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The Inside Story PodcastWhy are European farmers protesting the EU-Mercosur agreement?European farmers protest against the EU-Mercosur agreement. That's as signing has been postponed until January, due to disagreements in Europe. The European-South American deal planned for more than 25 years, would create the world's largest free-trade zone. So why is there division? In this episode: Pieter Cleppe - Editor-in-Chief at BrusselsReport-dot-eu Ciaran Mullooly - Member of the European Parliament for Independent Ireland Gustavo Ribeiro - founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Brazilian Report online newspaper Host: Folly Bah Thibault Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
2025-12-2024 min
The Inside Story PodcastHow much influence does the EU really have on Israel?The German leader and EU commission president were quick to back Israel as the conflict began with Iran. The EU has since called for de-escalation, reflecting growing anxiety over what might happen next. So what's the thinking in European capitals? And how much influence does Europe really have? In this episode: Pieter Cleppe, Editor-in-Chief, BrusselsReport.eu. Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe, New York Times. Ellie Geranmayeh, Deputy Director of MENA Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations. Host: Neave Barker Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
2025-06-2023 min
The Inside Story PodcastWill Geert Wilders' gamble to withdraw from governing Dutch coalition pay off?The Netherlands faces political chaos. Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders abruptly withdrew his party from the governing coalition setting the stage for snap elections. So, will his bet on a push to toughen immigration policy deliver election victory and secure his ambition of becoming Prime Minister? In this episode: Henk Van Der Kolk, Professor of Electoral Politics, University of Amsterdam. Zoe Gardner, Independent Researcher. Pieter Cleppe, Editor-in-Chief, BrusselsReport.eu. Host: Tom McRae Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
2025-06-0425 min
The Inside Story PodcastIs the far-right still rising as a political force in Europe?Europe's Super-Sunday elections see a pro-EU candidate defeat a hard-right rival in Romania, a centrist win in the first round of Poland's presidential election, and a victory for the incumbent government in Portugal. So can Brussels breathe a sigh of relief? Or is the far-right still rising as a political force? In this episode: Pieter Cleppe, Editor-in-Chief, BrusselsReport.eu. Piotr Buras, Head, European Council on Foreign Relations' Warsaw office. Antonio Costa Pinto, Professor, Political Science, University of Lisbon. Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
2025-05-1924 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 40 – Is EU regulation out of control?During a panel debate at the Free Market Road Show in Brussels earlier this month, Austrian Member of Parliament Barbara Kolm, Director of the Austrian Economics Center and former Vice President of the Austrian Central Bank, was one of the guests to discuss the impact of EU regulation and how to rein in the Brussels regulatory machine.The Free Market Road Show is a series of conferences dedicated to free market economics in 32 cities in Europe and the United States, which has been organized for more than 15 years. The Brussels edition was hosted by BrusselsReport.eu in co...
2025-04-1553 min
The Inside Story PodcastCan Europeans change the course of the war in Ukraine?Drumming up more support for Ukraine against Russia. European countries are considering deploying troops. They're promising more aid as well. It all comes as Donald Trump says he will end the conflict. But can Europeans alone change the course of the war in Ukraine? In this episode: Pieter Cleppe -- Editor-in-Chief of BrusselsReport.eu. Marina Miron -- Researcher, War Studies Department of King’s College London. Anatol Lieven -- Director,Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Host: James Bays Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
2025-04-1025 min
Beyond the BoxGlobal Trade Under Pressure: How Regulation & Reform Can Impact GrowthRising regulatory complexity, increasing protectionism, and rapidly shifting geopolitics are all reshaping the rules of international commerce. In this episode of Beyond The Box, we unpack how trade policy, market access, and regulatory reforms can potentially impact global growth and business strategies in 2025, and beyond. As governments rethink globalisation and businesses confront rising costs, regulatory burdens, and shifting alliances, this episode provides valuable insights into the future of international trade, economic development, and global market access. Whether you're in logistics, manufacturing, policy, compliance, or supply chain management, this conversation offers different pers...
