Podcasts about european institutions

International organisations have become major players in global affairs, with the European Union standing out as especially powerful. But the EU's decision-making processes often attract sharp criticism: requiring agreement among many states can cause paralysis, while overriding individual states raises concerns about sovereignty. This episode explores a new study that revisits how the EU has historically grappled with this tension, focusing on two pivotal moments—the Luxembourg Compromise of 1966 and the Paris Summit of 1974. The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the (in)effectiveness of decision making in the EU, and offer fresh insights into how the EU really works.Alan Renwick is joined by Dr Jonathan Golub, Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Reading, and our very own Dr Michal Ovádek, Lecturer in European Institutions, Politics and Policy here in the UCL Department of Political Science. Mentioned in this episode:Golub, J. and Ovádek, M. (2024) Informal procedures, institutional change, and EU decision-making: evaluating the effects of the 1974 Paris summit. UCL's Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy offers a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognised for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking among the top departments in the UK on both the 2021 Research Excellence Framework and the latest Guardian rankings.

Robert Fico has been the prime minister of Slovakia since 2023, and has served in that position three times since 2006. The thankfully unsuccessful attempt on Fico's life came at a time when the prime minister had become genuinely controversial internationally for the first time. This followed an increasingly erratic approach to the Slovakian media, pronounced lockdown and vaccine skepcitism in the aftermath of the pandemic, and opposition to military assistance to Ukraine - a country which shares a border with Slovakia. What you're about to hear is that there was a time when Fico was a much more conventional politician. So why has he changed? Was he responding to changes at home in Slovakia - a country with a distinct political trajectory to its neighbours - or did the World change around Slovakia, with Fico looking abroad for inspiration?My guest today is Dr Michal Ovádek. Michal is a lecturer and assistant professor in European Institutions, Politics and Policy at University College London, who primarily researches issues related to EU institutions, and the rule of law. As well as Fico, we discuss the post-communist transition in Slovakia, the origins of Slovak ambivalence towards the Ukrainian war effort, and associated Russophilia, and the cultural divide inside the country today. 

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Conor Brummell explores the topic of multilingualism within the European Union. He is joined by language experts Margo Sjis, Head of the Dutch Unit in DG Interpretation of the European Commission and Merje Laht, Head of the Estonian Unit in DG Interpretation of the European Commission and Aislínn McCrory, Head of the Irish Translations Unit in the European Commission.  Each of the language experts explain the historical, cultural, and political importance of their native tongues, before diving into the need for language diversity within the European institutions, which play a vital role in preserving and promoting European languages. They speak about the technical skills required for translation and interpretation and the importance of these services for inclusivity and democratic participation in the EU.  Finally, the conversation culminates with the language experts giving their insights on English becoming the lingua franca of the EU, and the cost to democracy if translation and interpretation services were removed from the European institutions.

The recent European elections came at a pivotal time for Europe and its relations with the rest of the world. In the continent, the economic squeeze, along with the public's concern around security and migration, drove the outcome of the elections. Across the world, the rise in protectionist and nationalist ideology threatens the future of the multilateral system. At risk is the global commitment to the climate crisis and human rights.  The Brussels policy debate is highly Eurocentric, but has extraterritorial impact, often with unanticipated consequences, across the globe. There is an urgent need for European Institutions and Member States to navigate these challenges effectively, to shape a European response. In this episode of the Think Change podcast we discuss the outcome of the European elections and how this will influence the EU's foreign policy; the future of the multilateral system; and how dialogue and more equal partnerships with the rest of the world is essential to maintain Europe's standing in the world. Guests:Sara Pantuliano, Chief Executive, ODIAmbassador João Vale de Almeida, previously Ambassador of the European Union to the United Nations; Ambassador of the European Union to the United States; and following Brexit, the first head of the future EU delegation to the UK.Professor Carlos Lopes, Honorary Professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance Faculty of Commerce at the University of Cape TownSuzanne Lynch, journalist and author of POLITICO's Global PlaybookRelated resources: Where next for feminist foreign policy on funding feminist movements?Supporting Ukraine is costly – but Europe should be clear on the risks of letting Russia winCan the Displaced Talent for Europe pilot address green skills shortages in Europe?Can ‘the West' be trusted? The future of European humanitarian aid

In this episode of the Conversations Podcast, Fatih chats with Kilian Seeber who is the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Geneva. Fatih and Kilian talk about Kilian's journey from being an interpreter to becoming an academic in the field of interpreting studies as well as his approach to research and what he has been working on recently. They also chat about the importance of further studies for interpreters, AI in interpreting, training interpreter trainers and much more.Guest bio:Kilian G. Seeber, an accomplished scholar and practitioner in the field of interpretation, currently serves as associate professor and Vice Dean at the University of Geneva's Faculty of Translation and Interpreting (FTI). With a robust academic background, Kilian obtained his graduate degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Vienna, followed by postgraduate and doctoral studies in Interpreting at the University of Geneva. He further enriched his expertise through postdoctoral research in psycholinguistics at the University of York.As a leading figure in interpretation research, Kilian's work focuses on cognitive load and multimodal processing in complex language tasks, with numerous publications in these areas. His contributions extend beyond academia, as evidenced by his role in co-developing the FTI's acclaimed online learning platform TR@IN and pioneering a cognitive ergonomic training approach for interpreters.In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Kilian maintains an active presence as a practicing conference interpreter accredited with prestigious institutions such as the European Institutions and the European Patent Office. He remains committed to advancing the profession as an engaged member of the Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conférence (AIIC).For more training and PD opportunities visit our website https://nexpd.com

The AI Act transposes European values to a new era. By focusing regulation on identifiable risks, today's agreement will foster responsible innovation in Europe.  "Our AI Act will make a substantial contribution to the development of global rules and principles for human-centric Artificial Intelligence”, this is how Ursula Von Der Leyen - President of the European Commission - commented on the agreement reached by the European Institutions on the AI Act on December 9th, 2023, after a negotiation that lasted nearly 36 hours. Let's discuss it in more details today  Website     Twitter Amazon  

For Sascha Siegmund, the month before his 40th birthday was a whirlwind of rapid change, from leaving a safe, stable job in finance with no plan to next steps, to a 10-day Buddhist silent retreat. After the turmoil of his job and leaving it unceremoniously after almost eight years, and the fear of what he'd do next, the silent retreat helped him find calm. Sascha said “in order to be healthy as an individual you have to become conscious.” Through our lives, beginning when we are children, we adopt behaviors and strategies to deal with the world. He said most people run on autopilot and if we want to think or act differently, we need to become conscious about the choices and decisions we make. Guest BioOriginally from Germany Sascha has lived in France, the Netherlands, Belgium & China and has traveled to many more countries especially in Latin America and Asia. After some 15+ years working in corporates and NGOs he now uses his natural curiosity, knowledge and experience as a Corporate Trainer, and Coach.Being a discoverer of the inside & outside world Sascha is passionate about human potential as well as physical and mental well-being. During his career and life he realized that the limit to growth and development for both individuals and businesses is the human dimension. Driven to empower individuals to explore, discover and live their individual strengths Sascha supports his clients finding their authentic self, meaning and motivation. As a result they move from a ‘reaction' to a ‘creation' mode, becoming entrepreneurs of their lives.Sascha works with companies and the European Institutions on leadership, communication, stress-management, organizational development in order to create environments where people can be their best.Turning 40 and Becoming ConsciousIn this episode, I sit down with Sascha Siegmund, who shares his journey from working in financial compliance to discovering - and following - his true passion for connecting with people. Join us as we explore his life in Brussels, Belgium, his love for European culture, and his transformative experience at a 10-day silent retreat. If you've ever felt unfulfilled in your career and wondered what it would be like to take a leap of faith, this episode is for you.Episode HighlightsSascha's Background: Learn about Sascha's upbringing in Germany, his studies in European culture, and his diverse career path.Career in Compliance: Understand Sascha's experience working in a financial institution and why it left him feeling unfulfilled.The Decision to Leave: Hear about the pivotal moment when Sascha decided to leave his job and the rapid transition that followed.10-Day Silent Retreat: Dive into Sascha's experience at a 10-day silent retreat, where he reconnected with himself and found clarity.Turning 40: Reflect on the significance of turning 40 and the profound changes that came with this milestone in Sascha's life.Sascha's story is a powerful reminder that it's never too late to pursue what truly matters to you. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, follow, and review the podcast. Your support helps us bring more incredible stories like Sascha's to our listeners. Until next time!SponsorThe Forty Drinks Podcast is produced and presented by Savoir Faire Marketing/CommunicationsIkigai Coaching with SaschaFind Sascha on FacebookFind Sascha on InstagramDo you have the Ick? Download Stephanie's...

