Conflict Zone: Confronting the Powerful

How fair are the trials of Catalan pro-independence politicians? DW's Conflict Zone put this question to Spain's Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell. During the heated discussion, the politician walked off the set, but came back to finish the interview after speaking to his aides.

Ahead of key European elections, the rhetoric has been increased dramatically. Liberals, populists, the left and the right - all have warned that the EU is in danger. But what do they offer and how high are the stakes?But what do any of them really offer and how high are the stakes?

Host:

Tim Sebastian

Guests:

Sophie in 't Veld (Netherlands), D66 MEP,

Vice chair, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)

Jo Leinen (Germany), SPD MEP

Chairman of the EP Delegation for the Relations with China

Member of the Committees on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO),

Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Environment (ENVI)

Dominik Tarczynski (Poland) PiS, Member of Polish Parliament

Vice President of European Conservatives in Council of Europe

Maximilian Krah (Germany) AfD

Vice Chairman of the AfD in Saxony and European parliament candidate

The annual security conference in Munich highlighted the growing divide between the US and Europe. DW meets Jim Risch, Chairman of the US Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee, to discuss the most contentious issues.

Is the far right the mainstream in Estonia? The eurosceptic Conservative People’s Party (EKRE) made major gains in Estonia's parliamentary election with an anti-immigrant campaign warning of an upsurge in crime. (First aired 13 March 2019)

As the UK’s protracted exit from the EU continues, so does chaos and infighting in the ruling Conservative party. Have Theresa May’s MPs put themselves ahead of the country? DW asks pro-Brexit lawmaker, Nigel Mills.

The UK’s expected exit from the EU is weeks away, but talks have been pushed to the brink. Is inflexibility in Brussels to blame? Philippe Lamberts, an MEP on the European Parliament's Brexit Steering Group, talks to DW.

Donald Trump's election was a rebuke of the policies his predecessor stood for. What is left of Barack Obama's legacy? DW's Conflict Zone speaks to Ben Rhodes, one of his closest advisors.

Pressed on his party’s migrant policies and support of Russia, Italian MEP Marco Zanni, of the far-right League, ended the recording early and walked off the set.

Three million people have fled Venezuela, escaping hunger and repression under President Nicolas Maduro's rule. DW's Tim Sebastian asks the Venezuelan Ambassador to the EU, Claudia Salerno Caldera, why should Maduro stay on as leader?

Conflict Zone looks back at interviews with key players on all sides of the Brexit debate.