Tag: Palme

  • Trump's threat to abandon Europe – that's what NATO must think now

    Trump's threat to abandon Europe – that's what NATO must think now

    This weekend's statement by Donald Trump, in which he says he will not protect European countries from a Russian attack unless they pay more to NATO, has provoked strong reactions. Many are now asking themselves what Trump actually means and how Europe could defend itself against a Russian attack without support from the United States.…

  • Susanne Palme's EU – 30 years of crises, power games and night mangling

    Susanne Palme's EU – 30 years of crises, power games and night mangling

    From gray trade cooperation to geopolitical power ambitions. Susanne Palme talks about how the crises that have passed caused the EU to take on new guises. We are talking sleepless nights in Brussels, rumored EU summits and the Union's uncertain future. Also hear about Susanne's only blooper on the radio, signed by the dogs Astrid…

  • Orbán against the rest – this is how Hungary is run over after the change of power in Poland

    Orbán against the rest – this is how Hungary is run over after the change of power in Poland

    Hear about the negotiation game behind the scenes at the last EU summit of the year. A coffee break became the trick to deal with Viktor Orbán's resistance to starting membership negotiations with Ukraine. But the question is how successful the strategy is in the long term. It is probably not possible to use the…

  • Hungary stops aid to Ukraine – hear Ekot's EU expert

    Hungary stops aid to Ukraine – hear Ekot's EU expert

    The EU is to start membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, but when the decision was made, Hungary left the meeting, and later during the night to today, Hungary also stopped billions in aid to Ukraine. Hear Ekot's EU commentator Susanne Palme on site in Brussels about the historic decision and the tough negotiations.

  • The fateful meeting that could decide the future of Ukraine

    The fateful meeting that could decide the future of Ukraine

    The EU summit in less than two weeks has been described as existential for Ukraine. On the one hand, it is intended that the EU countries should decide to start formal membership negotiations with Ukraine, and on the other hand, the EU countries should agree on budget support for the country. But Hungary's Viktor Orbán…

  • This is how the EU wants to loosen Putin’s grip on Europe’s fringes

    This is how the EU wants to loosen Putin’s grip on Europe’s fringes

    The European Commission wants to start membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and give Georgia the status of a candidate country. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has put the issue at the top of the EU’s agenda. And if the EU’s heads of state and government all vote for the proposal at the next summit…

  • Trojans on the inside – so the EU’s unity against Russia can be undermined

    Trojans on the inside – so the EU’s unity against Russia can be undermined

    The Ukrainian counter-offensive is stuck in the trenches and another war is now demanding the world’s attention. At the same time, the EU is finding it difficult to fulfill its promises of arms to Ukraine, and in the US, support for Ukraine has become an issue of domestic political contention with a year left until…

  • So the countries of Europe can help each other against the gangs

    So the countries of Europe can help each other against the gangs

    The criminal gangs in Sweden benefit greatly from the EU’s free movement. Money, drugs, weapons and perpetrators of serious violent crimes move across borders in Europe. The Europa podcast goes through the tools and frameworks for cooperation that exist for law enforcement at the European level today and what police and prosecutors can do to…

  • Gaza and Israel’s plan, the concept of crime prevention and how we remember with the help of AI

    Gaza and Israel’s plan, the concept of crime prevention and how we remember with the help of AI

    Hour 1: We report on the latest situation in Gaza. On site in the studio, our Middle Eastern correspondent Cecilia Uddén. The violence in the West Bank is escalating We look at the concept of crime prevention – what is it? This is what the future of the series market looks like Chronicle by Nina…

  • Tightened sanctions and closed loopholes – this is how the EU wants to pressure Putin

    Tightened sanctions and closed loopholes – this is how the EU wants to pressure Putin

    For almost 600 days, EU sanctions have pressured the Russian war economy. In total, the Union has agreed on 11 sanctions packages to pressure Putin. Hear about what is not yet covered by the sanctions and what the EU could possibly do in a next step. At the same time, there are regular reports that…

  • The EU’s new move against Putin – super expansion

    The EU’s new move against Putin – super expansion

    Hear Susan PalmeEU commentator, on the EU’s past expansions, the frictions that have arisen and the challenges that await before the next major enlargement. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Susanne Palme, EU commentator Producer: Karl Kadhammar With clips from: Al Jazeera, AP, BBC, Bled Strategic Forum, CNBC, CNN, DW News, Euronews, Eurovision Song Contest, France24, SVT,…

