Ep 146: Jobs Commissioner Schmit — Lockdown limits — Corona bond bungle
Nicolas Schmit, the European commissioner for jobs and social rights, is our special guest — discussing the Commission's plan to help people stay in jobs despite the coronavirus crisis. Our pan-Europ...
2 Apr 202034min
Coronavirus edition #3: Testing questions — Corona bond debate — Dr. Herman Goossens
Herman Goossens, a professor of microbiology and coordinator of an EU group studying how to combat the coronavirus, is our special guest. What would he have done differently if he could turn back the ...
30 Mar 202029min
Ep 145: Italian lessons — Democratic distancing — ONE Campaign's Gayle Smith
POLITICO's Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli in Rome shares her thoughts on what the rest of Europe can learn from Italy's response to the coronavirus. Our pan-European panel debates the challenges for democr...
27 Mar 202031min
Coronavirus edition #2: European Commissioner Ylva Johansson — Vaccine confusion — 8 more weeks?
We hear from someone directly involved in the EU's response to the coronavirus crisis: Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson. The Swedish commissioner talks about the challenges of trying to keep t...
23 Mar 202029min
Ep 144 In Focus: Energy, presented by Shell: Europe on hold — COVID-19 leadership — Energy battles
As COVID-19 paralyzes Europe, our podcast panel describes daily life right now in Paris, Berlin, London and Brussels. We also look at how Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Boris Johnson and Ursula von d...
19 Mar 202036min
Coronavirus edition #1: Shutdowns & lockdowns — Europe's response — What airlines want
POLITICO brings you a special edition of the EU Confidential podcast focusing on the coronavirus crisis. This is the first in a series of extra episodes looking at the people, politics and policies sh...
16 Mar 202025min
Ep 143: Italy in coronavirus lockdown — Elections in France — UK's Tom Tugendhat
Life under lockdown in Italy: This episode of EU Confidential leads off with a conversation with Silvia Sciorilli-Borrelli in Rome about how Italy's attempt to quell the spread of the coronavirus is i...
12 Mar 202032min
Ep 142, presented by Goldman Sachs: EU in crisis mode — Super Tuesday — Syrian doctor Amani Ballour
From Brussels, Berlin, Paris and London, we break down responses to the coronavirus across Europe. How are politicians and the general population in each capital reacting? Is there a coherent European...
5 Mar 202032min
