Our last episode of 2023 is a bumper edition, reviewing some of the key stories that drove the conversations in Brussels and throughout Europe this year.
Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by a roundtable of POLITICO's policy editors including Joanna Roberts, Aoife White and Jan Cienski to discuss everything from the AI Act to pharmaceutical rules and the EU's bol ... Show More
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How not to fall: Behind von der Leyen’s fightback and Macron’s meltdown
While the French government collapses in Paris, Ursula von der Leyen stands unshaken in Strasbourg. It’s been a week of political tremors — some performative, others seismic. Just three months after facing her first motion of censure, the European Commission president was hit wit ... Show More
47m 27s
Oct 3
Humiliating Europe: Trump’s culture war and the EU’s response
What do Donald Trump’s culture war, Moldova’s EU ambitions, and Czechia’s upcoming parliamentary election have in common? They all reveal how Europe is being tested — and sometimes humiliated. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton speaks with Paweł Zerka, senior ... Show More
37m 33s
Nov 2022
Missile strike in Poland and understanding democracy in Ukraine
Day 266. Today, we analyse the news of a missile strike in Poland, close to the Ukrainian border, discuss the diplomatic moves made at the G20 in Indonesia and we interview Dr Olga Onuch about Ukrainian politics, society & democracy.
Contributors: David Knowles (Host). Follow Dav ... Show More
1h 21m
Jul 2021
Euro 2020: The politics of the game
For the last few weeks, people around the world have been tuning in to Euro 2020, one of the biggest sporting events since the start of the pandemic. And like most international tournaments, there's a conversation to be had about nationalism, whether it's teams butting heads, or ... Show More
21m 29s
Dec 2023
Politik-Podcast Elefantenrunde 2023
Das Jahr ist fast vorbei, Zeit für die letzte Machiavelli-Folge in 2023. Die Elefantenrunde ist in der Welt der Politik ein feststehender Begriff, wenn politische Schwergewichte nach einer Wahl zum Interview geladen werden. Genauso fest steht bei uns die Tradition, das Jahr mit d ... Show More
1h 58m
Feb 2024
The Intelligence: Ukraine’s war, two years on
In this roundtable discussion our editors examine how the past year has progressed, discuss how things may go over the next year and consider a few fundamentally positive truths about the whole conflict. Meanwhile our senior producer travels through Ukraine, getting a measure of ... Show More
33m 51s