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Talking Europe

FRANCE 24 English

Politicians, activists and researchers debate the issues facing the EU and a "guest of the week" offers their insight in a long-format interview that gets to the heart of the matter. Saturday at 7:15pm.

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00:11:38

EU businesses are falling behind their major...

Talking Europe ·

2024/04/05

Striking a balance between regulation and letting businesses grow is always a difficult thing for policymakers to do. But has the EU veered into over-regulation? Our guest argues that red tape in some areas is holding back EU-based companies, and is partly responsible for those firms losing ground to their competitors in other parts of the world. But he is adamant that finding a solution to this does not mean having to renege on the EU's key policy initiatives, such as the European Green Deal

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00:12:23

Europe votes: Romania, a European success story?

Talking Europe ·

2024/04/05

We dive into the heated EU election campaign in Romania, where the centrist Renew Europe bloc finds itself squeezed by a joint list of the government’s grand coalition on the one hand, and a resurgent far right on the other hand. We also look at Romania’s efforts to become a core member of the European family – something that has not happened yet, as the country was only partially admitted to the border-free Schengen travel area at the end of March. Produced by Isabelle Romero, Sophie Samaille et

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00:12:29

EU defence reforms won't immediately help Ukraine:...

Talking Europe ·

2024/03/29

The EU’s proposed defence reforms are not going to make a difference to Ukraine in the short term, warns Camille Grand, NATO's former assistant secretary general for defence investment. Both the European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) "are going to be very useful in the longer term, provided that the money comes in 2028, which is more or less the cycle that the EU is announcing", Grand tells Talking Europe. He talks about Ukraine's ammunition

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00:12:26

Europe votes: Security preoccupies Baltic states

Talking Europe ·

2024/03/29

The war in Ukraine is well into its third year, and Russia’s advances on the battlefield have caused jitters across the EU, particularly in the countries bordering Russia that used to be part of the Soviet bloc. Security-related themes – not just military questions, but energy security too – are high on the agenda in the EU election campaign in the Baltic states. We discuss what's at stake with three MEPs. Programme prepared by Perrine Desplats, Sophie Samaille and Isabelle Romero

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00:11:49

'Moscow wants to signal that Estonia is not a real...

Talking Europe ·

2024/03/22

Estonia's prime minister insists there is a crisis in European defence that needs to be solved now. Kaja Kallas tells Talking Europe that private funding for the acquisition of lethal weapons is blocked, which means the "vibrant" tech sector cannot be engaged. She also urges EU members to consider jointly raising capital on the markets to help Ukraine, which she says will be cheaper than doing so individually. We also discuss Russia putting Kallas on a "wanted" list over the removal or destruction

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00:11:49

Cyberattacks, disinformation, election meddling in...

Talking Europe ·

2024/03/22

Disinformation is a central concern for the EU, as it swings into full campaign mode for the European elections of June 6-9. There's no shortage of threats: from cyberattacks to fake news aimed at sowing confusion in the minds of EU citizens and voters. In this episode we look at the various disinformation techniques being used, as well as who the most vulnerable targets are, and what is being done to counter such attacks – not just by the European institutions, but also by non-governmental bodies

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00:11:39

'The EU is a global payer, not a global player': EP...

Talking Europe ·

2024/03/15

Talking Europe interviews the chair of the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee, David McAllister. He believes the European Union has been too cautious for too long, and has not proactively defined and defended its interests in the world. He argues that one way to achieve that is to move to a fully-fledged Defence Union over the coming years. McAllister is a German Christian Democrat and a staunch supporter of European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, who is hoping to lead the

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00:12:18

Europe votes: Rule-of-law tensions in Poland and Hungary

Talking Europe ·

2024/03/15

The Legal Affairs committee (JURI) of the European Parliament has just voted to sue the European Commission for unfreezing billions of euros in funding for Hungary late last year. They say it's high time to protect European taxpayers' money from misuse. Meanwhile, Warsaw and the European Commission have unveiled an action plan that involves legal reforms in Poland and ending the EU's infringement procedures against the country, which date back to the previous conservative government. We discuss

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00:11:46

‘Vladimir Putin will not stop in Ukraine’: French...

Talking Europe ·

2024/03/08

Just days after French President Emmanuel Macron provoked a backlash among allies by declaring he could not rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine, a senior minister has doubled down on the message, saying Europe must thwart Vladimir Putin before he presses his military drive further into Europe. “Vladimir Putin will not stop in Ukraine, so this is the reason why we need to make him fail,” Jean-Noël Barrot, the newly appointed French Minister Delegate for Europe told FRANCE 24. Macron

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00:12:43

'We are asking for a public inquiry' into migrant...

Talking Europe ·

2024/03/01

Alarmed by a recent series of maritime emergencies involving migrants trying to reach European shores, Europe's top ethics watchdog is calling on the EU’s authorities to open a public investigation into thousands of deaths in the Mediterranean Sea. European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly demanded an independent commission of inquiry as part of a newly released report into the tragic capsizing and sinking of the Adriana migrant ship off the coast of Greece last June. She spoke to FRANCE 24's Douglas

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00:12:37

Europe braces for US elections: Is the EU ready for...

