Evropska četrt

Transformation as an opportunity or baggage? Janez Potočnik, co-Chair of the International Resource Panel, United Nations Environment Programme, says the future will be green or there will be no future.

He also shares his thoughts on one of the main BSF takeaways this year, and that is EUCO President Charles Michel statement on EU enlargement: “As we prepare the EU’s next strategic agenda, we must set ourselves a clear goal. I believe we must be ready — on both sides — to enlarge by 2030.”

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JANEZ POTOČNIK – Partner at SYSTEMIQ, Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel, United Nations Environment Programme, and advisor to thought-leading institutions such as the European Forest Institute. Before, he was European Commissioner for the Environment and European Commissioner for Science and Research.

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European Quarter – everything you wanted to know about the European Union, but didn’t know who to ask. The podcast is moderated by Nataša Briški and Aljaž Pengov Bitenc.

The episode is part of a series prepared in cooperation and with the support of the Bled Strategic Forum (BSF). The views, information, or opinions expressed during the podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Bled Strategic Forum.

Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) is a leading conference in Central and South-Eastern Europe, which for the eightteenth year has been an inclusive platform where a diverse structure of people from the fields of diplomacy, politics, economy, private and public sector and academia come together to discuss key challenges in the 21st century. The purpose of the BSF is to encourage participating actors to discuss and exchange opinions and to find innovative solutions to regional and global challenges.

Professor Pranab K. Bardhan, a development economist and author of a book, A world of insecurity, speaks about the reasons behind the corrosion of liberal democracies around the world.

Explaining why the public leans more and more toward nationalism, he talks about economic inequalities, worker empowerment and cultural insecurities, and also gives some guidance what should our response be.

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PRANAB K. BARDHAN – Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, College of Letters & Science, United States.

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European Quarter – everything you wanted to know about the European Union, but didn’t know who to ask. The podcast is moderated by Nataša Briški and Aljaž Pengov Bitenc.

The episode is part of a series prepared in cooperation and with the support of the Bled Strategic Forum (BSF). The views, information, or opinions expressed during the podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Bled Strategic Forum.

Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) is a leading conference in Central and South-Eastern Europe, which for the eightteenth year has been an inclusive platform where a diverse structure of people from the fields of diplomacy, politics, economy, private and public sector and academia come together to discuss key challenges in the 21st century. The purpose of the BSF is to encourage participating actors to discuss and exchange opinions and to find innovative solutions to regional and global challenges.

Renowned chefs talk about understanding the relationship between food and sustainability, eating animal products and repercussions for the global climate and importance of using local ingredients. Key takeaway: moderation in all things.

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ANA ROŠ – Chef, Hiša Franko. Follow Ana on Instagram.

RODNEY DUNN – Chef and co-founder of The Agrarian Kitchen. Follow them on Instagram.

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European Quarter – everything you wanted to know about the European Union, but didn’t know who to ask. The podcast is moderated by Nataša Briški and Aljaž Pengov Bitenc.

The episode is part of a series prepared in cooperation and with the support of the Bled Strategic Forum (BSF). The views, information, or opinions expressed during the podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Bled Strategic Forum.

Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) is a leading conference in Central and South-Eastern Europe, which for the eightteenth year has been an inclusive platform where a diverse structure of people from the fields of diplomacy, politics, economy, private and public sector and academia come together to discuss key challenges in the 21st century. The purpose of the BSF is to encourage participating actors to discuss and exchange opinions and to find innovative solutions to regional and global challenges.

It’s the end of August and for us at the European Quarter time for Bled Strategic Forum. International conference, happening in Bled, Slovenia, is bringing together people from the fields of diplomacy, politics, economy, private and public sector, media, and academia to discuss key challenges in the 21st century.

Nik Gowing is a renowned British TV journalist, foreign affairs specialist, presenter and conference moderator who’s been coming to Bled for many years. He shares his experience interviewing world leaders and asking difficult questions, communicating with the public that seems to be leaning more and more toward populists, navigating the polluted information space of today and his project Thinking the Unthinkable.

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NIK GOWING – Founder and Co-Director of Thinking the Unthinkable – an independent project helping leaders understand the threats and opportunities in the new era of radical uncertainty and disruption.

