Episode 30: Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid — Davos preview — MEP of the Week
This week's show features an interview with Estonia's President Kersti Kaljulaid, the first head of state to appear on the podcast. Kaljulaid explains why Estonia wants to pay more to the EU, reveals ...
18 Jan 201833min
Episode 29: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek - Poland vs Brussels - Harassment survey
Host Ryan Heath interviews Daniel Ek, the CEO of global music pioneer Spotify. The music world was a notorious graveyard for online entrepreneurs: until Spotify. In this episode, Ek explains why he th...
11 Jan 201847min
Episode 28: Estonia's EU presidency — Bulgaria's big moment — Iran protests
Kaja Tael, Estonia's ambassador to the EU, reviews her country's six months running the bloc's rotating presidency. Host Ryan Heath also talks to POLITICO's Christian Oliver about the challenges for B...
4 Jan 201837min
Episode 27, presented by Raytheon : 2017 review & NATO’s Jamie Shea
Episode 27 of POLITICO's EU Confidential podcast features a review of the year from POLITICO reporters and an interview with NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General Jamie Shea, a Brussels veteran of...
21 Des 201742min
Episode 26: Rebooting Brussels — #BrusselsSoWhite — David Davis’s double talk
Episode 26 of POLITICO's EU Confidential podcast has just been released, featuring a deep dive into the EU's capital city. We discuss how to improve Brussels as a city with regional minister Pascal Sm...
14 Des 201742min
Episode 25: Herman Van Rompuy & Theresa May's Manic Monday
Former European Council President Herman Van Rompuy talks to host Ryan Heath about the future of the EU in this week's episode. EU reform and Brexit haiku: Since leaving office, Van Rompuy has been sh...
7 Des 201739min
Episode 24: Glyphodrama — Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis — food safety chief Bernard Uhl
This week's show features back-to-back interviews with the European commissioner for health, Vytenis Andriukaitis, who is also a heart surgeon, and Bernhard Uhl, the head of the European Food Safety A...
30 Nov 201748min
Episode 23: Olympic committee chief — EMA, EBA to Amsterdam, Paris — Failed German coalition talks
Episode 23 of POLITICO's EU Confidential podcast features Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee. This week, we've got two feature interviews for you. As well as Bach, there...
23 Nov 201743min
