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EU commissioner resigns — Bulgaria's breaking point — European elections 2024
Episode 324
This week, we dive into the political upheaval in Bulgaria and the resignation of the country's EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel. And we begin our spot…
2 years, 10 months ago
The end of Erdoğan? — Turkey's EU accession ambitions — Europe Day
Episode 323
This week, the focus is on Turkey and what's at stake in elections happening May 14. We also hear from British writer and scholar Hugh Pope, who has …
2 years, 10 months ago
POLITICO reviews ‘The Diplomat’ — Meloni surprises Brussels — The key to Ukraine's victory
Episode 322
As the EU defense industry gets the green light to ramp up ammunitions production, we hear from former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe Ben Hod…
2 years, 10 months ago
Timothy Garton Ash on the future of Europe — Eva Kaili back in the spotlight
Episode 321
"We have created the best Europe there has ever been" — so says Timothy Garton Ash, this week's special guest. Meanwhile, former vice president of th…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ukraine grain strain — Von der Leyen 2.0 — EU diplomacy in review
Episode 320
We're back from a break and straight into tackling the geopolitical tensions that underlie a sudden ban on Ukraine's grain exports by neighboring Pol…
2 years, 10 months ago
Finland joins NATO — Ukraine foreign minister in Brussels — EU's China visit
Episode 319
This week, Finland joins NATO while Ukraine's foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, joins us here in the POLITICO studio to talk about his own country's N…
2 years, 11 months ago
France & Germany on strike – Commission Legal Chief, Daniel Calleja Crespo
Episode 318
The worst strikes and protests in decades bring both France and Germany to a standstill this week. Is this just the beginning of Europe’s cost of liv…
2 years, 11 months ago
Economic jitters, French upheaval, arms for Ukraine — what’s occupying EU leaders
Episode 317
Coming to you from this week’s European Council summit in Brussels, competitiveness and the economy are high on the agenda, alongside a historic EU a…
2 years, 11 months ago
Das Auto debate — Activist Bill Browder on Russia's political prisoners
Episode 316
We debate Germany's last-minute effort to derail EU plans to end the sale of combustion engines by 2035. And our special guest is author and activist…
3 years ago
Viktor Orbán's political director — Sponsored flight flap — VDL meets Biden
Episode 315
This week, we debate a controversy over travel rules for top EU officials and unpack what the European Commission president is hoping to achieve duri…
3 years ago