This week’s episode of EU Confidential is a show about nothing.
As in: Brussels’ endless lame-duck inertia. Sure, there’s still lots of yadda yadda yadda, but no real action coming out of the EU institutions despite multiple global crises (leaders at this week’s EU summit discussed migration, sure, but left Brussels having taken no concrete decisions on how ... Show More
Jul 2024
Victory and visions: Labour’s approach to the EU
After 14 years of Conservative government in the United Kingdom, the Labour Party is back. Dissatisfaction with economic and tax policies, various political scandals, and a growing distrust in the Conservative leadership have all contributed to a Labour majority in the UK parliam ... Show More
31m 37s
Jan 2025
Election countdown: New Germany, new Europe, new podcast
With just five weeks remaining until the German federal election, Friedrich Merz's CDU is leading in the polls. But significant shifts in geopolitics—and opinion—can occur in weeks and days: and this election will take place in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s inauguration and ami ... Show More
32m 36s
Feb 2025
Why the US Is Falling Out with Europe
In today’s episode, Keir Starmer says the UK is prepared to send peacekeepers to enforce a Ukraine peace deal, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Middle East, and Germany’s political leaders focus their fire on the far-right with less than a week to go until the country’ ... Show More
6m 48s
Apr 2014
The differing responses to the Ukraine crisis
This week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is in Washington for talks with President Barack Obama, and Ukraine will top the agenda. Washington has led the way on sanctions, imposing asset freezes and travel bans on dozens of senior Russians and scores of companies, in an attempt ... Show More
9m 48s