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EU Confidential

EU Confidential is a weekly European news and politics podcast published every Thursday by POLITICO Europe. Each 30-minute episode features POLITICO’s analysis of the top stories driving EU politics, ... Read more

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Episode 67, Alexander Stubb on why he should be European Commission president

Episode 67, Alexander Stubb on why he should be European Commission president

Alexander Stubb lays out his pitch for the European Commission presidency in this week's episode. Stubb is competing wit... Read more

4 Oct 2018

25mins

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Episode 9: NATO's Petr Pavel — German election campaign — Britain's Brexit papers

Episode 9: NATO's Petr Pavel — German election campaign — Britain's Brexit papers

Regular host Ryan Heath is on holiday but the podcast rolls on with news editor Andrew Gray standing in once more.This w... Read more

17 Aug 2017

34mins

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Episode 13: Tomáš Valášek — Juncker's State of the Union — Catalonia

Episode 13: Tomáš Valášek — Juncker's State of the Union — Catalonia

Ryan Heath interviews Tomáš Valášek, the former Slovakian ambassador to NATO who heads the Carnegie Europe think tank.As... Read more

14 Sep 2017

45mins

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Episode 17, presented by AB InBev: Athens Mayor — EU Committee of Regions President

Episode 17, presented by AB InBev: Athens Mayor — EU Committee of Regions President

Episode 17 of POLITICO's EU Confidential podcast features back-to-back interviews with Karl-Heinz Lambertz, president of... Read more

12 Oct 2017

41mins

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Episode 55, presented by Raytheon: Inside the NATO summit

Episode 55, presented by Raytheon: Inside the NATO summit

A special defense-themed episode take you inside this week’s tense NATO summit and discusses the new specialism of 24/7 ... Read more

12 Jul 2018

30mins

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Episode 34: Alexander Stubb — Spitzenkandidat — MEP of the Week

Episode 34: Alexander Stubb — Spitzenkandidat — MEP of the Week

This week's special guest is Alexander Stubb, the former Finnish prime minister and ex-MEP who is now vice president of ... Read more

15 Feb 2018

34mins

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Ep 115, presented by the European Commission: Brexit drama — MEPs Caroline Voaden and Judith Bunting

Ep 115, presented by the European Commission: Brexit drama — MEPs Caroline Voaden and Judith Bunting

Our brand new podcast focuses on the Brexit drama in London — but not just from a British perspective. POLITICO journali... Read more

5 Sep 2019

36mins

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Episode 10: Brexit & Ireland — John Bruton — Trump's tax break

Episode 10: Brexit & Ireland — John Bruton — Trump's tax break

While regular host Ryan Heath recovers from his holiday jet lag, news editor Andrew Gray presents an interview with form... Read more

24 Aug 2017

36mins

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Episode 37, presented by DowDupont: Marianne Thyssen — Lulwah Al Khater — Selmayr vs the world

Episode 37, presented by DowDupont: Marianne Thyssen — Lulwah Al Khater — Selmayr vs the world

Ryan Heath talks to Marianne Thyssen, the European Commissioner for employment, about how she wants to overhaul EU polic... Read more

8 Mar 2018

46mins

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Episode 80: Netflix's David Hyman

Episode 80: Netflix's David Hyman

Netflix plans 153 original shows in Europe in 2019, worrying local broadcasters and delighting consumers. That level of ... Read more

10 Jan 2019

26mins

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Episode 52, presented by Martens Centre: Women Rule! - Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka - Rome's Roma rhetoric

Episode 52, presented by Martens Centre: Women Rule! - Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka - Rome's Roma rhetoric

This week’s theme is Women Rule! Our feature interview is withPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, executive director of U.N. Women, ... Read more

21 Jun 2018

34mins

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Episode 98: EU Presidential Debate highlights

Episode 98: EU Presidential Debate highlights

In this episode we offer you highlights from Monday's 95-minute EU presidential debate in Maastricht, co-moderated by EU... Read more

2 May 2019

53mins

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Episode 97: Manfred Weber, EPP EU presidential candidate

Episode 97: Manfred Weber, EPP EU presidential candidate

This week it's a short episode: just a 20-minute interview with Manfred Weber, the person in pole position to succeed Je... Read more

25 Apr 2019

24mins

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Episode 54: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg — Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki — EU Parliament expense shock

Episode 54: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg — Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki — EU Parliament expense shock

A bumper episode featuring NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg who’s got a present for Donald Trump ahead of next we... Read more

5 Jul 2018

36mins

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Episode 41: Bill Gates — Judging junkets — Greek MEPs' special stopover

Episode 41: Bill Gates — Judging junkets — Greek MEPs' special stopover

Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder and philanthropist, is this week’s main guest. He talks to Ryan Heath about the work o... Read more

5 Apr 2018

34mins

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Episode 62 — Inside Europe's right-wing extremist groups with Julia Ebner

Episode 62 — Inside Europe's right-wing extremist groups with Julia Ebner

This week's episode revolves around two political hot topics: how Europe should manage the growth of far-right politics ... Read more

30 Aug 2018

43mins

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Episode 102: Martin Selmayr — EU election results

Episode 102: Martin Selmayr — EU election results

A look back at the European Parliament election results, and a look ahead to the race for EU top jobs.Ryan Heath intervi... Read more

30 May 2019

35mins

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Episode 76, presented by Ericsson: Carlos Moedas - Macron's climb down - Denmark's immigration plan

Episode 76, presented by Ericsson: Carlos Moedas - Macron's climb down - Denmark's immigration plan

We talk to Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for innovation, research and science, about his passion for zero-emissio... Read more

6 Dec 2018

39mins

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XX Factor Episode 5 — UK: Annunziata Rees-Mogg, and MPs Mary Creagh, Jo Swinson, and Helen Whately

XX Factor Episode 5 — UK: Annunziata Rees-Mogg, and MPs Mary Creagh, Jo Swinson, and Helen Whately

After three years of divisive Brexit debate and voting in the United Kingdom, POLITICO's Annabelle Dickson surveyed the ... Read more

19 May 2019

27mins

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Episode 43, presented by Grow with Google: Cécile Kyenge — Harassment investigation — Winking Macron

Episode 43, presented by Grow with Google: Cécile Kyenge — Harassment investigation — Winking Macron

Cécile Kyenge, one of the few black members of the European Parliament, talks to Ryan Heath about the obstacles and abus... Read more

19 Apr 2018

33mins

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