This week we're looking at the European Court of Justice. How does it operate? How political is it? And is public opinion ever taken into account? One of the chief stumbling blocks in negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol has concerned the role of the EU's top court, the European Court of Justice, and parts of the Conservative Party are ever agitated by the quite separate European Court of Human Rights and its role in adjudicating on human rights disputes. So we have made two episodes looking at these institutions, starting with this one. We're focusing this week on the European Court of Justice. Joining us is Dr Michal Ovádek, Lecturer in European Institutions, Politics and Policy here in the UCL Department of Political Science. Michal has recently published an article on a 2018 European Court of Justice ruling concerning the pay of Portuguese judges. That might seem a little obscure. But it turns out that the case had important real-world impacts, and also tells us a lot about how the court operates. Mentioned in this episode: "The making of landmark rulings in the European Union: the case of national judicial independence." Michal Ovádek. Journal of European Public Policy For more information and to access the transcript: https://ucl-uncovering-politics.simplecast.com/episodes Date of episode recording: 2023-02-23 Duration: 31:32 Language of episode: English (UK)

 Presenter:Alan Renwick Guests: Michal Ovádek Producer: Eleanor Kingwell-Banham

00:00 - Intro 00:24 - How did you make a decision about hosting Ukrainian civil society here, in the comittee? What was your opinion about helping Ukrainians from the start of the war? 02:58 - Do you see Ukraine as a member of the #EU? How is the EECS responding to this topic? 03:57 - Do you feel any intensifications of support of Ukrainian civil society? 04:38 - How do European Institutions help Ukrainian people in Brussels? What is the main idea of this help? 06:27 - What is the future of the resolutions in support of Ukraine that were adopted last year? Does it also involve blocked Russian assets? 07:40 - What were your expectations from your presidency? Was it distorted by what was constantly happening around? 09:16 - Has the approach of the European Committee towards citizens changed during the COVID period and what exactly has changed since then? 11:09 - Do the citizens of European Union have enough political power to put pressure on European Institutions for changing their decisions? 12:03 - Looking back at your past experience, would you like to make a difference in the past or even pursue a career other than becoming #EESC President? Is there anything you would do more if you had enough time? 14:12 - Are you traveling to meet other committee members? If not, what are the main reasons for your business trips? Are you doing this to see what the real situation is in other countries? 15:50 - What challenges did you face on your path to leadership? Were there any problems because you are a woman? 17:43 - Do you have any messages or wishes for Ukrainians? Would you like to inspire them for a future? 18:31 - What do you think about citizens involvement into making democracy package legitimate in terms of defending from foreign interference? Should the citizens being empowered for that? 21:23 - Do you plan to visit #Ukraine after the victory? 21:42 - What are your plans for the future as a member of committee?

Professor René Repasi, Member of the European Parliament since 2022, reflects together with Dr László Andor, FEPS Secretary General, on how the so-called Qatargate has undermined citizens' trust in the European Institutions. Both welcome the quick and strong actions taken by the S&D group facing this case of corruption and illegitimate influence. Repasi proposes a plan to avoid such cases of “bad apples” based on improving transparency, accountability, and media attention, and recalls the EP debate of NGOs and lobbies' regulation. In the second part of the conversation, Repasi and Andor take stock of the legislative work of the German MEP since he took office, outlining his work in various committees and pointing to his main parliamentary battles. The discussion expands to thorny issues like EU Strategic Autonomy, and the speakers do not hide their shared enthusiasm for the establishment of common European unemployment insurance.

One of the chief stumbling blocks in negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol has concerned the role of the EU's top court, the European Court of Justice, and parts of the Conservative Party are ever agitated by the quite separate European Court of Human Rights and its role in adjudicating on human rights disputes. So we have made two episodes looking at these institutions, starting with this one. We're focusing this week on the European Court of Justice. Joining us is Dr Michal Ovádek, Lecturer in European Institutions, Politics and Policy here in the UCL Department of Political Science. Michal has recently published an article on a 2018 European Court of Justice ruling concerning the pay of Portuguese judges. That might seem a little obscure. But it turns out that the case had important real-world impacts, and also tells us a lot about how the court operates. Mentioned in this episode:"The making of landmark rulings in the European Union: the case of national judicial independence." Michal Ovádek. Journal of European Public Policy 

In this long discussion, our Minister of Finance for Luxembourg talks about her background, and we also move onto important aspects of life today: indexation and taxation bands. Yuriko Backes experienced a wonderfully global upbringing: born in Kobe, Japan; went on to study at the London School of Economics, LSE; a Masters in Japanese Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, SOAS, London: and another masters in European political and administrative studies from the College of Europe in Bruges. Professionally, the list is long, interesting and always dedicated to diplomatic or political service. Madame Backes began her career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where roles included: - Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the United Nations in New York - Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the European Union in Brussels from 2001 to 2006. - Deputy Head of mission at the Luxembourg Embassy in Japan from 2006 to 2008, and as - Deputy Head of the Directorate for International Economic Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg from 2008 to 2010. From 2010 to 2016, Yuriko Backes was the diplomatic adviser and sherpa to Luxembourg Prime Ministers Jean-Claude Juncker and Xavier Bettel. 2016 to 2020 she was the representative of the European Commission in Luxembourg. From June 2020 until her appointment to the government, she served as Marshal of the Grand-Ducal Court. Now, of course, we know her as Minister Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance for Luxembourg. An International Mind Minister Yuriko Backes imbibed the childhood of an international family. She talks about the aesthetic, consensual culture of Japan. Her career developed naturally, she says, with multiple languages and respect for other cultures. She is very open-minded and loves “the differences and overcoming differences using communication as a tool”. It helps to find compromises in her current job, she adds. How do you know what path to follow? Well, after her studies which mixed international relations with Japanese history and sociology, then European Studies, Minister Backes says that they all contributed to being a diplomat. “But it's always the hand on experience later that makes the difference.” Over the years her CV has built up a base including the UN, European Institutions, diplomatic posts and more. Was there a best job? Diplomatically, she replies,“I've been very lucky and enjoyed every job I've done….and never counted the hours of work in the different jobs. One led to the next and the next.” “When Prime Minister Junker asked me to become his diplomatic advisor and sherpa that was a special moment in my career. Today as finance minister it's the most challenging [job] of them all” And what about the work load? What did she learn from her time as advisors to two Prime Minister? “Prime Ministers travel a lot. This gives you the time to discuss different issues, different dossiers. There's always so much to read, questions they will ask. You need to keep them up to speed as they cannot be constantly following the press. One needs to consider very carefully what kind of information will be most useful for them for a given meeting” “It's constant exchange” Do personalities change with power? Minister Backes spent three and a half years with Jean-Claude Junker towards the end of his career, and was assisting and advising Xavier Bettel as he started his premiership. “They grow into their jobs with experience.” Indexation We're set to have two or three indexations this year, which can cripple companies financially. Minister Backes explains why they chose to postpone one indexation to April this year, after tripartite negotiations last year, to make it a little more predictable for employers in an uncertain environment. If there's a third index this year government will compensate for the companies. “An important part of what we've done is to make sure we can assist and support companies as much as possible.” “The investment we did with solidarity two package is having results. We will be able to bring down inflation. Also with TVA being put down by 1%.” Statec shows it is having an impact. So what about talent acquisition? “I spend a lot of time thinking about talent attraction and talent retention” Minister Backes talks about the housing issue, “We need to try to drive the offer on the market to satisfy the demand”. International schools - the government has done a lot here with free education. But, she notes, “Not all problems in the world can be solved via taxation” If budget was no problem was would be the first thing you'd do? “I'd love to be able to provide the opportunity to people to invest in start-ups in green finance for example, the digital transformation. These investments could be deducted from their taxes. I think this is an inclusive way to go forward as a society.” Taxation bands “This is a taxation system that I inherited…I'm very well aware of the problem. In order to solve it I think it needs to be part of a larger reform of the taxation system. This year we are in a crisis mode so I have been focusing mainly on crisis management. “Before I joined the government they had decided jointly that this was not something they could deal with in this legislature because any kind of general reform of the taxation system takes time. “The tax system we have in Luxembourg needs to be updated to take into account how society has evolved. This really does takes time and takes a consensus in the country. Transition phase towards a new system, towards our way of living.” Minister Backes also talks about the role of women and how that has evolved. “I'm discussing this with the IMF. How women are perhaps disadvantaged in our tax system is of great interest to me and something I would really like to work on” Minister Backes underlined that the tax issue “may even take longer than one legislature with a transition phase. I would like to work on this though - it's fundamental for our country.” Addressing Paulette Lenert's comments on Prime Minister's New Year's interview that if there are any wage indexation changes, this should go hand in hand with a tax reform to redistribute wealth from top to bottom: “If we're going to increase the tax brackets this is not going to bring in enough money to have the huge support for lower income people. One does not pay for the other. We have a very big middle class and it's just simply not so easy. “This wonderful idea of increasing taxation for companies - I'm very skeptical about this because I think increasing taxation is not the way forward. We need to attract companies and talent attraction. Part of that is keeping companies here. It's only by having well established companies that are staying in Luxembourg that we can have companies paying good salaries. So it's in the interest of the people that we keep good companies here… I have to think long term.” Alongside being Finance Minister, Madame Backes is a great role model and advocate for women ‘daring to do'. She is in talks with the IMF about how women are perhaps disadvantaged with certain tax systems.

