elections happening May 14. We also hear from British writer and scholar Hugh Pope, who has written extensively on modern Turkey and tackles th...
11 Mai 202332min
POLITICO reviews ‘The Diplomat’ — Meloni surprises Brussels — The key to Ukraine's victory
As the EU defense industry gets the green light to ramp up ammunitions production, we hear from former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe Ben Hodges on why Crimea holds the key to a Ukrainian vict...
4 Mai 202336min
