In this week's episode, Marian Duris (Foreign Policy Consultant to MEP - European Parliament) and I discuss the unprecedented challenges from all directions faced by the European Union this year. We discuss the Slovakian PM's resignation following the scandal over the Sputnik V vaccine deal, the EU's vaccination barriers to travel, Brexit Britain's problematic blackmailing behaviour and what it might mean for security cooperation, as well as current legal disputes with ruling parties in Poland and Hungary. Join us for a deep dive into the Union's boiling point.