Welcome to The Future of Europe Podcast. A production by The European Network. Europe is at a crossroads and there are many predictions as to what direction it will take and in this podcast series, we will look at key issues that will affect the European sphere in the next decade. Our podcast will cover the big topics like health care, education, civil society and the future of the nations that inhabit the European continent. We will also bring an uniquely Irish perspective, and address how the smaller European states are going to progress by using Ireland as benchmark. Our guests will be from many different walks of life and backgrounds, each bringing their perspective on how the Europe of today will become the Europe of tomorrow. Our podcasts are presented in cooperation with the Communicating Europe Initiative. The CEI was established by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland in 1995 to raise awareness about the European Union and to improve the quality and accessibility of public information on European issues. In this episode, we discuss the future of European Media and our guest is journalist and author Tony Connelly. Tony is the Europe Editor for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE), Author of Brexit & Ireland and co-presenter of the Brexit Republic Podcast.

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The Future Of Europe Podcast - European Media

Welcome to The Future of Europe. A new podcast production by The European Network. Europe is at a crossroads and there are many predictions as to what direction it will take and in this new podcast series, we will look at key issues that will affect the European sphere in the next decade.  Our podcast will cover the big topics like health care, education, civil society and the future of the nations that inhabit the European continent.  We will also bring an uniquely Irish perspective, and address how the smaller European states are going to progress by using Ireland as benchmark. Our guests will be from many different walks of life and backgrounds, each bringing their perspective on how the Europe of today will become the Europe of tomorrow.  Our Podcasts are presented in cooperation with the Communicating Europe Initiative. The CEI was established by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland in 1995 to raise awareness about the European Union and to improve the quality and accessibility of public information on European issues.  In this episode which was originally recorded in December 2020, we will focus on the concept of European federalism. We ask, what do European federalists stand for and can you make Europe work with federalism? Our guests to discuss such questions are Eileen O'Sullivan and Conor McArdle. Eileen is a member of the Board of Directors of the pan-European party Volt Europa and previously she was a candidate for the European Elections 2019 for Volt Germany. Conor studies LLM Human Rights Law at Queen's University Belfast and is an active member of the youth wing of Irish political party, Fine Gael. By accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents and design of this Podcast, are the property of The European Network, or used by The European Network with permission, and are protected under Irish. and international copyright and trademark laws. Except as otherwise provided herein, users of this Podcast may save and use information contained in the Podcast only for personal or other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing, of this Podcast may be made without the prior written permission of The European Network.

The Future of Europe Podcast - European Federalism

Welcome to The Future of Europe. A new podcast production by The European Network. Europe is at a crossroads and there are many predictions as to what direction it will take and in this new podcast series, we will look at key issues that will affect the European sphere in the next decade.  Our podcast will cover the big topics like health care, education, civil society and the future of the nations that inhabit the European continent.  We will also bring an uniquely Irish perspective, and address how the smaller European states are going to progress by using Ireland as benchmark. Our guests will be from many different walks of life and backgrounds, each bringing their perspective on how the Europe of today will become the Europe of tomorrow.  Our Podcasts are presented in cooperation with the Communicating Europe Initiative. The CEI was established by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland in 1995 to raise awareness about the European Union and to improve the quality and accessibility of public information on European issues. In our first episode we discuss the European economy and to help answer some questions that many people have about the European economic system, we chat with Frances Cowell. Frances is drawing on her 30 years’ experience in senior roles in banking and finance and we will ask how safe our banks are, whether the European economy is about to implode, levels of debt and the future of cryptocurrencies in Europe.  

The Future Of Europe Podcast Episode 1 - The European Economy

Welcome to The Future of Europe. A new podcast production by The European Network. Europe is at a crossroads and there are many predictions as to what direction it will take and in this podcast series, we will look at key issues that will affect the European sphere in the next decade.  Our podcast will cover the big topics like health care, education, civil society and the future of the nations that inhabit the European continent.  We will also bring an uniquely Irish perspective and address how the smaller European states are going to progress by using Ireland as benchmark. Our guests will be from many different walks of life and backgrounds, each bringing their perspective on how the Europe of today will become the Europe of tomorrow.  Our Podcasts are presented in cooperation with the Communicating Europe Initiative. The CEI was established by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland in 1995 to raise awareness about the European Union and to improve the quality and accessibility of public information on European issues. You can find out more about the CEI by visiting our website at TheEuropeanNetwork.eu or logging on to the DFA.ie .

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Welcome to Episode six of The Moldovan Coffee Break. A Europa United and European Network production. In this six-part podcast series, we will be casting a spotlight on the country of Moldova and in particular, life for six young people so as to examine what it is like to grow up in the Moldova of 2021. Moldova has historically been given a bad rap, mainly due to uninformed press and unflattering travel reports, but there is far more to this country than just a post-Soviet state, and we will show this by engaging with Moldova’s strongest asset – its youth. Co-hosted by Ken Sweeney and Loredana Prijmireanu, their aim is to portray Moldova for what it really is – a culture rich country with a unique past and vibrant future. Loredana has been sitting down for a coffee with the six young individuals over the last few months and each episode will feature a conversation with one of our interviewees. In episode six, Loredana talks to Cristina Carmanu. Cristina is a student who has spent time working in the Moldovan media with local publication, Ziarul de Garda.

