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Interested in a more progressive Europe? Join the ProgressivA magazine team for a relaxed and friendly discussion about the latest developments in European politics and current affairs. No academic discussions, just free-flowing conversation about important topics between friends and special guests. Topics include climate change, equality, populism and welfare.
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Arbury Road Podcast #24 - Monday(ish) with EU & Me

ProgressivA PodcastApr 06, 2021

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🇮🇹 Etica e Intelligenza Artificiale - 🇪🇺 Artificial Intelligence and Ethics

🇮🇹 Etica e Intelligenza Artificiale - 🇪🇺 Artificial Intelligence and Ethics

🎙️🇮🇹 Unitevi a noi in questo episodio speciale del podcast Progressiva che esplora le profonde intersezioni tra l'intelligenza artificiale, l'etica e le politiche europee. "Etica e Intelligenza Artificiale: Un Dialogo tra Politica e Scienza" riunisce eminenti figure nel campo della politica, della filosofia e delle scienze politiche per discutere l'impatto rivoluzionario dell'IA sulla società, sull'etica e sulle politiche future. Relatori: - Brando Benifei, Capogruppo del Partito Democratico al Parlamento Europeo, ci guiderà attraverso le implicazioni delle politiche europee sull'evoluzione dell'IA. -Giorgia Nesti, Professoressa associata di scienze politiche presso l'Università di Padova, approfondirà l'interazione tra l'IA e le strutture politiche. -Luca Illetterati, Professore di Filosofia Teoretica, esplorerà le questioni etiche sollevate dall'avanzamento dell'IA. -Federico Zilio, Docente di filosofia morale, discuterà di come l'IA sfida e riformula le nostre norme etiche. 🎤 Presentatore: -Paco Martino Ruzzante, del Centro Studi Ettore Lucchini e Presidente di Progressiva, modererà questo dialogo illuminante. 🌍 Unisciti a questa discussione fondamentale per comprendere come l'intelligenza artificiale stia ridefinendo il tessuto della nostra esistenza e indagare sulle sue potenziali ricadute sul futuro della politica, dell'etica e della società. #IntelligenzaArtificiale #Etica #Politica #Scienza #Innovazione #FuturoEuropeo 🎙️🇪🇺 Join us in this special episode of the Progressiva podcast as we explore the deep intersections between artificial intelligence, ethics, and European policies. "Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: A Dialogue between Politics and Science" brings together eminent figures in the fields of politics, philosophy, and political science to discuss the revolutionary impact of AI on society, ethics, and future policies. Speakers: - Brando Benifei, Group Leader of the Democratic Party in the European Parliament, will guide us through the implications of European policies on the evolution of AI. -Giorgia Nesti, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Padua, will delve into the interaction between AI and political structures. -Luca Illetterati, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, will explore the ethical issues raised by the advancement of AI. -Federico Zilio, a specialist in moral philosophy, will discuss how AI challenges and reshapes our ethical norms. 🎤 Host: Paco Martino Ruzzante, from the Ettore Lucchini Study Center and President of Progressiva, will moderate this enlightening dialogue. 🌍 Join this crucial discussion to understand how artificial intelligence is redefining the fabric of our existence and to investigate its potential repercussions on the future of politics, ethics, and society. #ArtificialIntelligence #Ethics #Politics #Science #Innovation #EuropeanFuture

Feb 21, 202402:20:48
🇵🇱🇪🇺 Poland & EU the path to the current government change

🇵🇱🇪🇺 Poland & EU the path to the current government change

Join us in this enlightening episode of the Progressiva podcast series 🎧, where we delve into the intricate and dynamic political landscape of Poland 🇵🇱 and its evolving relationship with the European Union 🇪🇺. Hosted by Aruro Bjørklund Winters, Secretary of Progressiva and active SPD member 👤, this episode offers an in-depth analysis of the factors leading to the recent government change in Poland. We are honored to have Dr. Berit Ebert, Director of Public Programs and Strategic Initiatives at Bard College Berlin, as our special guest 🌟. Dr. Ebert brings her extensive knowledge of European politics and insightful perspectives on the socio-political shifts within the EU. In this discussion, we explore: The historical context of Poland's political journey within the EU 📚. The impact of EU policies on Poland's domestic politics 🏛️. The role of progressive movements in shaping Poland's political landscape 💡. Insights into the future of Poland-EU relations under the new government 🔮.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in European politics, especially those keen on understanding the complexities of EU member states' relationships within the union 🌐. Join us for a compelling conversation that sheds light on the challenges and opportunities ahead for Poland and the EU. 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more insightful discussions from the Progressiva podcast series and to subscribe to our newsletter at https://www.progressivamagazine.com/ #ProgressivaPodcast #poland #europeanpolitics #europeanprogressives

Jan 28, 202428:07
🎙️ YEAR 2024: European Parliament, Presidential Election and Their Impact
Dec 29, 202357:34
🇪🇸🇪🇺 España: A political earthquake for Europe?

