Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 7, 2025
Pornography, children and privacy: Europe’s digital dilemma https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/pornography-children-and-privacy-europes-digital-dilemma/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalServicesAct #EUConfidential #ForeignAffairs #Surveillance #Enlargement #Corruption #e-commerce #Platforms #Politics #digital #Privacy #Safety
Pornography, children and privacy: Europe’s digital dilemma

Europe faces a growing dilemma: how to protect children online without breaking digital privacy for everyone.  A new report from the Internet Watch Foundation found that 62 percent of all&nbsp…

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Sep 12, 2025
Ursula’s Fight Song — who’s singing along? https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/ursulas-fight-song-whos-singing-along/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Israeli-Palestinianconflict #Europe'sHousingChallenge #Affordablehousing #EUStateoftheUnion #Competitiveness #EU-UStradetalks #EuropeanDefense #Israel-Hamaswar #EUConfidential #Frenchpolitics #ForeignAffairs #WarinUkraine #Sanctions #Politics #Defense #Tariffs #Drones #Trade #MEPs
Ursula’s Fight Song — who’s singing along?

“Europe is in a fight.” With those words, Ursula von der Leyen set the tone for her State of the European Union speech — framing this as Europe’s “Independence Moment.” She proposed sanctions on ex…

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jul 18, 2025
The €2 trillion question: Inside the battle over the EU’s budget https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/the-e2-trillion-question-inside-the-battle-over-the-eus-budget/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CommonAgriculturalPolicy(CAP) #Regions/Cohesion #Competitiveness #EUConfidential #ForeignAffairs #Agriculture #Inflation #EUBudget #Politics #Defense #Exports #farmers #Tariffs #Budget #Farms #Trade #War
The €2 trillion question: Inside the battle over the EU’s budget

Trillions of euros, almost as many priorities — and just over two years to agree. The European Commission has unveiled its sweeping new seven-year budget proposal, and the fight over where the mone…

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jun 20, 2025
What’s really behind Europe’s 5% defense push https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/whats-really-behind-europes-5-defense-push/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EU-Russiarelations #EuropeanDefense #EUConfidential #ForeignAffairs #WarinUkraine #NATOSummit #Diplomacy #Military #Pensions #Politics #Defense #Welfare #NATO
What’s really behind Europe’s 5% defense push

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jun 13, 2025
All about the €€€: How Bulgaria’s euro dreams could become a nightmare https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/all-about-the-eee-how-bulgarias-euro-dreams-could-become-a-nightmare/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Europeandefensepolicy #EuropeanDefense #EUConfidential #ForeignAffairs #WarinUkraine #NATOSummit #Currency #Eurozone #Politics #Defense #NATO
All about the €€€: How Bulgaria’s euro dreams could become a nightmare

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 30, 2025
Between a smack and a hard place — Poland votes, Orbán provokes, and Brussels shows its teeth https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/between-a-smack-and-a-hard-place-poland-votes-orban-provokes-and-brussels-shows-its-teeth/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Israeli-Palestinianconflict #Hungarianpolitics #EuropeanDefense #Israel-Hamaswar #Russiasanctions #EUConfidential #Frenchpolitics #PolishPolitics #ForeignAffairs #WarinUkraine #Diplomacy #RuleofLaw
Between a smack and a hard place — Poland votes, Orbán provokes, and Brussels shows its teeth

Slaps were exchanged — some literal, some political — and suddenly Brussels isn’t just watching from the sidelines.This week on EU Confidential, we dive into a whirlwind of action across the contin…

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 16, 2025
The crown slips: How queen Ursula failed her transparency test https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/the-crown-slips-how-queen-ursula-failed-her-transparency-test/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #2025PolishPresidency #ElectionsinEurope #Europeanpolitics #EUConfidential #PolishPolitics #ForeignAffairs #Transparency #Elections #Farright #Politics #Courts
The crown slips: How queen Ursula failed her transparency test

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 9, 2025
Populist currents and fragile coalitions: Trump’s shadow over Europe https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/populist-currents-and-fragile-coalitions-trumps-shadow-over-europe/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Romanianelection2025 #Germanelection2025 #Europeanpolitics #Romanianpolitics #EUConfidential #Germanpolitics #ForeignAffairs #WarinUkraine #DonaldTrump #Elections #Farright #Populism #Politics
Populist currents and fragile coalitions: Trump’s shadow over Europe

Europe’s political center is wobbling. Again. In Germany, a dramatic Bundestag vote leaves new Chancellor Friedrich Merz bruised before he’s even begun. In Romania, the first round of the president…

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Apr 25, 2025
A divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICO https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/a-divorce-and-a-birthday-five-years-of-brexit-10-years-of-politico/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Europeanpolitics #EuropeanDefense #EUConfidential #ForeignAffairs #Politics #Defense #Brexit #Media
A divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICO

With POLITICO turning 10 and Brexit hitting 5 earlier this year, this episode of EU Confidential takes stock of two milestones that shaped Brussels — in very different ways. Host Sarah Wheaton kick…

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Mar 28, 2025
Erdoğan, not Trump, is Europe’s new best friend on security https://www.politico.eu/podcast/eu-confidential/erdogan-not-trump-is-europes-new-best-friend-on-security/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #agricultureandfood #EuropeanGreenDeal #Turkishpolitics #EUConfidential #Healthsecurity #Sustainability #ForeignAffairs #Agriculture #EU-Turkey #Foodwaste #Medicines #Security #Textiles #Politics #Defense #Omnibus #Policy #Waste
Erdoğan, not Trump, is Europe’s new best friend on security

Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s mayor and the main political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been arrested. So what is Europe doing about it? Staying pretty quiet, it seems. Mass pr…

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