He was a main presenter for the BBC’s international 24-hour news channel BBC World News 1996-2014. He presented ‘The Hub with Nik Gowing’, BBC World Debates, Dateline London, plus location coverage of major global stories. For 18 years he worked at ITN where he was bureau chief in Rome and Warsaw, and Diplomatic Editor for Channel Four News (1988-1996). Follow Nik on X @NikGowing. More about Nik HERE.

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European Quarter – everything you wanted to know about the European Union, but didn’t know who to ask. The podcast is moderated by Nataša Briški and Aljaž Pengov Bitenc.

The episode is part of a series prepared in cooperation and with the support of the Bled Strategic Forum (BSF). The views, information, or opinions expressed during the podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Bled Strategic Forum.

Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) is a leading conference in Central and South-Eastern Europe, which for the eightteenth year has been an inclusive platform where a diverse structure of people from the fields of diplomacy, politics, economy, private and public sector and academia come together to discuss key challenges in the 21st century. The purpose of the BSF is to encourage participating actors to discuss and exchange opinions and to find innovative solutions to regional and global challenges.

Evropska komisija je 5. julija objavila letno Poročilo o stanju pravne države. Ocenili so razmere na področju pravosodnega sistema, protikorupcijskega okvira, pluralnosti medijev ter drugih institucionalnih vprašanj, povezanih s sistemom zavor in ravnovesij.

O vladavini prava na področju medijev so razpravljali Audrius Perkauskas, generalni direktorat Evropske komisije za komunikacijska omrežja, vsebine in tehnologijo, prof. dr. Matej Avbelj, profesor za evropsko pravo na Novi univerzi, dr. Barbara Rajgelj, soustanoviteljica Pravne mreže za varstvo demokracije, Lenart J. Kučić, svetovalec za medijsko politiko v kabinetu ministrice za kulturo, in Ksenija Horvat, novinarka RTV.

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Evropska četrt – vse, kar vas bo zanimalo o Evropski uniji, pa niste vedeli, koga vprašati.

Podkast vodita Nataša Briški in Aljaž Pengov Bitenc. 

O stanju na področju pravic skupnosti LGBTIQ+ v Sloveniji, kaj je bilo že doseženega, kaj še ostaja in kje smo v evropskem kontekstu. Pogovarjamo se tudi o stranskih učinkih vzpona nacionalizmov in populizmov ter škodljivih vplivih družbenih omrežij.

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PROF. DR. ROMAN KUHAR – Sociolog in raziskovalec, redni profesor na Oddelku za sociologijo Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani. Raziskovalno se ukvarja z vprašanji diskriminacije, človekovih pravic, državljanstva in politikami enakosti.

Sodeloval je v več domačih in mednarodnih raziskovalnih projektih in izdal več knjig, med drugimi tudi Anti-gender Campaigns in Europe: Mobilizing against Equality, za katero je prejel nagrado ARRS Odlični v znanosti 2018. Med leti 2017 in 2021 je bil dekan Filozofske fakultete UL, trenutno pa je pridruženi urednik pri reviji Social Politics (Oxford University Press) in predsednik Slovenskega sociološkega društva.

Evropska četrt – vse, kar vas bo zanimalo o Evropski uniji, pa niste vedeli, koga vprašati.

Podkast vodita Nataša Briški in Aljaž Pengov Bitenc. 

Z Matjažem Grudnom, direktorjem za demokratično participacijo pri Svetu Evrope, o vojni v Ukrajini, ekskluzivnosti zavzemanja za mir in vojnem hujskaštvu, zaprtih novinarjih, cvetoči propagandi, nujnosti izobraževanja in vročih glavah na Twitterju.

Pogovarjamo se tudi o spoštovanju mednarodnega prava in zaskrbljujočemu trendu nazadovanja demokracije v Evropi, vlogi ter relevantnosti organizacij, kot je Svet Evrope. Ravno te dni mineva 30 let od članstva Slovenije v njej.