🇪🇸🇪🇺 España: A political earthquake for Europe?

🇪🇸🇪🇺 España: A political earthquake for Europe?


✊ With Enric Juan Alcocer, politicain of the local coalition Compromis 🇪🇸 and director General for the Ecological transition in Valencia 💚 we gained an overview of the current Spanish political situation:

1️⃣ What caused the earthquake of the administrative elction that finally is leading to new election for the whole of Spain?

2️⃣ How did Spain changed in the last 5 years of Sanchez government?

3️⃣ And most important: What can progressive movement in Europe learn?

👉 Interested: Then listen to the Podcast :) And subscribe to our newsletter!


Jun 15, 202326:53
🇩🇪 (DE) European Railways: How's the green transport revolution 🚂

🇩🇪 (DE) European Railways: How's the green transport revolution 🚂

🇩🇪 Bernhard Knierim des Bündnisses "Bahn für alle" und Mitglied in "Allianz pro Schiene" diskutiert wieder mit uns den Stand des Schienenverkehrs in Deutschland und der EU. Auch wenn eine grüne Mobilität auf diesem Verkehrsmittel beruht, ist der Weg zu einem optimierten Netzwerk noch lang. Hör rein! 🚂

🇪🇺 Bernhard Knierim of the alliance "Bahn für alle" and member of "back on trail" discusses with us the state of rail transport in Germany and the EU. Even if green mobility is based on these means of transport, the road to an optimised network is still long. Listen in! Subtitled version soon on our channels.

Mar 27, 202338:34
🧑‍🎄 2022 in the EU: ProgressivA podcast 🇪🇺
Dec 25, 202244:22
Audio-Article: Sweden's new government

Audio-Article: Sweden's new government

In this article we explore how the new right government in Sweden positioned himself. Which parties are part of it? Whil eis it a novum in Swedish history?

Dec 03, 202212:56
🎙 ProgressivA meets Federico Quadrelli 🇪🇺🇮🇹

🎙 ProgressivA meets Federico Quadrelli 🇪🇺🇮🇹

🇪🇺🇮🇹 The looming elections in Italy are worrying Europe, as the far-right sovereignist party Fratelli d'Italia risks becoming the first party in the parliament. With the new electoral law, the vote of Italians living abroad in other European countries has become more important than ever.  

🎙 We talked about this with Federico Quadrelli, running in the European foreign constituency for the Italian House of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati). Federico is an Italian who spent several years in Berlin, and he is President of the Democratic Party in Germany (PD Germania).

Sep 08, 202227:35
Elezioni italiane e attivismo transnazionale: Progressiva Podcast 🇮🇹🇪🇺🇺🇸

Elezioni italiane e attivismo transnazionale: Progressiva Podcast 🇮🇹🇪🇺🇺🇸

🎙️ New episode of the ProgressivA podcast!  🇮🇹🇪🇺 The focus is on the upcoming Italian elections #elezionipolitiche2022 but from a particular perspective, that of transnational activism! We interviewed three candidates who are running in foreign constituencies:  

🇮🇹🇬🇧 The first was Andrea Crisanti, a world-renowned virologist who is an activist for the PD in the UK and front-runner for the @partitodemocratico in Europe for the Senate;  

🇮🇹🇩🇪 Federico Quadrelli, candidate for the House of Deputies for the PD always in Europe and head of the @pd_germania; 

🇮🇹🇺🇸 Gianluca Galletto candidate always for the House of Deputies in the central and Northern American constituency and member of the Partito Democratico di New York. 

✊ We talked about #health #minimumwage #transnationalism and much more! Check our social and our website to watch it as soon as it will be published! And as always we invite you to subscribe to our newsletter and to contact us if you are interested in the project! 😘

Aug 29, 202201:07:05
Startups in Europe: problem and chances to tackle
Jun 19, 202258:21
'Startups' - buzzword or economic revolution?

