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Slovak elections: Is the country becoming the next Hungary?

In this episode of our daily podcast, Today in the EU, we are taking a deep dive into the upcoming presidential elections in Slovakia. Slovaks will be deciding this Sunday on who will be their…

From Ukraine to Gaza, EU foreign ministers face tough discussions

In the latest episode of Euractiv’s Today in the EU, with Alexandra Brzozowski, Euractiv’s Global Europe editor, we look into the intricacies of the EU’s foreign affairs meeting. EU foreign affairs ministers are meeting in…

Final push for the EU’s corporate due diligence law with compromises

On this episode of our daily podcast Today in the EU, we’re diving into the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive – or CSDDD – as legislators gear up for a key vote Friday (15…

AI Act voted in Strasbourg, military security issues omitted

On the latest episode of Euractiv’s Today in the EU, we’re looking into the AI Act vote in Strasbourg – and why the lack of reference to how AI will be used in the defence…

NATO new era: Who’s fit for its top job?

On the latest episode of Euractiv’s Today in the EU, all eyes are on the NATO military alliance, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary with two new members: Finland and Sweden. Lying ahead in 2024…

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…

Mergers and partnerships: 2024’s successes, surprises, and failures so far

Together with Lazar Radic, Senior Scholar for Competition Policy at the International Center for Law & Economics, and Adjunct Professor of Law at IE University, we discuss this year’s tech competition news so far, such…

How social media is shaping the 2024 EU elections

Together with Katja Muñoz, research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations’ Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology, we talk about the impact of social media and technology on the 2024 European Parliament elections, TikTok and Meta’s…

Could Trump’s NATO remarks threaten European security?

With NATO defence ministers gathering in Brussels on Thursday (15 February), the meeting is being overshadowed by former US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks Washington might not protect European allies who are not spending enough…

On the path to UN’s Global Digital Compact

As the United Nations are preparing to adopt the Global Digital Compact later this year, we discussed this initiative with Tech Envoy Amandeep Singh Gill and what it means for internet governance, Artificial Intelligence and…