United Citizens of Europe Podcast

United Citizens of Europe Podcast

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  • EP.09, S.02| "Palace for the people: how Beirut transforms the Sursock Palace into an art residence" with Joseph El Hayek| United Citizens of Europe

    In this episode, Anton Meshkov interviews Joseph El Hayek. Joseph is a founder of the RestART Beirut project which aims to restore the Sursock Palace after the explosion in Beirut in summer 2020. In this podcast, Joseph talks about the historical and personal significance of the palace and plans for its future. Multiple cultural locations have been damaged by the explosion in Beirut. Thanks to EU funds, the Sursock Palace can be (partially) restored and will be turned into an art residence. Despite the access to EU funds, RestArt Beirut is still struggling to make ends meet, therefore if you can, please donate to their cause.

    Joseph El Hayek is currently working at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Beirut. He has also had an extensive experience in PR, Events, Protocol and General Affairs as well as in Art and Culture. 

    Host of the episode: Anton Meshkov

    Guest: Joseph Le Hayek

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    15 min
  • EP.08, S.02| "Undocumented in Europe" with Gianluca Cesaro, PICUM| United Citizens of Europe

    This week, we interviewed Gianluca Cesaro from PICUM, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants.

    This week's topics cover the access of undocumented to COVID-19 vaccines (and their access to public healthcare), why we say undocumented and not illegal, and how to change the narrative surrounding undocumented individuals.

    We found this interview very interesting and eye-opening. What do you think?

    Host of the episode: Hannah Bludau

    Guest: Gianluca Cesaro

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    37 min
  • EP.07, S.02| "Sharing a message, a walk for Europe" with Valerie Thatcher Nantois| United Citizens of Europe

    How do you convey a message?

    Valerie walked 750 km to raise awareness about the EU Parliament elections and the values of Europe.

    She is a firm believer in the founding values of the European Union and Europe as a whole, and only by being a real and united Union, we can achieve great things.750km, from Lyon to Brussels, with little to no help from local institutions, she managed to raise awareness about our civic right (and duty) to vote and be politically active.

    Host of the episode: Luca De Cristofaro

    Guest: Valerie Thatcher Nantois

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    41 min
  • EP.06, S.02| "Film Festivals in Europe" with Radu Sticlea, BEAST Film Fest| United Citizens of Europe

    Have you ever wondered how Film Festivals are organized? Have you ever heard of the BEAST Film Festival?

    In this episode, we talk to Radu Sticlea, a founder of BEAST International Film Festival. We explore how the popularity of the New East is matched with the underrepresentation of artists from this region. Radu gives hints on coming up with the concept of the film festival and managing it along the way.

    Host of the episode: Anton Meshkov

    Guest: Radu Sticlea

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    36 min
  • EP.05, S.02| "Hate speech, Antisemitism and Intersectionality" with Julia Mozer, CEJI| United Citizens of Europe

    This week, we interviewed Julia Mozer from CEJI- a Jewish contribution to an inclusive Europe. The organization is based in Brussels and it is not your typical Jewish organization as it covers different aspects of discrimination and it tries to change the narrative around the Jewish community.

    Do you think CEJI can be defined as an intersectional organization?


    Host of the episode: Luca De Cristofaro

    Guest: Julia Mozer

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    32 min
  • EP.04, S.02| "A conversation about racism in Italy" joint episode with the African Dream Podcast| United Citizens of Europe

    In this episode, we had a conversation about racism in Italy with the co-hosts of the African Dream Podcast. Spacing from the exclusion of a job possibility to finding love.

    Unfortunately, we were not able to go deep on the topic but we hope you will enjoy our conversation.


    Host of the episode: Luca De Cristofaro

    Guests: Farai Chikwanha and Tadiwa Mwash

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    40 min
  • EP.03, S.02| "Italy's governmental crisis: Recovery Fund and Teenage behaviour" with M. Crecco, M. Sgubbi and G. Lenzi| United Citizens of Europe

    Three guests were invited to this special episode.

    We decided to dedicate this episode to comment on the situation in Italy and its latest governmental crisis. Our guests explained why coalitions are important to form a government in Italy, why two ministers from the small centrist party "Italia Viva" resigned, and Italy's international reputation.
    Two young political analysts open the episode with their analysis and then professor - and former diplomat- Guido Lenzi gives us a small lecture on Italy's international reputation and its foreign policy. 

    Host of the episode: Luca De Cristofaro

    Guests: Marcello Crecco, Matteo Sgubbi and prof. Guido Lezzi.

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    47 min
  • EP.02, S.02| "Capitol hill's raid and EU-US relations" with Katharina Zangerl and Arianna Babraj| United Citizens of Europe Interviews

    Two guests were invited to this special episode.

    We decided to dedicate this episode to what is going on in the United States and the future of the EU-US relation. We talked about the rioters invading Capitol Hill, the rise of fake news and far-right groups, and we tried to predict Biden's ideas on the relations between the European Union and the United States.

    Katharina Zangerl lives and works in Vienna, Austria. She studied Political Science with a focus on the European Union and its foreign relations. She dedicates her work and time to initiatives that strengthen democracy, promote social cohesion to overcome polarisation and to spread easy accessible political education to everyone.

    Arianna completed her BA in International Relations at the University of Southern California and she is currently working at the National Democratic Institute in Washington, D.C. 

    Host of the episode: Luca De Cristofaro

    Guests: Katharina Zangerl and Arianna Babraj

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    42 min
  • EP.01, S.02| "Living my 2020 in Taiwan" with Francesca Sfriso| United Citizens of Europe Interviews

    We are back with a new episode and a new season!

    We wanted to start season two of the podcast with a story of a European living outside European borders.

    Francesca Sfriso is a student doing her master's degree in Taiwan. In this episode, we talked about different topics, ranging from cultural differences, spirit of adaptation and missing the food from home. 

    It was a blast interviewing Francesca, I hope you will enjoy listening to us as much as we enjoyed recording this episode!


    Host of the episode: Luca De Cristofaro

    Guest: Francesca Sfriso

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    33 min
  • 2020 Wrapped, a United Citizens of Europe introduction

    We are back with a short and sweet episode in which we present ourselves and our project.

    2020 has been a rough year. During this period we all struggled with mental and physical health issues, we had to deal with the uncertainty of our future and the mess of a present we are living in. We decided to pull ourselves together and we tried to make some space for ourselves, hoping our platforms could help other people in our situation.
    So here we are, this is a presentation for our podcast listeners of our mission and of ourselves.


    We hope you enjoyed season 1 of the podcast because season 2 is just around the corner!


    In this episode: Anton Meshkov, Hannah Bludau and Luca De Cristofaro

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    17 min

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