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In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Leszek Jażdżewski (Fundacja Liberté!) welcomes Heather Grabbe, a Senior Fellow at Bruegel, a Visiting Professor at University College London and KU Leuven, and a former director of the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels. They talk about the rule of law conditionality vis-à-vis EU candidate countries, why the EU was unable to discipline its member states on the rule of law issues, what is the way forward for the new European Commission on the rule of law, and why member states should be engaged in this process. This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

As Europeans reckon once again with the challenges of war on their continent, has the pressing issue of climate change fallen by the wayside as governments have scrambled to contend with even more immediate concerns? How can the EU work toward greater independence and security while still reacting appropriately to the environmental threat of global warming? In this conversation Senior Advisor at Open Society Foundations and Europe's Futures fellow Heather Grabbe and Ivan Vejvoda explore the various angles on and approaches to this question from the generational shifts in attitudes toward climate policy and the march of technology to the green common ground that Europe can find with China.A regular contributor to the Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian, Heather Grabbe was a senior advisor to the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn, where she was responsible for EU policy on the Balkans and Turkey. Prior to that, she was the deputy director of the Centre for European Reform and wrote extensively on EU external policies and enlargement. She was the long-term executive director of the Open Society European Policy Institute. She is currently a Senior Advisor to the leadership of Open Society Foundations. Grabbe has also conducted academic research at institutions such as the European University Institute, Chatham House, Oxford and Birmingham universities, and has taught at the London School of Economics.Find her on twitter @heathergrabbeRead more about Heather at wikipediaIvan Vejvoda  is Head of the Europe's Futures program at IWM where, in cooperation with leading European organisations and think tanks IWM and ERSTE Foundation have joined forces to tackle some of the most crucial topics: nexus of borders and migration, deterioration in rule of law and democracy and European Union's enlargement prospects.The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) is an independent institute for advanced study in the humanities and social sciences. Since its foundation in 1982, it has promoted intellectual exchange between East and West, between academia and society, and between a variety of disciplines and schools of thought. In this way, the IWM has become a vibrant center of intellectual life in Vienna.The IWM is a community of scholars pursuing advanced research in the humanities and social sciences. For nearly four decades, the Institute has promoted intellectual exchange across disciplines, between academia and society, and among regions of the world. It hosts more than a hundred fellows each year, organizes public exchanges, and publishes books, articles, and digital fora. you can find IWM's website at:https://www.iwm.at/

Policy differences between Europe and Africa have been widening, and while there may be warm words about a new partnership when the leaders of the EU and African Union meet in Brussels, there are unlikely to be breakthroughs on key African demands. One area where Europeans and Africans have long seen eye-to-eye is fighting jihadists, and Europe has not hesitated to ally with African autocrats who promise a measure of stability. Could Françafrique — the French sphere of influence that outlived the end of French colonialism — still be revived on a European scale, as Eurafrique? Nick Westcott is the director of the Royal African Society in London and he was the first managing director for Africa at the EU's European External Action Service. Faten Aggad is a senior advisor at the African Climate Foundation and she was formerly a senior advisor for negotiations with the EU with the African Union High Representative in Addis Ababa. Elissa Jobson is director for global advocacy at the International Crisis Group and she was previously the group's main liaison with the African Union. The Open Society European Policy Institute partnered with EU Scream in making this episode.Support the show (https://euscream.com/donate/)

We welcome Heather Grabbe, expert in societal change and reflect on what is needed to rise above populist sentiment, overcome polarisation and inspire people to embrace positive change. About Heather Grabbe Heather is the director of the influential Open Society European Policy Institute and advocate for democratic pluralism and open societies. From 2004 to 2009 she was senior advisor to then European Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn. She conducted research at the European University Institute (Florence), Chatham House (London), Oxford and Birmingham universities, and taught at the London School of Economics. Heather on: linkedin / twitter  About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal podcast, a podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leadership is an effort of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal initiative. If you would like to support or start a dialogue with us, please reach out to us here.  For this episode we invite you to contemplate together with us on these reflective questions: How can I start to prepare for the change ahead so my brain will not go on red alert? How can I be part of the solution instead of feeling as part of the problem? What role do mindfulness and compassion play in my life and how can they help me to not get cynical but actually stay in touch and be touched by what I see around myself? Resources: Open Society European Policy Institute  Heather´s remarkable Ted Talk (including the brain on red  alert) Finnish Fund for the Future - Sitra ( as mentioned in regard of the sust ainability questionaire) Read how to manage the politics of a fair climate transition in Europe @ Carnegie Europe  Heather´s piece on How to built lasting support for the EU´s green deal @ politico  Independence The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit initiative of training and leadership development company Awaris. The Inner Green Deal is in the process of establishing itself as a separate and independent non-profit initiative. Neither the Inner Green Deal nor this podcast episode has been funded by any participant. Credits Intro song "the Inner Green Deal" by WayUpNorth. Made with compassion and active hope. From Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, your team of the Inner Green Deal podcast.

