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Heat wave — Energy vs. climate — Crypto spotlight
Episode 288
We dive into the politics of this week's hot topic — Europe's response to a devastating heat wave and how that impacts current energy troubles. We al…
3 years, 7 months ago
Summer travel chaos — Combustion engines' end — Wizz Air CEO
Episode 287
Our POLITICO mobility team takes over this episode — unpacking the issues facing the travel industry this summer and what European policymakers can d…
3 years, 8 months ago
EU Home Affairs chief Ylva Johansson — Aussie re-set — Interpreters row
Episode 286
As drama unfolds across the English Channel, we look at where things stand with the EU's migration policy and examine EU-Australian relations. We als…
3 years, 8 months ago
NATO summit — Swedish, Norwegian and Estonian PMs — G7 flop
Episode 285
Coming to you from the NATO summit in Madrid, our POLITICO team analyzes a packed week in international diplomacy and what it means for Europe and it…
3 years, 8 months ago
Ukraine on EU membership path — Balkan backlash — Albanian PM
Episode 284
Coming to you from the EU leaders' summit in the heart of Brussels, we discuss Ukraine's candidacy to join the club and the lack of progress for EU-h…
3 years, 8 months ago
Ukraine impact — Panel-speak, decoded — Poets' guide to economics
Episode 283
We explore more repercussions of the war in Ukraine, explain the latest dust-up between the U.K. and the EU and unpack the patois of political panel …
3 years, 9 months ago
Merkel's return — Poland pushback — US NATO ambassador
Episode 282
We break down the controversy over a plan to unlock billions of euros in EU funds for Poland and debate Angela Merkel's return to the public arena. O…
3 years, 9 months ago
Russian oil ban — Hungarian hold-up — EU 'ghostwriters'
Episode 281
We unpack EU leaders' deal to ban Russian oil imports — with some notable exceptions after Hungary played hardball. And author Tommaso Pavone tells t…
3 years, 9 months ago
Scholz on Ukraine — COVID update — Food waste solution
Episode 280
This special edition of EU Confidential from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland drills into the question of whether the EU is really read…
3 years, 9 months ago
Death of globalization? — EU expansion — Women in Davos
This bumper edition of Davos Confidential includes a debate on the death of globalization, the prospects of more countries joining the European Union…
3 years, 9 months ago