As we mark two years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we take stock of how the war has changed Europe's political landscape and identity — as well as life for Ukrainians under siege. Also, we look at Ursula von der Leyen's campaign to remain European Commission chief.
Von der Leyen finally announced her intention this week to officially seek another term at the helm following the European Parliament election in June. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO's Hans von der Burchard about the not-so-surprising announcement and what we can expect from von der Leyen's campaign over the coming months. And as mentioned, Hans is part of POLITICO's new Berlin Playbook team — you can subscribe here.
Then we turn our focus to Ukraine. Executive Producer Cristina Gonzalez sits down with renowned Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev at the recent Munich Security Conference to unpack how the war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed Europe.
And finally, Sarah is joined by our reporter in Kyiv, Veronika Melkozerova, for a poignant personal account of how the war has impacted her and her fellow Ukrainian citizens. You can read Veronika's full story here: "Being Ukrainian in 2024: 'People look at me as if I'm terminally ill'".
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Episode 42: The Orbán effect — Mr. Data Protection — Harassment at EU gender equality agency
Episode 41: Bill Gates — Judging junkets — Greek MEPs' special stopover
Episode 40, presented by Edelman and PAC: Brexit Countdown — Guy Verhofstadt — Brussels Press Revue
Episode 39: Lithuania's Linas Linkevičius — Artificial Intelligence — Naughty MEPs
Episode 38: President Margvelashvili of Georgia— Ryanair's Michael O'Leary
Episode 37, presented by DowDupont: Marianne Thyssen — Lulwah Al Khater — Selmayr vs the world
Ep. 36 : Tony Blair interview — Food bank furor — MEP of the week
Episode 35, presented by Raytheon: Ben Hodges — Munich Security Conference — Brexit blockbusters
Episode 34: Alexander Stubb — Spitzenkandidat — MEP of the Week
Episode 33: Nick Clegg — Western Balkans tough love — Lambert van Nistelrooij
Episode 32: Czech politics — Slovenian PM Cerar — German car industry experiments
Episode 31: Direct from Davos — Dutch PM Mark Rutte — Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki
Davos Confidential 4: Theresa Time — Werner Hoyer — Trump’s warm-up act
Davos Confidential 3: Europe’s back — Post-rage politics — Modi’s missed chance
Davos Confidential 2: Talking trade — Digital rights — Desperately seeking Donald
Davos Confidential 1: Setting the scene - Advantage Angela - Panda scale for speeches
Episode 30: Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid — Davos preview — MEP of the Week
Episode 29: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek - Poland vs Brussels - Harassment survey
Episode 28: Estonia's EU presidency — Bulgaria's big moment — Iran protests
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