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Spy affair — Laschet litmus — Former Irish President Mary Robinson
Episode 232
Claims that Denmark helped the U.S. spy on European leaders, demands for the EU to step up on defense and bellwether state elections in Germany's Sax…
4 years, 11 months ago
Belarusian 'hijack' — Brussels food fight — Art of diplomacy
Episode 231
The Belarus airliner drama and EU leaders' response, as well as a big bunfight over farm subsidies, are up for debate this week. And longtime EU dipl…
5 years ago
Ep 201, presented by Equinor: Israeli-Palestinian conflict — Laschet's foreign foray — Javier Solana
Episode 230
European attitudes toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the foreign policy of Germany's conservative candidate for chancellor, and a chat with fo…
5 years ago
Ep 200, presented by Shell: Vaccine patent waivers — Macron gets mad — Facebook's Nick Clegg
Episode 229
European leaders' cool reaction to a U.S. proposal to waive patents for coronavirus vaccines is up for debate this week. We also discuss big issues f…
5 years ago
Ep 199, presented by SQM: Media freedom — European travel — Social summit
Episode 228
Is media freedom in Europe under threat? Is the Continent ready to open up as the coronavirus abates? And how much of a social union should the EU be…
5 years ago
Ep 198, presented by Equinor: Recovery recipes — Presidential problems — Scottish election
Episode 227
Recovery fund masterplans, a power struggle among EU presidents and a deep dive into next week's Scottish Parliament election all feature in this epi…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep 197: Germany's candidates — Super League shambles — data breach battles
Episode 226
The candidates vying to be Germany's next chancellor, Europe's Super League football flop and battles over people's personal data all feature in this…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep 196: Ukraine tension — Merkel succession battle — Marine litter
Episode 225
POLITICO's Matthew Karnitschnig has been following this week's dramatic battle to become the conservative nominee to replace German Chancellor Angela…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep 195: Sofagate — Central and Eastern Europe's COVID struggles — Ivan Krastev
Episode 224
The big preoccupation for the Brussels bubble this week was a trip to Ankara by European Council President Charles Michel and Commission President Ur…
5 years, 1 month ago
Special Edition: Stephen Brown — An audio appreciation
This special edition of the EU Confidential podcast reflects on the life and career of Stephen Brown, the POLITICO Europe editor in chief who died of…
5 years, 1 month ago