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MATJAŽ GRUDEN – Direktor za demokratično participacijo pri Svetu Evrope, kar vključuje aktivnosti in programe na področju izobraževanja, mladih in kulture. V sklopu direktorata, ki ga vodi, je med drugim tudi Platforma za zaščito novinarjev. Na Twitterju ga najdete pod @MGruden.

Evropska četrt – vse, kar vas bo zanimalo o Evropski uniji, pa niste vedeli, koga vprašati.

Podkast vodita Nataša Briški in Aljaž Pengov Bitenc. 

Bilanca vojne v Ukrajini so stotisoči mrtvih in ranjenih, več kot osem milijonov ljudi je razseljenih, ocenjujejo, da je porušenih 150.000 stanovanjskih stavb, 300 bolnišnic in 3000 šol. Po Ukrajini beležijo za vsaj 140 milijard škode. Rusija je najbolj sankcionirana država na svetu.

Kje smo in kam gremo se pogovarjamo s strokovnjakinjo za evropsko varnost in varnostne politike EU, dr. Jeleno Juvan, in nekdanjim dopisnikom RTV iz Rusije ter velikim poznavalcem postsovjetske geopolitike, Mihom Lamprehtom.

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DOC. DR. JELENA JUVAN – Predavateljica na FDV, Katedri za obramboslovje. Strokovnjakinja za evropsko varnost in varnostne politike EU.

MIHA LAMPREHT – Po diplomi na Pravni fakulteti se je leta 1981 kot novinar zaposlil na Radiu Slovenija. Od leta 1989 do 1996 je bil dopisnik RTV SLO v Moskvi, prvi dve leti tudi za Delo. Sicer je bil tudi programski direktor javnega radia v obdobju 2003 do 2006 in od jeseni 2010 do pomladi 2019. Več mandatov je bil v EBU radijskem odboru. Vseskozi je objavljal in pisal na temo Rusije in postsovjetske geopolitike. Prevedel je nekaj knjig iz ruščine v slovenščino, med njimi Zadnje zapise Ane Politkovske. S plezanjem v skali še vedno preskuša tudi svoj vertikalni instinkt in igro gravitacije.

Evropska četrt – vse, kar vas bo zanimalo o Evropski uniji, pa niste vedeli, koga vprašati.

Podkast vodita Nataša Briški in Aljaž Pengov Bitenc. 

More than a year separates us from the European parliamentary elections 2024. We talk to Stephen Clark, director for the European Parliament Liaison offices, about preparations already underway. He also shares lessons from the previous round, speaks about the dangers of disinformation, possible attempts of foreign actors to influence the outcomes and how to motivate younger voters.

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STEPHEN CLARK – V Evropskem parlamentu deluje že 31 let. Delal je s parlamentarnimi odbori, v osrednji vodstveni vlogi v uradu generalnega sekretarja in na področju komuniciranja od leta 2006. Tedaj je postal vodja parlamentarne skupine za digitalno komuniciranje, ki je opravila pionirsko delo na področju uporabe socialnih medijev s strani institucij EU, trenutno pa je direktor, odgovoren za pisarne Evropskega parlamenta v državah članicah EU, za širše javno komuniciranje in za komunikacijske kampanje, dogodke in prostore za obiskovalce Parlamenta.

Evropska četrt – vse, kar vas bo zanimalo o Evropski uniji, pa niste vedeli, koga vprašati.

Podkast vodita Nataša Briški in Aljaž Pengov Bitenc. 

What do climate change and gender equality have in common? Since most decision makers are men, how does that affect adopted policies and results achieved? What’s the impact of climate change on men and women?

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DR. AUBREY PARIS – Policy Advisor on Gender, Climate Change & Innovation in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) at the U.S. Department of State. There she leads policy and public diplomacy efforts related to the nexus of gender and climate change. As part of her portfolio, she launched the Innovation Station initiative to amplify the impact of woman and girl innovators developing translatable solutions to climate-related challenges, while simultaneously drawing subnational connections between domestic and international communities. The initiative includes development of an international network, virtual event series, quarterly newsletter, and weekly podcast.

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European Quarter – everything you’ll be interested in about the European Union, however, you did not know who to ask.

The podcast is moderated by Nataša Briški and Aljaž Pengov Bitenc.