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Coronavirus edition #9: Talking Tedros: WHO chief in spotlight — Sweden's light-touch lockdown
Episode 178
We turn the spotlight on World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the man at the center of a global public health crisis and a geo…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep 151, presented by the Croatian presidency: Coronavirus quandaries — New British Chamber CEO
Episode 177
What standards should we expect from politicians, professors and public health experts as they guide us through this crisis? And where does science e…
5 years, 10 months ago
Coronavirus edition #8: Pledge drive — Getting philosophical — Brussels post-lockdown plans
Episode 176
Pledges of billions of euros to fight the coronavirus rolled into a conference hosted by the European Commission on Monday — but how much of that mon…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep 150: Chinese propaganda — Economist Thomas Piketty — Brussels love bus
Episode 175
French economist Thomas Piketty has some big ideas about how Europe should respond to the coronavirus crisis. He shared them in a livestreamed conver…
5 years, 10 months ago
Coronavirus edition #7: Commissioner Elisa Ferreira on economic recovery — Critical seasonal workers
Episode 174
Elisa Ferreira, the European commissioner for cohesion and reforms, is directly involved in crafting the EU's economic response to the coronavirus. S…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep 149: Europe's recovery — Virtual Council — Anything but corona
Episode 173
EU leaders met virtually to try to forge a path toward economic recovery — and they found a way not to disagree, by deciding in advance not to try to…
5 years, 10 months ago
Coronavirus edition #6: Belgium death toll explained — Antibodies vs. immunity — AI & COVID-19
Episode 172
Why is Belgium’s coronavirus death toll so high? And will antibody tests be the panacea to ending lockdowns in Europe? POLITICO's Sarah Wheaton and B…
5 years, 10 months ago
Ep 148: Coronavirus Twitter chat — The Brussels Effect — Virtual Parliament
Episode 171
How have the EU and the U.K. handled the coronavirus crisis so far? Our podcast team took your questions on that subject in a live Twitter chat. List…
5 years, 11 months ago
Coronavirus edition #5: How Europe failed coronavirus test — Auto industry impact — MEP Bas Eickhout
Episode 170
Our senior health reporter Sarah Wheaton reviews the key moments of this crisis so far and answers the big questions on how Europe ended up here. You…
5 years, 11 months ago
Ep 147: Who's running Britain? — Exit strategy U-turn — Virtual Brussels tour
Episode 169
Who's running Britain? Does anyone have a plan to get us out of lockdowns? And what's behind the battle over corona bonds? We try to answer all these…
5 years, 11 months ago