2025-04-0821 min
MCC Brussels PodcastThe Rise of Europe’s Patriots | MCC Brussels PodcastThe Patriots for Europe, the European Parliament’s third-largest voting bloc, gathered in Madrid under the slogan “Make Europe Great Again”—a bold endorsement of Donald Trump’s return. As Brussels clings to its failing agenda, patriotic forces are rising, demanding a Europe that puts its people first.Meanwhile in Europe the Green Deal seems to be coming apart. Facing backlash, Brussels is floating proposals to include industry in its grand environmental vision—but is that really a shift, or just another illusion? While businesses demand growth and energy security, the EU clings to its ideological commitments, prioritising...
2025-02-1439 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 39 - with Philip WeissPhilip Weiss is the founder of ZN, a digital agency working with companies, political institutions and organizations on how to use the Internet to integrate and transform business and communication. In 2012, he wrote the book ‘Hyperthinking’, defining the mindset needed to survive and thrive in the age of networks. Whilst studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford, Philip Weiss launched two college magazines, started the first student radio station on a full FM licence in the UK, and received the Young Achievers Award from HM the Queen. He was chairman of IABC Europe (International Association of Business Communicators) in 2012 and o...
2024-11-1526 min
Holland GoldEU in verval door overregulering, opkomst populisme en geen slagingskans Nexit - Pieter CleppeIn deze aflevering spreekt Yael Potjer met Pieter Cleppe, een vooraanstaand expert op het gebied van Europese politiek en beleid. Pieter deelt zijn inzichten over de huidige staat van de Europese Unie en waarom hij denkt dat de euro het kernprobleem is.
Volgens Pieter veroorzaakt de muntunie inflatie en vermindert het de concurrentiekracht van Europa. Hij benadrukt dat het voor individuen verstandig is om zich te beschermen tegen deze inflatie. De politieke oplossing is een stuk moeilijker want het is heel duur om de euro op te geven, bijvoorbeeld door het Target2 systeem.
De euro is echter niet de...
2024-09-101h 07
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 38 – The influence of monetary policy on inflationDuring a panel debate at the Free Market Road Show in Brussels earlier this year, Dr. Barbara Kolm, Director of
the Austrian Economics Center and former Vice President of the Austrian Central Bank, and Pieter Cleppe, Editor-in-Chief of BrusselsReport.eu, discuss the influence of
monetary policy on inflation.
The Free Market Road Show is a series of conferences dedicated to free market economics in 36 cities in Europe and the United States, which has been organized for more than 15 years. Its launch event was hosted in Brussels this year, by BrusselsReport.eu in cooperation with the Austrian Economics...
2024-08-301h 02
Bern einfach. Das Wichtigste zum Tag.Kamala Harris, Magdalena Martullo, David Roth, Olaf Scholz, Rolf Knie, D-DayMarkus Somm und Dominik Feusi über die Themen des Tages.
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2024-06-0626 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 37 – with former IIF Director Charles H. DallaraCharles H. Dallara is an American banker and the former managing director of the Institute of International Finance, which is a group representing the global financial services industry.
He served as the managing director of the Institute of International Finance, Inc. from 1993 to 2013, leading it in its prominent role during the European sovereign debt crisis, including the private sector involvement (PSI) agreement reached between European countries and financial organisations on the one hand and the Greek government on the other, "the biggest sovereign restructuring in history."
Before that, he acted as managing director at J...
2024-03-2958 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 36 – with economist Daniel KralDaniel Kral is a Senior Economist within the macroeconomics forecasting division of Oxford Economics. He joined Oxford Economics in April 2021 in London and leads the coverage of the Nordic region. Daniel holds a Master of Research from University College London where his thesis won the Frank Carter prize for the best post-graduate thesis in 2014. Before, he worked at IHS Markit, VEON, RS Consulting and at the Brussels office of British EU affairs think tank Open Europe.
On Twitter/X, he is one of the most prominent analysts monitoring the developments of European economies.
In this...
