The EU's double standards on migration


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Oct 27 2024 26 mins   4

Under pressure from populists across the continent, EU elites seem to be changing their tune slightly on migration. Or are they? This week, we dig into the controversy around Polish PM Donald Tusk's suspension of asylum and a court decision that has thrown Italy's immigration plans into turmoil.

The team also discuss what Moldova's referendum to join the EU says about European geopolitics, new proposals to hand more power to the European Parliament, and the involvement of the European Commission in a Berlin "Adult Entertainment" festival,

This week's podcast ends with a tribute to the heroes of Hungary's 1956 Revolution.

Jacob Reynolds is joined by Frank Furedi, MCC Brussels' executive director, and Anna Hegedűs, EU Policy Researcher at MCC Brussels.