'Startups' - buzzword or economic revolution?

Ihese episodes is a audio-version of the article pulished on pur website. 

Everybody speaks of #Startup. As more and more friends of the author endend up working in #Startups, he decided to inquire for us how far these companies have an impact in #Europe and how far they result form political choices. The authorguides us trough personal experiences and the new data for this sector.

May 21, 202215:39
Comparaison du résultat des élections: disparition du PS en France et sociaux-democrates au pouvoir en Allemagne 🇫🇷

Comparaison du résultat des élections: disparition du PS en France et sociaux-democrates au pouvoir en Allemagne 🇫🇷

🎙 This episode of Arbury road is split into three parts (one in English, one in German and one in French). We discuss the result of the first round of the presidential elections in France with two young french-german political activists.  

🗣  Magali Hübers, member of PS amd SPD, works for the European youth forum; 🗣 Arthur Russel, member PS and SPD, working for the SPD in Berlin.  

🇪🇺 In the first part (English) we look at the results of the elections and their consequence on the political landscape.   

🇩🇪 In the German part we try to understand how far specific topics influenced the result.   

🇫🇷 In the last part in French, we compare the German and French situations with a focus on the rise of the social democratic party in Germany and its failure in France.

Apr 21, 202218:03
Verlierer und Themen der französischen Präsidentschaftswahl (French Presidential elections) 🇩🇪

Verlierer und Themen der französischen Präsidentschaftswahl (French Presidential elections) 🇩🇪

🎙 This episode of Arbury road is split into three parts (one in English, one in German and one in French). We discuss the result of the first round of the presidential elections in France with two young french-german political activists. 

 🗣  Magali Hübers, member of PS amd SPD, works for the European youth forum; 🗣 Arthur Russel, member PS and SPD, working for the SPD in Berlin.  

🇪🇺 In the first part (English) we look at the results of the elections and their consequence on the political landscape.   

🇩🇪 In the German part we try to understand how far specific topics influenced the result.   

🇫🇷 In the last part in French, we compare the German and French situations with a focus on the rise of the social democratic party in Germany and its failure in France.  


Apr 20, 202236:35
French Presidential Elections 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷

French Presidential Elections 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷

🎙 This episode of Arbury road is split into three parts (one in English, one in German and one in French). We discuss the result of the first round of the presidential elections in France with two young french-german political activists.  

🗣  Magali Hübers, member of PS amd SPD, works for the European youth forum; 

🗣 Arthur Russel, member PS and SPD, working for the SPD in Berlin.  

🇪🇺 In the first part (English) we look at the results of the elections and their consequence on the political landscape.   

🇩🇪 In the German part we try to understand how far specific topics influenced the result.   

🇫🇷 In the last part in French, we compare the German and French situations with a focus on the rise of the social democratic party in Germany and its failure in France.  

0:00 English part 20:10 German part 38:52 French part

Apr 20, 202256:55
Arbury Road Podcast - Padova merita la statua di una donna 🇮🇹
Mar 08, 202235:58
Arbury Road Podcast A new progressive agricultural policy for Europe? episode #2 Podcast in 🇩🇪

Arbury Road Podcast A new progressive agricultural policy for Europe? episode #2 Podcast in 🇩🇪

🎙🇩🇪Was haben #Gleichstellung und #Agrapolitik miteinander zu tun? Wie beinflusst unsere Landwirtschaft das Leben auf der ganzen Welt? Diese und weitere Fragen konnte Arturo für uns leidenschaftlich mit der Feministin und Agrarexpertin im European Parliament Maria Noichl besprechen. Nach dem ersten Podcast (https://anchor.fm/arbury-road/episodes/Arbury-Road-Podcast---A-new-progressive-agricultural-policy-for-Europe--Podcast-in-e16vumm)  mit Ihr zur #GAP (en. #CAP) haben wir mit Ihr die vielen weiteren Facetten der Agrarpolitik beleuchtet. Hört rein!  

✊ If you wish to support Arbury Road you can do so by subscribing to our newsletter at https://www.arburyroad.eu/


🎙🇪🇺What do #equality and #agripolitics have to do with each other? How does our agriculture affect life around the world? @Arturo was able to passionately discuss these and other questions for us with the feminist and agricultural expert in the @European Parliament @Maria Noichl. After the first podcast (https://anchor.fm/arbury-road/episodes/Arbury-Road-Podcast---A-new-progressive-agricultural-policy-for-Europe--Podcast-in-e16vumm) with her for the #GAP (en. #CAP) we shed light on the many other facets of agricultural policy with her. Listen in!


