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Hungary's plight, kids' rights, and Spargelzeit

Episode 4

Asparagus, lesbian family rights and Viktor Orbán’s latest power plays: like all good meals, this podcast episode is perfectly balanced. German food …

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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What the hell just happened in Romania (and at Eurovision)?

Romania, Poland, Portugal... and of course, most importantly of all (?), Eurovision. It's been a huge week of voting across Europe! This week we're m…

9 months ago

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Europe, an unfinished love story

This week, a not-so-classic 'girl meets boy' story. Başak Layic, storyteller extraordinaire, reflects on what the European Dream looks like from the …

9 months, 1 week ago

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Is a pregnant nun about to crash Poland's election?

In theory, the government's guy looks set to win Poland's presidential election, making life a hell of a lot easier for Donald Tusk as he attempts to…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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How to make sense of Europe's place in the world right now

The world is in flux. What's Europe's place in it, exactly? This week, we're bringing you something different: a big, sprawling conversation with lea…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hungary's Pride crackdown, Ukrainian sleuths, and 158 barrels of poop

We've got a veritable smörgåsbord for you this week on The Europeans, from human rights in Hungary to the sorry tale of two Danish sustainability in…

10 months ago

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Inside Europe: Exploring Grief

We're away this week, but you're in good company: our friends at Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany's international broadcaster, are here to fill in for us…

10 months, 1 week ago

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Tesla, Turkey, and unnecessary trash

We're taking the Schadenfreude approach to the chaos that Trump's tariffs have unleashed upon Europe (and the rest of the world). This week, our favo…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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Rockets, recipes and Le Pen(itentiary)

Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for the French presidency after this week's bombshell court ruling finding her guilty in a huge embezzleme…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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How would Europe's €800 billion defence plan actually work?

Europe is set to spend an eye-wateringly huge amount of money on building up its militaries over the next few years, after That Guy In The White Hous…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

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