  • Poland’s turnaround – therefore, Ukraine suddenly has to call the shots

    Poland’s turnaround – therefore, Ukraine suddenly has to call the shots

    Russia emerges as the winner as ties between Ukraine and Poland appear to be fraying. Hear about the wheat, which Ukraine depends on exporting but which Poland does not want on its market. The grain has now driven a wedge between the neighboring countries, but in the background the Polish election campaign oozes. The votes…

  • From blowtorch to brake pads – this is how the EU election can shake the unity

    From blowtorch to brake pads – this is how the EU election can shake the unity

    There are less than 300 days left until the European Parliament elections and on the ground in Brussels it is clearly noticeable. The party groups are already starting to position themselves and a new level of polarization has been seen in the parliament in the past months, notes Susanne Palme in Europapodden. The largest party…

  • Limit

    Limit

    Alexander Lukashenko has been in power in Belarus for almost 30 years. He has been described as adept at pitting the West and Russia against each other, taking advantages from both sides. A kind of political balancing act. But in 2020, Lukashenko finds himself out of balance: Protests paralyze Belarus, after the presidential election, the…

  • So was Ursula von der Leyen’s speech to the Union – wants to enlarge the EU faster

    So was Ursula von der Leyen’s speech to the Union – wants to enlarge the EU faster

    On Wednesday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, gave her annual speech in Strasbourg on the state of the Union. During her speech, she told, among other things, about the tough crises the Union has dealt with, such as the corona pandemic and the war in Ukraine. And that she wants…

  • This is how depressed Germany lowers the rest of Europe

    This is how depressed Germany lowers the rest of Europe

    Germany’s economy is shrinking right now and Europe’s engine has to be pulled once again with the historical epithet “Europe’s sick man”. There are several factors behind this, it is about a lack of qualified labour, the energy transition and the loss of Russian gas. At the same time, the German car industry is under…

  • Så ska Nato försvara Europa

    Så ska Nato försvara Europa

    Det beskrivs som de mest omfattande försvarsplanerna sedan kalla kriget, fyra tusen hemligstämplade sidor som Nato enats om och som handlar om hur medlemsstaternas territorier ska försvaras. Hör om hur Nato-området i Europa delas upp i regioner och om osäkerheten kring var Sverige kommer att ingå. Från de nordiska ländernas försvarsmakterna finns önskemål om en…

  • Brussels’ trepidation – then Hungary can undermine the Ukraine alliance

    Brussels’ trepidation – then Hungary can undermine the Ukraine alliance

    In Brussels, anxiety is growing as Hungary’s presidency creeps closer in the EU calendar. According to the rotating schedule, Hungary is to take over and lead EU cooperation in the second half of 2024. The EU Parliament recently passed a resolution questioning whether Hungary is really suitable as a country for the presidency, this against…

  • After France’s row over ammonia – now the EU agrees on a climate package

    After France’s row over ammonia – now the EU agrees on a climate package

    Sweden’s presidency of the EU is coming to an end. And at the eleventh hour, the government has brokered an agreement on the Fit for 55 climate package. Ekot broadcasts directly. Hear Ekot’s EU commentator Susanne Palme and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch (KD).

  • Ukraine’s counter-offensive and the new pressure on Europe

    Ukraine’s counter-offensive and the new pressure on Europe

    Ahead of this summer’s NATO summit in Vilnius, the discussion on the need to give Ukraine clear conditions for membership and security guarantees along the way is now gaining momentum. France’s Emanuel Macron has taken a position on the issue and is specifically calling for security guarantees to Ukraine, but the question is what this…

  • Unexpected move in Spain – cunning or foolhardy?

    Unexpected move in Spain – cunning or foolhardy?

