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This is Radio Schuman, your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news, insights, and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives. With explanations, engaging Q&As, and lively conversations, the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society. Join us every other Wednesday, starting from June 14th. We delve into the pressing questions that shape Europe's digital future, covering topics ranging from Generative AI and space exploration to blockchain and net neutrality. Hosted on Acast. ...
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Plunge into the issues making waves on our blue planet in this original Euronews podcast series, discussing everything from illegal fishing to climate change and deep-sea mining. Ocean Calls is made in partnership with the European Commission's DG Mare and presented by Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wilks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Cry Like a boy is a documentary and interview podcast that explores how men are defying stereotypes and promoting gender equality. The series brings you to five African nations to discover how local communities are working towards change. Cry like a Boy is the first original podcast of Euronews, produced with the support of the European Journalism Center and of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Available in English and French. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In southern Germany, Ehningen resembles any typical European family town—with a few local restaurants, a library, and children playing football in the streets. No one would expect that just a few kilometres away lies an industrial hub, home to one of the most groundbreaking technological revolutions: the first IBM quantum computing data centre in E…
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The high-stakes European Council summit concluded on Thursday, with migration policy dominating the agenda. For the first time, leaders discussed so-called "return hubs" — centres in third countries where migrants within the EU, whose asylum claims have been rejected and cannot be repatriated, would be held. This, along with discussions around the …
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In today’s European Council, EU leaders will discuss mainly Ukraine, the Middle East, and migration. In particular, there is the implementation of the €50 billion loan agreed at the G7 and call for a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of hostages, continued humanitarian aid, and an end to Israel's attacks on UNIFIL in Lebanon. However, migration will b…
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Today marks the first-ever summit between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait, part of the EU's new strategy to strengthen ties with Gulf countries, focusing on climate and trade relations. Radio Schuman brings you a part of our colleague Shona Murray's interview with…
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Is outsourcing migration management the new trend in Europe? In this episode, Radio Schuman examines the external dimension of migration by discussing the model of Italy’s new migration centres in Albania. The outsourcing of migration to non-EU countries has become a new trend, whether it is by sending money to countries of origin or by looking int…
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Will Humanitarian Aid Go Down The Drain In The Next European Commission? Interview With Red Cross Director In Brussels
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In 2024, the EU's humanitarian aid amounted to €1.8 billion, and the bloc is now the largest international donor of humanitarian aid in Palestine. Yet the word "humanitarian" is mentioned only a handful of times in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's mission letter to the future Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, …
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MEP Scrutiny Of Conflict Of Interest For Commissioners-Designate: A Democratic Tool Or A Scam?
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Since European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced her proposals for the new batch of European Commissioners, the legal affairs committee, also known as JURI, has been in charge of examining the conflict of interest declarations for each candidate. However, many members of the committee from the Greens and The Left walked out of the…
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In this podcast, Radio Schuman interviews Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party in Hungary, who has recently emerged as the only popular alternative to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Magyar spoke to Euronews political reporter Vincenzo Genovese in his office in Strasbourg, where the Hungarian MEP talked frankly about Orbán's media machine, his own …
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Halfway through its six-month rotating presidency, rather than playing the honest broker, Budapest has blocked many files, including the ones on aid to Ukraine. It further blocked a statement denouncing Moscow's media ban, and it voted against the EU’s plan to impose tariffs on electric vehicles. It's unclear what exactly broke the camel's back, bu…
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Monday marked a year since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, which led Brussels to repeat its calls for a ceasefire and the immediate release of hostages. One year later, Europe is still not on the same page, and in just a few weeks, Kaja Kallas, the former Estonian prime minister, will become the EU's new foreign policy chief. But Kallas is kn…
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Last Friday, EU countries agreed to impose definitive tariffs on imports of electric cars from China, a move with far-reaching implications for the bloc's trade policy with Beijing, the future of the EU's car industry and, most importantly, Berlin's influence in Brussels. In an unprecedented move, Germany was one of only five other European countri…
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Last Sunday, Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) became the latest far-right political group to win a national election in Europe. The party now faces a familiar challenge encountered by many of its counterparts across the continent: will it form a coalition with the centre-right Austrian People's Party? Will Herbert Kickl become Austria’s next Chancello…
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With the ongoing escalation of violence in the Middle East, the number of displaced individuals continues to rise rapidly. The UN refugee agency UNHCR has reported that thousands of Lebanese and Syrian refugees in Lebanon have already fled towards the Syrian border to escape Israeli strikes. Experts warn that the current situation could mirror the …
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In Brussels, exit interviews are often particularly insightful, especially with a commissioner responsible for a complex portfolio where decision-making predominantly rests with individual governments. While Kyriakides did not always assume a central public role during the COVID-19 crisis, her team was tasked with overseeing vaccine procurement in …