'Move fast and break things' was Facebook's corporate philosophy in its early days. Europe now wants to do the opposite when it comes to the harmful effects of social media: move fast and fix things. This week we're taking a look at the EU's plan to rein in the tech giants with the help of one of our favourite European tech nerds, Guillermo Beltrà of the Open Society European Policy Institute. We've also got a special Outer Space edition of Good Week Bad Week. This podcast was produced in collaboration with the Open Society European Policy Institute. You can find out more about their work here and check out an episode we previously made with them about Europe's climate policy here. This week's Isolation Inspiration: The Unlikely Murderer (Den osannolika mördaren) and Tear Along the Dotted Line (Strappare lungo i bordi). This episode was produced as part of Sphera, a collective of independent European media. Find out more at sphera-hub.com. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few euros / dollars / pounds a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast. You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review. Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak Senior producer: Katz Laszlo Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family. Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | hello@europeanspodcast.com

In this intro episode to season 2, Jeroen welcomes Tom as the new host for this season. Together they reflect on releasing the podcast while the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 is taking place in Glasgow. They also hint at the changes we will see in the course of season two. Season two will feature 8 inspiring guests (and a new original soundtrack!) Episode 1 with Dianne Dain Chief Innovation Officer world humanitarian forum, founder COPXX release on Wednesday November 3rd Episode 2 with Marcel Beukeboom Climate Envoy of the Netherlands (up to July 2021)Now Dutch Representative to the UN in Rome release on Wednesday November 10th Episode 3 live from COP26 EU Side Event at COP26 recorded on November 10 with Eva Karlsson, CEO Houdini sportswear,  including panel discussion of COP26 event together with Eva Karlsson, Christine Wamsler, Lund University Center for Sustainable Studies and Clara de la Torre, Deputy Director General DG Climate Action at the EU Commission.Release on Wednesday November 17th Episode 4 with Prof. Volker Quaschning Prof. of renewable energy systems, University of Applied Sciences Berlin Release on Wednesday November 24th Episode 5 with Matthias Berninger Global Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability at Bayer release on Wednesday December 1st Episode 6 wiith Heather Grabbe Executive Director of the Open Society European Policy Institute, release on Wednesday December 8th Episode 7 with Matthew Scott Senior Director, Climate and Resilience Hub at Willis Towers Watson, release on Wednesday December 15th Episode 8 with Satish Kumar Peace activist, founder of Schumacher college, editor of Resurgence magazine for 43 years. Release on Wednesday December 22nd About the Inner Green Deal Initiative: The Inner Green Deal podcast, the podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leadership, is an initiative of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal initiative. If you would like to support us or start a dialogue, please reach out to us here.  Reflective questions: This season we will invite you in every episode  to reflect together with us on some questions. You will find these questions transcribed here in the show notes. Resources: Whenever we talk about a specific initiative, mention a reference or reflect on something that inspires our guest, we will supply you in this section with links directly to the resources on the web. CreditsIntro song "the Inner Green Deal" by WayUpNorth Made with compassion and active hope. from Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, your team of the Inner Green Deal podcast.

Fit for 55 sounds like a plan to get middle-aged people to exercise, but it is in fact one of the most ambitious climate policies on the planet. But is it enough to make a difference? This week, in collaboration with the Open Society European Policy Institute, our favourite climate explainer Emily Stewart breaks down Europe's plan for us. Is Fit for 55 fit for purpose? And can Europe turn it into a reality without sparking a continent-wide social revolt? You can follow Emily on Twitter here and find out more about OSEPI's work here. This episode was produced and sound designed by Wojciech Oleksiak, with editorial support from Katy Lee, Dominic Kraemer and Katz Laszlo. Music by Jim Barne and Blue Dot Sessions. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few euros / dollars / pounds a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast. You can also help new listeners find the show by leaving us a review. This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at areweeurope.com/audio-family. Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | hello@europeanspodcast.com

France and its policy towards the Western Balkans Guest: Srđan Cvijić [@srdjancvijic], Senior Policy Analyst BiographyDr. Srdjan Cvijic is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels. Previously Dr. Cvijic was a senior diplomat posted in the missions of the Republic of Serbia in Belgium and the Netherlands. He has been focused on rights, values, and international law in EU external policies and EU enlargement negotiations.His latest report: “It's the EU, Not Western Balkan Enlargement…French public opinion on the EU membership of the Western Balkans”https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/publications/its-the-eu-not-western-balkan-enlargement

