Why today’s extraordinary EU Council in Brussels is a special one
Today, 6th of March 2025, Brussels is set for yet another day of critical discussions. EU heads of state are gathering in Europe’s Capital for a much-awaited Special European Council. On the agenda? N...
6 Mars 20254min
The Commission waters down CO2 targets to give flexibility to car makers
The European Commission is giving carmakers a break, relaxing its CO2 targets by introducing a three-year average instead of annual compliance. The goal? To offer "predictability and fairness" and hel...
5 Mars 20255min
What is Von der Leyens’s €150B toolkit for boosting EU defence?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed the ‘Rearm Europe Plan,’ a bold strategy to channel up to €800 billion into military investments. The plan includes relaxing fiscal rule...
4 Mars 20254min
Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing' after Trump humiliates Zelenskyy
As US president Donald Trump publicly humiliated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Europe found itself scrambling to take charge. In response, leaders are pushing for a so-ca...
3 Mars 20254min
Truck Drivers : Kilometers of Pollution 4/6
On our journey through the roads of central Europe, we often encountered trucks with Polish or Lithuanian licence plates. An accident? Certainly not. In this episode we travel to Sandomierz, Poland, t...
2 Mars 202523min
Greece: Massive protests over train disaster could crash the government
Two years after Greece’s deadliest train crash, the country is at a standstill. Today marks the anniversary of the Tempe rail disaster that killed 57 people. Despite repeated EU warnings about safety ...
28 Feb 20254min
Austria's centrist parties form coalition, shutting out the far right
Austria may finally have a government! After five months of deadlock, the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP), center-left Social Democrats (SPÖ), and liberal Neos have agreed on a coalition. This is Au...
27 Feb 20254min
The EU is launching the Clean Industrial Deal, but what exactly is it?
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is headed to Antwerp to launch the “Clean Industrial Deal,” yet another time with the same big promises and the same CEOs nodding in agreement. Von der Leyen’...
26 Feb 20254min
