Podcast Selection

Polish Commissioner, Parliament protests & getting ‘grounded’

This week, EURACTIV’s agrifood team talks you through the controversies at a recent meeting of EU agriculture ministers, including how the EU’s agriculture Commissioner is increasingly prioritising Polish issues, and discusses the pushback to the…

From Moldova: The European Political Community is back

EU Confidential - From Moldova: The European Political Community is back. Suzanne Lynch from the EPC summit on prospects for countries like Moldova and Ukraine to join the EU.

Why is Europe becoming more conservative?

On this week’s episode of the Beyond the Byline podcast, EURACTIV looks at the reasons behind the growing trust in conservative and right-wing parties by citizens across Europe and beyond. According to experts, there has…

The need to phase out tobacco farming

Tobacco is responsible for 8 million deaths a year, yet governments across the world spend millions supporting tobacco farms, according to WHO Director-General  Tedros Ghebreyesus.  As 31 May marks World No Tobacco Day, EURACTIV’s health team talks with Rudiger Krech, WHO Director of…

Europe’s quest for a sovereign cloud

Putting European data outside the reach of foreign jurisdictions has been a recurring theme for EU policymakers, with some initiatives criticised for protectionism.  Luca Bertuzzi discusses what Europe’s strive for digital sovereignty means for the cloud…

EU’s ‘Defence of Democracy’ debate on combatting foreign influence

EU's 'Defence of Democracy' debate on combatting foreign influence. Suzanne Lynch speaks to the European Commission's special adviser on foreign interference, Ivana Karaskova, a Czech academic and expert on Chinese influence

Young farmers and animal welfare label

This week, EURACTIV's agrifood team brings you to a young farmers' conference discussing sustainability in agriculture, where EURACTIV also spoke to EU's Green Deal chief Frans Timmermans. EURACTIV's Julia Dahm walks you through the potential…

Greek elections: What to expect?

On this week’s episode of the Beyond the Byline podcast, EURACTIV looks at the upcoming parliamentary elections in Greece on Sunday (21 May). Analysts believe that it could be those who are eligible to vote for the first time…

Why the jobs market could brush off AI threat

Hiring seems to be waning in the US and Europe. Yet in this Exchange podcast, recruitment boss Sander van ’t Noordende strikes a hopeful note. The Randstad CEO explains why artificial intelligence and a possible…

The future of European politics

Mark Leonard welcomes the heads of ECFR’s national offices to discuss key players outside the traditional halls of European power, to discuss the upcoming EU Elections, power shifts in and outside of Europe, energy, and more.