Ep 121: Goulard rejected — Sondland in hot water — Green MEP Daniel Freund on EU transparency

Ep 121: Goulard rejected — Sondland in hot wa...

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What Orbán’s ouster means for MAGA, Le Pen and Brussels

Election night in Hungary was an emotional and teary one ... but now, the work begins. The winners — Peter Magyar’s Tisza party — have the daunting task of reversing years of democratic backsliding that went on under Viktor Orbán’s watch. Meanwhile, Fidesz — and far-right parties ...  Show more

Can an ex-fighter-jet pilot run Bulgaria?

Viktor Orbán may be out — but his man in Brussels is not. Today on the pod, Ian and Sarah discuss how the Hungarian Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is expected to stay on in the Berlaymont after his Fidesz party's landslide election loss back home. They explain why neither the Commi ...  Show more

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