2024-01-1246 min
The ConsEUmer PodcastEP139: Farmer rage, Who let the cats out, and 2024 outlook (w/ Pieter Cleppe)Happy new year 2024! We're back, and got these stories this week: 🇩🇪 Germany's farmers are mad at the government 🐈 Amsterdam wants cats to wear a bell 🇪🇺 What's in store for 2024 in the EU? (w/ Pieter Cleppe) Pieter's article in Brussels Report: https://www.brusselsreport.eu/2024/01/02/whats-in-store-for-the-eu-in-2024/ Follow Pieter on X @pietercleppe and Brussels Report @brussels_report. January 11, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyztoDonate: htt...
2024-01-1132 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 35 with Egyptian Senator Mohamed FaridMohamed Magdy Farid (Arabic: محمد مجدي فريد, born 18 August 1982) is an Egyptian Classic Liberal politician. He has been a Senator since 2020. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial and management engineering from October 6 University, and a master's degree in Sustainable development Planning with a specialization in Economic Development from the Egyptian National Planning Institute. He was a founding member of the Free Egyptians Party but sits now as an independent.
In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses the following topics:
The war in Gaza and the implications for the relationship between Israel and Egypt
...
2023-12-1945 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 34 with M'backé N'diaye – On DarfurM'backé N'diaye holds a degree in law and political
science from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. He is a specialist in the Sahel region. His work thereby focuses on geopolitics, the history of religions and the Sahel region. He is also a political communications consultant.
In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses the following topics:
- The background of the crisis and civil war in
Darfur
- Why do there seem to be double standards with
regards to the media coverage for this conflict versus other c...
2023-12-0123 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 33 – with Brad Lips, the ceo of Atlas Network
Brad Lips is the
chief executive officer of Atlas
Network, a US non-profit that provides training, networking and grants for
libertarian, free-market, and conservative groups around the world. It aims to
secure for all individuals the rights to economic and personal freedom, through
its global network of strategic partners.
Atlas Network was
founded in 1981 by Sir Antony Fisher, a British entrepreneur, who was
influenced by economist F.A. Hayek and his book, The Road to Serfdom.
On its website, it
notes
that “Atlas Network partners in Europe are skeptical of the illiberal right an...
2023-08-2929 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 32 – with Christopher SnowdonChristopher Snowdon is the head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. His research focuses on lifestyle freedoms, prohibition and policy-based evidence. He is a regular contributor to the Spectator, Telegraph and Spiked and often appears on TV and radio discussing social and economic issues.
Snowdon’s work encompasses a diverse range of topics including ‘sin taxes’, state funding of charities, happiness economics, ‘public health’ regulation, gambling and the black market. Recent publications include
‘Drinking, Fast and Slow’, ‘The Proof of the Pudding: Denmark’s Fat Tax
Fiasco’, ‘A Safer Bet’, and ‘You Had One Job’. He is also the autho...
2023-07-2821 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 31 – with Rod RichardsonRod Richardson is a philanthropist who serves as the President of the Grace Richardson Fund (GRF), which is the leading private foundation pioneering free market climate policy. He is also co-founder/co-chair of the Climate & Freedom International Coalition Meeting, co-facilitated in collaboration with Americans for Tax Reform Foundation/Tholos Foundation.
GRF pioneers new free market solutions to emerging 21st century challenges. Their free market climate policy consists of a set of new proposals rooted in the
observation that the key solution for climate change, poverty and the evils that follow, is one and the same thing: more fr...
2023-06-1636 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 30 – with Swedish MP Martin KinnunenMartin Kinnunen is a Member of the Swedish Parliament (SD-ECR). He has been a Member of the Riksdag since 2014, elected for the Stockholm constituency since 2018. Before, he was elected for the Gothenburg constituency. He is a member of both the EU Committee and the Environment and Agriculture affairs Committee, and serves as the climate and environmental policy spokesperson for his party.
