Podcast Selection

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…

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…

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…

Von der Leyen’s Competitiveness Compass explained

European Commission's President von der Leyen unveils today her 'North Star' of economic strategy: the Competitiveness Compass. Beyond the motto of simplifying and unifying, the document has drawn praise from businesses and raised alarms among…

EU bid to take on US, China competitiveness starts today

The European Commission will publish its Competitiveness Compass today in an attempt to secure the future EU economy. Today Radio Schuman digs in to the long-awaited so-called 'Competitiveness Compass' with Euronews' reporter Peggy Corlin. The…

Unite, defend, grow: EU policy for the next five years

The Memos to the European Union leadership have been a Bruegel tradition since 2009. Every five years – after the European elections but before a new European Commission takes office – we take stock of…

Europe: quo vadis ?

From abortion rights to assisted dying: Macron’s 180-degree shift

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 scramble for a new EU leader

Chinese companies are resorting to chips repurposed from standard PC gaming products to develop artificial intelligence tools, and Charles Michel’s run for European parliament is causing a scramble to replace him. Plus, a new TV…

The future of Europe

It's an important year for the European Union, which holds parliamentary elections in June. As geopolitical turbulence continues to test the strength of global alliances, will Europe pursue further integration or start to pull apart?…

What’s in store for Europe in 2024?

This isn’t just any new year — 2024 in the political calendar means mega elections in Europe, the U.S., the U.K. and beyond. Our EU Confidential crew predicts how these elections could impact pressing issues…