Wilson Fache, a freelance journalist, returned from Afghanistan early in October after spending several weeks in the country, which fell under the control of the Taliban on 15 August. He reports on the situation in Kabul and the provinces, the very precarious economic situation, the concerns of women, and his work as a journalist.
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Wilson Fache, Freelance Journalist, eu!radio & radio nantes’(in French)

With the war limiting access to Black Sea ports, Ukraine has had to find other ways of getting its products to market. As a result, Ukrainian grains and seeds have flooded Central and Eastern Europe, much to the dismay of the region’s farmers.

Galab Donev, Acting Prime Minister of Bulgaria (in Bulgarian)

Marcel, Young German, Interview with Sina Wollgramm, AMS (in German)

While tomorrow's Europe will probably not be completely energy self-sufficient, we do have all the necessary ingredients to achieve sufficient stability.

Francesco Sassi, Ricerche Industriali ed Energetiche (RIE), ITV by Giulia Cannizzaro, Radio 24 (in Italian)1

Guillaume Kerlero de Rosbo, Rousseau Institute, ITV by Tamara Mijatovic, Euradio (in French)1

Vidmantas Jankauskas, ITV by Augustė Lyberytė, Žinių Radijas (in Lithuanian)2

Soaring global trade tensions, rising protectionism and a huge hunger for critical minerals underscore the need for Europe to secure its own supply going forward – or this may well impinge on its future.

Carl Greko, Economist and researcher at CEPII, ITV by Tamara Mijatovic, Euradio (in French) 1

Francisco Ferreira, President of Portugal’s Zero Association, ITV by Alexandre Neves, Radio Renascença (in Portuguese)

Carl Greko, Economist and researcher at CEPII, ITV by Tamara Mijatovic, Euradio (in French) 2

Nicolae Ştefănuță, MEP - GreensEFA, Romania, ITV by Stefan Baciu, Radio România (in Romanian)

Nikos Vettas, Professor at AUEB, DG at IOB, ITV by Andritsos & Pliakostamou, SKAI (in Greek)

Alfredas Skinulis, Director of Lithuania's Environmental Protection Institute, ITV by Augustė Lyberytė, Žinių Radijas (in Lithuanian)

Iuliu Winkler, MEP – EPP, Romania, ITV by Horia Daraban, Radio România (in Romanian) 2

Manuel Pôejo Torres, Expert in international and defence affairs, ITV by Alexandre Neves, Radio Renascença (in Portuguese)

Spyros Blavoukos, Professor at the Athens University of Economics & Business, ITV by Nikos Andritsos & Marianna Pliakostamou, SKAI (in Greek) 1

Teodor Yalamov, Professor at the Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, ITV Lilliya Goleminova, BNR (in Bulgarian)

On Wednesday 2 July, just as the European capital was caught up in its own heatwave, the Commission unveiled a new climate target.

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Majid Tafreshi, Iranian Ambassador to Portugal (in English)

With an acknowledgement that the world is “changing”, Denmark charts its course towards a stronger Europe.

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Lars Aagaard, Energy Minister of Denmark (in English) 2

Wolfgang Münchau, Economist and Commentator (in English)

Dan Jørgensen, EU Commissioner for Energy (in English)

Ave Schank-Lukas, Acting Head of the Commission Representation in Estonia (in Estonian) 2

Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark (in English) 1

Morten Jespersen, Danish Ambassador to Latvia (in English) 2

Asta Radikaite, Lithuanian Ambassador to Denmark (in Lithuanian) 1

Ave Schank-Lukas, Acting Head of the Commission Representation in Estonia (in Estonian) 1

Andreas Marchetti, Director of politglott, University lecturer, ITV by Sina Wollgramm, AMS (in German) 2

Gusty Graas, MP for the Democratic Party, Chair of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee of the Luxembourg Parliament, ITV by Jean-Claude Majerus, 100.7 (in Luxembourgish) 3

Luis Norberto González Alonso, Lecturer in Public International & European Law at the University of Salamanca, ITV by Esteban Santos, esRadio CyL (in Spanish)

Andreas Marchetti, Director of politglott and University lecturer, ITV by Sina Wollgramm, AMS (in German)

VDL’s 2025 State of the Union speech was a pivotal moment of this plenary week – and her comments on Gaza a pivotal moment of the speech.

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Lyubomir Kyuchukov, Director of the Economics and International Relations Institute (in Bulgarian)

Yvan Verougstraete, Member of the European Parliament – Renew Europe, Belgium (in French) 3

Benoit Cassart Member of the European Parliament – Renew Europe, Belgium (in French)

Saskia Bricmont, Member of the European Parliament – GreensEFA, Belgium (in French) 2

Yvan Verougstraete, Member of the European Parliament – Renew Europe, Belgium (in French) 2

Saskia Bricmont, Member of the European Parliament – GreensEFA, Belgium (in French) 1

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff, Former EU Representative to Palestine (in English) 2

Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff, Former EU Representative to Palestine (in English) 1

Yvan Verougstraete, Member of the European Parliament – Renew Europe, Belgium (in French) 1

Paulo Almeida Sande, Expert in European Affairs (in Portuguese)

Many governments have taken extraordinary measures to fight the covid-19 pandemic. But experts warn that if many of them are necessary today, those measures could without anyone realizing it become permanent and hamper our fundamental rights.

Jeremy Shapiro, Research Director of ECFR: "The Key Question Is: does it ever end?" (in English)

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