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Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, or FPÖ, led by Herbert Kickl, is one of Europe's biggest opponents of migration, including ending asylum rights and promoting “remigration” — a vague concept of shipping foreigners away to protect what sounds like its racial and religious purity. Even without the FPÖ in power, the Alpine country already enforces s…
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As EU Ombudsman since 2013, Emily O'Reilly oversees an independent body tasked with holding EU institutions accountable. She investigates cases of maladministration, either on her own initiative or in response to complaints from EU citizens. O'Reilly has also urged the Commission to combat secrecy, which she argues undermines public trust. In 2022,…
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Two years ago, the EU adopted a ground-breaking deforestation law, set to take effect in January, aiming to ban imports of products linked to forest loss, such as coffee, soy, timber, and cocoa. The regulation requires suppliers to certify that their goods are not sourced from areas that were recently stripped of woods to make way for farms and pla…
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Ursula von der Leyen’s decision to nominate Olivér Várhelyi raised many an eyebrow in Brussels — and elicited a couple of hearty chuckles. When the European Commission president made the announcement during a press conference in Strasbourg earlier this month, it drew laughter from journalists and sent EU-themed meme-making social media accounts int…
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Ever wondered how to stop accelerated ageing in astronauts, and if it could work on Earth? What's next for space labs? The European Space Agency may have the answer with Space Rider, a more time- and cost-efficient solution that doesn't rely on astronauts as test subjects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her plans for the new top team at the European Commission last week, but the reactions were mixed. Many politicians argued that the portfolios were too broad and overlapped each other. The fear is that the upcoming commissioners will constantly step on each other's toes, as many did in the…
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Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen chose Lithuania's former Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius as the EU’s first defence commissioner. The EU does not have strong army and is not responsible for each member state's armed forces. Yet, defence has become a crucial issue in Europe, especially since Russia's war in Ukraine highl…
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On Saturday, Michel Barnier, France's newly appointed prime minister and former EU Brexit negotiator, unveiled his government, which is dominated by conservatives and centrists from French president Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party. Among the most contentious appointments is Bruno Retailleau as interior minister, a staunch conservative who has c…
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Is EU policy on equality going to take a backseat in the upcoming mandate of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen? Back in 2019, von der Leyen named Malta's Helena Dalli the EU's Commissioner in charge of equality. But last week, when she announced her proposal for the new team of European Commissioners, von der Leyen ditched the equa…
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's decision to assign the migration and home affairs portfolio to Austrian nominee Magnus Brunner was one of her most unexpected choices when deciding on the portfolios for her new College. Vienna's recent tougher stance on EU migration policy, as well as Brunner's own background, sprung to the fore…
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The European Parliament in Strasbourg was again divided — this time, it was the MEPs' opinions that were split after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced her new batch of Commissioners. Radio Schuman gathered different reactions from the MEPs Peter Liese, Christel Schaldemose, Moritz Körner, and Sergey Lagodinsky on the enti…
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Thierry Breton's surprisingly public last-minute resignation as France's European Commission nominee was the talk of the town on Monday. While Paris quickly replaced the outgoing Commissioner with former MEP and Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Séjourné, Breton's final salvo aimed at Commission President Ursula von der Leyen further made sure her …
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Back in July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that she would appoint a Commissioner for housing and launch the union's first-ever European Affordable Housing Plan. The announcement was part of a favour made to the European Parliament's centre-left S&D group, which had asked the Commission to include the lack of affordab…
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John McFall is the subject matter expert for a European Space Agency study aimed at fully integrating an astronaut with a physical disability into a long-duration mission to the International Space Station. He is the first astronaut candidate with a physical disability. In this episode, we will explore how space exploration affects the human body a…
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The leader of the Slovene European People's Party (EPP) delegation in the Parliament, Romana Tomc, has told Euronews that the country's new Commissioner pick Marta Kos is "unacceptable". Slovenia's opposition, led by the conservative SDS party of former Prime Minister Janez Janša, has criticised liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob for yielding to E…
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Heated discussions are set to start next week as MEPs vote in Strasbourg on the EU 2025 budget. The European Parliament and European Commission are likely to fight back against cuts — including to the Erasmus+ programme — agreed by the Council before the three institutions are set to wrangle the 2025 budget in November. The Council proposed reducin…
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What are the real reasons underlying European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delaying announcing the portfolios for her executive? The official reason for the delay is that Slovenia has changed its nominee and the country’s parliament needs to ratify the new name. But the path to nominate commissioners is often turbulent, what else is af…
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A key and controversial recommendation of former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi's competitiveness report was for Europe to have recourse to common debt instruments to keep the pace with competitors such as the US and China. But what happens when Draghi's recommendations come face to face with political reality in the EU? My colleague Vincenzo …
