Speaking of EU

Kocha Changelia - member of EST’s working group on human rights - addressed youth civic activism and the role it plays in the process of European Integration.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

Javier Arenas - member of EST’s working group on environment - is our guest to discuss the recent climate summit, COP26, to assess its wins, defeats and outcomes.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

Chilani Atalugamage - EST Ambassador to Sri Lanka - discusses the various aspects of EU - Sri Lanka relations, and the important roles played by development projects, terrorism and the respect for human rights.

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Edited by Laura Sanzarello and Asimina Melissi, and sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Research and content by Chilani Atalugamage.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

Joanna Pamoukoglu - EST Ambassador to the Netherlands - joins us to talk about the destructive impact of the pandemic on domestic violence, as October marked Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

To know more about this topic, read Joanna's article on the EST website.

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited by Asimina Melissi and sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Research and content by Joanna Pamoukoglu.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

Krista Tammila - EST Ambassador to Spain - analyses the Catalan fight for independence, its resonance at the EU level and the possible implications for the future of separatist movements.

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited by Asimina Melissi and sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Research and content by Krista Tammila.

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

EST Talk meets Gwendolyn Albert, human rights activist, to discuss the issue of forced sterilization of Roma women in the Czech Republic, and a new law designed to redress decades of systemic and cultural abuses.

Niamh Axe - EST Ambassador for the UK - discusses the possibilities created by Brexit for regional politics, and how this might have contributed to strengthening European stability. 

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited by Asimina Melissi and sound engineered by Angeliki-Efraimia Markopoulou. Research and content by Niamh Axe. 

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

Pauline Oleon - International Officer at EST - unpacks the legislative condition of minorities in Europe, not only reconstructing a past of repression, but also unveiling a worrying present and concerning future possibilities. 

This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergström and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited and produced by Laura Sanzarello. Research and content by Pauline Oleon.  

Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

On the last episode of the first season of the EST Podcast, our hosts receive Reinder de Vries - Former Head of the EST International Office - who will talk about his experience at EST, the successes of this year of activities, how the EST has contributed to his career and why one should join an organization like this. 

The EST Podcast will be back next year! Thanks for listening :) 

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Christos Tsagkaris - Vice-President for Events at EST - discusses the EST's recent partnership with the Coalition of Global Health, Primary Care, and Social Work Professionals to address an open letter to the G7 & the G20, and their relevance for health policy.