Episode 7: Anders Fogh Rasmussen — Russia, Ukraine and the US — Greece's scapegoat statistician

Episode 11: EU rights expert Michael O'Flaherty — Poland's peril — Macron's make-up: Regular host Ryan Heath is back with an interview with Michael O’Flaherty, the head of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency. The interview, recorded at the European Alpbach Forum in Austria, looks at why human rights defenders have failed to make more headway by EU Confidential

38 min listen

Episode 22, presented by Ørsted: Statoil CEO Eldar Sætre — White supremacy in Europe: Episode 22 of POLITICO's EU Confidential podcast features Eldar Sætre, the CEO of Norway's oil and gas company Statoil.We spoke to Sætre on November 9, after the COP23 global climate conference had kicked off in Bonn, Germany, but before Norway's $1 tri by EU Confidential

38 min listen

Episode 5: Taavet Hinrikus — Digital Regulation — David Davis: genius or fool?: This week Mark Scott, POLITICO Europe's new chief technology correspondent, talks to us about the trends he sees as tech companies deal with the reality that their libertarian early days are coming to an end and regulators confront them in the name of pro by EU Confidential

35 min listen

Bonus Episode: Erna Solberg: Host Ryan Heath gets some tips for Brits from Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg about what it's like to be closely linked to the EU but not part of the club. POLITICO Europe news editor Andrew Gray and Brussels reporter Harry Cooper discuss the U.K. g by EU Confidential

35 min listen

Episode 3: Victoria Espinel — What Brexit's broken — European Parliament harassment by EU Confidential

36 min listen

Pilot episode: Pierre Moscovici: In this pilot episode of POLITICO's new podcast, EU Confidential, host Ryan Heath talks to European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici about the future of the euro — and about what he would do if he wasn't a politician. Ryan discusses issues behind the intervi by EU Confidential

40 min listen

Episode 8: Emmanuel Macron interview — Commissioners' expenses — Brussels networking tips by EU Confidential

40 min listen

Episode 7: Anders Fogh Rasmussen — Russia, Ukraine and the US — Greece's scapegoat statistician: This week, host Ryan Heath sits down with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former NATO secretary-general and now adviser to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Rasmussen talks defense spending, Trump and how to handle Russia. And he reveals why we should spen by EU Confidential

46 min listen

Episode 9: NATO's Petr Pavel — German election campaign — Britain's Brexit papers: Regular host Ryan Heath is on holiday but the podcast rolls on with news editor Andrew Gray standing in once more.This week, we've dug into the archives again to bring you the highlights of a conversation between Ryan and General Petr Pavel, the head of by EU Confidential

34 min listen

Episode 2: Ángel Gurría — EU's Googlewhack — Interns in bikinis backlash: Host Ryan Heath speaks to Ángel Gurría, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), who explains why it will take more than austerity to get the world economy growing faster — and why his organization has to get by EU Confidential

36 min listen

Episode 13: Tomáš Valášek — Juncker's State of the Union — Catalonia: Ryan Heath interviews Tomáš Valášek, the former Slovakian ambassador to NATO who heads the Carnegie Europe think tank. As Russia begins its Zapad war game, the West should be worried about Moscow “downright lying about the size and the type” of military by EU Confidential

45 min listen

Episode 31: Direct from Davos — Dutch PM Mark Rutte — Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki: We've got the lowdown from Davos in another special edition from the World Economic Forum. The podcast features interviews with two prime ministers — the Netherlands' Mark Rutte and Poland's Mateusz Morawiecki — as well as U.S. investor Bill McGlashan, a by EU Confidential

35 min listen

Episode 14: NationBuilder's Toni Cowan-Brown — German election — Boris Johnson's fact and fantasy: Host Ryan Heath interviews Toni Cowan-Brown, a vice president at NationBuilder, the software company that has powered election campaigns for Emmanuel Macron's party, Theresa May, Bernie Sanders and even Belgian communists. Also this week: POLITICO's Flori by EU Confidential

43 min listen

Episode 18: EU Commissioner Vĕra Jourová — Remembering Daphne Caruana Galizia — Catalonia dilemma: Episode 18 of POLITICO's EU Confidential podcast features an interview with European Commissioner Vĕra Jourová, who leads the EU's work on data protection among her many responsibilities as commissioner for justice, consumer rights and gender equality.W by EU Confidential

36 min listen

Episode 21: Greek opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis — Oettinger's car clash — UK Cabinet chaos by EU Confidential