    After the right advanced in the regional and local elections the other week, the announcement came that surprised many: Pedro Sánchez is dissolving parliament and calling new elections already this summer. What strategies might lie behind the seemingly drastic announcement? Hear about the candidates facing each other and about right-wing nationalist Vox’s growing influence in…

  • Europe’s concern about a Trump in the White House

    Europe’s concern about a Trump in the White House

    US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken has landed in Luleå for a summit between the US and the EU. Trade and Technology is a forum focused on trade strategies and joint technology development, but this year Sweden’s NATO process and the strategic stance towards China are also important themes. Hear about how the US is currently…

  • The EU’s brutal awakening about its dependence on China

    The EU’s brutal awakening about its dependence on China

    The topic when the EU’s foreign ministers met in Stockholm the other week was the sensitive relationship with China. Everyone seems to agree that it is complicated. Words like de-risking and de-coupling are buzzing around and within the EU there is now a big discussion about the way forward when it comes to China. The…

  • Director Aki Kaurismäki returns to Cannes with a new film – but no interviews

    Director Aki Kaurismäki returns to Cannes with a new film – but no interviews

    Fallen Leaves, the fourth part of Kaurismäki’s series focusing on working-class Finns, which began in 1986, competes for Cannes’ main prize, the Palme d’Or.

  • That’s how far away Swexit is

    That’s how far away Swexit is

    Recently, more and more parties have made moves linked to EU politics. The Sweden Democrats want to investigate a possible withdrawal from the union, the Liberals are raising a new euro debate and the Moderates want to put more focus on the EU’s climate policy. At the same time, the EU has changed since Sweden…

  • Therefore, the water shortage could become Europe’s next crisis

    Therefore, the water shortage could become Europe’s next crisis

    It is the challenge of the century, Emmanuel Macron said when he presented France’s national water plan recently. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that water scarcity will be one of the central political debates and a source of regional contradictions in Spain in the coming years. European farmers are already being hit hard…

  • Europe on edge as Erdogan hangs loose

    Europe on edge as Erdogan hangs loose

    Democracy in Turkey. The international balance of power. Sweden’s entrance ticket to NATO. Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey are undoubtedly seen as the most important election this year for Europe. The Europapod calls in what is at stake. Hear about why Brussels keeps a low profile and how Turkey’s relationship with the EU…

  • Icelandic short film at Cannes

    Icelandic short film at Cannes

    The Icelandic short film “Fár”, directed by Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter, has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival. “Fár” is one of eleven films competing for the Palme d’Or in the category of short films during the festival, which will be held on May 16-27. The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most prestigious…

  • The EU’s Balkan nightmare – a second war on the continent

    The EU’s Balkan nightmare – a second war on the continent

    In 2008, Kosovo declares itself independent, against the wishes of Serbia. Since then, lightning strikes from international mediators have been regularly needed. And last winter it really lit up, Serbia went up to the highest level of combat readiness against Kosovo and the EU’s envoy Miroslav Lajcak stated that the situation had not been as…

  • That’s how Brussels talks when Sweden doesn’t listen

    That’s how Brussels talks when Sweden doesn’t listen

    Europapodden dives headlong into the Brussels bubble and watches the first half of the Swedish presidency. Sweden has been the driving force in several issues linked to the EU’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, including the question of how Putin can be brought to justice. A breakthrough in the migration issue may also be…

  • AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifier: India thrash Kyrgyzstan 5-0 in first match

    AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifier: India thrash Kyrgyzstan 5-0 in first match

    Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan]April 4 (ANI): India finally solved the riddle of their winless streak in 2023 when they outplayed Kyrgyzstan 5-0 in the first of the two-legged Group G AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Round 1 match on Tuesday. Having failed to win any of their five internationals in the first three months of the calendar year,…

  • This is how Ukraine is pressuring the outside world for support

    This is how Ukraine is pressuring the outside world for support

    The global political game between countries is in full swing. Ukraine depends on Europe’s continued support, and as the country points out, Europe depends on Ukraine stopping Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country. China’s top leader visits Moscow while sending aid to Ukraine. China wants to stay on good terms with both countries and act…

  • This is how the war is being changed by Europe’s heaviest weapon

    This is how the war is being changed by Europe’s heaviest weapon

    From Germany’s helmets to Poland’s fighter jets. A year ago, Europe began seriously discussing heavy weapons for Ukraine. The giant Russian convoy had stalled on its way to the capital, Kiev, and Ukraine’s incredible defense capabilities stunned the world. These days both German and British modern tanks have rolled into Ukraine and since a couple…