🌍 What connects Champagne 🥂, Roquefort 🧀, and Parma Ham 🐷?
They're all protected by EU geographical indications (GIs)! 🏷️✨
Andrea Zappalaglio, Professor at the University of Leeds, explains that GIs
📜 safeguard traditions & know-how
💶 support rural communities
🌟 ensure quality & authenticity.
What's YOUR favorite GI product? 😋
https://www.untangled-podcast.eu/tastes-like-europe-how-the-eu-protects-its-most-famous-products/
🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨
Andrea Zappalaglio, Associate Professor in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Leeds, helps us untangle the EU's most flavorful rules: Geographical Indications (GI).
But how exactly do GIs work? Who decides what makes the cut? Can GIs become barriers to entry? And what happens when climate change shakes up age-old traditions?
https://www.untangled-podcast.eu/tastes-like-europe-how-the-eu-protects-its-most-famous-products/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49j7AYEFpPtlKmT2GV9nR8?si=8371a9e3ea994fc8
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/eu-untangled/id1441882478?i=1000723835193
🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨
Nick Moës, Executive Director of The Future Society, joins us for a timely discussion on the promises and risks of #AI.
❓ Why the #EU is stepping in to regulate AI, does the #AIAct go far enough, and what is at stake if it doesn’t?
❓ Is Europe’s strict regulatory approach holding back innovation - or could smarter rules actually drive it?
🔔 New episode alert 🔔
Think EU politics is just boring and complicated? 🥱 In this episode of EU Untangled, we sit down with Fabio Mauri, the mastermind behind DG Meme. Join us to find out how he makes EU politics both entertaining and approachable - one meme at a time! 📚😂 #DGMeme #EUPolitics #EU #Infotainment
Links to the episode below 👇
🇪🇺🎙️ Can the EU have an army?
With tumbling EU-US relations high on the agenda at #MSC2025, is a European army realistic—or just talk? Ionela Ciolan (Wilfried Martens Centre) breaks down the EU’s defense gaps, industry challenges & what’s next for European security.
🎧 Listen now: https://www.untangled-podcast.eu/can-the-eu-have-an-army/
The European Union is a powerhouse in many ways - a shared market, a common currency, and a united front on everything from climate policy to consumer protection. But when it comes to defence, things get murky. Despite its origins as a peace project after two world wars, the EU…
⏰ New episode alert
The European Union, despite its origins as a post-war peace project, lacks its own army and proper defence policies. Why is that? Ionela Ciolan sits down with us to untangle the complexities of the European defence.
👉 Listen here: https://www.untangled-podcast.eu/can-the-eu-have-an-army/
The European Union is a powerhouse in many ways - a shared market, a common currency, and a united front on everything from climate policy to consumer protection. But when it comes to defence, things get murky. Despite its origins as a peace project after two world wars, the EU…
🎧 New EU Untangled episode out!
In this #podcast episode, we talk about #trains in the #EU. Together with @cerphi, we discuss the problems of #crossborder train travel in the EU and how it improve it.
Listen to it on
... our website: https://www.untangled-podcast.eu/tracking-the-ups-and-downs-of-cross-border-train-travel-in-the-eu/
... on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SyUXb6bejJmcErAma3D1I
... or wherever you listen to podcasts 🎧
Let's be honest, how often do you take the train when crossing borders in the EU? We know flying is anything but sustainable. Yet, the prospect of jetting to our family, friends, or holiday destination fast and (ahem) cheap is all too tempting. Trains have a hard time competing against planes: booking is complicated, trips often take longer, and prices can be irrationally high. We join forces with Philipp Cerny to untangle the complexity of EU cross-border train travel. After all, Europe has one of the densest railway networks in the world, but markets, policy and incentives seem to move like a slow train coming...