32 min listen

Episode 6: Violeta Bulc — Ryanair to Brexit rescue? — Endless car scandals: This week Violeta Bulc, the European transport commissioner and a taekwondo black belt, explains why she’d have Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary as a Brexit negotiator to make sure planes can still fly from the U.K. to the EU and vice versa the day after Brexi by EU Confidential

41 min listen

Episode 1: Cecilia Malmström — Brexit talks: After two pilot shows, host Ryan Heath brings you the first official episode of POLITICO’s new podcast all about the EU and European politics. Ryan talks to European trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström about Trump, Brexit, China and more. Following the s by EU Confidential

40 min listen

Episode 12: David McAllister MEP - London Playbook's Jack Blanchard - Azerbaijan Scandal: Host Ryan heath talks to David McAllister, head of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and a key ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.McAllister says the U.K.'s decision to leave the EU is a "historic mistake" and Turkey's authoritari by EU Confidential

43 min listen

EU Confidential Trailer: A sneak preview of the new podcast from Politico Europe. Coming soon. by EU Confidential

1 min listen

Episode 23: Olympic committee chief — EMA, EBA to Amsterdam, Paris — Failed German coalition talks: Episode 23 of POLITICO's EU Confidential podcast features Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee.This week, we've got two feature interviews for you. As well as Bach, there's Adecco Group board member Stephan Howeg. We also ta by EU Confidential

42 min listen

Episode 16: Telia's Johan Dennelind — Global Policy Lab — Catalan independence referendum: Host Ryan Heath talks to POLITICO's chief Europe correspondent Matthew Karnitschnig about a homegrown journalism experiment: POLITICO's first Global Policy Lab. We convened labor and economics experts, executives and union representatives, along with regu by EU Confidential

41 min listen

Episode 15: Catalan independence debate — German election — Court confusion: In a special episode this week, we feature interviews from both sides of the Catalan independence debate ahead of the Catalan regional government's referendum, planned for Sunday.Ryan Heath interviews Jorge Toledo Albiñana, Spain's secretary of state fo by EU Confidential

45 min listen

Episode 10: Brexit & Ireland — John Bruton — Trump's tax break: While regular host Ryan Heath recovers from his holiday jet lag, news editor Andrew Gray presents an interview with former Irish PM John Bruton on Brexit, a roundup of the latest on Britain's departure from the EU, and discussion of stories from across th by EU Confidential

36 min listen

Episode 4: Marietje Schaake — Politics of EU-Japan deal — Parliament's PhD babysitter: This week Christian Oliver, POLITICO Europe's trade editor, talks us through the astonishing speed with which the EU completed its trade deal with Japan, and why future trade deals will not be so easy.Marietje Schaake, a Dutch liberal member of the Euro by EU Confidential

35 min listen

Episode 25: Herman Van Rompuy & Theresa May's Manic Monday: Former European Council President Herman Van Rompuy talks to host Ryan Heath about the future of the EU in this week's episode.EU reform and Brexit haiku: Since leaving office, Van Rompuy has been shepherding a major report on the future of the EU, the by EU Confidential

38 min listen

Episode 19: Harassment discussion — Hope for change — Maroš Šefčovič interview: Episode 19 of EU Confidential features a special discussion on the issue of sexual harassment and assault in the EU Brussels bubble. The podcast also includes an interview with European Commission Vice President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič, in which by EU Confidential

45 min listen

Episode 63, presented by Qualcomm: Dimitris Avramopoulos — Selmayrgate — Election fever: Dimitris Avramopoulos, the European commissioner for migration, sets out how the Commission plans to fighting back against populist attempts to hijack the migration agenda.Avramopoulos outlines controversial tactics: working with hardliners to achieve on by EU Confidential

33 min listen

Episode 29: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek - Poland vs Brussels - Harassment survey: Host Ryan Heath interviews Daniel Ek, the CEO of global music pioneer Spotify.The music world was a notorious graveyard for online entrepreneurs: until Spotify. In this episode, Ek explains why he thinks Stockholm-based Spotify is different to Silicon V by EU Confidential

46 min listen

Episode 45: Margrethe Vestager — EU budget battle — Whistleblower protection: Ryan Heath hits the road with Europe’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager — darling of Emmanuel Macron and foe of tax cheats and tech giants — to learn about how one Belgian city went from wasteland to strength in diversity. Sound like a campaign by EU Confidential

37 min listen

Episode 20: Historian Rolf Falter — Catalonia comes to Brussels — Harassment scandal: Ryan Heath interviews Rolf Falter, a historian who has worked across the Belgian and EU political landscapes: from adviser, to journalist, to get-out-the-vote advocate, to author of a new book on Europe.The dangers of absolute identity: Falter argues th by EU Confidential

36 min listen

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