Venezuela’s multifaceted crisis has no solution in sight: from the massive migration problem – the number of Venezuelan refugees surpasses the Syrian crisis this year – to widespread hunger, the need for a regime transition and a shortage of vaccines against COVID-19. What can the European Union (EU) do to push for a sustainable future in Venezuela? In a special episode prepared in collaboration with the Open Society European Policy Institute, Olga and guest co-host Mariano de Alba talk to Venezuelan activist Roberto Patiño about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and Roberto’s social initiatives, which feed thousands of children daily and provide hot meals during the pandemic to health workers. They discuss what a possible transition would look like in Venezuela and the importance of negotiation. They also talk about what role the EU could play to this end and the recent agreement between the World Food Programme  – funded by the EU and U.S. – and Maduro’s regime. Roberto says Europe should take more political risks with respect to Venezuela and lead the multilateral game in Caracas.   For more information:  Read the report, Comunidad Venezuela: Una agenda de investigación y acción local Explore Crisis Group’s Venezuela page. 

Parallels with the Soviet era are increasingly evident in Poland where the ruling coalition hounds judges and captures courts. Adam Bodnar, the country's human rights commissioner, lambasts European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a "lack of leadership” amid an antidemocratic onslaught that's also damaged media pluralism. Laurent Pech, the head of the Law and Politics Department at Middlesex University London, urges Brussels to do much more to stop modern-day autocrats from creating a climate of self-censorship that entrenches their power. By fully embracing the legal concept of “chilling effect," Brussels can help judges, activists and journalists in countries like Poland to resist autocracy, says Natacha Kazatchkine of the Open Society European Policy Institute, which partnered with EU Scream in making this episode. Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, by Papalin is licensed under CC by 3.0. Wael Koudaih kindly contributed his track “Thawra” to this episode. You’ll find more of his music under the name Rayess Bek. Visit EU Scream for more episodes. Support the show (https://euscream.com/donate/)

Srdjan Cvijic is on twitter @srdjancvijic.  Dr. Cvijic is frequently sought out by the media and has published extensively, in both academic and policy format, on EU foreign relations and the politics of the Balkans  Previously Dr. Cvijic was a senior diplomat posted in the missions of the Republic of Serbia in Belgium and the Netherlands. Dr. Cvijic also worked as the advisor for the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, European Policy Centre and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.Find more of his work at Euractiv and Poiltico.Ivan Vejvoda  is Head of the Europe's Futures program at IWM where, in cooperation with leading European organisations and think tanks IWM and ERSTE Foundation have joined forces to tackle some of the most crucial topics: nexus of borders and migration, deterioration in rule of law and democracy and European Union's enlargement prospects.The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) is an independent institute for advanced study in the humanities and social sciences. Since its foundation in 1982, it has promoted intellectual exchange between East and West, between academia and society, and between a variety of disciplines and schools of thought. In this way, the IWM has become a vibrant center of intellectual life in Vienna.The IWM is a community of scholars pursuing advanced research in the humanities and social sciences. For nearly four decades, the Institute has promoted intellectual exchange across disciplines, between academia and society, and among regions of the world. It hosts more than a hundred fellows each year, organizes public exchanges, and publishes books, articles, and digital fora. you can find IWM's website at:https://www.iwm.at/

Politicians mostly talk about shutting migrants out. That endangers migrants' lives and obscures an important truth: that Europe already relies on large numbers of migrants for farming and manufacturing. The reliance includes significant numbers of irregular migrants and refugees. But getting honest about this phenomenon has long been taboo for Europe's political class. Giulia Laganà of the Open Society European Policy Institute unpacks the issues against the backdrop of the EU's New Pact on Migration and Asylum. Giulia also addresses how improving labor conditions for migrants can help avoid the toxic discourse on migration and borders promoted by the far right.This episode of EU Scream is sponsored by Google. The pandemic has hit European small and medium sized businesses hard. That's why Google is offering free tools and training to help businesses in Europe grow. For more information go to g.co/growwithgoogleBeethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, by Papalin is licensed under CC by 3.0. Wael Koudaih kindly contributed his track “Thawra” to this episode. You’ll find more of his music under the name Rayess Bek. Visit our website for episode art and more EU Scream.Support the show (https://euscream.com/donate/)

