Category: Podcast

  • New Year’s resolutions? EU heard it right!

    This episode explores the European Commission’s work programme for 2021 and the EU policies that will steal the show next year.

  • European Green Deal

    Victor and Alex are rebooting EU Untangled with a discussion about the European Green Deal.

  • Tell me what EU want, what you really, really want

    I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want. A referendum gives the people the option to have the final say in political matters of the utmost importance. And that’s what we ALL want, right? Well, the story of Brexit tells us that despite their relative simplicity, referendums can be a very tricky…

  • All I want for May is EU

    From the 23 to the 26 of May, the citizens of 28 (most likely 27… ) countries will vote in the largest transnational elections in the world. Over 700 members will be elected to the European Parliament and Bruzzels is buzzing with excitement. But what exactly is the European Parliament and what role does it…

  • Shine bright like a passport

    Not all that glitters is gold and not all gold shines bright. Rosie Birchard helps us examine the dark glow of the EU golden visas and passports, as well as the risks and ethical questions that arise from the murky business of selling and buying EU citizenship.

  • Internet 2.0 – What does it meme?

    Ever since the World Wide Web gave us all access to the Internet, it has fundamentally changed our communications, businesses, services and even politics. Now, policies are trying to catch up, and the Internet as we know it may be about to change for good. The European Union’s Parliament has approved a new legislation to…

  • What’s in a name?

    Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYROM) have for decades clashed over nine letters: M-A-C-E-D-O-N-I-A. The conflict isn’t new, but the solution is. Last June, the two nations signed an agreement that officially changes fYROM’s name to the “Republic of North Macedonia”. But why did the country have to change its name in…

  • Welcome to EU Untangled

    Welcome to EU Untangled, the podcast that helps you to understand the large picture and the nitty-gritty details of EU politics.