The Moldovan Coffee Break Episode 6

Welcome to Episode five of The Moldovan Coffee Break. A Europa United and European Network production. In this six-part podcast series, we will be casting a spotlight on the country of Moldova and in particular, life for six young people so as to examine what it is like to grow up in the Moldova of 2021. Moldova has historically been given a bad rap, mainly due to uninformed press and unflattering travel reports, but there is far more to this country than just a post-Soviet state, and we will show this by engaging with Moldova’s strongest asset – its youth. Co-hosted by Ken Sweeney and Loredana Prijmireanu, their aim is to portray Moldova for what it really is – a culture rich country with a unique past and vibrant future. Loredana has been sitting down for a coffee with the six young individuals over the last few months and each episode will feature a conversation with one of our interviewees. In episode five, we meet Marcel Lazăr. Marcel is a classical musician and founder of a non profit organisation in Moldova called Moldo Crescendo. We discuss the status of the arts and what the future holds for artists in Moldova. 

The Moldovan Coffee Break Episode 5

Welcome to Episode four of The Moldovan Coffee Break. A Europa United and European Network production. In this six-part podcast series, we will be casting a spotlight on the country of Moldova and in particular, life for six young people so as to examine what it is like to grow up in the Moldova of 2021. Moldova has historically been given a bad rap, mainly due to uninformed press and unflattering travel reports, but there is far more to this country than just a post-Soviet state, and we will show this by engaging with Moldova’s strongest asset – its youth. Co-hosted by Ken Sweeney and Loredana Prijmireanu, their aim is to portray Moldova for what it really is – a culture rich country with a unique past and vibrant future. Loredana has been sitting down for a coffee with the six young individuals over the last few months and each episode will feature a conversation with one of our interviewees. In episode four, our guest is Loredana Gamurari. Loredana is employed in a government position and is also a video and image content creator focusing on Moldovan society. We talk about employment, national identity and soviet influence on local architecture. You can find our podcast through any of the links here or wherever you choose to listen to your podcasts. Thanks for visiting our site. Did you enjoy this podcast? If so, don’t forget to share our work as we totally rely on you spreading the word on Europa United. All our writers are volunteers and we appreciate any help in getting our articles to a larger audience. Maybe you would also like to also help us to maintain our organisation by making a donation here.

The Moldovan Coffee Break Podcast Episode 4

Welcome to Episode three of The Moldovan Coffee Break. A Europa United and European Network production. In this six-part podcast series, we will be casting a spotlight on the country of Moldova and in particular, life for six young people so as to examine what it is like to grow up in the Moldova of 2021. Moldova has historically been given a bad rap, mainly due to uninformed press and unflattering travel reports, but there is far more to this country than just a post-Soviet state, and we will show this by engaging with Moldova’s strongest asset – its youth. Co-hosted by Ken Sweeney and Loredana Prijmireanu, their aim is to portray Moldova for what it really is – a culture rich country with a unique past and vibrant future. Loredana has been sitting down for a coffee with the six young individuals over the last few months and each episode will feature a conversation with one of our interviewees. In episode three, Alina-Maria Turcanu talks to Loredana. Alina is a second level student based in Moldova. A young European Ambassador, Alina discusses her involvement in civil society and her thoughts about Moldova and its relationship with the EU. Thanks for visiting our site. Did you enjoy this podcast? If so, don’t forget to share our work as we totally rely on you spreading the word on Europa United. All our writers are volunteers and we appreciate any help in getting our articles to a larger audience. Maybe you would also like to also help us to maintain our organisation by making a donation here.

The Moldovan Coffee Break Episode 3

Welcome to Episode two of The Moldovan Coffee Break. A Europa United and European Network production. In this six-part podcast series, we will be casting a spotlight on the country of Moldova and in particular, life for six young people so as to examine what it is like to grow up in the Moldova of 2021. Moldova has historically been given a bad rap, mainly due to uninformed press and unflattering travel reports, but there is far more to this country than just a post-Soviet state, and we will show this by engaging with Moldova’s strongest asset - its youth. Co-hosted by Ken Sweeney and Loredana Prijmireanu, their aim is to portray Moldova for what it really is - a culture rich country with a unique past and vibrant future. Loredana has been sitting down for a coffee with the six young individuals over the last few months and each episode will feature a conversation with one of our interviewees. In episode two, we meet Vasile Harghel – a medical student studying in Moldova and also working in a Covid-19 hospital ward. We chat with Vasile about being a university student in Moldova and working in the fight against the pandemic. You can find our podcast through any of the links here or wherever you choose to listen to your podcasts. Thanks for visiting our site. Did you enjoy this podcast? If so, don’t forget to share our work as we totally rely on you spreading the word on Europa United. All our writers are volunteers and we appreciate any help in getting our articles to a larger audience. Maybe you would also like to also help us to maintain our organisation by making a donation here. 