Albana is a senior business manager and change leader, executive and business coach, author, speaker, and trainer, specializing in business transformation, strategic business innovation, and organizational development. Albana coaches and advises business leaders worldwide on Generative Leadership and Business Innovation - supporting them re-imagine the future and see beyond what's obvious, and develop visionary thinking of infinite possibilities, shifting to a new state of mind and energy. She has over 20 years of experience in architecting and delivering business transformation for international businesses, European Institutions, and Agencies. Albana has served on various business functions, like IT /BPM & Automation, Managed Security Services, HR/ Organisation Development, Supply Chain Management, Business Development, and New Product Development. She believes that business leaders hold the potential of changing the game of their business and the story of their lives– she has made it her mission to support them to thrive in shaping the future. Website: generativeintelligence.eu LinkedIn - albanavrioni YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUXA2yMf0lj-gI_-AUOsMuQ Featured in: Forbes Coaches Council - Albana-Vrioni-Founder-Executive-Business-Coach-Change-Adviser-Facilitator-Vrioni-Consulting Brainz Magazine - executive-contributor/albana-vrioni Author of Leading for Future Shaping with Generative Intelligence - generativeintelligence.eu/new-ebook

Ana Pineda is a scientist and a certified yoga instructor.  Those two passions are combined in her mindful approach to academic life; developed with more than 15 years of research experience at top European Institutions, such as Wageningen University and the Netherlands Institute of Ecology.    In today's episode, Ana shares how she started applying her learning around calming the mind that she gained in her yoga training to the challenges of writing research papers.   She has continued to explore a mindful approach to academic life with an emphasis on bringing awareness to the moment.   Ana talks about becoming aware of the fear that may be holding you back and suggests some strategies to help you manage that fear.   We discuss bringing mindfulness to academic writing and Ana offers advice on how to make writing feel more pleasurable and less like a punishment!   You can find out more about Ana's work here: https://www.ifocusandwrite.com/     If you would like a useful weekly email to support you on your PhD journey you can sign up for ‘Notes from the Life Raft' here:  https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft

Together with Member of the European Parliament Niklas Nienaß we are exploring the European Union's recently adopted and by the European Court of Justice newly validated conditionality mechanism on the rule of law. How does it work? What are the underlining power plays between European Institutions from the mechanism‘s initial proposal, over adoption and validation to implementation? How effective will it be? Ultimately, what we all want to know: Does it represent a solution to all current and future rule of law breaches in the EU, such as currently in Hungary and Poland? Listen in to get an insight into above questions. Stay updated for future episodes on: Instagram @amnesty_eaac Twitter @AmnestyDE_EU

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/y3h3rnsy "Let's seize the opportunity to include it in all our lives" The President. "Tapaímis an deis í a chuimsiú inár saol go léir" An tUachtarán. The relaxation of the status of the Irish language in the European Institutions ended at midnight. Cuireadh deireadh ag meánoíche leis an maolú a bhí i bhfeidhm ar stádas na Gaeilge sna hInstitiúidí Eorpacha. Irish is now on an equal footing with other official languages of the European Union. Tá an Ghaeilge ar chomhchéim le teangacha oifigiúla eile an Aontais Eorpaigh feasta. The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins was among those to welcome and congratulate those who have worked to achieve this achievement. Bhí Uachtarán na hÉireann, Micheál D Ó hUiginn ina measc siúd le fáilte a chur roimh, agus a rinne comhtháirdeas leo siúd a rinne an obair leis an éacht seo a bhaint amach. The following is his full statement. Seo a leanas a ráiteas iomlán. "On this special historic occasion I congratulate those who work with and through the Irish language in the European Union and at home. "Ar an ócáid stairiúil speisialta seo déanaim comhghairdeas leo siúd atá ag obair leis an nGaeilge agus trí mheán na Gaeilge san Aontas Eorpach agus sa bhaile. Today is a significant day for the language, as it achieves full status in the European Union and the decline of the Irish language has come to an end. Is lá suntasach atá ann inniu don teanga, agus lánstádas á bhaint amach aici san Aontas Eorpach agus deireadh tagtha le maolú na Gaeilge. This full status is an important recognition at national level of our unique identity as a community, with a distinct language that we use alongside the other languages that we use and respect. Is aitheantas tábhachtach ar an leibhéal náisiúnta dár bhféiniúlacht ar leith mar phobal atá sa lánstádas sin, agus teanga ar leith againn a mbainimid úsáid as taobh leis na teangacha eile a mbainimid úsáid astu agus a bhfuil meas againn orthu. It puts our language on an equal footing with those of the Union's founders, and with the Member States that joined the Union in recent years. Cuireann sé ár dteanga ar chomhchéim leo siúd de bhunaitheoirí an Aontais, agus leis na Ballstáit a tháinig isteach san Aontas sna blianta ó shin. It is a significant achievement and many people will be pleased to know that the Irish language will be used every day in the European Union. Is éacht shuntasach atá ann agus beidh sásamh le baint ag daoine go leor as fios a bheith acu go mbeidh an Ghaeilge in úsáid gach lá san Aontas Eorpach. Although the Irish language will be used on a daily basis in the EU, we must seize the opportunity and take responsibility for ensuring that it makes sense in our own lives. Cé go mbeidh an Ghaeilge in úsáid go laethúil san AE, ní mór dúinn an deis a thapú agus freagracht a ghlacadh lena chinntiú go bhfuil ciall léi inár saol féin. At the heart of everyday European affairs; at the heart of life at Home. I gcroílár gnóthaí laethúla na hEorpa; i gcroílár an tsaoil sa Bhaile. In addition to the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill, which I signed shortly before Christmas, I urge people throughout Ireland to take this opportunity to renew their own relationship with the language, a language that is a vital part of our -herit her. Chomh maith le Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), a chuir mé faoi mo lámh go gairid roimh an Nollaig, impím ar dhaoine ar fud na hÉireann an deis seo a thapú a gcaidreamh féin leis an teanga a athnuachan, teanga ar cuid ríthábhachtach dár n-oidhreacht í. Sure, we need to learn the languages of our friends in Europe and use as many of their languages as possible, but the use of our own language is of paramount importance. Cinnte, ní mór dúinn teangacha ár gcairde san Eoraip a fhoghlaim agus a mhéad dá dteangacha agus is féidir a úsáid, ach tá suntas ollmhór ag baint le húsáid ár dteanga ...

