Podcast Selection

EU Confidential: EU-UK Summit

EU’s top officials visit Kyiv for a historic summit. Suzanne Lynch discusses what we can expect from the visit including Ukraine’s prospect of joining the EU and speaks to President Maia Sandu about Moldova’s pursuit…

The European digital identity’s pilot project

While the regulation to establish a European digital identity continues its legislative process, the European Commission has recently launched a pilot project to see how this could work in practice. Luca Bertuzzi discusses the project…

Agrifood Podcast: Ukraine trade liberalisation, Chinese fisheries, save the bees

The one-year scheme to suspend import duty on all agricultural products from Ukraine is coming to an end. Now, the Commission is reconsidering the arrangement. EURACTIV Germany’s Julia Dahm spoke to EU agriculture Commissioner Janusz…

France’s pension protests and the future of work

More than a million people have protested Fran's pension reform, which was formally presented last Monday. With more demonstrations planned, is Macron risking civil unrest to get his plan through?

The Élysée Treaty: 60 years on

A review of Franco-German relations on the anniversary of the Élysée treaty. It has been 60 years since the foundation of the Élysée Treaty, which was signed on the 22 January 1963. The treaty aimed…

Sweden’s NATO bid: Is Erdogan blocking it to win the elections?

This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast Alexandra Brzozowski and Evi Kiorri are discussing the tension between Turkey and Sweden, specifically how Turkey is blocking Sweden’s accession to NATO. We’re also looking at the reasons behind…

Money Talks: How globalisation gave way

America has changed the way it views the rest of the world. Rather than pushing for a more globalised economy with fewer trade barriers, the US is now seeking a more protected system of international…

#Davos2023: We need to talk about #Davos.

What actually happened at Davos and what do the people left of the invite list need to know?

Croatia’s accession into the euro area

What are the implications of Croatia joining the euro area? For the first time in over ten years, the euro area has a new member. Croatia is the latest country to join the monetary union,…

Beijing’s new tech control strategy

Goldman Sachs’ profits plunged by two-thirds last quarter while Morgan Stanley reported a 40 per cent year-on-year drop in net income, and companies are facing a record number of shareholder proposals about abortion policies. Plus,…

The FT heads to Davos

Demand for ‘buy now, pay later’ deals has surged among all age groups in the UK, US regulators are cracking down on a type of investment vehicle used by private equity groups, and we’ll chat…

Money Talks: The new power in the North Sea

For decades the North Sea's gales have created challenges for those extracting #Oil and #Gas, but the region's poor weather is also key to its future: Offshore wind.