Climate transition is hotly debated in EU circles as it impacts all areas of policy: from the ambitious climate targets set by the President of the European Commission with the European Green Deal, to the discussions of the next budget of the Union and the recovery plan from the current pandemic. The topic is especially important for 2021 with a new US administration more likely to engage on climate change, a commitment for carbon neutrality in 40 years by China and the delayed COP26 under the leadership (or not) of the United Kingdom. Any European debate is certain to have an important impact on a regional and national level, but will also influence the global trajectory of climate policy. In this episode of the Sound of Economics, Giuseppe Porcaro hosts Heather Grabbe, director of the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels, Piotr Arak, Director of the Polish Economic Institute from Warsaw and Simone Tagliapietra, research fellow at Bruegel (joining from Italy) for a conversation on the political economy of the climate transition as covering the European Green deal, the concept of “green industrial policy”, and distributional challenges of decarbonisation.

Bigots and far-right extremists are using online violence to try to silence feminists and LGBT people. It's a cowardly tactic since perpetrators don’t have to meet their targets. We hear stories from two Europeans on the receiving end: Irantzu Varela, a prominent feminist in Spain and host of the popular YouTube show El Tornillo; and Simeon Vasilev, the co-founder and chief executive of the GLAS Foundation, an organization promoting the acceptance of Gays and Lesbians in Bulgarian society. The scale of the problem is putting pressure on the EU to force platforms like Facebook and Twitter to do more to protect users. We get analysis from Asha Allen, a policy & campaigns officer at the European Women’s Lobby, and from Guillermo Beltrà, EU Digital Policy Lead at the Open Society European Policy Institute, which partnered with EU Scream in making this episode. Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, by Papalin is licensed under CC by 3.0. Wael Koudaih kindly contributed his track “Thawra” to this episode. You’ll find more of his music under the name Rayess Bek. Visit our website for episode art and for more EU Scream.Support the show (https://euscream.com/donate/)

The European Commission has unveiled its much-awaited ‘new migration pact’. But just how much of it is new? Will the EU finally agree on a common migration policy? In this podcast episode, CER senior research fellow Camino Mortera-Martínez and Giulia Laganà, senior analyst at the Open Society European Policy Institute, discuss the Commission's latest proposals and look beyond the headlines to legal migration, the EU budget and farming reforms. Produced by Rosie Giorgi Music by Edward Hipkins

Dr. Tina Davis and Giulia Laganà discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant workers and forced laborers. Giulia leads the Open Society European Policy Institute’s analysis and advocacy on EU policies on migration and asylum. A migration expert with 15 years of experience, Laganà was a senior adviser on migration, human rights, EU and international affairs to the president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies in Rome from 2013 to 2016. Previously, she spent four years with the United Nations, working for UNHCR and UNDP in Italy and Brussels, respectively. While she was with the United Nations Development Programme, Laganà oversaw migration and development projects in Western and North Africa. Her work experience also includes stints with NGOs such as SOLIDAR and with the European Commission.

In dieser Folge spricht Sarah Brockmeier mit Lisa Musiol von der International Crisis Group. Sie diskutieren die negativen Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf Konfliktländer, aber auch darüber, welche Chancen sich bieten und was Deutschland und die EU tun können, um diese zu ergreifen. Lisa Musiol ist Senior Analyst im EU Advocacy & Research Team der International Crisis Group. Das ist sie seit 2017. Vorher arbeitete sie u.a. bei Human Rights Watch, bei der EU-Delegation in Tunesien, und dem Open Society European Policy Institute in Brüssel. Ihre Schwerpunktthemen sind Frühwarnung, Konfliktprävention und Krisenmanagement. Bei der Crisis Group fokussiert sie sich auf die Politik der EU zu Krisenprävention und Friedensförderung in Brüssel, unter anderem mit einem Schwerpunkt auf der europäischen Sahelpolitik. Weiterführende Links • Profil Lisa Musiol: https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/people/lisa-klingenberg • Crisis Group (März 2020): 7 Trends: COVID-19 and Conflict: Seven Trends to Watch: https://www.crisisgroup.org/global/sb4-covid-19-and-conflict-seven-trends-watch • Crisis Group zu Guterres' Vorschlag des globalen Waffenstillstands (April 2020): Global Ceasefire Call Deserves UN Security Council’s Full Support: https://www.crisisgroup.org/global/global-ceasefire-call-deserves-un-security-councils-full-support • Crisis Group zu Äthiopien (April 2020): Managing the Politics of Ethiopia’s COVID-19 Crisis: https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa/ethiopia/managing-politics-ethiopias-covid-19-crisis • Crisis Group zu Venezuela und Kolumbien (April 2020) Broken Ties, Frozen Borders: Colombia and Venezuela Face COVID-19: https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/andes/colombia/b24-broken-ties-frozen-borders-colombia-and-venezuela-face-covid-19 • Alle Veröffentlichungen der Crisis Group zu COVID-19: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Deadly Conflict: https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/andes/colombia/b24-broken-ties-frozen-borders-colombia-and-venezuela-face-covid-19 • PeaceLab-Blog-Debatte zu Corona-Pandemie und Auswirkungen auf Krisenprävention & Friedensförderung: https://peacelab.blog/debatte/corona-pandemie