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/yyd4tqsy Full status for the Irish language in the EU from tomorrow onwards. Stádas iomlán don Ghaeilge san AE ó amárach ar aghaidh. The relaxation of the status of the Irish language in the European Institutions will end at midnight. Cuirfear deireadh ag meánoíche leis an maolú a bhí i bhfeidhm ar stádas na Gaeilge sna hInstitiúidí Eorpacha. Irish will be on an equal footing with other official languages of the European Union in future. Beidh an Ghaeilge ar chomhchéim le teangacha oifigiúla eile an Aontais Eorpaigh feasta. Official and working status for the Irish language was given on 1 January 2007 but a relaxation arrangement has been in place since then, due to the shortage of translation staff, which restricted the amount of material translated into Irish. Is ar an 1ú Eanáir 2007 a tugadh stádas oifigiúil agus oibre don Ghaeilge ach bhí socrú maolaithe i bhfeidhm ó shin i leith, mar gheall ar an nganntanas foirne aistriúcháin, a chuir srian ar an méid ábhair a haistríodh go Gaeilge. The Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers, said that ending the decline in the status of the Irish language was a crucial step for the future of the Irish language. Dúirt Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta, Jack Chambers gur céim ríthábhachtach do thodhchaí na Gaeilge, deireadh a bheith tagtha leis an maolú ar stádas na Gaeilge. He said that Irish was now on a par with other official languages of the EU and that it would strengthen relations between the citizen and the European administrative systems. Dúirt sé go raibh an Ghaeilge anois ar chomhchéim le teangacha oifigiúla eile an AE agus go ndaingeoidh sé an caidreamh idir an saoránach agus na córais riaracháin Eorpacha. Along with the Official Languages Act, which was signed by the President of Ireland last week, the role of the Irish language in the national and European administrative systems has been greatly strengthened, said Minister Chambers. In éineacht le hAcht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, a shínigh Uachtarán na hÉireann an tseachtain seo caite, tá ról na Gaeilge sna córais riaracháin náisiúnta agus Eorpacha treisithe go mór a dúirt an tAire Chambers. Unrestricted recognition and status, equal to all other official languages, of the Irish language in the European Union tonight Aitheantas agus stádas gan srian, cothrom le gach teanga oifigiúil eile, ag an nGaeilge san Aontas Eorpach ó mheánoíche anocht

European appeasement policies towards Turkey and other “basically autocratic regimes” has resulted in the Turkish government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan believing that whatever they do, no substantial consequences will come from the Council of Europe or the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Dilek Kurban, fellow and lecturer at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, told Ahval in an interview. In the inaugural episode of Jumping Off, the jumping off point for Ahval’s Zeynep Dicle is Kurban’s book, Limits of Supranational Justice: The European Court of Human Rights and Turkey's Kurdish Conflict. The hour-long talk starts with the tragic story of Taybet İnan, an elderly Kurdish woman who in 2015 was killed by artillery fire from a Turkish armoured vehicle in Silopi, Şırnak, a border town in the southeast that has had a key importance for Turkey’s Kurds.

European appeasement policies towards Turkey and other “basically autocratic regimes” has resulted in the Turkish government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan believing that whatever they do, no substantial consequences will come from the Council of Europe or the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Dilek Kurban, fellow and lecturer at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, told Ahval in an interview. In the inaugural episode of Jumping Off, the jumping off point for Ahval’s Zeynep Dicle is Kurban’s book, Limits of Supranational Justice: The European Court of Human Rights and Turkey's Kurdish Conflict. The hour-long talk starts with the tragic story of Taybet İnan, an elderly Kurdish woman who in 2015 was killed by artillery fire from a Turkish armoured vehicle in Silopi, Şırnak, a border town in the southeast that has had a key importance for Turkey’s Kurds.

Estelle Lovi, French-African artist and business consultant, follows her intuition, radically and unconditionally. This guided her on a deeply rewarding journey between business and art, that fulfilled her definition of a dream life. But at one point it also left her crushed under the demands of her inner pressure. In this episode she shares the three lessons that she learnt upon self reflection over her experience, that will help every passionate and dedicated high-achiever to avoid the pitfalls of perfectionism and create a definition of work that we can live and prosper under: This Episode was recorded at a FAIL! event organized  by the Trainees Committee  at the European Institutions, under the BlueBook program, in February 2021.https://failconferenceblue.wixsite.com/websiteWatch this and more episodes on Youtube, follow FAIL! - Inspiring Resilience on social media (Facebook - Instagram - LinkedIn), and visit our website: www.fail-sharing.org/Music Theme: "Driven To Success" by Scott HolmesFree Music Archive - CC BY NC

Three life stories from Nicola Forster, Swiss civic entrepreneur and think tank founder. Latin tests, advocacy, failed law exams, ensuing shock and second chances. He learned to drew inspiration from his drawbacks to follow his passion, and  found his next steps by being open to change. Most importantly, he learned to find pride in his attempts and efforts, even in the wake of failure.This Episode was recorded at a FAIL! event organized  by the Trainees Committee  at the European Institutions, under the BlueBook program, in February 2021.https://failconferenceblue.wixsite.com/websiteWatch this and more episodes on Youtube, follow FAIL! - Inspiring Resilience on social media (Facebook - Instagram - LinkedIn), and visit our website: www.fail-sharing.org/Music Theme: "Driven To Success" by Scott HolmesFree Music Archive - CC BY NC

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez is a leading expert in project management and strategy implementation and author. He is the creator of concepts like The Project Economy and the Project Manifesto. Former Chairman of the Project Management Institute, he is the co-founder of the Strategy Implementation Institute and the global movement Brightline. He believes that passion for learning is the most important skill that you can have, and that we should be generous in sharing and value time spent listening to the experience of others.www.antonionietorodriguez.comThis Episode was recorded at a FAIL! event organized  by the Trainees Committee  at the European Institutions, under the BlueBook program, in February 2021.https://failconferenceblue.wixsite.com/websiteWatch this and more episodes on Youtube, follow FAIL! - Inspiring Resilience on social media (Facebook - Instagram - LinkedIn), and visit our website: www.fail-sharing.org/Music Theme: "Driven To Success" by Scott HolmesFree Music Archive - CC BY NC

Lucia Kleštincová boldly aims at transforming the EU via a new culture of leadership, and she is known for her talent to ignite new possibilities for growth, self-expression and social impact. She is a European Commission policy-maker, career coach, speaker and podcast host.Connect with her if you resonate with her passion for inner work that enables meaningful outer impact: https://luciaklestincova.euThis Episode was recorded at a FAIL! event organized  by the Trainees Committee  at the European Institutions, under the BlueBook program, in February 2021.https://failconferenceblue.wixsite.com/websiteWatch this and more episodes on Youtube, follow FAIL! - Inspiring Resilience on social media (Facebook - Instagram - LinkedIn), and visit our website: www.fail-sharing.org/Music Theme: "Driven To Success" by Scott HolmesFree Music Archive - CC BY NC

Professor Michael Shackleton is Special Professor in European Institutions at the University of Maastricht and former Head of the European Parliament Information Office in the UK, Dr. Martyn Bond is a Distinguished Senior Fellow of Regent's University, London, and also served as Head of the EP Information Office in the UK some years earlier. Both the speakers are also Patrons of UACES. This discussion was between Professor Michael Shackleton and Dr. Martyn Bond about this first English-language biography of Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi which is published in April 2021 by McGill-Queens University Press under the title Hitler's Cosmopolitan Bastard.

