EU leaders meet in the shadow of failed Wagner mutiny in Russia
Our slightly-later edition of this week's EU Confidential comes to you from on-the-ground at the European Council — where the EU's 27 leaders are discussing topics ranging from security guarantees for...
29 Jun 202330min
From cell to cell: Eliminating HIV in prisons
In the first episode of our EU Confidential: In Focus mini-series on HIV in Europe, we take you inside a French prison successfully tackling the spread of the disease. POLITICO's Sarah-Taïssir Benchar...
27 Jun 202326min
Europe’s new Marshall Plan: making a bet on Ukraine
This week’s EU Confidential episode comes to you from London, where the Ukraine Recovery Conference has just wrapped up. Ukraine may still be fighting a war, but already a conversation has started abo...
22 Jun 202328min
Artificial intelligence and the EU's attempt to regulate it — Commissioner Thierry Breton
This week's episode dives deep into artificial intelligence — and how the EU is responding to this rapidly developing technology. Host Suzanne Lynch joins listeners from Strasbourg as the European Par...
15 Jun 202335min
Polish protests — Hungary's EU role — Sleeper train journey
In this bumper edition, we explain what's behind recent large protests in Poland, why some in Brussels want to stymie Hungary in the EU decision-making process and we take you along on a new night tra...
8 Jun 202336min
From Moldova: The European Political Community is back
This week's episode comes to you from the second meeting of the European Political Community in the Moldovan capital of Chișinău. With over 40 heads of state and government invited to attend, host Su...
1 Jun 202328min
EU's 'Defence of Democracy' debate on combatting foreign influence
This week, we debate the EU's latest attempt to combat foreign influence with its forthcoming "Defence of Democracy package," which some in Brussels claim could result in unintended consequences. POLI...
25 Mai 202331min
EU commissioner resigns — Bulgaria's breaking point — European elections 2024
This week, we dive into the political upheaval in Bulgaria and the resignation of the country's EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel. And we begin our spotlight series on the European Parliament, as the dat...
18 Mai 202335min
