Podcast Selection

Why tensions are high between Poland and Ukraine

When Ireland takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1, they will have a lot of hot-button issues to deal with. Host Zoya Sheftalovich sat down last week with Irish…

États-Unis / Europe : la souveraineté numérique en question

Dans ce nouvel épisode du podcast "Le monde selon l'Ifri", Marc Hecker, directeur exécutif de l'Ifri, reçoit Anne-Thida Norodom, professeur de droit public à l'Université Paris Cité, et Emma Badaoui, doctorante en droit public à l'IRSEM…

Listen: The €2 trillion budget battle dividing Europe

EUobserver is proud to have an editorial partnership with Europod to co-publish the podcast series “Briefed” hosted by Léa Marchal. The podcast is available on all major platforms.

Can Ireland defend its trade with Russia?

The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, heads to Dublin today with awkward questions for Ireland. The country is facing increased scrutiny over the fact that a Russian-owned refinery on Irish soil continues exporting alumina to…

Can Péter Magyar convince the EU Commission to release Hungary’s funds?

EU money could soon flow again to Hungary. The new prime minister, Péter Magyar, hopes to seal a deal this week to unfreeze €10bn in EU funding. To achieve that, Magyar needs to present reforms…

Will the Western Balkans ever join the EU?

In 2003, the EU promised the Western Balkans that they would one day become members. More than two decades have passed, and they are still out. Why are they still waiting? And will that day…

Can Meloni win a special EU deficit exception for Italy’s soaring energy costs?

Why should defence spending benefit from budget flexibility, but not energy crisis spending? That’s the question Giorgia Meloni is asking the European Commission. The Italian prime minister wants authorisation to increase Italy’s public deficit in…

The EU wants a Putin whisperer EU

EU governments are discussing whether former leaders could represent the bloc in potential negotiations with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and rising fuel prices have triggered deadly protests across Africa. Plus, we look back at US Federal…

Budapest and Kyiv break the ice

After years of Hungary’s former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blocking Ukraine’s path to join the EU, Budapest and Kyiv are talking again. That has Brussels wondering if Hungary might finally be softening its position on…

Unpacking Europe: is the EU-US trade deal unravelling?

On this week's Unpacking Europe podcast, CER's senior research fellow Anton Spisak sat down with Sam Lowe, partner at Flint Global and author of the Most Favoured Nation newsletter, to discuss renewed tensions in transatlantic…

L’offensive américaine contre la réglementation de la tech

D'un côté, Washington déploie une stratégie de déréglementation massive : suppression des garde-fous éthiques sur l'intelligence artificielle, réduction drastique des effectifs de cybersécurité, démantèlement des équipes de lutte contre la désinformation. L'objectif affiché ? Éliminer dix…

How the Strait of Hormuz changes economic warfare

By strangling the waterway, Iran retaliated against the US and eased some financial sanctions. In this episode of The Big View Edward Fishman, senior fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, tells Peter Thal Larsen…