After UK Transition: Working with Chemicals - Episode 2 - BPR In this episode, we are joined by two HSE experts in Dr Nicola Gregg - Biocides Operational Policy Team Leader and Dr Pierre Cruse - International Chemicals Unit Team Leader. We discuss the changes that will have the greatest impact on businesses following the end of the UK Transition period, how to get an active substance approved in both the EU and GB and how companies can get on the GB version of Article 95. Visit our website for further information and detailed guidance on biocidal product regimes. If you have any concerns regarding UK Transition and changes to Biocide regimes, contact HSE at the earliest opportunity via biocidesenquiries@hse.gov.uk   Podcast Transcription  Welcome to the latest HSE Podcast with me, Mick Ord.   This month, with the help of our resident experts, we'll be guiding you through the new Biocidal Products Regulations – that's BPR to you and me - and how the new regulatory framework will affect your business as we leave the EU and the transition period comes to an end. We'll be finding out what you should be doing now and will be required to do in the future under the new GB regulations and how that will affect companies in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Now we've left the EU, many of the functions currently being carried out by Europe will soon be transferred to Great Britain but certain EU functions have been removed and we'll be highlighting these areas and explaining what you need to do to make sure you comply with the new arrangements. Over the next half hour or so we'll be addressing many of the issues that are concerning businesses and pointing you in the right direction -  so without further ado, let me introduce you to 2 people whose knowledge of the new BPR framework is second to none.  Dr Nicola Gregg and Dr Pierre Cruse are both from the HSE.  Nicola is team leader for Biocides Operational Policy in the HSE's Chemicals Regulation Directorate and Pierre is team leader at the HSE's International Chemicals Unit – his team is responsible for developing Government policy on biocides and also the CLP regulations – that‘s the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures. I'll start with you if I may Pierre - Will the new GB framework for Biocides be the same as the EU framework? Pierre: I think the answer is in some ways yes and some ways no.  From the 1st January next year, 2021, Great Britain is going to have its own independent regulatory framework for biocidal products.  It's going to reflect the current EU framework, the EU Biocidal Products Regulation, but they are going to operate independently of each other.  Essentially, the rules and standards are going to be pretty much the same, but some elements to the framework won't exist, basically those bits that refer to EU processes and institutions that we'll no longer be dealing in the national system. Mick: So in what areas will it be different? Pierre: The Great Britain Biocidal Products Regulations – BPR – we call it a lift and shift of the EU's BPR. What that means essentially is that we copied it into domestic law without any policy changes.  The only bits that have changed are those  which wouldn't operate correctly in the new Great Britain context, as I say, the bits that refer to European Institutions, the European Chemicals Agency and the European Commission are examples of that.  So for example ECHA, functions that previously sat with ECHA are now going to be transferred to Great Britain bodies, where we are still doing them, and commission decisions which used to be taken by the European Commission, they are now going to be taken by the Secretary of State with consent from Ministers in the Devolved Administrations. Mick: So what changes will have the greatest impact on businesses? Pierre: I'll just run through some of the biggest changes and impacts for businesses.  Perhaps the main one is if a company wants an authorisation in both the EU and Great Britain after the end of the transition period, they'll need to apply separately to both the EU through ECHA and Great Britain.  That also means that future European active substance approvals and product authorisations, won't be valid in Great Britain and vice versa. A similar thing applies to active substance approval.  If you want an active substance approval in Great Britain at the end of the transitional period, you need to apply separately from any application you may be making in the EU.  The other thing is that authorisation processes for biocidal products that used to apply across European member states, won't apply any more to Great Britain.  That means there'll be no more mutual recognition of product authorisations between the EU and Great Britain.  EU Union authorisations won't be valid in Great Britain after the end of the transition period and also you won't be able to use a simplified authorisation that you had in European Union to put a product on the market in Great Britain after the transition period either. Another key thing that businesses need to be aware of is that HSE won't be using ECHA's IT tools, the main one being the register of biocidal products R4BP3 after the end of the transition period. And we won't have access to ECHA's databases anymore and what that means is that applications for biocidal product authorisations have to be sent directly to HSE, not using R4BP3 and using the HSE application forms that we're going to put in place.   The other thing related to this is that for active substances and products to be supported in Great Britain – if you want to make an application, all the relevant data will need to be resubmitted to HSE, even if you've previously submitted it to ECHA.  There are transitional arrangements in the legislation that will tell you exactly when you need to do this and we'll explain that later in this Podcast. Mick: Thanks Pierre.  Over to Nicola then.  When will the new application forms and process details be live on the HSE website Nicola and will they be different to the old forms? Nicola: Well we are completely rewriting all of the information on our website including the application forms and all of this will be published by the 1st of January.  Application forms and data will be submitted to HSE, not via R4BP as Pierre has just said but instead by HSE's upload link and this is a secure, cloud-based platform for sharing files.  Because of the lift and shift that Pierre has also mentioned, the information required is pretty much the same as companies are used to and the data requirements are also the same. Mick: Will Great Britain have its own review programme? Nicola: Yes, after the first of January, 2021 of course, GB will be responsible for taking our own decisions on active substance approvals at our own national level and because of this, we will establish our own review programme of existing active substances.  It's important to note that Article 89 of both the EU BPR and the new GB BPR will continue to apply.  This means that as happens now, products containing active substances which are within the scope of the GB review programme can continue to be made available on the GB market while those active substances in the products are still under the review. Other rules for participation and withdrawal from the review programme will also continue to be similar to what people are used to under the EU review programme such as things like taking over role of participant. Another issue worth pointing out here is that the priorities and the timelines of the review programme, in the GB review programme, have not yet been determined and we won't be in a position to make those determinations until we know what the total support of active substances within GB actually is. Mick: Thanks for that Nicola.  Well, after the transition period HSE will no longer have access to the ECHA databases.  What are the implications for businesses here in the UK? Nicola: That's correct.  After the 1st January, 2021 GB will not be permitted to access confidential information held by ECHA.   This means that any data or information that companies   previously submitted via these processes will no longer be available to us here in HSE for us to refer to, so the data will need to be resubmitted to us so that we can continue operating our own national regulatory regime.  There are deadlines for resubmission of the data and these are set out on our new GB BPR transitional arrangements and these are legally binding.  Now, HSE appreciates that the requirement for applicants to resubmit their data packages may result in an increased cost to businesses and so we are not going to charge for the work that's necessary in the resubmitting of the data and I am talking about just the actual resubmitting and all that's entailed around that, not the eventual evaluation of the data by us. Mick: Will the data required by the HSE be the same as that required by ECHA? Nicola: Yes it will.  The technical data requirements which must be addressed to support both the approval of an active substance and the authorisation of a biocidal product under a GB regime, will be the same as those specified under the EU regime. Mick: What's the situation for companies which already hold the biocidal product authorisation in the UK under EU BPR – will that still be legal in the UK after the transition period? Pierre: Yes it will.  Any biocidal product authorisations and also any active substance approvals that were in place before 1st January, will remain valid in Great Britain all the way through to their expiry date whatever that was.  However, there are a couple of additional requirements which authorisation holders for biocidal products need to be aware of.   The first is that they need to be established in the UK within a year of the end of the transition period that's by the 31st of December 2022 to continue holding that authorisation and the second is that they need to obtain active substances from suppliers on the GB Article 95 list.  There are also situations where they may have to resubmit the data supporting their products and some examples of this are if they applied for a change to that product or if they are renewing a product or if HSE needs the data.  For example we might need it if we want that to support a “same” biocidal application. Mick: And what about companies who have submitted a biocidal products application to the HSE and are still awaiting authorisation on 31st December this year?  Do they need to do anything? Pierre: Yes they do.  As Nicola explained earlier, they'll need to resubmit their application including all the necessary supporting information to HSE.   And also, an important point any company in this situation needs to be aware of is, if they are relying on letters of access to data which is owned by someone else, they also have to make sure that the data owner resubmits their data dossier to HSE and the reason for this is simply that we also need this information to evaluate their application. There are two deadlines that people need to be aware of for resubmitting applications and data.  The first is the 31st March, 2021 which is 90 days after the end of the transition period and that applies if the UK had been the lead or reference member state for their application under the EU BPR.  The second is 29th June, 2021 if the UK had not been the lead or reference member state and that's 180 days after the end of the transition period. Mick: Similarly, Pierre, what about companies who are awaiting a BPR approval of an active substance, what do they need to do? Pierre: The same basically applies.  They need to resubmit their applications and data to HSE with the same deadlines, so 31st March, 2021 if the UK had been the lead or Evaluating Competent Authority for that active substance, or 29th June, 2021 if the UK had not been the lead.  It's less often the case for active substances if an applicant is relying on letters of access to data owned by someone else.   The same is true for products, the data owner needs to submit their data by the same date, so we can use it in the evaluation. Mick: Nicola, a GB version of the Article 95 list is being created.  How do companies get on this list? Nicola: A GB version of the Article 95 list will be established after the 1st January, 2021 and it will be operating in the same way as the current EU list.  Now businesses don't need to do anything to get on the GB list in January, but there are requirements for them to stay on the list.  Businesses already on the EU list will, on the 1st January be automatically included in GB's list.  However, to stay on that list, businesses will need to submit supporting information to us here at the Health and Safety Executive.  This is the same information as was submitted to ECHA the European Chemicals Agency.  So for example it might have been an active substance dossier or a letter of access or even a mixture of both of those.  If a company is submitting a letter of access, the data owner also needs to submit the dossier and data by the same date as Pierre has already outlined previously. There's another requirement as well.  Businesses also have to ensure they are established in the UK, so these requirements, both to be established in the UK and to submit the data and the dossier, have to be met within two years of the end of the transitional period.  So a much longer deadline than the deadlines Pierre has just mentioned. Mick: So Pierre, the new GB framework applies only to GB so how does a company get a biocidal product authorised in Northern Ireland? Pierre: I think to explain this I first need to give a bit of background to what's happened in relation to Northern Ireland and why it's different to what's happening in Great Britain. So to explain this, the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU that was signed when the UK left the EU included an agreement known as the Northern Ireland Protocol.   This was designed as a practical solution to avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland, but it also ensured that the UK, including Northern Ireland, could leave the EU as a whole.  The Northern Ireland Protocol included a number of special provisions which apply only in Northern Ireland from 1st January, 2021 and not the rest of the UK.    And it's worth mentioning here that the Northern Ireland Protocol isn't a permanent arrangement. It was designed to solve a particular set of problems and it can only do this if it has the consent of the people of Northern Ireland, so it's in place for an initial four years until 2024 and then there'll be a vote to determine whether the main provisions will continue to apply, but until then it applies until the end of the transition period.  So one of the main provisions in the Northern Ireland Protocol is that unlike Great Britain, Northern Ireland is going to continue operating under certain specified pieces of European Union law and one of the pieces that's listed in the Protocol is the EU Biocidal Products Regulation.  So EU BPR will continue to apply in Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period.   This means that a company, if it wants an authorisation in Northern Ireland, will apply in a similar way to how it does to a European member state.   But instead it will apply to the Northern Ireland Competent Authority.   The Northern Ireland Competent Authority is HSE Northern Ireland.  However, in practice HSE is going to be supporting HSE Northern Ireland in this role.  This means, in fact, you'll submit your application to HSE and we'll evaluate it on behalf of HSE Northern Ireland. At the moment, the exact process for applying to Northern Ireland for example which IT system you have to use, is still being confirmed and we will publish information and let people know the answer to this as soon as we know it. Under the Protocol, Northern Ireland acts a bit like a European member state in some respects, but it doesn't have all the rights of a European member state.  For Biocides,  an  example is, that it can't act as a reference or lead member state on behalf of other European member states for biocidal products.  So what this means is if you have an authorisation which was granted by Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Competent Authority, this can't be mutually recognised in other parts of the EU.  So if a company wants to market a product only in Northern Ireland, then it needs to specifically apply to the Northern Ireland Competent Authority. Another thing that companies need to be aware of is the requirements on where they need to be established to have an authorisation for Northern Ireland. So if companies are operating under EU BPR, they'll probably be aware that it says that authorisation holders need to be established in the European Union and under the Northern Ireland Protocol, this is extended to cover Northern Ireland so, if you want an authorisation in Northern Ireland, you have to be established in either Northern Ireland or another country in the European Union. An important thing to note about this is that a company only established in Great Britain, can't hold an authorisation in Northern Ireland under these arrangements.  So companies supplying to Northern Ireland from Great Britain, need to make sure that they comply with this requirement and it applies immediately after the transition period ends, there's no transitional arrangement for that.  So it's an important thing to note if you're supplying to Northern Ireland.  Northern Ireland companies may also wish to check any Great Britain suppliers that they have who are supplying biocidal products to them are aware of this requirement and take the relevant steps to comply with it.   It's worth noting as well that companies which are established in Northern Ireland can also apply for authorisations in Great Britain.  The requirement in Great Britain is that you have to be established in the UK and that includes Northern Ireland, it's just that it doesn't work the other way so that if you are in Great Britain only, you can't have an authorisation in Northern Ireland unless you are also established in Northern Ireland or the European Union. That's quite complex, but I hope that I've said enough to explain it for companies who are affected by this. Mick: I'm sure you have.  Does that mean though that Northern Ireland cannot be the lead for active substance approvals either? Pierre: Yes, that's right but approvals are granted in the EU, will be valid in Northern Ireland.  Essentially, Northern Ireland would be still part of the EU system and decisions taken in the EU about active substances will continue to apply in Northern Ireland. Mick: Can authorisations granted in Northern Ireland, either in Northern Ireland only or via a Union or Mutual Recognition Application, be mutually recognised by Great Britain? Pierre: No they can't, not as such.  However, one of the special provisions in the Northern Ireland Protocol is that it makes clear that nothing will prevent businesses in Northern Ireland enjoying what it calls ‘unfettered access' to the rest of the UK market and the Government has committed to ensuring that Northern Ireland businesses have this unfettered access to Great Britain. What it means is essentially that there's going to be no declarations, tariffs, new regulatory checks or customs checks or additional approvals for Northern Ireland businesses who wish to place goods on the Great Britain market. Mick: So unfettered access removes the barriers between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.  Does this mean that as long as a product is authorized in Northern Ireland under the EU BPR, it can be freely supplied in Great Britain? Nicola: Yes, but not entirely.  There's a very small number of goods, including biocides, which can pose a particularly high risk to consumers, to humans, to animals and the environment and they are subject to stricter regulation.  We are calling these highly regulated goods, so to protect consumers across the UK, if you are a Northern Ireland business placing highly regulated goods on the GB market, you must first provide some basic information to the GB authorities.   However, as Pierre has just said, you won't need any additional approval or authorisation. So for biocides, we've put this into practice through a notification system.   Under this notification system, companies will notify HSE of their intention to supply a product on the GB market and as part of this notification system, they have to provide HSE with the same information that they supplied to an EU member state or to the Northern Ireland Competent Authority in support of their original application.  They also must submit a copy of their Northern Ireland authorisation.   It might not be a full authorisation, it might be that Northern Ireland granted some other permit.   Once the information has been submitted, the product may be made available on the market in Great Britain after 90 days so there is a lag period. Now there is an exception -  if HSE raises any objections which we might do only on very limited grounds – so for example we might identify that the product is unsafe or it's not sufficiently effective. If HSE does identify any concerns, then we may request additional information and if this happens, the 90 day period will be suspended for up to another 90 days and during those extra 90 days, that allows companies time to submit further information to HSE and once HSE has got that extra information, there's then another 90 day period for HSE to consider that extra information.   However, the product does not have to be authorised again in GB and there will be no charge.   Now there are conditions within the notifications system, and this is really important.  Companies -  if they are applying for unfettered access  - have to be established in Northern Ireland.  The active substance must be approved in GB and the active substance source in the product, must be on the GB Article 95 list. Mick: If anyone is worried about the various timescales and deadlines we've been referring to – what should they do - who should they contact? Nicola: Well, the timescales and deadlines are all on our website, but if any company is concerned that they cannot meet those deadlines, we would encourage them to contact us at the earliest opportunity and they can do this via our enquiries email that's:  biocidesenquiries@hse.gov.uk Mick: We'll be giving that email out again before the end of this Podcast.  Dr. Nicola Gregg and Dr. Pierre Cruse – thanks a lot for joining us. HGHSGhhhh So there you go. Everything you wanted to know about Biocides Product Regulation but were afraid to ask. And certainly it's important that you DO ask if there are elements you don't understand about the changes. You can email us   at biocidesenquiries@hse.gov.uk  and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. You can also, as I've mentioned many times before in this podcast series, log onto the website – www.hse.gov.uk/brexit for a comprehensive breakdown in written form about what we've been discussing today and over the previous episodes. Remember as well to subscribe to our ebulletin service so you can stay in touch with updates and developments as they affect the sector in which your business is involved.  Just pop your email into the subscription box you'll find on the pages of the HSE website. A huge thanks you Dr Nicola Gregg and Dr Pierre Cruse our guest experts today.  Stay subscribed to the podcast, take care and you'll be hearing from us again very soon. Thanks for listening.

