Inside Magyar’s grand bargain with the EU
The EU may be saying goodbye to Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, but the system that empowered him and the problems he’s left behind are still very much in place. Today on the podcast, Ian Wishart and Nick Vi...
14 Apr 15min
After 16 years, Viktor Orbán loses
It’s the end of an era: Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is on the way out after suffering a crushing defeat in Hungary’s general election. Péter Magyar, who will take his place as prime minister, is on course...
13 Apr 15min
Inside the campaign to unseat Orbán
Hungarians may be the ones voting this Sunday — but all EU citizens have something at stake in the outcome of the election. After years of obstructionism under PM Viktor Orbán, a new leader in Budap...
10 Apr 37min
Hungary’s election enters crucial final days
It’s three days until the Hungarian election, and opposition leader Péter Magyar appears poised to end PM Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. If that happens, some in the Brussels bubble hope Magyar will ta...
9 Apr 13min
Europe watches as Trump’s threats escalate
Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran’s “whole civilization” shocked the world. On the podcast today, host Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart, POLITICO’s senior EU politics editor, discuss the Europ...
8 Apr 15min
Why EU foreign policy keeps getting stuck
EU foreign policy runs on unanimity — and it’s starting to break down. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart unpack growing frustration with how the EU makes foreign policy, as divisions over Ukraine fun...
7 Apr 15min
Can Britain and the EU get a Brexit reset deal over the line?
Despite the war in Iran and its economic consequences preoccupying London and Brussels, much work is going on behind the scenes to strike a closer relationship between the U.K. and the European Union....
3 Apr 22min
How secure are the Commission’s group chats?
Bulgaria is heading towards another tight parliamentary election this month — and it wants the EU to help counter malign foreign interference. Haunted by memories of coordinated social media campaign...
2 Apr 14min
