Podcast Selection

Listen: What would EU Inc change for European companies?

Creating a company that operates across several EU countries could soon become easier. But the proposed 'EU Inc' regime is also facing strong opposition. So what exactly is EU Inc, and why is it proving…

Is this how the Greenland crisis ends?

The U.N. General Assembly is in full swing over in New York, and the agenda is packed. But perhaps the most pressing item will take place on the sidelines of the gathering, as Denmark, the…

Listen: Fuel price spike reignites push for EU windfall tax on oil and gas profits

Oil prices are back above 100 dollars a barrel, pushing up fuel prices as fighting intensifies around the Strait of Hormuz. Could taxing the windfall profits of oil and gas companies help governments support consumers?…

Conversation avec Benjamin Haddad, Ministre délégué chargé de l’Europe

Dans ce 63e épisode du podcast "Le monde selon l'Ifri", Marc Hecker, directeur exécutif de l'Ifri, reçoit Benjamin Haddad, Ministre délégué chargé de l'Europe, pour un entretien sur la manière dont l'Union cherche à s'affirmer…

Will ‘Made in Europe’ spark a new trade battle with the US?

The US is unhappy with the direction European industrial policy is taking. Washington has made its concerns very clear to the EU. So, what exactly is the problem, and how could the EU solve it?…

Iceland, Switzerland, Europe: What should the European Union offer to nearby countries that do not want to become member states?

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie speaks with Bruegel’s Heather Grabbe and Stefanie Walter about Iceland’s referendum on restarting European Union accession talks, Switzerland’s upcoming votes on EU relations and…

The plan to shut out Europe’s far right

The political center in the European Parliament is looking increasingly fragile. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart look at a proposal from two senior German MEPs for the center-right EPP and the Social Democrats to strike…

Europe gears up for its China counterpunch

Brussels is getting increasingly worried about its economic relationship with Beijing … but the bloc doesn’t want to bring out the big guns just yet. While the EU already has the infamous ‘trade bazooka’ at…

Could Iceland join the EU?

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 Canada teach Europe how to stand up to Trump?

Canada is taking a much harder line against Donald Trump — and Brussels is watching closely. As the U.S.-Canada trade war escalates, Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson look at Mark Carney’s gamble, his call for…

Unpacking Europe: Pedro Serrano reflects on two decades of EU diplomacy

As Pedro Serrano prepares to leave his post as EU ambassador to the UK, Ian Bond speaks to him about his 23 years in EU diplomacy and his time in London.

L’Europe face à l’assombrissement du monde

Dans ce 60e épisode du podcast « Le monde selon l'Ifri », Jean-Marie Guéhenno, ancien Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies et professeur à Columbia University, analyse les ressorts de ce qu'il nomme l'assombrissement du…