Summer special: Recommended reading, listening and viewing
We have all the recommendations you need for reading, listening and viewing to make the most of your summer holiday — courtesy of the POLITICO podcast crew, special guests and our listeners. This exte...
29 Jul 202140min
German floods — Spyware scandal — Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
The devastating floods in Western Europe are our top story this week: We hear from our reporter in the German flood zone and debate the political consequences of the catastrophe. We also discuss a big...
22 Jul 202138min
Political football — EU's big climate combo — Recovery cash
The political repercussions of Euro 2020, a massive package of European climate laws, and the first economic recovery plans approved for EU cash all feature this week. POLITICO's Rym Momtaz joins Andr...
15 Jul 202136min
Slovenian EU presidency — Champagne spat — Digital expert Marietje Schaake
Slovenia's awkward start to its EU presidency and a look at why Russia has France fizzing over Champagne feature this week. And our special guest is former MEP Marietje Schaake on transatlantic tech r...
8 Jul 202131min
Stunning summit — EU's engine room — Ex-Swedish PM Carl Bildt
We unpack last week's extraordinary summit of EU leaders, take stock of the coronavirus situation in Europe and bring you inside the EU's "engine room." Our special guest is former Swedish Prime Minis...
1 Jul 202137min
Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ law — Sausage wars — Commission VP Maroš Šefčovič
Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, France's regional elections and U.K.-EU relations are all up for debate. And we hear from European Commission VP Maroš Šefčovič's on the U.K.-EU "sausage wars" and m...
24 Jun 202134min
Biden's European summit spree — ECB President Christine Lagarde — Birthday bonanza
We take stock of Joe Biden's visit to Europe and what it means for EU allies. And our special guest is European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, discussing the uphill battle for gender equali...
17 Jun 202137min
Biden in Europe — Back to Strasbourg — Transatlantic talk
Joe Biden's trip to Europe, an interview with Germany's transatlantic coordinator, the European Parliament's strange return to Strasbourg, and a brewing Brussels brouhaha over the French language all ...
10 Jun 202138min