Feb 17, 202239:48
Arbury Road Podcast - End of life treatment: towards a European legislation
Feb 02, 202201:00:56
Arbury Road Podcast - Hopes for the new German government
Jan 05, 202246:09
Arbury Road Podcast - The rich history of Romani people in Europe 🇩🇪

Arbury Road Podcast - The rich history of Romani people in Europe 🇩🇪

🎙 New episode of our podcast.  

🇪🇺 Romani people have been living in Europe for hundreds of years. In this episode, we discuss their rich history and the multitude of problems this community is facing, ranging from common ignorance about this long history to open and widespread Anti-Romani sentiment. Felix Schaumann (Climate science student) and Ana-maria Trăsnea (Secretary of State in Berlin, SPD) talk to Radoslav Ganev, founder of RomAnity e.V. and the Student Association of Sinti and Roma in Germany (SVSRD), about the situation of Romani people in Europe today and about ideas on how to move on from here - in the fight for a united Europe without racism.

Dec 29, 202139:59
Culture in the EU: From Erasmus to the Digital Service Act 🇩🇪
Dec 20, 202150:47
What's Left in the 21st century?

What's Left in the 21st century?

🎙 In this new episode of our podcast we were lucky to have as a guest Niels Fuglsang, Danish MEP of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament and author of the popular podcast What's left? We discussed:  ✅  Where did the idea of Niels podcast What's left come from? ✅  How can the Socialist and Democrats alliance in Europe be revitalised? ✅  How do the delegations in the European Parliament work? ✅  What relationship should Europe have with China in the future?    ✊ If you wish you can support Arbury Road at https://www.arburyroad.eu/ 🎅 For this festive season we have a 50% discount on our subscription prices: https://www.arburyroad.eu/subscribe?coupon=78f1576f

Dec 09, 202129:01
Arbury Road Podcast: The Last 20 - con Odette Mbuyi

Arbury Road Podcast: The Last 20 - con Odette Mbuyi

🇪🇺Do you know what the last 20 is? The answer to the G20 The Last 20 are a committee that brings together the “L20s”, the twenty most “impoverished” countries of our planet, based on international statistics on the main socio-economic and environmental indicators. They are the countries that suffer most from the unequal distribution of resources, the impact of climate change, internal wars, often fueled by the G20.  We will soon talk about it on a podcast with Odette Mbuyi, a new member of Arbury Road who is also involved in the organisation as a member of the delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo! #last20Odette was also a candidate for the regional elections with Articolo Uno - Padova. The event is in Italian but with subtitles!


🇮🇹❓Sapete cosa sono the Last 20?  ✊ La risposta al G20 ⬇️  ➡️ The Last 20 sono un comitato che mette assieme gli “L20s”, i venti paesi più impoveriti  del nostro pianeta sulla base delle statistiche sui principali indicatori socioeconomici e ambientali. Sono i paesi che soffrono maggiormente dalla inequa distribuzione di risorse, dall'impatto del cambiamento climatico, e per via di guerre interne spesso alimentate dai G20.  🎙 Ne parleremo con Odette Mbuyi, nuovo membro di Arbury Road, coinvolta nell'organizzazione dell'evento come membro della delegazione della Repubblica Democratica del Congo! #last20  ✊ Odette era anche candidato alle elezioni regionali in Veneto con Articolo Uno - Padova. ➡️ https://thelast20.org/ ✊ Se volete donare ad Arbury Road potete farlo attraverso il nostro sito  https://www.arburyroad.eu/

Dec 01, 202117:06
Arbury Road Podcast - HIV testing week and LGBT-phobia in Europe 🏳️‍🌈

Arbury Road Podcast - HIV testing week and LGBT-phobia in Europe 🏳️‍🌈

🎙New episode of our Podcast on the occasion of the HIV testing week in Wales, and World AIDS day  (1st of December). Katren Rogers, Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Arbury Road, talked about HIV prevention with Alessandro Ceccarelli, affiliated Scholar at the University of Cambridge and member of the Steering Committee of Fast Track Cardiff and Vale, a Fast Track City initiative that is working to achieve the UNAIDS targets of zero new HIV transmissions and zero stigma associated with HIV.   

🏳️‍🌈 They also discussed homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.  