Professor Michael Shackleton is Special Professor in European Institutions at the University of Maastricht and Former Head of the European Parliament Information Office in the UK. In this episode of "Talking Europe," we discuss Michael's latest project, "Collecting Memories: The European Parliament 1979 to 2019." This is an oral archive of stories and memories from former Members of the Parliament, comprised of nearly 100 publicly available interviews and a book titled "Shaping Parliamentary Democracy." In conversation with EI digital editor Avery Anapol, Michael discusses his experience working on this project with co-editor Alfredo De Feo, and three other former European Parliament civil servants (Francis Jacobs, Gerard Laprat and Dietmar Nickel) and his thoughts about the role of the Parliament in our changing world. ------- The 'Collecting memories' interviews are available on the website of the Historical Archives of the European Union - https://archives.eui.eu/en/oral_history/#CM_EP 'Shaping Parliamentary Democracy' is available as an ebook or hardcover from Palgrave MacMillan - https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030272128. You can find the UCL European Institute on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and online at ucl.ac.uk/european-institute/

Can I really organize an online meeting or event in multiple languages? View the full video interview here: https://dojo.nearsoft.com/interviews/multilingual-meetings-future-of-work-fardad-zabetian-kudo/ Fardad Zabetian is the Founder and CEO of KUDO. A visionary entrepreneur, Fardad has founded and placed another two companies among the fastest growing business in America. He has also expanded to key markets over Europe and Asia. Fardad is no stranger to big challenges. In 2012, he was part of the design and roll-out a complete makeover of the United Nations’ meeting facilities, including the general assembly hall in New York. He has also played a key supporting role as a high-end equipment provider to various iterations of the IMF/ World Bank Annual Meetings and several European Institutions. With KUDO, Fardad now takes the meeting experience beyond the room to connect business and people in true borderless fashion, without language or geographic constraints.

