Das Auto debate — Activist Bill Browder on Russia’s political prisoners

We debate Germany’s last-minute effort to derail EU plans to end the sale of combustion engines by 2035. And our special guest is author and activist Bill Browder, discussing how the EU can take a stronger stance on punishing human rights violators.

The EU wants to ban the sale of new combustion-engine vehicles by 2035, but the policy isn’t going down well with German lawmakers keen to protect the country’s behemoth car industry. Host Suzanne Lynch is joined by POLITICO’s Joshua Posaner and Hans von der Burchard to unpack the latest row stirring debate about the future of Das Auto.

Then, Suzanne sits down with Bill Browder in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to discuss his efforts to draw EU attention to political prisoners in Russia and Georgia.

Finally, Josh and Hans return for our final segment decoding Brussels-speak. This week, the team explains what a “trilogue” is in EU policymaking.