EU Now

Senior Communications Officer Martin Caudron discusses Europe’s move to make open access to publicly-funded scientific publications a reality by 2020, with Mary Kavanagh (Minister-Counselor for Science and Innovation at the EU Delegation to the U.S.), Robert-Jan Smits (European Commission’s Envoy for Open Access), Marc Schiltz (President of Science Europe and Chief Executive of Luxembourg National Research Fund), and David Sweeney (Executive Chair, Research England, UK Research and Innovation Agency).

Senior Media Advisor Kasper Zeuthen sits down with EU Ambassador to the UN, João Vale de Almeida, on the eve of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly to discuss the EU’s role at the UN, main EU objectives, UN reform, and the importance of defending the UN and multilateralism.

Spokesperson James Barbour speaks to EU Ambassador to the U.S. David O'Sullivan on the outcome of the White House meeting between European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and U.S. President Donald J. Trump. As we end season 1 of EU NOW, Ambassador O'Sullivan also reflects on the state of EU-U.S. relations.

Senior Communications Officer Martin Caudron hosts Jorge Domecq, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency, for a conversation on defense funding and capabilities in the EU and implications for NATO.

Senior Communications Officer Martin Caudron speaks to the Portuguese Minister of Defense, José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes, on EU Defense and EU-NATO cooperation.

Senior Communications Officer Martin Caudron sat down with Jürgen Salay, EU climate negotiator who spent a year doing research on climate action at the subnational level in the U.S. during his fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle.

EU Ambassador to the United States David O'Sullivan explains why the US makes more money doing business with the EU than anywhere else, the crucial importance of the EU-US trade and investment relationship for jobs and growth on both sides of the Atlantic, what drives deficits, and much more.

Senior Communications Officer Martin Caudron spoke to Terry Schaefer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) & Sigi Gruber of the European Commission on transatlantic ocean research and how it contributes to the protection and understanding of our ocean.

Senior Media Adviser Kasper Zeuthen discusses how traveling to Europe is now faster and easier than ever with European travel expert Steve Smith from Rick Steves.

Senior Communications Officer Martin Caudron talks EU-Defense and EU-NATO cooperation with Heather Conley, Senior Vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), ahead of the 2018 edition of the EU's Security and Defense Washington Symposium (13 June).