Roundtable

Poland likes being in the club, but doesn’t like some of the rules - the club in question being the European Union. And the rules in question concern which has supremacy - EU law or Polish law?

GUESTS:

Peter Van Elsuwege

Professor of EU law at Ghent University

Barbara Grabowska Moroz

Research fellow at CEU Democracy Institute

Kamil Jaronczyk

Managing Editor at Visegrad Insight

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

As world leaders get ready to meet in Rome, we’ll talk about what kind of post-pandemic recovery they're planning for Europe and beyond. Later in the programme we will look at how they hope to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

The way British news outlets are blaming Brexit for a shortage of workers, empty food shelves and the prospect of what some are calling a Cancelled Christmas, you might think it’s the UK that is the only country affected. But across the world others are facing similar problems.

GUESTS:

Nisa Bayindir

Consumer Psychologist Behavioural Scientist

Catherine McBride

Fellow at the Centre for Brexit Policy

Clare Bailey

Independent Retail Expert

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and North Macedonia have been on the waiting list for almost 20 years. Now they’ve been told that one day they will be welcome, but not when that day will be. Why does the European Union appear to have gone, if not cold, then a little chilly about inviting six Balkan countries to the bloc? It appears the big fear is that since membership comes the free movement of people, there’ll be a lot of people in countries that already belong, worried about migration...

GUESTS:

Adnan Cerimagic

Senior Analyst at European Stability Initiative

Engjellushe Morina

Senior Policy Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations

Ian Bancroft

Consultant for the Peaceful Change initiative

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

With the Republic of Ireland in the EU and Northern Ireland not, what’s causing friction is the movement of goods between the two post-Brexit.

The UK says it wants a deal that was negotiated on that change, and if it’s not then it could put the whole matter into dispute. And that, it’s feared, could put the Northern Ireland peace agreement at risk.

GUESTS:

Neale Richmond

Member of Irish Parliament for Fine Gael

Steve McCabe

Senior fellow at Centre for Brexit Studies

Robert Oulds

Director of the Bruges Group

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

How much easier is it to live in the 21st century than in times gone by? By most counts - mortality/ education/ disease it is a great deal easier. But what about mental health? Are times tougher now, or are we just more aware of the issues and prepared to discuss them?

Guests:

Ledia Lazeri

WHO Europe Mental Health Team

Emma Jayne Gooch

Mother of Mental Health Sufferer

Elena Antonova

Senior Lecturer in Psychology Brunel University of London

Dr Cyrus Abbasian

Consultant Psychiatrist

Eric Zemmour has been called a French Donald Trump, appealing to extreme elements in society. He has convictions for inciting racial hatred . What is it then that makes people talk of a man with no party and no election experience as a future leader of the country?

The Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan in August led to the chaotic withdrawal of US-European coalition forces. It has now left Western leaders questioning how they will engage with the new rulers.

GUESTS:

Simon Mayall

Former Deputy UK Army Chief

Michael Semple

Former Deputy EU Representative to Afghanistan

Jamie Shea

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary General of NATO

DESCRIPTION:

The world’s getting back to normal and that’s going to cost you. After eighteen months when gas wasn’t needed so much, prices are soaring with increased demand and not enough reserves. How will Europe manage without the lights going out?

GUESTS:

Richard Ballantyne

CEO of the British Ports Association

Tim Skeet

Adviser to Trade Association

John Baldwin

Managing Director at CNG

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

The man described as a mini Trump who runs a country of just two million people in Eastern Europe now has the chance to shape the European Union for years to come.

Guests:

Ziga Turk

Former Slovenian Minister for Growth

Wojciech Przybylski

Editor-in-chief at Visegrad Insight

Alen Toplisek

Lecturer in International Political Economy

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.