Visegrad Insight Podcast

Dec 10 2024 237 ep. 29 mins 394

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VIP is the number one podcast on Central Europe from Central Europe. Hosted by editors of the Visegrad Insight – Res Publica Foundation We are the main platform of debate and analysis on Central Europe. Feedback and ideas: [email protected]

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Romania Annuls Presidential Elections. Lavrov Visits Europe

Dec 10 2024 18 mins

Visegrad Insight editors Wojciech Przybylski and Staś Kaleta look at the decision of Romania’s constitutional court to rerun the country’s presidential elections – through the lens of our recent ‘Shielding European Democracy’ report. They then break down the latest Weekly Outlook, including Sergey Lavrov’s first visit to Europe since February 2022, Volodymyr Zelensky

Romania, What Is Going On?

Dec 04 2024 29 mins

In this episode, we explore Romania's election campaign, discuss the dilemma between foreign and domestic interference with insights from the latest EU Values report (Shielding European Democracy) and welcome back Alina Inayeh, Marcin Król Fellow, after a brief hiatus. URL: https://visegradinsight.eu/eu-values-foresight/2024-shielding-european-democracy/

Shock Election Results in Romania. Trzaskowski vs Nawrocki in Poland

Nov 26 2024 38 mins

Visegrad Insight editors Wojciech Przybylski and Staś Kaleta break down our Weekly Outlook, including the surprise lead of a far-right candidate in Romania’s presidential elections, and the naming of presidential candidates in Poland. Europe Enlargement Fellow Jan Farfał then interviews Veton Surroi, a Kosovar Albanian publicist, politician and journalist, on the Western Balkan

1K Days of War: Poland Summons Leaders to Revamp European Security

Nov 19 2024 22 mins

Visegrad Insight Editors Wojciech Przybylski and Staś Kaleta examine Warsaw’s place in European decision-making, what Joe Biden’s missile update changes for Ukraine, political dynamics in Slovakia - and the latest from our Weekly Outlook. URL: https://visegradinsight.eu/1k-days-of-war-poland-rallies-leaders-to-revamp-european-security/

Reactions to Trump. Polish primaries: Sikorski vs Trzaskowski

Nov 12 2024 36 mins

Wojciech Przybylski and Staś Kaleta discuss Central European reactions to Donald Trump's victory, Radosław Sikorski vs Rafał Trzaskowski in the ruling party primaries for the 2025 presidential race and more from our latest Weekly Outlook.

Has Viktor Orbán's Dream Come True In Georgia?

Oct 29 2024 18 mins

Visegrad Insight Editors Wojciech Przybylski and Staś Kaleta discuss Central European responses to Georgian elections, Donald Tusk's visit to Belgrade, the unofficial start of the 2026 election campaign in Hungary - and all the latest from our Weekly Outlook. URL: https://visegradinsight.eu/georgia-has-orbans-dream-come-true-eu-yet-to-respond/

Moldova Takes A Historic Step Towards Europe

Oct 22 2024 25 mins

Visegrad Insight's Editor-in-Chief Wojciech Przybylski comments on voting results in Moldova, after Editor Staś Kaleta breaks down our Weekly Outlook – as the EU backs Donald Tusk’s migration plan, the Polish PM visits Belgrade and the V4 struggles to end its dependency on Russian oil. Then, Staś Kaleta and Stephanie Fenkart, Director at the International Institute for Peace

Ten Years Into the Berlin Process, Are the Western Balkans Closer to the EU?

Oct 15 2024 35 mins

Visegrad Insight Editor-in-Chief Wojciech Przybylski and editor Staś Kaleta break down Tusk’s decision to seek legal provisions for member states to temporarily suspend asylum rights – as well as more news from our Weekly Outlook. Then, Staś Kaleta and Srdjan Cvijić, President of the International Advisory Committee of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, discuss Serbia,

Estonia and Ukraine Can Become Digital Leaders in Europe

Oct 10 2024 17 mins

Visegrad Insight Editor Staś Kaleta met with Margus Kolga, Director General at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, at the Europe Future Forum to discuss the new role of Kaja Kallas, how Estonia and Ukraine can lead digitisation in Europe, increasingly close Baltic-Polish relations and wider security in the region.

China and European Disunity

Oct 07 2024 20 mins

Visegrad Insight sat down with Alicja Bachulska and Janka Oertel, two of Europe’s leading experts on China and co-authors of The Idea of China, a book published by the European Council on Foreign Relations, to discuss the significance of the EU’s decision on EV tariffs and its impact on the EU’s geoeconomic strategy. Wojciech Przybylski interviews them while Staś Kaleta nar