Merkel’s farewell, a new climate agreement, a fight about the rule of law and of course still corona. 2021 was another historic year for Europe. New threats and major challenges determined the Brussels agenda. In a special end-of-year show of the Café Europa podcast, Annette van Soest and Mathieu Segers look back on the European year with guests and look ahead. Watch the video below, or listen to the podcast.
— disclaimer — the podcast Café Europa is only available in Dutch
De Europese Eindejaarsshow from Haagsch College on Vimeo.
With Esther de Lange, CDA Member of the European Parliament, Café Europa dives into the climate agreement and the Green Deal. What has become of all the grand plans this year? With D66 MEP Samira Rafaela, Annette and Mathieu talk about the growing influence of young people on the climate dossier, the racism debate, but also LGBTQIA+ rights. Why does this not only lead to tension between, but especially within Member States? And Stephane Alonso analyzes the rule of law debate in the EU and the Dutch position in Europe.
And of course regular guests correspondents Derk Marseille and Eveline Bijlsma are not missing. Derk updates us from Berlin about the plans of the new German government. What will Europe notice? And Eveline is already looking ahead from Paris on a very exciting French year. Will Macron stay in the saddle, or will the French choose a new president?
— disclaimer — the podcast Café Europa is only available in Dutch
Collaboration with Haagsch College
We make the podcast Café Europa together with our partner Haagsch College. Haagsch College is an initiative of Freek Ewals (former BNR Nieuwsradio) and Vincent Rietbergen (former NOS). They produce substantive productions such as theater tours with Rutger Bregman, Joris Luyendijk and Thomas Erdbrink. And in-depth live streams and podcasts about current events.