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After European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen presents her list of Commissioners to the European Parliament this week, the legal affairs parliamentary committee will assess whether any conflict of interest would make them unable to carry out their duties. In 2019, von der Leyen asked Hungary and Romania to present new candidates for the …
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Will the European Parliament approve the list of Commission nominees that von der Leyen will present next week? According to veteran German MEP Peter Liese, some nominees will struggle to secure their spot, with the Maltese and Hungarian choices most imperilled. Euronews has seen a list of 25 commissioners-designate doing the rounds of Ursula von d…
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Changing the rules on subsidising farmers is at the heart of a 100-page report on the future of agriculture set to feed a vision document due in the first 100 days of the Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s second mandate. A significant overhaul of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to make subsidies based on farmers’ income rather t…
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On Monday, Roxana Mînzatu was presented by the Romanian government as the next European Commissioner for the country, withdrawing the previous nomination of Victor Negrescu, to comply with Ursula von der Leyen's gender criteria. Minzatu, who is 44, is a former Secretary of State for European funds, and later for public procurement. She spoke to Eur…
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AI, big tech and tax: Radio Schuman talks EU digital and antitrust policy with Margrethe Vestager
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From regret for the outcome tax state aid cases, to optimism for the future of European AI - outgoing Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager sat down with Radio Schuman. The EU’s outgoing digital and competition supremo regretted the outcome of landmark tax state aid cases and expressed optimism for the future of European AI in an exclusive si…
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In this episode of Radio Schuman, we discuss Ukraine's urgent plea to lift EU restrictions on long-range weapons for better defense against Russia, featuring insights from Ukraine expert Sasha Vakulina. We also touch on Putin's recent trip to Mongolia and explore a quirky new dating trend in Spain's supermarkets. Radio Schuman is hosted and produce…
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In today's episode of Radio Schuman, we dive into the tangled web of Belgian politics as the country faces the challenge of naming a European Commissioner while still negotiating a new government. With Didier Reynders as the only official candidate just before the deadline, we explore Belgium's political landscape and the pressures from the Europea…
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With just one day left to nominate the next EU commissioner, Italy, Belgium, and Bulgaria are still undecided. We explore why Italy is holding back and what this means for its relationship with Ursula von der Leyen. Plus, we cover Macron’s strategic visit to Serbia, Sanchez's trip to West Africa, and Sicily’s move to ban Mafia-themed souvenirs. Rad…
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In today's episode of Radio Schuman, we explore the growing calls to ban Telegram within EU institutions following the arrest of its founder, Pavel Durov. Bart Groothuis, a Dutch MEP and former cybersecurity expert, highlights the app's security risks, particularly its Russian origins and encryption practices, which could potentially expose sensiti…
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In this episode of Radio Schuman, we explore UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plan to renegotiate the Brexit deal, focusing on trade and citizens' rights, without rejoining the EU's single market or customs union. We also delve into the EU's latest legal battle with Uber over data privacy violations and explore new climate-related vocabulary making…
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In our final episode before the summer break, we dive into the EU's new migration and asylum pact and the challenges it faces. We speak with Federica Toscano from Save the Children Europe about the concerns over the pact's implementation and the rights of asylum seekers. We also explore the newly enforced AI Act and its impact on tech companies, an…
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In today's episode of Radio Schuman, host Maia de la Baume explores the concerning decline in female representation within EU institutions. Despite some high-profile women leaders like Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola, the new European Parliament has seen a steep drop in female members. We speak with Jeromine Andolfatto from the European Wo…
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Dr. Jessica Studer has spent the last 3 months without seeing daylight. She is spending one year in one of Earth's most extreme places: Antarctica, at Concordia Station. Her research will help us better understand how humans adapt to hostile environments and how isolation impacts their health and well-being. Additionally, it will shed light on what…
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In today's episode, we delve into Finland's controversial new law allowing migrant pushbacks, a move that has sparked debate over its legality under international and EU standards. We’ll also discuss the EU's digital policy shortcomings with MEP Axel Voss, focusing on the bloc's struggle with AI and digital development. Lastly, we explore the preva…
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In today’s episode we delve into the potential shifts in EU-Iran relations with the inauguration of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. We discuss how Pezeshkian, a reformist heart surgeon, might navigate the complexities of his limited power and the influence of the IRGC, amidst escalating tensions in Gaza and Lebanon. Babak Kamiar provides e…
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What would be the scope and responsibilities for a European Commission portfolio dedicated to the Mediterranean? Would such a commissioner oversee the EU's controversial migration deals with African countries? Radio Schuman sought answers with Hussein Baoumi, Foreign policy advocacy officer at Amnesty International in Brussels. We also pick up on i…
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Today is Friday, July 25th, and we've got a packed episode for you. First, we dive into the European Green Deal and its prospects under Ursula von der Leyen's presidency amid rising conservative opposition. We'll hear from Genevieve Pons, the Director General of the Europe Jacques Delors Institute, on the balance between industrial revival and sust…
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In this episode, we dive into three critical topics shaping the European Union today. First, we talk with German liberal MEP Moritz Korner about the EU's stance on Hungary's rule of law violations and the effectiveness of conditionality mechanisms tied to EU funds. We then explore why some liberals voted against Ursula von der Leyen for another ter…
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