Kinnunen has been press secretary for the Sweden Democrats in 2010–2014 and also served as Chairman of Sweden Democratic Youth between 2005 and 2007. Kinnunen is a trained economist (PhD) and has completed a bachelor of philosophy degree in ec...
2023-03-1522 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 29 – with Dalibor RoháčDalibor Rohac, originally from Slovakia, is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he studies European political and economic trends, specifically Central and Eastern Europe, the European Union (EU) and the eurozone, US-EU relations, and the post-Communist transitions and backsliding of countries in the former Soviet bloc.
He is concurrently a research associate at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels and a fellow at Anglo-American University in Prague.
Before joining AEI, Dr. Rohac was affiliated with the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, the Max Beloff Ce...
2023-03-0638 min
The ConsEUmer PodcastEP105: Schiphol cuts down, Air passenger privacy, and Central bank digital currencies (w/ Pieter Cleppe)In this week's episode: 🍲 The EU wants to phase out "unsustainable diets" 🛫 Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam cuts passenger numbers 🗄️ Regulators put a stop to air travel passenger data You can follow Pieter Cleppe on Twitter @pietercleppe. Check out Brussels Report: https://brusselsreport.eu/ March 2, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyztoDonate: http://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener fo...
2023-03-0226 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 28 – with Lithuanian economist Elena LeontjevaElena Leontjeva is the co-founder and President of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LMFI). She founded the influential Lithuanian think tank in 1990.
She holds degrees in economics, mathematics and programming and has directed research and policy advocacy at the Institute, whilst playing a key role in her country’s transition. Ms. Leontjeva was named by magazine Veidas among the ten personalities who have changed Lithuania. She has contributed to the reforms in the Banking system, introduction of the Currency Board and the Litas Credibility Law, building the legal foundations for the Securities Market and the Stock Exchange, De...
2023-01-1027 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 27 on the state of public finances in the Eurozone – with economist Daniel J. MitchellDaniel J. Mitchell is a public policy economist based in Washington D.C. For years, he has been extensively commenting fiscal and budgetary policy in the OECD, having served as a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and the Heritage Foundation, as an economist for Senator Bob Packwood and at the Senate Finance Committee, and as a Director of Tax and Budget Policy at Citizens for a Sound Economy. He is also the founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and often comments on fiscal and economic policy on his blog.
This podcast is an audio...
2022-12-2252 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 26 – with nuclear energy expert Björn PetersDr. Björn Peters is a German physicist and energy economist. He is also an investor into the newest generation of nuclear power plants, as co-founder and CFO of Dual Fluid Energy. He heads the research and consulting institute Peters Coll, which he founded, and advises entrepreneurs and politicians. On a voluntary basis, he is a founding member of the Nuclear Pride Coalition as well as a member of the federal board and head of the energy policy department at the economically liberal think tank “Deutscher Arbeitgeberverband e.V.” (German Employers‘ Association), where he is responsible for the energy policy...
2022-11-1046 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 25 – with gold investor Ronnie StoeferleRonald-Peter (Ronnie) Stöferle is an Austrian Managing Partner and Fund manager at Incrementum AG, based in the Principality of Liechtenstein. The company focusses on asset management and wealth management and is one hundred percent owned by its partners. Ronald manages a fund that invests based on the principles of the Austrian School of Economics.
He is the Author of the annual In Gold We Trust-report, one of the most comprehensive gold studies worldwide, published since 2014 and read all over the world. The title of this year’s report, published in May, is “Stagflation 2.0”.
Before becomin...
2022-10-1827 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 24 – The EU's policy towards IranIn this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses the tense relationship between the EU and Iran with two eminent experts on the topic:
Rebecca Schönenbach, CEO of Veto! For the Rule of Law and expert in extremism and terrorist financing (Part I of the podcast)
and
Kambiz Ghafouri, Director KGM Media, journalist and expert on Iran domestic and foreign policy (Part II of the podcast)
The following topics are being discussed:
- Are we close to a new Iran deal? What are t...