Talking Europe ·

2024/03/01

The spectre of a second Donald Trump presidency is stalking America. Depending on whom you believe, the world’s biggest superpower is either sleepwalking into dictatorship, or everyone just needs to chill out. Eight months before the US presidential election, there are many unknowns. But America is rife with dystopian warnings that Trump's return would spell the last rites of American democracy. Europeans, meanwhile, are bracing for the impact of a President Trump "2.0". Trump's hints that he might

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00:11:38

'We need more Europe against Trump': Spanish minister...

Talking Europe ·

2024/02/16

The man who might be back in the White House next year, Donald Trump, has caused huge alarm in Europe by saying that he might let Russia "do whatever the hell they want" against NATO allies that do not contribute enough to collective defence. Our guest says that Trump’s comments should galvanise Europe into strategic autonomy and energy independence. Teresa Ribera is Spain's minister for ecological transition, and a former secretary of state for climate change. She is a confidant of Spain's

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00:12:01

Europe votes: Benelux states take steps on tax avoidance

Talking Europe ·

2024/02/16

With our eyes on this June's European elections, we hold the second debate in our series on countries or groups of EU countries. We look at three founding members of the European Economic Community in 1957, which became the European Union in 1993: Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, known as the Benelux states. They see themselves as frontrunners in European integration, having pioneered a customs union 80 years ago, which showed their neighbours the benefits of trading without tariffs. Benelux

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00:11:45

Innovation Commissioner Ivanova: ‘Funding cuts in EU...

Talking Europe ·

2024/02/09

Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation. Yet the EU has just agreed to cut the programme’s budget by €2.1 billion, as part of the re-negotiation of the EU’s long-term budget, and continuing aid to Ukraine. Paradoxically, the cut comes as the EU says it wants to boost its competitiveness in the world. “I cannot be happy about that,” Iliana Ivanova tells Talking Europe. The EU’s commissioner for innovation, research, culture, education and youth, speaks to Armen

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00:12:47

Europe votes: Is the German recession fuelling...

Talking Europe ·

2024/02/09

In the scope of our coverage of the European elections, we will broadcast a series of programs in which we will be taking a closer look at a specific country or group of member states to determine what issues voters care about. We start with the Eurozone's largest economy: Germany. With its strong industry, a population of 84 million and 96 seats at the European Parliament, the country is the leading political and economic force in the EU. But it is also facing a crisis: Germany is in recession as

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00:11:50

'The EU is stronger than its own divisions': EU...

Talking Europe ·

2024/02/02

After an extraordinary summit on Ukraine, the EU has voted unanimously for a €50 billion support package for Ukraine over the next four years. "It was a great result. If we look to the expectations, we were not even sure to reach [it] because of the possible veto from Hungary," the European Commissioner for Economy told FRANCE 24. Paolo Gentiloni added: "It is also a strong message for our partners in the US, because they are also discussing how to continue their support to Ukraine and the fact that

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00:12:54

Farmers' protests across Europe: Can the EU save both...

Talking Europe ·

2024/02/02

Farmers have been blocking motorways and protesting across Europe – in France, Germany and Romania, and even in the European district of Brussels, where they have besieged institutions. Farmers say the EU is both imposing drastic environmental regulations and signing free trade deals with countries that do not abide by the same rules, which they see as unfair competition. Hard and far-right political forces in the EU seem to be capitalising on the discontent by calling for more protectionism and

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00:12:15

'No country is able to cope alone': EU Commissioner...

Talking Europe ·

2024/01/26

Call it the "crisis crisis". A record surge in the number and frequency of extreme climate events afflicting millions of human beings is stretching Europe's disaster response system to the limit, a top EU official has warned. Requests for emergency assistance from the European Union's humanitarian aid reserves have spiked some 400 percent in the past couple of years, amid a cascading succession of wildfires, floods and droughts that have ravaged large swathes of Europe, Jenaz Lenarčič, the European

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00:12:11

Will EU migration deal convince voters? Pact is stark...

Talking Europe ·

2024/01/26

Migration, identity and borders are always big issues in European politics, but perhaps never more so than in European elections. A cornerstone of the current five-year political programme has been the EU's pact on asylum and migration. A political agreement on it was reached in December after three years of negotiations, but technical talks continue this year. Centrists and the centre left hope that the pact will dent right-wing and far-right forces in the June elections. But so far, opinion polls

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00:11:57

'There's a sea change in the UK-EU relationship': EU...

Talking Europe ·

2024/01/19

He has variously been called "Mister Fix-It", "Laser Eye" and "Big Maros". EU Commission Executive Vice-President Maros Sefcovic manages a dizzying array of portfolios, stretching to no fewer than 26 policy areas, many of them having to do with Europe's green transition. He is also a veteran of Brexit negotiations and helped to secure an agreement at the end of 2020 after years of tortuous talks. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Sefcovic notes a big change in the "mood and quality" of the EU-UK relationship,

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