At a formative moment in the negotiations on the future relationship between the EU and the UK, Michel Barnier addresses the IIEA on the state of play, the obstacles on the road to an agreement, and the key issues that will shape the relationship in the years to come. This event is co-organised with the European Commission Representation in Ireland. About the Speaker: Michel Barnier is the European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom. He was previously the head of the Commission's Article 50 Taskforce, charged with negotiating the UK's withdrawal from the European Union. In a long career in European and domestic politics, Mr Barnier has served in many roles, including as Minister of European Affairs of France; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France; European Commissioner and Vice-President in charge of Internal Market and Services; and European Commissioner for Regional Policy and the Reform of European Institutions.

In this episode, I talk to Sara Hobolt who is Sutherland Chair in European Institutions at the LSE. The conversation focuses on her 2016 article “The Brexit vote: a divided nation, a divided continent” (https://bit.ly/3dp8JG0) In this article, which was published in September 2016, so shortly after the UK decided to leave the European Union, Sara investigates the individual level determinants of the Brexit vote. Next to socio-demographic characteristics such as age and education, national identities and attitudes about immigration played a core role for the decision. We then also discuss Brexit in the broader context of referendums on European integration and people's attitudes toward the European Union more generally. Why do some people favor more integration than others? Can we imagine a similar development in other European countries? Sara and I discuss these and other questions in the next 45 minutes. If you want to know more about Sara and her research you can follow her on Twitter under “at” sarahobolt or visit her website www.hobolt.com. I hope you enjoy the conversation. Political science recommendations: https://www.cambridge.org/ch/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/political-economy/democratic-dilemma-can-citizens-learn-what-they-need-know?format=PB&isbn=9780521585934

H.E. Mr. Ranieri Sabatucci, is the Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to the African Union. In his 30 years with the European Institutions, he has covered thematic areas ranging from trade and development to Political and Peace and Security, having worked out of Brussels, Dar-Es Salaam and Pretoria.The interview revolved around the relationship between the European Union and the African Union. How does the EU's position compare to that of China? Further, we will ask what the future of the African Union entails. This and more during our interview with the Ambassador.

H.E. Mr. Ranieri Sabatucci, is the Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to the African Union. In his 30 years with the European Institutions, he has covered thematic areas ranging from trade and development to Political and Peace and Security, having worked out of Brussels, Dar-Es Salaam and Pretoria.The interview revolved around the relationship between the European Union and the African Union. How does the EU's position compare to that of China? Further, we will ask what the future of the African Union entails. This and more during our interview with the Ambassador.

In this event and at the start of the new cycle of the European Institutions, Bruegel publishes a series of memos to the new generation of lawmakers. Our scholars lay out their suggestions for a fairer, greener and braver Europe.

Between 23 and 26 May, EU citizens went to the polls to elect a new European Parliament. The outcome has wide-ranging implications, from who gets the EU’s top jobs to deciding the EU’s priorities over the next five years including Brexit. Both the centre-right and centre-left parliamentary groupings were expected to lose seats. And while populist parties are on track to securing over one third of seats, they remain divided over the kind of European Union they want. In this session, speakers explored how this election played out across EU countries and what the outcome will mean for the EU going forward. Our panel included: Stefanie Bolzen, London Correspondent for Welt Sonia Delesalle-Stolper, London Correspondent for Liberation Professor Sara Hobolt, Sutherland Chair in European Institutions and from the London School of Economics. The event was chaired by Georgina Wright, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government. There was an opportunity for audience questions.

In this episode we're in conversation with the brilliant Sarah Chandler - Senior Policy advisor for the European Network Against Racism. In the context of the upcoming European Elections, we talk ab out the dramatic lack of People of color in the European Institutions, how to decolonise #BrusselsSoWhite and how to practice serious self-care when racism is your daily job. Do read Sarah’s insightful piece on the Guardian about EU’s race problem => bit.ly/2VLtPVX ***Here are the inspiring and talend Women of COlor we calebrate in this epsisode*** -Melissa Rodrigues, Artist and talented sister from cabo-verdian descent living in Porto - Portugal She’s a graduate of Anthropology and studied contemporary dance and Performing Arts. Melissa takes an active role in anti-racist activism, and intersectional feminist campaigns such as “Chá das Pretas”. Melissa has a performance schedule on May 25th at the Feminist Festival of Lisbon – head there if you’re around! bit.ly/2VL6u6P -Juliana Santos Wahlgren, Senior Advocacy Officer at ENAR. Intersectional Feminst, anti-racist and Anti-Bolsonaro activist, Juliana cares and acts about supporting oppressed communities in Brussels and beyond. -Co-editors of the amazing essay collection "To exist is to resist - Black feminism in Europe" 1) Akwugo Emejulo, professor at the department of sociology at Warwick university who worked in grassroots community organizing before academia. One of her current research projects "Women of Colour Resist" examines how women of color organise and mobilise in illiberal Europe. follow her on Twitter: @AkwugoEmejulu 2) Francesca Sobande, a doctor at Cardiff university. At the core of her academic focus is identity, ideology and intersecting inequalities. She approaches her work from a black feminist positioning.

EPISODE INFORMATION: Today's episode is about the institutions of the European Union. It covers the 7 institutions what they consist of and what they do: *The European Parliament *The European Council *The Council of the European Union *The European Commission *The Court of Justice of the European Union *The European Central Bank *The European Court of Auditors LEGAL ENGLISH CLASSES: Get $10 USD in italki credits to study languages online with your first lesson purchase: http://go.italki.com/studylegalenglish *(affiliate link). PODCAST MEMBERS: For more legal English practice head over to: https://studylegalenglish.com/episode35 Sign up for membership and access online learning materials to help you become fluent in Legal English: https://studylegalenglish.com/pricing SUPPORT: Love the Podcast? Help keep it free by supporting me: https://studylegalenglish.com/support SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/legalenglisher Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/legalenglisher Follow on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/studylegalenglish Follow on Instagram: @legalenglisher LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisekulbicki/ PODCAST: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/by/podcast/the-study-legal-english-podcast/id1286739331?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6l3hxQmindsyPtPhw24E1

In this episode our visiting researcher Sandra Porcar talks to José María Beneyto about the emergence of populism in Europe and what it means for Europe's future. Beneyto discusses the need for European politicians to address citizens' concerns without acquiescing to populist demands. Globalization, he says, has exacerbated feelings of abandonment and anonymity among citizens who long for the security that comes from a sense of embeddedness in culture and in community. He ends with a positive note on the future of the continent, by considering the fact that traditionally Europe has used crises as opportunities and has historically regenerated itself based on the unity of its peoples. José María Beneyto is an academic, an international lawyer, a politician and a writer. He is a visiting professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and a professor of European Law and Politics, International Relations and International Law, a Jean Monnet Chair ad personam of the EU and the Director of the Institute for European Studies in Madrid. He has published extensively on European Union, he has been practicing law over twenty years, and he was also a Civil Servant of the European Institutions and an advisor to the European Parliament, the European Convention, the OCDE and the World Bank. [Date of interview: February 27, 2017]

Before joining the UK Mission to the UN as Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador Peter Wilson served as Asia Pacific Director at the Foreign and Commonwealth office in London where he covered North and South East Asia, and Australasia from November 2010. He also served as Director of Strategy for the FCO in 2010. Ambassador Wilson's postings have included service at the British Embassy in Beijing, China where he was Political Counsellor from 2007 to 2010 and Second Secretary, Commercial from 1995 to 1998. He has also been posted as Political Counsellor in Islamabad (2005 to 2006) and ran the European Parliament Team at the UK Representation to the European Union in Brussels from 1999 to 2002. Ambassador Wilson was a member of the British Trade Commissioner Leon Brittan's Cabinet in 1999. He was Head of the Strategic Policy Team for the FCO in London (2003 to 2005) and served as an Assistant Desk Officer, European Institutions at the FCO from 1992 to 1993. He is fluent in Mandarin and French, and speaks some Portuguese, has a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard's Kennedy School, and a Bachelor's in Modern History from Oxford University. Ambassador Wilson is married to Mónica Roma Wilson. They met during their time working for the UK and Portuguese Governments respectively, at the EU in Brussels. Mónica is a lawyer, specialising in international law. They have three children.