2022-09-0751 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 23 – with economist Matthias BauerMatthias Bauer is a German economist and Director at European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), a think tank based in Brussels dedicated to supporting free trade. He works on EU and global trade policy with a focus on digital and technology policymaking.
In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses the following topics with him:
- How to assess the two new import EU legislative initiatives to regulate the digital sector, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA)? Will these foster innovation, or...
2022-08-3154 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 22 – with ECR MEP Charlie WeimersCharlie Weimers is a Swedish MEP (ECR-SD), elected to the European Parliament since 2019.
He serves at the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs and is is a substitute member of the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Delegation to the U.S. He is the co-chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists Migration Working Group.
Before he moved to SD, he has served as the chairman of the Swedish Young Christian Democrats between 2008 and 2011.
In the 2021 Brussels Report Ranking of MEPs, Weimers came second. He has been...
2022-07-2643 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 21 – with Dr. Stephanie Daher (European Foundation for Democracy)Dr. Stephanie Daher is a researcher at the European Foundation for Democracy, where she specializes in researching radicalisation and extremism in EU Member States as well as in MENA countries, with a particular focus on prisons. She has also studied disinformation. She has worked as a research consultant with several European institutions and holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from the Sant’Anna Advanced School of Studies in Italy, where she specialised in contentious politics and protest movements in the Middle East and North Africa. She also has an MA in World Politics and International Relations fr...
2022-07-1929 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 20 – with Dutch MEP Michiel HoogeveenMichiel Hoogeveen is a Dutch Member of European Parliament (JA21-ECR) He started his career in the financial sector and as a freelance North Korea researcher, visiting the country multiple times. In 2019, he was elected to the States of South Holland, and in April2021, he became an MEP.
In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses the following topics with him:
- The Conference on the Future of Europe and the ECR’ stance here
- Inflation and the policies of the European Central Bank
...
2022-06-0143 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 19 – with Spanish MEP Hermann TertschHermann Tertsch is a Spanish Member of European Parliament (ECR – Vox), elected in 2019. Before that, he worked as a journalist for about 40 years, amongst others for Spanish press agency EFE, center-left newspaper El País, conservative newspaper ABC, Telemadrid and Radio Nacional de España.
In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eueditor Pieter Cleppediscusses the following topics with him:
- The ECR's decision to walk out from the Conference on the Future of Europe
- What's the best way to get the EU back on the path of a vehi...
2022-05-1134 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 18 – with Danish investor Jeppe Kirk BondeDanish investor Jeppe Kirk Bonde is the most copied investor on eToro, a leading investment platform with 27 million users, which enables investors to copy traders automatically. Currently, 25,000 people copythis portfolio, for an amount of more than $73 million.
Notably, he has recorded an annual average return of more than 30 percent since 2013, an extraordinary performance, also comparedwith the likes of Benjamin Graham (21% average annual return between 1936 and 1955), Peter Lynch (an average annual 29% between 1977 and 1990) and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (about 15 % per annum on average since 1990), as also recorded by a Brussels Report article on stock investing.
In...
2022-04-1458 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 17 – with Croatian MEP Ladislav IlčićLadislav Ilčić is a Member of European Parliament for Croatia, sitting with the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR). He is a member of the “Croatian Sovereignists” party, a former member of the Croatian Parliament (2015-2016), special adviser to the ministers of Foreign Affairs (2016-2017) and Culture (2017-2018), and has served as city councilor on the Varaždin City Council (2013-2017). He is also an accomplished musician, a violinist and member of the Symphonic orchestra of the Croatian radio/ television since 1995.
In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses the fol...
2022-04-0432 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 16 – with Polish MEP Zdzisław KrasnodębskiProfessor Zdzisław Krasnodębski is a Polish sociologist, social philosopher, publicist and professor at the University of Bremen, Germany, who has served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014, for the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR). He is also an associate professor at the Akademia Ignatianum in Cracow.
He has served as a Vice President of the European Parliament and is currently a member of the Working Group on the Conference on the Future of Europe.
In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses the fo...