✊ If you wish you can support Arbury Road at https://www.arburyroad.eu/

Nov 26, 202130:51
Arbury Road Podcast: Towards a European Minimum Wage 🇪🇺

Arbury Road Podcast: Towards a European Minimum Wage 🇪🇺

🎙 New episode of our podcast while at the European parliament is being approved a directive on the Minimum Wage. 

🇪🇺To talk about minimum wage there were Katren Rogers, PhD in Politics at Lund University, Arturo Bjørklund Winters, Member of the SPD in Berlin and currently working at the European parliament, and Paco Martino Ruzzante, PhD in economic history at the University of Cambridge. We discussed the European situation and about minimum wage as an instrument for the different countries. 

Topics: ✅ what is a minimum wage? ✅  What are the main critics of minimum wage as an instrument? ✅ What does the proposal approved in the European parliament entail? ✅ What is the next step.  ✊ Arbury Road is a grassroots project which lives thanks to the work of its volunteers and to the donations of our readers. If you want to support the project you can do it at https://www.arburyroad.eu/

Nov 26, 202134:48
Arbury Road Podcast - Salario Minimo con Simone Fana 🇮🇹

Arbury Road Podcast - Salario Minimo con Simone Fana 🇮🇹

🎙 In questo nuovo episodio del nostro podcast abbiamo parlato di salario minimo con Simone Fana, intellettuale e giornalista italiano che ha collaborato con riviste come Left, l'Internazionale, The Jacobin.  📕 La discussion è basata sul libro BASTA SALARI DA FAME che ha scritto assieme a Marta Fana. https://www.laterza.it/scheda-libro/?isbn=9788858138878   

➡️ Temi trattati:  ✅ che cos’è il salario minimo? ✅ perché  è fondamentale l'approvazione nel caso italiano ✅ quali sono le critiche principali fatte al salario minimo e come rispondiamo. ✅ come si inserisce il salario minimo in una più generale visione progressista del futuro.  

❤️ Vi ricordiamo che Arbury Road è un grass-root project che vive grazie al tempo e alla passione dei suoi volontari. Iscrivetevi alla nostra newsletter sul sito https://www.arburyroad.eu/ per rimanere aggiornati e se volete donare potete farlo diventando un paying subscriber!

Nov 16, 202139:47
🇮🇹 DDL Zan e diritti LGBTQI+ in Europa 🌈

🇮🇹 DDL Zan e diritti LGBTQI+ in Europa 🌈

🎙Nuovo episodio di EU&ME sul DDL Zan ed i diritti LGBTQI+ in Europa. Giorgia Cazzola, Avvocata e Co-founder di Arbury Road ne discute con Alessandro Ceccarelli, Ricercatore di Cambridge, attivista per i diritti LGBTQI+ e membro del comitato direttivo di "Fast Track Cities". 🌈 

✊ Argomenti trattati: ✅ Cos’è  il DDL Zan e perché l'Italia ha così bisogno di una legge contro i crimini d'odio di matrice omotransfobica? ✅  Una risposta alle infondate critiche al contenuto del DDL Zan ✅ Qual è la situazione nel resto d'Europa per ciò che concerne la tutela dei diritti LGBTQI+? ✅ I prossimi step che l'Italia e l'Unione Europea devono compiere.

Nov 03, 202134:32
Arbury Road Podcast - Gender Pay Gap and the Italian Equal Pay Draft Bill (podcast in 🇮🇹)

Arbury Road Podcast - Gender Pay Gap and the Italian Equal Pay Draft Bill (podcast in 🇮🇹)

🎙Podcast on the Gender Pay Gap with focus on the Italian Equal Pay Draft Bill. To discuss about the GPG we had Giorgia Cazzola, Lawyer and Co-founder of Arbury Road and Alessia Pittelli, Lawyer and previously National Head of the Young Democrats. Topics addressed:


✅ What is the gender pay gap

✅ How it negatively affects the economy and people's lives

✅ Law on Equal pay in Italy - does it resolve the gender pay gap or could more be done?

✅ SPOILER ALLERT: the law doesn't fix the situation and more needs to be done!

✅ What can we do better?

✅ Examples of initiatives in other virtuous countries in Europe and in the world.

