Podcast Selection

EU elections candidates clash over what’s best for European economy

Candidates across the political spectrum are meeting twice this week to confront their adversaries and share on a public stage,their vision for Europe. So, what did they have to say about the state of the EU…

Four days with Ursula von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has started touring member states to rally support for her second mandate and strengthen relationships with national centre-right leaders. The latest visits were to Split, Croatia, and the…

EU Elections: The influence of Eastern Europe on Brussels politics,

EU election insights: Polls, projections, and political dynamics

With slightly more than a month to go till the European parliamentary elections, surveyors from our polling partner Europe Elects, are focusing on the performance of the political groups, the seats they may get in…

Elections in focus: The vote

EU convenes over state of Slovakia’s democracy

Poland confronted with its Eurosceptic past

In the latest episode of our daily podcast Today in the EU, we take a look at the consequences of political polarisation in Poland. October 2023 marked the end of eight years of the nationalist…

VDL on tightrope: Indulging the right without losing the left

In this episode of our daily Today in the EU podcast, we are talking about Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s effort to gain support from both ends of the political spectrum. Von der Leyen faces a…

Who are the satirical parties of EU politics?

Slovak elections: Is the country becoming the next Hungary?

In this episode of our daily podcast, Today in the EU, we are taking a deep dive into the upcoming presidential elections in Slovakia. Slovaks will be deciding this Sunday on who will be their…

Political manoeuvring intensifies ahead of June EU elections

On the very first episode of our daily podcast Today in the EU, we are looking at the upcoming European elections. Campaigns are heating up, with the political parties showing their claws ahead of polls opening…

The battle for the control of Poland’s institutions

Donald Tusk’s re-election cheered democrats across Europe and paved the way for the biggest change in Poland since the fall of communism. He’s hoping to rebuild the country's institutions and began with a clear-out of state TV…