Anthony Dworkin, standing in for regular host Mark Leonard, was joined by Douglas Alexander, senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, former Labour Europe minister, and former Labour shadow Foreign Secretary, and by Heather Grabbe, director of the Open Society European Policy Institute, to discuss Brexit. On this latest episode of the World in 30 Minutes, Anthony and his two guests, who are both ECFR Council Members, discuss the upcoming Tory leadership election and the consequences it will have for Brexit. In addition to asking what likely future Prime Minister Boris Johnson´s plans might be, they look back on what Brexit has been so far and examine the state of the debate. The podcast was recorded on Tuesday, 25 June 2019 at the side-lines of ECFR’s Annual Council Meeting in Lisbon. Bookshelf * The Passage to Europe by Luuk van Middelaar https://www.yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?ISB=9780300205336 * Alarums and Excursions by Luuk van Middelaar https://www.agendapub.com/books/94/alarums-and-excursions * The Self-Destruction of American Power by Fareed Zakaria https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2019-06-11/self-destruction-american-power Picture: Tiocfaidh ár lá 1916 via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/tiocfaidh_ar_la_1916/46607043232 (CC BY-ND 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/)

Fredrik Erixon talks to Heather Grabbe, the Director of the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels. They discuss the possible damage nationalists and populists could do to the EU if they were to have a strong result in the coming European...

Manfred Weber is the leader of the conservatives in the European Parliament who wants to become the next head of the the European Commission. But has Weber tainted his candidacy — and the broader European project — by acting as an enabler for the illiberal reign of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban? To his critics, Weber has come to represent a kind of moral black hole where democratic values go to die. They say he has engaged in a craven political calculus that makes him unsuited to run the Commission. The charge is that Weber and his European People's Party failed to act soon enough to expel Fidesz, the party led by Orban in Hungary.We speak with Heather Grabbe, the director of the Open Society European Policy Institute; Axel Voss, a German member of the European Parliament; Anett Bősz, a member of the Hungarian parliament; Judith Sargentini, a Green member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands; and Laurent Pech, the head of the Law and Politics Department at Middlesex University London. Click here for the complaint that Pech and Alberto Alemanno filed against the European People’s Party on behalf of The Good Lobby, a civil society group. First James and Tom talk about nicknames of other European politicians including Michel Barnier, Europe’s Brexit negotiator, and Matteo Renzi, the former Italian prime minister. Please visit our website at EU Scream.“Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125” by Papalin is licensed under CC by 3.0. “Airside No. 9” is played by Lara Natale. Support the show (https://euscream.com/donate/)

Heather Grabbe of the Open Society European Policy Institute says nationalist populists are closing the minds of Europeans to the values they have in common. She presents survey findings that could embolden centrists and moderates to drop their wishy-washy approach and confront creeping authoritarianism more directly. Look for the full set of reports here on Feb. 19. Soundous Boualam, a Moroccan working at the European Parliament, talks about dealing with prejudice, curbing stereotypes, and her project to give the unloved EU more of a human face. “Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125” by Papalin is licensed under CC by 3.0. “Stimmen im Kopf” by Hans Atom is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0. “Muscovite No. 9” is played by Lara Natale. Support the show (https://euscream.com/donate/)

Mario Morcone, prefetto già capo di cabinetto e responsabile politiche dell'immigrazione ; Stefano Feltri, vicedirettore Il Fatto Quotidiano ; Fausto Biloslavo, giornalista, collabora con Il Foglio, Il Giornale e Panorama ; Giulia Laganà, senior analyst delle Open Society European Policy Institute.

Heather Grabbe, Director at the Open Society European Policy Institute, and Constanze Stelzenmüller, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution discuss the backlash against liberal norms in Central and Eastern Europe, propose suggestions for what the EU can do about it, and assess the value of a ‘flexible’ Europe for the EU’s newer members.

What progress has been made in the exit negotiations so far and what should Britain’s strategy be to get the best deal? Siona Jenkins puts the question to Alex Barker, FT Brussels bureau chief, James Blitz, FT Whitehall editor, and Heather Grabbe, director of the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.