2022-02-2835 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 15 – with former Irish Europe Minister Dick RocheDick Roche is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who has served, amongst others, as Minister of State for European Affairs from 2002 to 2004 and 2007 to 2011 and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government from 2004 to 2007. He has also been a member of Ireland’s Lower House and Senate (Dail Eireann and Seanad Eireann) and he was the Irish Delegation leader of the Convention on the Future of Europe in 2002 and 2003. Furthermore, he has served as the Vice-President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group (ELDR, which later became ALDE). He once also worked for the off...
2022-01-1047 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 14 – with former British Conservative MEP Daniel DaltonDaniel Dalton is a former cricketer and a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2019, previously having worked in the European Parliament for his party's Group. He is the outgoing ceo of Britcham, the British Chamber of Commerce in the EU and Belgium.
In this this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses the following topics with him:
- Brexit: how to improve the current relationship and how to fix the ongoing disagreements?
- The...
2021-12-2343 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 13 – discussing monetary stability with Professor Thorsten PolleitDr. Thorsten Polleit, a German national, is Chief Economist of Degussa, Europe’s largest precious metal trading house. Before that, he worked for more than 15 years in the international investment banking industry.
Since 2014, Thorsten is honorary professor for economics at the University of Bayreuth. He is Adjunct Scholar of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, US Alabama, and president of the Ludwig von Mises Institut Deutschland.
In 2012 he was awarded The O.P. Alford III Prize in Political Economy by the Mises Institute. Thorsten is a value-oriented investor and acts as investment consultant for institutional in...
2021-11-1240 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 12 - discusssing EU energy policy with Professor Samuel FurfariProfessor Em. Samuel Furfari is a Chemical Engineer, having taught energy geopolitics and energy politics at Brussels ULB University (Université Libre de Bruxelles), between 2003 and 2021, where he also obtained his phD, with a thesis in the field of energy.
Between 1982 and 2018, he was a senior official at the Energy Directorate-General of the European Commission, where he has devoted an entire career to energy technology and policy.
He has given lectures at various universities and is the author of ten books on energy and sustainable development, as well as many articles, including on Brussels Report.
2021-10-2550 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 11 - a closer look at the European Parliament, with Brussels-based consultant Pelle Christy GeertsenIn this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe interviews Pelle Christy Geertsen, a Brussels-based consultant and a true "Brussels bubble" insider. He is the Managing Director of Brussels strategy consultancy Euraffex, where he's active since 2014, and has lots of experience in EU politics, starting from 1997 in his native Denmark. He has been working at the European Parliament between 2005 and 2014, assisting MEPs in both Brussels and Copenhagen.
In particular, the following topics are being explored:
- The struggle to succeed of European Parliament President David Sassoli, amid the "mid-term" replacement of...
2021-10-0730 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 10 - with Turkey expert Demir Murat SeyrekIn this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe interviews Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek, a Senior Policy Advisor at the Brussels-based think tank European Foundation for Democracy, to discuss developments in Turkey.
In particular, the following topics are being explored:
- The prospects for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to remain in charge after the next elections, due to take place by 2023
- The Turkish economy and high inflation and to what extent this affects politics
- Increased hostility against refugees in Turkey and the consequences f...
2021-09-1728 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 9 - with Dutch Elsevier journalist Jelte WiersmaAfter seven years as the EU-correspondent of Dutch magazine Elsevier, Jelte Wiersma has returned to the Netherlands to cover Dutch affairs. In this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, he looks back on his experience of covering EU politics, discussing the following topics with BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe:
- The attitude of Dutch public opinion towards the European Union. Is there more eurosceptic sentiment and should eurocrats worry?
- To what extent do unaffordable house prices in the Netherlands cause people to criticise the euro and the ECB?
- What's the relationship bet...
2021-08-2738 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 8 - with former Hungarian MP Zoltan KeszZoltan Kesz is the Director of Operations at the Hungarian Civitas Institute, which promotes democracy, human rights, civil liberties and European integration, as well as the honorary president of the Free Market Foundation, which he helped to found. From February 2015 until 2018, he served as an independent Member of Parliament in Hungary, after he won a by-election, thereby depriving the Fidesz party of Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán of its two thirds supermajority.
