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 agreement for joint arms procurement.
We also discuss French President Emanuel Macron’s plummeting popularity ratings at home, and Franco-German wrangling over nuclear energy and e-fuels. Taking us through all th ... Show More
Nov 21
Inside Europe’s far right — going pro and going strong
When Europe’s biggest political family crosses the aisle to vote with the far right, something fundamental shifts in Brussels.
In this episode, host Sarah Wheaton unpacks the vote that cracked the European Parliament’s cordon sanitaire — and what a newly disciplined, image-polis ... Show More
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Feb 2024
Is the EU losing control of Europe?
<p>Paris is under siege. And this time, it's the farmers. But why?</p><p>After weeks of tractors on the straße in Germany, France are hit by similar trouble. It's causing great consternation for an increasingly weak French president Emmanuel Macron.</p><p>So today we ask, is Macr ... Show More
40m 53s
May 2024
How much power can far-right parties win in Europe?
<p>Gideon talks to Henry Foy, the FT’s bureau chief in Brussels, about next week’s EU parliamentary elections. Far-right parties are set to win more seats, but how will this translate into their ability to influence policy? <em>Clip: Bruegel TV</em></p><br><p><em>How will the Eur ... Show More
20m 16s
Dec 2020
Brussels’s EU budget warning, Macron complicates Brexit deal, the ‘everything’ market rally
<p>EU budget commissioner Johannes Hanes has warned Poland and Hungary that Brussels could cut them out of its recovery fund, British officials accused France of making new Brexit demands at the eleventh hour on Thursday, and Boeing clinched its first firm order for the 737 Max s ... Show More
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