✅ The cultural (and communicative) change we need!


www. arburyroad.eu

Oct 26, 202101:07:58
The wind of Enrico Berlinguer is still blowing. The left between past and present. Podcast in 🇮🇹

The wind of Enrico Berlinguer is still blowing. The left between past and present. Podcast in 🇮🇹

SHOW LESS🎙🇪🇺 Second event in collaboration with Articolo Uno.  📖 A debate on activism and remembrance starting from the book of the two authors, Zamboni and Ruzzante and centred on the character of Enrico Berlinguer. ➡️ GUESTS: 👤 Massimo Zamboni - Singer of the CCCP, author of the book "La trionferà" 👤 Piero Ruzzante - author of the book "Eppure il vento soffia ancora". 👤 Giorgia Cazzola - Co-founder of Arbury Road 👤 Margherita Colonnello - Consigliere city councilor in Padova

Sep 17, 202101:58:19
Afghanistan 2021: A new global (dis-)order? In conversation with Massimo D'Alema (podcast in 🇮🇹).

Afghanistan 2021: A new global (dis-)order? In conversation with Massimo D'Alema (podcast in 🇮🇹).

🎙 Episodio speciale del nostro podcast fatto in collaborazione con Articolo 1 Padova.   👤 Abbiamo avuto come ospite il Presidente della fondazione italiani europei ed ex Primo Ministro italiano Massimo D'Alema.  🌍 Si e discusso della situazione in Afghanistan e di come siamo arrivati a questo punto, riflettendo anche sulle possibili evoluzioni future anche alla luce dell'esperienza di D'Alema come Ministro degli Esteri della Repubblica Italiana durante il Governo Prodi del  2006.  🍷 Come sempre vi invitiamo ad iscrivervi e seguire Arbury Road! E non esitate a scriverci se siete interessati al progetto! ✊

🎙 A special episode of our podcast in collaboration with ArtIcolo Uno Padova. 👤 We had as a guest the President of the Italiani europei foundation and former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema. 🌍 We discussed the situation in Afghanistan, talking about why we arrived at this point and discussing the possible evolutions for the future also out of his work as Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Prodi Government in 2006. 🍷As always we invite you to subscribe to Arbury Road! And do not hesitate to write to us if you are interested in the project! ✊


Sep 11, 202101:00:32
Arbury Road Podcast - A new progressive agricultural policy for Europe? (Podcast in 🇩🇪)

Arbury Road Podcast - A new progressive agricultural policy for Europe? (Podcast in 🇩🇪)

🇪🇺🇩🇪 Nach zähen, langen und emotionalen Verhandlungen scheint eine Einigung für die Gestaltung der Zukunft der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik in der EU erreicht worden zu sein. Ist es uns grün, nachhaltig und sozial genug? Was wird demnächst in unseren Supermäkten landen? Und wie wird sich unsere Landschaft verändern? Dieses Themengebiet haben wir im Gespräch mit Maria Noichl als Agrarexpertin im Europäischen Parlament durchleuchtet.  

🇪🇺 ENG: After long and complicated negotiations, an agreement for the future of common agricultural policy (CAP) in the EU seems to have been achieved. Is the result ambitious? Will it achieve green, sustainable and social goals? What will we find in our supermarket? And how will our landscape change? We talked about all of this with Maria Noichl, German MEP and expert on agriculture in the European Parliament. The podcast is in German but with subtitles in different languages.

Sep 06, 202150:54
Arbury Road Podcast #38 – German railway system (Podcast in German 🇩🇪)
Jul 06, 202151:25
Arbury Road podcast #37 – Refugee Week 2021: Safe Passage

Arbury Road podcast #37 – Refugee Week 2021: Safe Passage

To mark Refugee Week 2021, Elizabeth Donnelly caught up with Jennine Walker, Head of UK Legal at Safe Passage, to chat about the impact Brexit is having on the lives of child refugees across Europe.

Jun 24, 202126:14
Arbury Road podcast #36 – Croatian local elections

Arbury Road podcast #36 – Croatian local elections

Dermot caught up with Kaja Pavlinić, president of the non-profit organisation Sustainable Development Forum Green Window in Zagreb and vice-president of the Croatian Youth Network, to speak about the recent local elections in Croatia.  The results in Zagreb signal big changes and the next generation appear to be taking control of their own futures!   ❤️ Don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter at https://arburyroad.com/   ➡️ Check out Arbury Road on social:

Jun 11, 202126:38
Arbury Road Podcast #35 - Foreign affair and EU Foreign Policy

Arbury Road Podcast #35 - Foreign affair and EU Foreign Policy

🎙Dermot, Paco and Francesco discuss EU foreign policy. Particular attention is paid to the ongoing conflicts in Isreal/Palestine and Western Sahara, without forgetting to mention the fallout from Belarus' decision to ground a Ryanair flight to arrest a dissident journalist. 🇪🇺

May 26, 202143:58
Arburyb Road Podcast #34 – Opposition in Poland (🇩🇪podcast in German)

Arburyb Road Podcast #34 – Opposition in Poland (🇩🇪podcast in German)

🎙🇩🇪In Arbury Road's first German podcast, Arturo leads a discussion on the opposition in Poland.

