Podcast Selection

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…

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…

Marine Le Pen’s risky comeback

US President Donald Trump threatened to remove all American troops from Europe and is reviving his calls to take over Greenland, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she will run for president, and Reform…

The verdict that could shake up French politics

Europe is on the edge of its seat as it awaits a crucial verdict in the case of France’s National Rally leader, Marine Le Pen, today. If the Paris appeals court upholds her five-year ban on holding…

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…

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…

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…

Does the victory of Péter Magyar mean the end of the Hungarian veto in the EU?

Hungary is waking up to a new leader this morning — one who is almost 20 years younger than Viktor Orbán, but not an outsider, nor someone entirely politically-opposed to the previous leadership. As we…

Is the alliance between right and far-right parties the new norm in Europe?

The right has once again joined forces with the far right in the European Parliament to push through a major text on migration. Since the 2024 elections, this pattern has been repeating itself over and…

L’Allemagne leader de l’Europe : une ambition contrariée

Comment l'Allemagne de Friedrich Merz pilote-t-elle sa politique européenne ? Dans ce 48e épisode du podcast « Le monde selon l'Ifri », Marc Hecker, directeur exécutif de l'Ifri, reçoit Jeanette Süß, chercheuse au Comité d'études…

CER Podcast: unpacking Europe: the EU in 2025

In our latest Centre for European Reform podcast, Kate Mullineux speaks to six of our researchers. They reflect on the EU's past year in different areas, including, the green deal, the global impact of Trump's…