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Democracy support has been a cornerstone of EU enlargement and neighbourhood policy. Yet, today it is increasingly intertwined with geopolitical competition. In this third episode of InvigoratEU Talks, we ask: has the EU become better at promoting democracy, or has geopolitics changed the rules of the game?
InvigoratEU Talks is a podcast series born from the Horizon Europe-funded project, InvigoratEU, bringing together leading scholars and policy-makers from across Europe to do exactly what the name suggests: re-invigorate EU enlargement and neighbourhood policy in a changing world.
Host: Mariam Khotenashvili, Executive Director, TEPSA
Guests:
Petar Markovic, Ambassador of Montenegro to the EUGiselle Bosse, Professor, Maastricht University and TEPSA Board Member Richard Youngs, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe and TEPSA Board MemberMusic: Luka Margiani
Editing: Barbara Vanotti
This episode is funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe-funded InvigoratEU project.
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This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion between Bobby McDonagh, former Irish diplomat, and TEPSA Secretary-General Jim Cloos. The discussion focuses on how to communicate and explain the European Union, specifically using Bobby McDonaghâs latest publication, "The European Union in 12 Objects", in which each object represents an aspect of the EU or one of its institutions.
Bobby McDonagh is a former Irish diplomat, he has been an Ambassador to Italy and the UK, as well as the Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU.
EuropeChats is the flagship podcast of TEPSA and it is part of the TEPSA Podcast Channel âEurope Speaksâ
Music: Worakls, 22 September 2014, Salzburg, Hungry music
This video is co-funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union
Co-Funded by the European Union.
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In the second episode of InvigoratEU Talks, we explore the links between the EU's security and defence policies and the enlargement process. Has enlargement effectively become part of Europe's security strategy? And do policy-makers and European citizens fully appreciate what is at stake?
InvigoratEU Talks is a podcast series born from the Horizon Europe-funded project, InvigoratEU, bringing together leading scholars and policy-makers from across Europe to do exactly what the name suggests: re-invigorate EU enlargement and neighbourhood policy in a changing world.
Host: Mariam Khotenashvili, Executive Director, TEPSA
Guests:
Petras AuĆĄtreviÄius, Member of the European Parliament, Renew EuropeTyyne Karjalainen, Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)Music: Luka Margiani
Editing: Barbara Vanotti
This episode is funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe-funded InvigoratEU project.
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This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion between Frank Schimmelfennig, Professor at ETH Zurich, Tyyne Karjalainen, Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, and TEPSA Executive Director, Mariam Khotenashvili. The discussion explores Ukraineâs path to EU accession in light of the recent proposal by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for an associate form of EU membership for Ukraine.
Frank Schimmelfennig and Tyyne Karjalainen are researchers in the InvigoratEU project funded by Horizon Europe. Frank is a Professor at ETH Zurich and a leading scholar on EU enlargement. He recently took part in the first episode of TEPSAâs InvigoratEU Talks, a new podcast miniseries on re-invigorating the EU enlargement process. Tyyne is a Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, where she focuses on European security, defence cooperation, and the EUâs role in Ukraine.
EuropeChats is the flagship podcast of TEPSA and it is part of the TEPSA Podcast Channel âEurope Speaksâ
Music: Worakls, 22 September 2014, Salzburg, Hungry music
This video is co-funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union
Co-Funded by the European Union.
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In the first episode of InvigoratEU Talks, we turn to the enlargement policy toolbox. What does geopolitical enlargement actually mean in practice? And can the current enlargement methodology still deliver in a context shaped by war, security pressures, and renewed competition among great powers?
InvigoratEU Talks is a podcast series born from the Horizon Europe-funded project, InvigoratEU, bringing together leading scholars and policy-makers from across Europe to do exactly what the name suggests: re-invigorate EU enlargement and neighbourhood policy in a changing world.
Host: Mariam Khotenashvili, Executive Director, TEPSA
Guests:
Vsevolod Chentsov, Ambassador of Ukraine to the EU,Funda Tekin, Director, Institut fĂŒr EuropĂ€ische Politik (IEP) & Academic Coordinator of InvigoratEUFrank Schimmelfennig, Professor, ETH ZurichMusic: Luka Margiani
Editing: Barbara Vanotti
This episode is funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe-funded InvigoratEU project.
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This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion between Colette Braeckman, Journalist at Le Soir, and TEPSA Secretary-General Jim Cloos. The discussion focuses on Central African history and politics in the post-independence era and the relation with the EU.
