Podcast Selection

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…

Will the Western Balkans ever join the EU?

In 2003, the EU promised the Western Balkans that they would one day become members. More than two decades have passed, and they are still out. Why are they still waiting? And will that day…

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…

Budapest and Kyiv break the ice

After years of Hungary’s former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blocking Ukraine’s path to join the EU, Budapest and Kyiv are talking again. That has Brussels wondering if Hungary might finally be softening its position on…

Unpacking Europe: is the EU-US trade deal unravelling?

On this week's Unpacking Europe podcast, CER's senior research fellow Anton Spisak sat down with Sam Lowe, partner at Flint Global and author of the Most Favoured Nation newsletter, to discuss renewed tensions in transatlantic…

L’offensive américaine contre la réglementation de la tech

D'un côté, Washington déploie une stratégie de déréglementation massive : suppression des garde-fous éthiques sur l'intelligence artificielle, réduction drastique des effectifs de cybersécurité, démantèlement des équipes de lutte contre la désinformation. L'objectif affiché ? Éliminer dix…

How the Strait of Hormuz changes economic warfare

By strangling the waterway, Iran retaliated against the US and eased some financial sanctions. In this episode of The Big View Edward Fishman, senior fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, tells Peter Thal Larsen…

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…

Will the EU carbon market pay the price of the energy crisis?

Europeans are looking for answers to the energy crisis. Several EU member states are proposing to revise how the carbon market works, so that it weighs less on prices. But could this actually make a…

What to expect from the provisional application of the EU–Mercosur agreement

The EU-Mercosur trade deal has faded from the headlines. Yet, a major milestone is on the horizon: after 25 years of negotiations, the agreement is set to enter into force in the coming weeks. But…

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…