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Why rich countries want to join the EU
Episode 28
For two decades, aspiring EU members wanted to join the bloc to get richer. Now, that’s changing.
With conflicts raging at Europe’s doorstep and NATO…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
A reckoning for Europe’s center left
Episode 428
The far right took some minor hits to its seemingly impenetrable armor this week, as people in Denmark, Italy, France and Slovenia headed to the poll…
2 months ago
The next refugee crisis
Episode 27
Officials are meeting in Brussels today to discuss the brutal civil war in Sudan and the looming refugee crisis that may result.
U.N. officials warn…
2 months ago
About those energy bills, Commissioner...
Episode 26
Europe is facing another energy shock — so what can it actually do to keep prices down?
Zoya Sheftalovich speaks with Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgens…
2 months ago
More Russian snooping allegations
Episode 25
After Hungary was accused of leaking sensitive EU discussions to the Kremlin, the spotlight is now shifting to Germany.
Zoya Sheftalovich is joined b…
2 months ago
Is Hungary leaking EU secrets? A crisis of trust in Brussels
Episode 24
Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur unpack Donald Tusk’s accusation that Hungary may have leaked sensitive European Council discussions to Moscow — an…
2 months ago
High price to pay: EU and UN wrestle with Middle East war
This European Council summit was meant to be different — when Europe finally got serious about boosting homegrown industry and driving its own destin…
2 months, 1 week ago
Time for a tense summit
Episode 23
EU leaders gather in Brussels for a high-stakes summit — with Viktor Orbán once again at the center of the debate over funding Ukraine. As tensions r…
2 months, 1 week ago
Breaking the Orbán deadlock
Episode 22
Europe is working hard to end the standoff with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the €90 billion loan promised to Ukraine.
Host Zoya Shefta…
2 months, 1 week ago
Europe rejects Trump’s Iran demands
Episode 21
European affairs ministers meet in Brussels to prepare this week’s EU summit — with discussions ranging from Ukraine and the war in Iran to the bloc’…
2 months, 1 week ago