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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the European elections, the lack of a unifying theme and the risk of political fragmentation.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest episode, our team discusses Spain asserting leadership on Palestine, and on the student protests spilling over to Europe.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the extraordinary gap between the success of Spain's economy and the level of toxicity of Spanish politics.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses Europe's hardening stance on China, and the history of that relationship.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the unity, or lack of unity, of the far-right in Europe. The discussion on the migration pact shows that they divide on national lines, and are unlikely to constitute a united political force.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses how the difficulty of measuring economic performance, and economic size, is affecting policy decisions, like western support for Ukraine and pension reforms.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the shades of grey that have emerged in western countries' support for Ukraine. It's no longer a debate between victory and defeat.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses Geert Wilder's decision not to become prime minister, and why the far-right Chega is so strong in Portugal.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the impact of falling productivity growth on budgets, and political cycles. The era of the political budget is over, as we can see in the UK.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, out team discusses the future of European security without the US, and with France and Germany on opposite sides of the debate.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the long-term impact Donald Trump on European foreign and security policy. Trump is a threat in the short run, but an opportunity in the long run.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the austerity that is now descending on the EU, the consequence of Franco-German fiscal divergence, and how aid for Ukraine fits into this.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the spread of farmers' protests in Europe, why they are happening, and the disparate ways European governments are reacting to them.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, the team discusses the cult of youth in French politics, and what to expect from Gabriel Attal.By Wolfgang Munchau
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Shall we re-industralise or de-industrialise?
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In our latest podcast our team discusses the diverging industrialisation strategies between France and Germany. France wants to re-industrialise. Germany frets about de-industrialisation.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the European impact of the German constitutional court ruling on the debt brake.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the idea of a prime minister Geert Wilders.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the political deal between Sanchez and Puigdemont, and what to expect to happen in Spain now.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast our team discusses the phenomenon of Sahra Wagenknecht, a politician of the left with themes of the right.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses Poland after the elections - what to expect from a Tusk-led government, and where this leaves the future of Poland-EU relations.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast our team discusses the rise in interest rates and bond yields in Italy and France, and whether we are at the cusp of another eurozone crisis.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the rise in European sovereign debt yields and spreads, and wonders whether we are headed towards another financial crisisBy Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses whether Germany's political support for Ukraine is waning, and how extremist parties are benefiting from Ukraine-fatigue.By Wolfgang Munchau
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Why Europe's populists are so hard to put down
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In our latest podcast, the team discusses the return of Marion Marechal in France, the tapestry of populist politicians in France, and why centrist campaigns against populists are backfiring in Europe and the US.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the reforms the EU needs to enact before it can admit new members. This also has important consequences for the UK, should it ever wish to rejoin.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast we talk about Frans Timmermans' exit into Dutch politics, Margrethe Vestager's chief economist, and on the consequences of the non-renewal of the Ukraine grain deal.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the Prigozhin coup and what it means for Putin and the Ukraine war.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, we discuss the rising strength of extreme parties and what the centre should doBy Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest Podcast, our team discusses the EU's foul compromise on migration.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses why it is so hard for the rest to make itself independent of the west; and on the political backlash against Green legislation in Europe.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the two fundamentally different approaches to Green politics - the American approach based on technological innovation, and the European one based on targets and regulation.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In this week's podcast, our team discusses the prospect of five more years of Erdogan in Turkey, and the reasons behind France's blockade of the EU's renewable energy directive.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest Podcast, our team discusses the EU's adoption of secondary sanctions, and Macron's strategy of re-industrialisation.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses the future of the centrist politics in the EU.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, our team discuss Ursula von der Leyen's call for the EU to subject the relationship with China to geopolitical considerations; and on the damage caused by Germany's decision to reopen the 2035 deadline for fuel-driven cars.By Wolfgang Munchau
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Our team talks about strikes in France, Germany and the UK, what they have in common and what makes them unique.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In this episode our team is talking about France and the Netherlands as their governments is challenged by old and new rivals.By Wolfgang Munchau
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Shifts on Ukraine and US relations - 12 March 2023
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Our team is discussing how options for a peace deal for Ukraine have shifted and about the EU's unhealthy self-identification with the US when it comes to industrial politics.By Wolfgang Munchau
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EU State aid and geopolitics - 13 February 2023
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In this episode we talk about the EU's proposal to match the US state aid under its Inflation Reduction Act. We also take a look at how effective sanctions on Russia's refined oil products will be.By Wolfgang Munchau
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Pension reforms in an uncertain world - 20 Jan 2023
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In this episode our team talks about the pension reform strikes in France, and why de-globalisation could cause far more disruptive distributional shifts.By Wolfgang Munchau
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Will Europe take over from US in supporting Ukraine? 14 January 2023
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses a US poll showing that Republicans are opposing support for Ukraine and the recent German shift on battle tanks.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our final podcase of 2022, we discuss how the EU should respond to the inflation reduction act.By Wolfgang Munchau
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This week we are talking about the dynamics between inflation and labour shortages in France, Germany and the UK. We also take a closer look at the foiled coup to topple the government in Germany.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In this episode we are talking about Brexit, immigration and whether a return to the EU is possible under a Labour government.By Wolfgang Munchau
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EU response to US green subsidies - 25 Nov 2022
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In this episode we are talking about the US inflation reduction act and the Franco-German response to it. We also look at how Turkey is defying economic orthodoxy.By Wolfgang Munchau
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A Republican majority in the house will press Joe Biden to scale back aid for Ukraine. What does this mean for Europe?By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast we talk about how Olaf Scholz is preparing his visit to China and what it means for the Franco-German relationship and how the US might react.By Wolfgang Munchau
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Our latest podcast, in which the team discusses the fallout between President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and the tragedy of the UK as a country with a majority for Brexit but with no majority for an economic model to make Brexit work.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, the team argues that we should the European Political Community a chance; we also discuss the German energy subsidies and the EU strong reaction to them.By Wolfgang Munchau
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In our latest podcast, the team discusses Putin's nuclear threat, and Sunday's Italian election.By Wolfgang Munchau
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