May 26, 202152:33
Arbury Road Podcast #33 - Sguardi e prospettive europee sulla migrazione

Arbury Road Podcast #33 - Sguardi e prospettive europee sulla migrazione

🇮🇹Italian episode of Arbury Road.

🎙 Giorgia e Francecsa hanno parlato con gli eurodeputati Alessandra Moretti e Pietro Bartolo.Hanno parlato di migrazione in Europa: ✅la rotta balcanica: l'esperienza degli eurodeputati al confine tra Bosnia e Croazia, quando stavano visitando i campi profughi e sono stati fermati dalla polizia croata. ✅Il Dottor Bartolo ha paragonato i campi di Lipa ad Auschwitz; L'eurodeputato Moretti ha affermato che i migranti sono in detenzione e che la maggior parte sono bambini. ✅la rotta mediterranea: Lampedusa e i migranti soccorsi dal dottor Bartolo nel Mediterraneo. ✅MEP Moretti ci ha parlato della questione di genere nella migrazione - come le donne migranti sono spesso vittime di tratta e violenza; ✅“Entrambi pensano che sia necessario modificare il regolamento di Dublino. Moretti ha detto che la missione dei socialisti deve essere: accoglienza obbligatoria e redistribuzione equa tra tutti gli Stati Membri dell’Unione Europea. ✅ Parola chiave: umanità e dignità

May 13, 202156:41
Arbury Road Podcast #31 – Monday with EU & Me

Arbury Road Podcast #31 – Monday with EU & Me

🎙 Join Dermot and Paco as they discuss what's being going on around Europe (and the surrounding areas) this week. Topics include:  ✅ 10 years of the Istanbul Convention ✅ Scottish elections ✅ French protests ✅ Chaos in Jerusalem

May 11, 202128:60
Arbury Road Podcast #30 – Madrid regional elections

Arbury Road Podcast #30 – Madrid regional elections

🎙Dermot catches up with 👤 Hugo de Armas, a member of the Executive Board Committee of the Green Party in Spain 🇪🇸and delegate in the European Green Party 🌳, to chat about this week's election results in Madrid. Despite PP's dominant performance and the evident rise of neofascism, there were some good gains made by the progressive Más Madrid.

May 10, 202140:32
Arbury Road Podcast #29 – Blockchain technology and sustainability

Arbury Road Podcast #29 – Blockchain technology and sustainability

Following on from last week's discussion on AI, Manuel Checchin once again joined Dermot, this time to speak about blockchain technology and sustainability. They were joined by GenuineWay CEO and co-founder Walfredo della Gherardesca.  

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Apr 30, 202125:45
Arbury Road Podcast #28 - Citizens of Everywhere with Lorenzo Marsili
Apr 23, 202142:16
Arbury Road Podcast #27 – Artificial Intelligence

Arbury Road Podcast #27 – Artificial Intelligence

🎙🤖With the leaking of the EU's proposed regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) this week, there is no better time to dig into the topic of AI. To get to grips with this subject, Dermot and Paco were are joined by Manuel Cecchin, manager at Accenture where he leads intelligent automation practice. 🦾🦾🦾  

➡️ They spoke about:
✅ Defining AI
✅ The upcoming EU regulation
✅ AI and workers
✅ Sustainability and technology
✅ What the future holds

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Apr 16, 202145:41
Arbury Road Podcast #26 – Monday with EU & Me
Apr 12, 202140:59
Arbury Road Podcast #25 Elections in Bulgaria
Apr 12, 202128:56
Arbury Road Podcast #24 - Monday(ish) with EU & Me

Arbury Road Podcast #24 - Monday(ish) with EU & Me

🎙Rachele Scarpa joins Paco and Dermot for the week's most sophisticated rundown of news from across Europe and beyond! We talked about: ✅ The EU Next generation Fund 🇪🇺 

