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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…
3 years 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 1 month 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…
3 years, 2 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, 2 months 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, 2 months ago
New EU-UK chapter — VDL meets the king — Decoding Brussels-speak
Episode 314
This week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met King Charles III at Windsor Castle after a deal was sealed on a long-awaited soluti…
3 years, 2 months ago
Russia's war in Ukraine, one year on: How Europe has changed
Episode 313
As we approach the one year mark of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU Confidential crew chronicles the historic policy shifts in the EU…
3 years, 3 months ago