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Talking Europe

FRANCE 24 English
European Union
Ukraine
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United States
Ursula Von Der Leyen
Germany
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Politicians, activists and researchers debate the issues facing the EU and a 'guest of the week' offers their insight in a long-format interview that gets to the heart of the matter. Saturday at 7:15pm.

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Estonia's counterintelligence service has recently warned that sabotage operations orchestrated by Russian special services have reached a new and dangerous phase in Europe, with targets no longer being purely symbolic. Talking Europe sits down with ... more

A marathon EU summit on October 15-16 failed to produce a breakthrough on the European Union's next long-term budget. Although EU leaders put on a brave face at the end of the talks by saying that "the way forward is clearer", EU capitals appear dead... more

Our guest is veteran French journalist and commentator Bernard Guetta, who is a Member of the European Parliament for the centrist Renew group. He tells the programme that Donald Trump is "a liar, because he tried to tell the American people that Zel... more

As the international context becomes more challenging for the European Union, the bloc is looking to boost its ties with like-minded allies. Canada is part of that architecture that the EU says it wants to build. The big news of EU Commission Preside... more

2020 was an annus horribilis. Covid stalked the land. Lockdowns, curfews and social distancing were the order of the day. But there was a silver lining: European countries showed themselves to be capable of great solidarity, jointly procuring vaccine... more

It has been dubbed "the PISA shock". Countries that had been used to their school pupils performing well in test scores are seeing a plunge in standards. The PISA test is an international assessment led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation a... more

We sit down with David McAllister, the chair of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. He talks to us about the security threats facing Europe, and what defence gaps the EU urgently needs to close. For McAllister, the EU is "not at war ... more

Alarm bells are ringing about fuel prices across the EU. The average cost of diesel per litre is well above €2, whereas in October of last year it was around €1.50. Even before this latest spike, the cost of living was already biting, and it seems th... more

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Recent Guests

Margus Tsahkna
Estonian foreign minister and former defence and social protection minister
Government of Estonia
Episode: Europe faces threat of organised sabotage, terrorist attacks: Estonian FM Tsahkna
Nicolae Ștefănuță
Romanian Green MEP, co-chair of the Greens group and vice president of the European Parliament
European Parliament
Episode: EU member states wrangle over all-important budget: Is a deal this year feasible?
Fabienne Keller
French Renew Europe MEP, questor of the European Parliament and former mayor of Strasbourg
European Parliament
Episode: EU member states wrangle over all-important budget: Is a deal this year feasible?
Bernard Guetta
French journalist, commentator and Member of the European Parliament for Renew Europe
Renew Europe
Episode: 'America, with this president, is not our ally. Trump is a liar': French MEP Bernard Guetta
Jaak Madison
Estonian politician, ECR Bureau member, and member of the European Parliament's foreign affairs and international trade committees
European Conservatives and Reformists
Episode: EU and Canada seek closer ties: Will Canada become the EU's first associate member?
Javier Moreno Sánchez
Spanish socialist and chair of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with Canada
European Parliament
Episode: EU and Canada seek closer ties: Will Canada become the EU's first associate member?
Pierre Moscovici
French member of the European Court of Auditors, former European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs
European Court of Auditors
Episode: EU's Covid recovery fund was 'absolutely a success': European Court of Auditors' Pierre Moscovici
Manuel Rippa
German MEP from the European People's Party, member of CULT (Education and Culture)
European Parliament
Episode: Falling test scores in schools startle EU countries: Why are standards going down?
Lee Anderson
Finnish MEP from the Left group, former Minister of Education in Finland
European Parliament
Episode: Falling test scores in schools startle EU countries: Why are standards going down?

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EU member states wrangle over all-important budget: Is a deal this year feasible?
Q: Do you think upcoming elections could affect the negotiations, or will they be wrapped up by the end of this year?
Nicolae Ștefănuță says elections are already affecting negotiations and calls for an agreement before the political landscape shifts. Fabienne Keller also favors deciding the main figures earlier, while noting that technical issues will take longer.
EU member states wrangle over all-important budget: Is a deal this year feasible?
Q: Do you have any sympathy for the frugal countries' view that the proposed budget is unaffordable?
Fabienne Keller respects their position but argues that Europe needs an ambitious budget for agriculture, cohesion, competitiveness, diplomacy and defense, funded partly through new shared resources.
Europe faces threat of organised sabotage, terrorist attacks: Estonian FM Tsahkna
Q: Should the EU appoint a special envoy to have talks with the Kremlin, or should it wait before something, as it were, moves on the Russian side first?
Tsahkna says Europe should be involved in the process alongside Ukraine, but must not take a neutral mediating role. He says this would risk sidelining European interests and could involve stopping sanctions or returning frozen Russian assets.
Europe faces threat of organised sabotage, terrorist attacks: Estonian FM Tsahkna
Q: What particular targets are you worried about now, and how is this a more dangerous phase, according to you?
Tsahkna says Russia is increasing pressure across Europe through sabotage, terror attacks, cyberattacks and disinformation. He cites an attack on an Estonian defence industry company, attributed to Russian special services, and says three suspects were arrested.
EU and Canada seek closer ties: Will Canada become the EU's first associate member?
Q: What would you want to see in an associate membership, Javier, or do you think it should actually really exist?
Javier Moreno Sánchez favors practical cooperation rather than focusing on legal status, naming digital policy, Erasmus+, and critical materials as potential areas for joint work.

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What is Talking Europe about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Long-form interviews and cross-party discussions examine the policies, institutions and political choices shaping the European Union. Regular coverage ranges from EU budgets, enlargement, defence and foreign policy to education, energy, climate adaptation, transport and digital regulation. Interviews with senior officials, including commissioners, national ministers and parliamentary leaders, sit alongside panels of Members of the European Parliament offering different national and party perspectives. The format connects policy detail with its effects on member states, citizens and Europe's place in the world. Its distinctive focus is the practical negotiation of EU-wide responses: how shared rules are funded, where national interests diver... more

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4. Bernard Guetta
5. Jaak Madison
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7. Pierre Moscovici
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