How those within the Brussels Beltway in the EU institutions must pine for the simple days of the past. Not only was the European project in itself far less contested, but the nature of the journalism surrounding the EU was also far more accommodating. One of the main lessons of John Lloyd and Cristina Marconi‘s fascinating book Reporting the EU: News, Media and the European Institutions (I. B. Tauris, 2014) is how much it has mirrored the evolution of the European project itself. In the first couple of decades the journalists were as likely to be true believers as the Eurocrats in the corridors of power, even if their reports tended to reflect the concerns and interests of the individual countries that they served. That started to change as the EU (under various names) grew and changed. In the 1980s the British press developed a real streak of Euroscepticism, and journalists in general began to ask more questions than the Eurocrats were used to. Big developments such as the Maastricht Treaty and the expansion into the poorer corners of the former Soviet Empire begged bigger questions. And then there was the euro crisis, and the current wave of popular Euroscepticism that has found a home in almost every corner of the continent. All the while Eurocrats and EU boosters charged that Euroscepticism was something contrived through the practicing of hostile journalism by spiteful editors in thrall to shadowy media tycoons. If only the people of Europe had a fair picture of what they did, they’d say: then they’d fall in behind the European project once again. At least the euro crisis has led to the EU finding its way to the front pages of newspapers, along with a widespread realisation that what goes on within that Brussels Beltway (and in places like Berlin) matters to all its citizens far more than they’d realised. The authors of the book hope that recognition will continue to give the EU, for all its complexity, a legitimate place in Europe’s popular media, worthy of this peculiar set of institutions that has grown to have such an impact in so many parts of daily life. I hope you enjoy the interview! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How those within the Brussels Beltway in the EU institutions must pine for the simple days of the past. Not only was the European project in itself far less contested, but the nature of the journalism surrounding the EU was also far more accommodating. One of the main lessons of John Lloyd and Cristina Marconi‘s fascinating book Reporting the EU: News, Media and the European Institutions (I. B. Tauris, 2014) is how much it has mirrored the evolution of the European project itself. In the first couple of decades the journalists were as likely to be true believers as the Eurocrats in the corridors of power, even if their reports tended to reflect the concerns and interests of the individual countries that they served. That started to change as the EU (under various names) grew and changed. In the 1980s the British press developed a real streak of Euroscepticism, and journalists in general began to ask more questions than the Eurocrats were used to. Big developments such as the Maastricht Treaty and the expansion into the poorer corners of the former Soviet Empire begged bigger questions. And then there was the euro crisis, and the current wave of popular Euroscepticism that has found a home in almost every corner of the continent. All the while Eurocrats and EU boosters charged that Euroscepticism was something contrived through the practicing of hostile journalism by spiteful editors in thrall to shadowy media tycoons. If only the people of Europe had a fair picture of what they did, they’d say: then they’d fall in behind the European project once again. At least the euro crisis has led to the EU finding its way to the front pages of newspapers, along with a widespread realisation that what goes on within that Brussels Beltway (and in places like Berlin) matters to all its citizens far more than they’d realised. The authors of the book hope that recognition will continue to give the EU, for all its complexity, a legitimate place in Europe’s popular media, worthy of this peculiar set of institutions that has grown to have such an impact in so many parts of daily life. I hope you enjoy the interview! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How those within the Brussels Beltway in the EU institutions must pine for the simple days of the past. Not only was the European project in itself far less contested, but the nature of the journalism surrounding the EU was also far more accommodating. One of the main lessons of John Lloyd and Cristina Marconi‘s fascinating book Reporting the EU: News, Media and the European Institutions (I. B. Tauris, 2014) is how much it has mirrored the evolution of the European project itself. In the first couple of decades the journalists were as likely to be true believers as the Eurocrats in the corridors of power, even if their reports tended to reflect the concerns and interests of the individual countries that they served. That started to change as the EU (under various names) grew and changed. In the 1980s the British press developed a real streak of Euroscepticism, and journalists in general began to ask more questions than the Eurocrats were used to. Big developments such as the Maastricht Treaty and the expansion into the poorer corners of the former Soviet Empire begged bigger questions. And then there was the euro crisis, and the current wave of popular Euroscepticism that has found a home in almost every corner of the continent. All the while Eurocrats and EU boosters charged that Euroscepticism was something contrived through the practicing of hostile journalism by spiteful editors in thrall to shadowy media tycoons. If only the people of Europe had a fair picture of what they did, they’d say: then they’d fall in behind the European project once again. At least the euro crisis has led to the EU finding its way to the front pages of newspapers, along with a widespread realisation that what goes on within that Brussels Beltway (and in places like Berlin) matters to all its citizens far more than they’d realised. The authors of the book hope that recognition will continue to give the EU, for all its complexity, a legitimate place in Europe’s popular media, worthy of this peculiar set of institutions that has grown to have such an impact in so many parts of daily life. I hope you enjoy the interview! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How those within the Brussels Beltway in the EU institutions must pine for the simple days of the past. Not only was the European project in itself far less contested, but the nature of the journalism surrounding the EU was also far more accommodating. One of the main lessons of John Lloyd and Cristina Marconi‘s fascinating book Reporting the EU: News, Media and the European Institutions (I. B. Tauris, 2014) is how much it has mirrored the evolution of the European project itself. In the first couple of decades the journalists were as likely to be true believers as the Eurocrats in the corridors of power, even if their reports tended to reflect the concerns and interests of the individual countries that they served. That started to change as the EU (under various names) grew and changed. In the 1980s the British press developed a real streak of Euroscepticism, and journalists in general began to ask more questions than the Eurocrats were used to. Big developments such as the Maastricht Treaty and the expansion into the poorer corners of the former Soviet Empire begged bigger questions. And then there was the euro crisis, and the current wave of popular Euroscepticism that has found a home in almost every corner of the continent. All the while Eurocrats and EU boosters charged that Euroscepticism was something contrived through the practicing of hostile journalism by spiteful editors in thrall to shadowy media tycoons. If only the people of Europe had a fair picture of what they did, they'd say: then they'd fall in behind the European project once again. At least the euro crisis has led to the EU finding its way to the front pages of newspapers, along with a widespread realisation that what goes on within that Brussels Beltway (and in places like Berlin) matters to all its citizens far more than they'd realised. The authors of the book hope that recognition will continue to give the EU, for all its complexity, a legitimate place in Europe's popular media, worthy of this peculiar set of institutions that has grown to have such an impact in so many parts of daily life. I hope you enjoy the interview! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Usage rights, the competition processes for granting them, and the arising joint obligations vary considerably across different States. These differences might not be driven by efficient economic or environmental criteria and could introduce competition distortions within the European common electricity market. Despite the European Commission has, over the last decade, opened several infringement procedures to prompt the implementation of competitive processes, European countries have not yet undertaken an integrated common approach: Objective of this webinar are: • To shed light on state-of-the-art hydropower regulatory regimes in ten European countries • To study the actions of European Institutions regarding these regimes and their possible distortions • To discuss the need to create a continental level playing field for hydropower regimes Vincent Rious is Vice-Président Régulation at Microeconomix in Paris and adviser of the Florence School of Regulation. He has recently published a policy brief on the topic of this webinar.

Launch event of the Reuters Institute new report 'Reporting the EU'. Speakers; Sara Hobolt, Professor and Deputy Head of the European Institute, LSE. John Lloyd, Senior Research Fellow, Reuters Institute and co-author of ‘Reporting the EU: News, Media and the European Institutions’. Cristina Marconi, Italian freelance journalist, writer and researcher and co-author of ‘Reporting the EU: News, Media and the European Institutions’. Chaired by Hans Kundnani, Research Director, ECFR.

This week Guy does something a little bit different. He's joined in the studio by Grego Villalobos, an interpreter for the European Institutions in Brussels, originally from Peru. He also happens to be learning Hebrew, so he's an avid Streetwise Hebrew listener. This was a great opportunity for Guy to engage with a listener; to find out how Grego uses the podcast, what he finds most difficult about Hebrew, and to allow Grego to ask him questions. Grego also gives us a demonstration of simultaneous interpretation: Guy speaks in English while Grego translates into Spanish. Impressive! Music: Marina Maximilian Blumin - Ani Holechet

Roger Scruton concludes his series of talks on the nature and limits of democracy. "We in Europe are moving not towards democracy but away from it," he says."There is no first-person plural of which the European Institutions are the political expression," he argues. "The Union is founded in a treaty, and treaties derive their authority from the entities that sign them. Those entities are the nation states of Europe, from which the loyalties of the European people derive. The Union, which has set out to transcend those loyalties, therefore suffers from a permanent crisis of legitimacy.".