The Moldovan Coffee Break Episode 2

Welcome to Episode one of The Moldovan Coffee Break. A Europa United and European Network production. In this six-part podcast series, we will be casting a spotlight on the country of Moldova and in particular, life for six young people so as to examine what it is like to grow up in the Moldova of 2021. Moldova has historically been given a bad rap, mainly due to uninformed press and unflattering travel reports, but there is far more to this country than just a post-Soviet state, and we will show this by engaging with Moldova’s strongest asset - its youth. Co-hosted by Ken Sweeney and Loredana Prijmireanu, their aim is to portray Moldova for what it really is - a culture rich country with a unique past and vibrant future. Loredana has been sitting down for a coffee with the six young individuals over the last few months and each episode will feature a conversation with one of our interviewees. In this first episode, we meet Catarina Martin – a twenty-year-old student who is based in Maastricht studying European Law. Catarina and Loredana discuss living away from home and what aspects can make it attractive for young emigrant Moldavans to return to their homeland. Thanks for visiting our podcast platform. Did you enjoy this podcast? If so, don’t forget to share our work as we totally rely on you spreading the word on Europa United. All our writers are volunteers and we appreciate any help in getting our work to a larger audience. Maybe you would also like to also help us to maintain our organisation by making a donation here.

The Moldovan Coffee Break Episode 1

Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, nestled between neighbours, Romania and Ukraine. In the Moldovan Coffee Break podcast, we will shed light on this often misunderstood country. In a production from The European Network and Europa United, Loredana Prijmireanu sits down with six other Moldovans as they discuss their thoughts, fears, challenges and beliefs as young citizens of this country in 2021.  The Moldovan Coffee break will reveal a vibrant Moldova that is ready to show the rest of Europe that they are here. 

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Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, nestled between neighbours, Romania and Ukraine. In the Moldovan Coffee Break, we will shed light on this often misunderstood country. In a Europa United production, Loredana Prijmireanu sits down with six other Moldovans as they discuss their thoughts, fears, challenges and beliefs as young citizens of this country in 2021. You can access this podcast on Anchor or wherever you choose to download your podcast. The Moldovan Coffee break will reveal a vibrant Moldova that is ready to show the rest of Europe that they are here.

The Moldovan Coffee Break Trailer

Europa United's Ken Sweeney gets the team together for the Christmas Special 2020. We review all the years happenings including the pandemic, US election, Brexit and even take some time for sports.

Europa United Christmas Special 2020

Welcome to episode 26 of our Eurochat series. In this episode, we will be taking an in depth analysis of the current political systems in Poland and Hungary and with us to discuss this is Edit Zgut.  Edit Zgut is a political scientist and a journalist, focusing on the democratic and rule of law backsliding in Hungary and Poland. She is teaching at the Center for Europe at the University of Warsaw, and is a doctoral researcher at the Polish Academy of Sciences. Edit is also a DemocraCE fellow at Visegrad Insight and a Rethink CEE fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.  Since escaping the clutches of the communist regime in the late 1980’s both Poland and Hungary embarked on a path to liberal democracy almost immediately. The last thirty years has seen numerous free elections and both states have embraced EU membership and all that it entails. But in the last brief five years or so, Poland and Hungary have been moving towards the christian fundamentalist right with both administrations under one party rule in the form of Fidesz in Hungary and PiS in Poland.  So how and why has this happened? Are the people of Poland and Hungary being coerced into following a more extreme path or is it the case that this form of ideology has always existed and only now coming to light?  Did you enjoy this podcast? If so, don’t forget to share our work as we totally rely on you spreading the word on Europa United. All our writers are volunteers and we appreciate any help in getting our articles to a larger audience. Maybe you would also like to also help us to maintain our organisation by making a donation here. 

Europa United Eurochat episode 26 - Polish and Hungarian democracy with Edit Zgut

In the third edition of a special series on Science in Europe, Europa United ‘s Ken Sweeney, Michael Holz and Frances Cowell chat our guest Remco Timmermans.  With over ten years in the space industry managing online campaigns for space agencies, space companies and startups, Remco is a social media specialist for space at his company Seventy Media. Remco works in a network of other creative space people, for which he has recently founded the Space Creatives Alliance, in an effort to bring together and promote the non-rocket-science side of the space industry. Did you enjoy this podcast? If so, don’t forget to share our work as we totally rely on you spreading the word on Europa United. All our writers are volunteers and we appreciate any help in getting our articles to a larger audience. Maybe you would also like to also help us to maintain our organisation by making a donation here. 

Europa United Eurochat podcast episode 25 - EuroScience with Remco Timmermans

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