Name: The renewed Franco-German partnership and its potential to build a geopolitical Europe by epc_eu
Duration: 35 min 23 s
Description: In this episode, Jana Puglierin and Ulrike Esther Franke from the European Council on Foreign Relations argue that the EU must get serious about its foreign policy - and explain how France and Germany can lead the way.

Four months after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the spotlights have dimmed. But as winter sets in and the new regime tightens its grip, what is the state of the country, its people, and the Afghans that have fled and are still looking for safety? In the second part of a two-part episode, we discuss the EU’s tense, knee-jerk response to the crisis back in August and September, and what it has revealed about the EU’s current view and approach to migration policy.  

With Jean-Louis De Brouwer, the Director of the European Affairs Program at the Egmont Institute; Silvia Carta, Policy Analyst in the European Migration and Diversity programme at the European Policy Centre; and Helena Hahn, junior policy analyst in the European Migration and Diversity programme at the EPC.

This episode is part of the Mercator Dialogue on Migration and Asylum or MEDAM, a research project that develops evidence-based solutions for asylum and immigration policies.

Afghanistan revisited - Part II

It has been 3 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, 6 million people have fled the country. Most of them women and children. Quickly after the start of the war, the EU triggered the Temporary Protection Directive, an exceptional measure intended to give people displaced from Ukraine an automatic right to travel freely throughout Europe, and gain access to social welfare, healthcare, housing and work. 

In this episode, we talk about how Ukrainian refugees have fared and how they are integrating in their host countries. And because so many of them are women, we delve deeper into what specific challenges that are facing on the labour market. 

With: Lyuba Karpachova, Refugees Department Lead, Promote Ukraine, Lena Detlefsen, Postdoctoral Researcher, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), part of the MEDAM project team; Teresa Hornung, Senior Adviser, BDA Confederation of German Employers' Associations; Katerina Dimitrakopoulou, Head of Sector working on Integration, Legal Migration and Integration Unit, DG HOME; and Silvia Carta, Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre.

This episode is part of the Mercator Dialogue on Migration and Asylum or MEDAM, a research project that develops evidence-based solutions for asylum and immigration policies.

From war zone to the work force? How to support women displaced from Ukraine on the EU labour market

One of the EPC's founders, John Palmer, describes the early days of the organisation.

EPC@25 - Interview with EPC founder John Palmer

The EPC Podcast is back to delve deeper into EU affairs and connect the dots between politics, policies, and people. This new episode forms the first part of a two-part podcast on the new Israeli government and its domestic and foreign agenda. 

After Benjamin Netanyahu’s election as the new Israeli Prime Minister, the European Policy Centre hosted a Twitter Space to discuss the implications of the election results. EPC Policy Analyst Mihai Sebastian Chihaia was joined by Azriel Bermant, Maya Sion and Aaron David Miller to explore the prospects for Israel’s relations with the EU, the US, and other international actors. 

What are the key domestic policies that Netanyahu wants to implement? How will its right-wing government influence EU-Israeli relations? And will Netanyahu’s extremist agenda damage the historically positive relationship between the US and Israel?

The new government in Israel: Domestic and foreign policy implications - Part I

As protests in Israel continue to rise against Netanyahu's government and his judicial reforms, the last part of this EPC podcast series takes a closer look at Israel’s foreign relations. EPC Analyst Mihai Sebastian Chihaia is joined by Azriel Bermant, Maya Sion, and Aaron David Miller to discuss the US stance towards Netanyahu, the significance and purpose of President Herzog’s visit to Brussels, and the new government’s position towards Russia and the war in Ukraine. 

How will the new leadership affect Israel’s geopolitical agenda? Will the EU support the country’s pro-democracy movements? And will the US be ‘tough on Israel’ if Netanyahu moves forward with his controversial judicial reforms?

The new government In Israel: Domestic and foreign policy implications - Part II

On 5 May 2023, the European Policy Centre hosted an EPC Talks Geopolitics in-person exchange with Md. Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and Shada Islam, EPC Senior Adviser. 
 
EPC Talks Geopolitics is a signature initiative, which aims to engage globally renowned speakers in an interactive conversation on relevant geopolitical issues. State Minister Md. Shahriar Alam discussed Bangladesh’s foreign policy and geopolitical role in the Indo-Pacific region, EU-Bangladesh relations and Dhaka’s views on the impact of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine on the Global South.

EPC Talks Geopolitics with Md. Shahriar Alam

This episode takes a closer look at the outcomes of the NATO Summit in Vilnius and its implications for Russia's war in Ukraine. It also focuses on Turkiye's agreement on Sweden's membership, the future of the Black Sea Initiative and NATO's relations with the Indo-Pacific.

With Jamie Shea, former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO and Senior Adviser at the EPC; Amanda Paul, Senior Policy Analyst at the EPC; and Mihai Sebastian Chihaia, Policy Analyst at the EPC.

The episode was moderated by Garvan Walshe, Head of Communications at the European Policy Centre.

NATO Summit: Is Ukraine's glass half empty or half full?

Von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech calls for member states to advance efforts in emerging technologies and invest in everything, from microelectronics to quantum computing and AI. But is Europe ambitious and prepared enough to bring forward von der Leyen’s agenda? 

This episode of the EPC Podcast looks at the rapid development of quantum technologies in Europe and beyond, its implications for cybersecurity and the EU’s role in ensuring safety online. 

With Andrea G. Rodríguez, EPC’s Lead Digital Analyst, and Jesse Robbers, Quantum Delta NL’s Executive Board Member and Director.

Photo credits: CANVA 
The audio from Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech was taken from the Commission's audiovisual service. Credits: European Union, 2023

Is the EU ready to face quantum cyberattacks?

On Wednesday 8 November, the Commission published its 2023 Enlargement Package. 

The Package recommended opening accession negotiations to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, granting candidate status to Georgia, and opening negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, once the necessary degree of compliance is achieved. 

In this episode of the EPC Podcast, we discuss the Package and its implications, taking a closer look at the situation in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Bosnia, as well as the EU internally. 

There’s no doubt enlargement is a ‘geostrategic investment’, but are the EU27 and future members ready for this step?

With Olivier Costa, Professor at the College of Europe; Teona Lavrelashvili, EPC’s Policy Analyst and Coordinator of the Task Force on EU Enlargement; and Berta López Domènech, Junior Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre.

The 2023 Enlargement Package: What's next?

In this episode, Jana Puglierin and Ulrike Esther Franke from the European Council on Foreign Relations argue that the EU must get serious about its foreign policy - and explain how France and Germany can lead the way.

The renewed Franco-German partnership and its potential to build a geopolitical Europe

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