✅ The new alliance of evil between Salvini, Orban and Morawiecki 👺 

✅ The election in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 

✅ The disorders in Northern Ireland 🇬🇧 

✅ Companies removing their forced labour policies from their websites after pressure from the Chinese government 🇨🇳  

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Apr 06, 202132:22
Arbury Road Podcast #23 – The Conference on the Future of Europe

Arbury Road Podcast #23 – The Conference on the Future of Europe

🇪🇺 With the opening of the Conference on the Future of Europe just around the corner, Dermot was lucky enough to be joined by 👤 Gaby Bischoff, German MEP for the Social Democrats, to discuss: ✅ Why we need this Conference and how it will work ✅ How citizens can be involved? ✅ The key topics that we want to see discussed: 💼 Youth unemployment, 🏥 Healthcare, 🇪🇺 the need for social and political action from the EU and not just economic, 💶 taxes in the EU and 💪 the need for unanimity in the EU decision-making process.  https://arburyroad.com​​  ➡️ Check out Arbury Road on social: https://www.facebook.com/arburyroad/​​ https://www.instagram.com/arburyroadm...​ https://twitter.com/arbury_road​ https://www.linkedin.com/company/arbu...

Apr 01, 202137:24
Arbury Road Podcast #22 – Crisis Management

Arbury Road Podcast #22 – Crisis Management

🦠 In this podcast we address the EU's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 🇪🇺

📖 Central to the discussion was the book Lo Stato in Crisi, which is now available.

➡️Guests this week: 

👤 Patrick Trancu: TEDx speaker and editor of Lo Stato in Crisi, who works alongside multinational companies in preparing, managing and recovering from critical situations. He has managed different types of crises and crisis communications for clients in many industries. Patrick also works with corporate boards of directors to create cultural transformation programs that strengthen corporate resilience and enable clients to formulate appropriate, responsible and ethical responses in crisis situations.  

👤 Filippo Curtale: Director of the Italian National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (NIHMP), Filippo has spent much of his professional career abroad working with multilateral and bilateral co-operation bodies. He directed the Operational Unit for infectious diseases and vaccinations of the Lazio Public Health Agency and he is credited with having several publications in international scientific journals.   

👤 Patrick Lagadec: Researcher and one of the world's leading experts in crisis management, with a focus on intelligence and leadership. He develops models on how to address challenges in chaotic contexts and he holds seminars for students at some of the world’s most renowned academic institutions. Patrick prepares high-level decision-makers and is the author of numerous books, articles and studies on crisis management.

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Mar 29, 202101:35:53
Arbury Road Podcast #21 – Monday with EU & Me

Arbury Road Podcast #21 – Monday with EU & Me

🎙Catch up with the latest news from around Europe and beyond!   

👤Arbury's resident Aussie and welfare expert, Katren Rogers, joined Dermot and Paco to speak about:

✅ Turkey's plan to leave the Instanbul Convention 

✅the proposed 4-day working week 

✅the EU's ongoing vaccine rollout!

Mar 22, 202126:34
Arbury Road Podcast #20 – Languages in the EU

Arbury Road Podcast #20 – Languages in the EU

🎙On this week's podcast, Dermot was joined by 👤Manfred Runge, Director of the German School of Milan to speak about the importance of engaging with the languages and cultures of our nearest neighbours. 

➡️They also discussed the role of English in the EU and how to prevent minor languages from being forgotten about.

Mar 22, 202123:11
Arbury Road Podcast #19: Monday with EU & Me

Arbury Road Podcast #19: Monday with EU & Me

🎙This week, Dermot was joined by Arturo Bjorklund and Vibeke Loft-Magnusson. 

Today's show focused on: 

✅ Denmark's role in the EU 

✅ the European minimum wage  

✅ last weekend's regional elections in Germany  

✅ Spain's pilot project to trial the 4-day working week

Mar 15, 202127:01
Arbury Road Podcast #18: Hungary

Arbury Road Podcast #18: Hungary

🎙Dermot is joined by Simon Gergely Császár, a political advisor working for the European Green Party, to speak about the situation in Hungary.  

🆘 Topics covered: 

✅ The feeling in Hungary towards Orbán's leadership 

✅ Fidesz splitting from the EPP  

✅ Hungary's alliance with Poland 

✅ Media freedom  

➡️ For more information about the situation on Hungary, check out: ​Gábor Scheiring's The Retreat of Liberal Democracy - Authoritarian Capitalism and the Accumulative State in Hungary.

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Mar 15, 202147:32