Episode 77: EU presidential contender Frans Timmermans — Tibor Navracsics

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Episode 77: EU presidential contender Frans Timmermans — Tibor Navracsics

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Double-header this week: socialist candidate for European Commission president Frans Timmermans and the European Commissioner for sport, education and culture, Tibor Navracsics. The panel debates Britain's mid-life crisis a.k.a Brexit Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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