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EU Untangled helps you make sense of the ball of yarn that is EU policies and politics. We ask simple questions and turn answers into digestible bits so you can understand what’s going on behind the headlines.

We are an independent, Brussels-based podcast.

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What is a Spitzenkandidat? EU Untangled

Discover what a Spitzenkandidat is, the story behind its creation, and how it works, or doesn’t. From its origins to the current candidates and the tug-of-war between the European Parliament and the European Council, we dive deep into this key element of EU politics.
  1. What is a Spitzenkandidat?
  2. The three towers: how many seats to rule them all?
  3. Can the EU engineer innovation?