In this eighth episode of the Brussels Report podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses with him:
- The rule of law situation i...
2021-07-2628 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 7 - with rates trader Fabian WintersbergerFabian Wintersberger is an Austrian economist and rates trader, working in the financial sector. He also maintains a blog and twitter account where he comments the developments on financial markets, economics and politics. He is also the author of several comments on BrusselsReport.eu.
In this seventh episode of the Brussels Report Podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses with him:
- The prospects for deflation and inflation
- The effect of higher interest rates on the cohesion of the Eurozone
- The “zombification” of the economy
- Comparing Japa...
2021-07-1229 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 6 - with ECIPE Director Fredrik ErixonFredrik Erixon is a Swedish economist and writer. He has been the Director of EU trade and economic policy think tank European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) ever since its start in 2006. The Financial Times has ranked Erixon as one of the 30 most influential people in Brussels.
In this sixth episode of the Brussels Report Podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses with him:
- EU "industrial" policy: what are the latest developments? Is the EU going in the wrong direction?
- EU trade success: what are the next big hurdles?
2021-06-2549 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 5 – with former British MEP Sajjad KarimSajjad Karim is a British politician and solicitor, who served as a Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the North West England between 2004 and 2019. He is a member of the executive board of European Movement UK and the Chair of Conservative European Forum Trade.
In this fifth episode of the Brussels Report Podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses with him:
- how to soften trade restrictions and extra bureaucracy resulting from the brexit trade deal agreed between the EU and the UK, not only when it comes to the checks the UK has...
2021-06-1143 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 4 - with former EFTA Court President Prof. Carl BaudenbacherProf. Dr. Dr. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher was the President of the EFTA Court between 2003 and 2017, where he served as a judge from 1995 to 2018. Nowadays, he is an independent consultant and arbitrator as well as a senior partner in a Zurich law firm. He is a Swiss national.
In this fourth episode of the Brussels Report Podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses with this eminent legal scholar the EU-Swiss relationship and what is the way forward (the podcast was recorded just before EU-Swiss negotiations on a new "Framework Agreement" failed), the EU-UK trade deal, the role...
2021-05-2840 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 3 - with WSJ Berlin correspondent Bojan PancevskiBojan Pancevski is the Germany Correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, based in Berlin. He is a native of North Macedonia. Before writing for the WSJ, he was covering Europe at large as The Sunday Times' EU Correspondent in Brussels, from 2009 on. Previously, he was based for the same newspaper in Vienna and Berlin, covering Central and Eastern Europe. He also is a book author and has been selected for the 2016 European Press Prize shortlist with ‘The FIFA scandal’.
He has extensively focused on EU affairs, European politics and diplomacy, migration, terrorism and German politics.
In t...
2021-05-1752 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 2 - with former Belgian Finance Minister Johan Van Overtveldt MEPBelgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt is the Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee. Between 2014 and 2018, he served as Belgian Finance Minister. He has authored many books on financial and monetary policy and is a Professor of Economics at the University of Hasselt.
In this second episode of the Brussels Report Podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses with him the democratic sustainability of the ECB’s extraordinary actions to support Eurozone governments are and whether we should now fear inflation.
Van Overtveldt also goes into depth on how to scrutinise how EU member stat...
2021-04-3027 min
The Brussels Report PodcastThe Brussels Report Podcast Episode 1 - with Lex HoogduinDutch economics Professor Lex Hoogduin, who teaches at the University of Groningen, has served as an advisor to the first President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Wim Duisenberg, as a member of the executive board of the Dutch Central Bank, and as chairman of LCH.Clearnet, one of the world's leading clearing houses, based in London.
In this first episode of the Brussels Report Podcast, BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe discusses with this experienced insider in the world of public finance to what extent eurozone governments now depend on the ECB and how it has been p...
2021-04-1442 min