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How Trump is already breaking Europe
Episode 392
After Donald Trump’s election victory, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is breaking out the Champagne. Germany’s government, meanwhile, is break…
1 year, 4 months ago
Faith, fear and freedom: European eyes are on the US vote
Episode 391
For a fresh view of the U.S. election in its final days — and what it means for Europe — this week’s episode of EU Confidential gets a ground-level t…
1 year, 4 months ago
Brussels vs Moscow: The EU risks losing its eastern neighbors
Episode 390
A vote that was supposed to be a slam dunk in favor of the EU turned into a nail-biter: barely 50 percent of Moldovans backed the country’s accession…
1 year, 4 months ago
The world is in crisis and the EU is doing ... nothing?
Episode 390
This week’s episode of EU Confidential is a show about nothing.
As in: Brussels’ endless lame-duck inertia. Sure, there’s still lots of yadda yadda ya…
1 year, 4 months ago
Driving toward a trade war with China
Episode 389
Buckle up. This week on the EU Confidential podcast, we’re talking cars. And a looming trade war.
European Union countries are split over whether it’s…
1 year, 5 months ago
From 'Fortress Austria' to 'Fortress Europe'?
Episode 388
In this week’s episode of EU Confidential, we tackle the complex forces shaping Europe’s future — where political shifts, migration and escalating co…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ukraine’s 4-month countdown
Episode 387
Volodymyr Zelensky has just four months. That’s the time left until U.S. President Joe Biden leaves office. After that, who knows what’s going to hap…
1 year, 5 months ago
The EU's new power pyramid and migration escalation
Episode 386
Live from Strasbourg… and Paris… and Berlin… and London, it’s EU Confidential. In this week’s episode, we catch you up on a dizzying week of news. We…
1 year, 5 months ago
Does Europe’s economy need Mountain Dew?
Episode 385
While Brussels has been obsessed recently with the “Draghi report,” that’s NOT the topic of this week’s episode. We will, however, discuss WHY Brusse…
1 year, 6 months ago
Brussels’ back-to-school blues
Episode 384
It’s been a particularly chaotic rentrée for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In this week’s episode of EU Confidential, we talk about the …
1 year, 6 months ago