Moving Europe Podcast

Former EU ambassador to Ukraine Hugues Mingarelli discusses diplomatic, political and economic ties between Europe and Ukraine. How did relations between Europe and Ukraine develop historically? Will Ukraine eventually become an EU member? And what is the future of the Ukrainian conflict?

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On 13 June, Israel launched a massive attack on Iran. Two weeks later, the US carried out targeted strikes on Iran's 3 main nuclear facilities. But what is Europe's role in this conflict? Are we a relevant actor or a powerless spectator?We discuss with a renowned expert about relations between EU and Iran, looking into historical developments, assessing the role of the nuclear deal and the consequences of its failure, and analysing Europe's capacity to develop a strong and impactful foreign policy towards Iran.#iran #conflict #nucleardeal #b2bombers #Israel #ayatollah #europe #eu #powerpolitics #diplomacy #foreignpolicy #revolution #humanrights #economicrelations #russia #china #ukraine #hezbollah #hamas Moving Europe Podcast is co-founded and moderated by Theo Gatterer and Christian Nota.

35% of Europe's population could soon be older than 65 years. At the same time, fewer children are being born, therefore posing a risk to our political and economic systems. We're exploring the consequences for pensions, healthcare, elections, regional disparities, and migration.Our guest is László Andor, former European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, and currently Secretary-General of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS).Moving Europe Podcast is co-founded and moderated by Theo Gatterer and Christian Nota.#demographics #population #ageing #fertilityrate #fertility #children #pension #taxes #regions #memberstates #cohesion #competitiveness #healthcare #care #publicservices #stability #policies #EUCommissioner #europeancommission #youthemployment #migration #europe #eu #movingeurope

What does the digital transition mean for Europe? How can we ensure that digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence boost the economy while protecting human rights and democratic values? And how will our education systems and our jobs be impacted by automation?We are discussing these questions in Helsinki with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, former Member of the European Parliament and currently Member of the Finnish Parliament. Miapetra has been at the forefront of AI and digital policy-making in Europe, contributing both to the AI Act and the Digital Services Act.Podcast co-founded and moderated by Theo Gatterer and Christian Nicola Nota.#europe #eu #ai #digital #digitalization #europeanparliament #finnishparliament #automation #regulation #growth #economy #digitaldecade #sovereignty #digitalskills #jobs #cloud #supercomputers #jointundertaking #publicprivatepartnerships #financing #eufunds #digitaleuropeprogramme #horizoneurope #regions #disparities #artificialintelligence #artificialintelligenceact #digitalservicesact #digitalmarketsact #universalbasicincome #data #movingeurope #helsinki #finland

Talking about European security and defence with Jamie Shea, former spokesperson of NATO and Deputy Assistant Secretary General of NATO. We discuss Europe's foreign policy strategy following the Ukraine war and assess what Trump's return to the White House means for the US security umbrella. We also delve into the functioning of NATO and Europe's role in it, highlighting Europe's military dependency on the US.#defence #security #europe #eu #nato #ukraine #dependency #foreignpolicy #defenceindustry #natoexpansion #threats #war #weaponsystems #commandstructure #alliance #russia #peace #peacenegotiations #diplomacy #cooperation Co-founders and moderators of Moving Europe podcast: Theo Gatterer and Christian Nicola NotaTimestamps:00:00 Introduction01:28 Jamie's beginnings at NATO08:32 NATO Spokesperson and life-threats15:42 How dangerous are current times?21:40 Security implications of Ukraine war28:50 Support to Ukraine32:25 Russia - NATO relations38:22 Military realities in Ukraine45:41 Peace negotiations and Europe's role51:42 US security umbrella for Europe01:03:29 The future of NATO01:12:28 Europe's position in NATO01:24:13 How would you Move Europe?

We talk about the EU's economic competitiveness (compared to the US) with Marco Buti, former Director-General in the European Commission (Economic and Financial Affairs), and former Chief of Staff of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni. Marco Buti currently holds the Tommaso Padoa Schioppa chair at the Robert Schuman Centre – European University Institute.

In this first episode ever of our podcast project Moving Europe, we discussed with Damian Boeselager, two times Member of the European Parliament and co-founder of the political party Volt Europa about Europe's priorities, overall direction and key challenges for the next five years.