Max and Donatienne discuss the formation of a new French government after Emmanuel Macron picked former chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as Prime Minister. Then, they briefly discuss two regional elections in East Germany and the outline of Ursula von der Leyen’s new European Commission. Finally, they turn to a conversation with Federico Steinberg, visiting fellow with the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program and senior analyst at Elcano, about the long-awaited Draghi report on the European Union’s competitiveness.   

Learn more:  

Russian Roulette | CSIS Podcasts 

Europe’s Fiscal Crossroads (csis.org) 

Power Plays: Europe’s Response to the Energy Crisis (csis.org)