Annette van Soest and Mathieu Segers talk about football as a political tool and as a European affair just before the start of the World Cup in Qatar. Together with
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The faltering French-German engine
Trouble between Berlin and Paris. Where does the disagreement between Macron and Scholz come from and where could it lead? Annette and Mathieu discuss it with Derk Marseille, correspondent in
Putin’s European friends
Together with regular podcast guest Han Dirk Hekking, Europe reporter at Het Financieeele Dagblad, Annette and Mathieu look at Vladimir Putin’s European friends. With all of the sanctions the EU
Is The Netherlands EU’s most frugal member even in times of war?
This time from Nijmegen at democracy festival Grondfest. Under the watchful eye of a packed tent, this episode discusses the Netherlands’ position within the EU since Russia invaded Ukraine and
European ambitions and energy plans in times of war
This time an extensive commentary on the State of the Union speech by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. A historic speech according to Mathieu, during historic
Will the radical right rise to power in Italy?
A period of relative calm and stability in Italian politics recently came to a brutal end with the fall of the government of “Super Mario” Draghi. On 25 September, Italians