Colette Braeckman has been a longtime senior correspondent for Le Soir in Central Africa and is the author of numerous books based on her investigations; her most recent work brings together her memoirs, published under the title Mes Carnets Noirs (2023).
EuropeChats is the flagship podcast of TEPSA and it is part of the TEPSA Podcast Channel âEurope Speaksâ
Music: Worakls, 22 September 2014, Salzburg, Hungry music
This video is co-funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union
Co-Funded by the European Union.
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This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion between Klara Lindström, Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS), and TEPSA Executive Director Mariam Khotenashvili. The discussion focuses on Ukraineâs perspectives on the war, peace talks, and prospects for EU membership.
Klara Lindström is Analyst at SCEEUS at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and Special Advisor, European Policy Institute in Kyiv (EPIK). She previously worked at East Capital Group, at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, and the Swedish Ministry of Defence. She also served at the Embassy of Sweden in Moscow from 2018 to 2020 and worked as a military interpreter in Ukraine in 2021. Klara Lindström is an expert on Ukraineâs domestic politics and reforms, EU enlargement, and Russian studies. She regularly travels to Ukraine, for around 2-3 weeks every other month.
EuropeChats is the flagship podcast of TEPSA and it is part of the TEPSA Podcast Channel âEurope Speaksâ
Music: Worakls, 22 September 2014, Salzburg, Hungry music
This video is co-funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union
Co-Funded by the European Union.
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Elections still matter, but participation is changing shape. We look at who walks away from voting (and why), how participation gaps map into inequality and civic space, and where people go when they still do not abandon politics.
Democracy Cracks is a six-episode podcast mini-series exploring the cracks in our democratic systems, from weakening trust to widening social divides, narrated by TEPSA's Programme Manager Eva Ribera and produced as part of ActEU, a Horizon Europe research project.
Host and writing: Eva RiberaProduction: Florence Ferrando, Barbara VanottiEditorial review: Mariam Khotenashvili and Alexandros-Christos GkotinakosMusic: Nicolas Gadrat
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This podcast is funded by the European Union.
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If democracy feels out of sync with todayâs crises, information speed, and geopolitical pressure, what does âupdatingâ look like without breaking the core promises? Letâs examine institutional stress, experimentations, and the tension between responsiveness and stability.
Democracy Cracks is a six-episode podcast mini-series exploring the cracks in our democratic systems, from weakening trust to widening social divides, narrated by TEPSA's Programme Manager Eva Ribera and produced as part of ActEU, a Horizon Europe research project.
Host and writing: Eva RiberaProduction: Florence Ferrando, Barbara VanottiEditorial review: Mariam Khotenashvili, Alexandros-Christos Gkotinakos, Ilaria GiustacchiniMusic: Nicolas Gadrat
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This podcast is funded by the European Union.
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A final episode focused on repairs: protecting checks and balances, making accountability visible, investing in civic education and media literacy, and building resilience against inequality, distrust, and manipulation - without pretending democracy will ever be âperfectâ.
Democracy Cracks is a six-episode podcast mini-series exploring the cracks in our democratic systems, from weakening trust to widening social divides, narrated by TEPSA's Programme Manager Eva Ribera and produced as part of ActEU, a Horizon Europe research project.
Host and writing: Eva RiberaProduction: Florence Ferrando, Barbara VanottiEditorial review: Mariam Khotenashvili, Alexandros-Christos Gkotinakos, Ilaria GiustacchiniMusic: Nicolas Gadrat
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This podcast is funded by the European Union.
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What does political trust really mean and can democracy survive without it? In the first episode of Democracy Cracks, we unpack what political trust is, why mistrust is not always bad, and why the âtrust is collapsing everywhereâ story is more uneven than it looks.
Democracy Cracks is a six-episode podcast mini-series exploring the cracks in our democratic systems, from weakening trust to widening social divides, narrated by TEPSA's Programme Manager Eva Ribera and produced as part of ActEU, a Horizon Europe research project.
Host and writing: Eva RiberaProduction: Florence Ferrando, Barbara VanottiEditorial review: Mariam Khotenashvili, Alexandros-Christos Gkotinakos, Ilaria GiustacchiniMusic: Nicolas Gadrat
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This podcast is funded by the European Union.
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Many feel politicians donât listen and that nothing changes. In this episode, we explore the roots of disillusionment: accountability failures, material pressures, and the way loud voices can reshape what feels ânormalâ in politics.
Democracy Cracks is a six-episode podcast mini-series exploring the cracks in our democratic systems, from weakening trust to widening social divides, narrated by TEPSA's Programme Manager Eva Ribera and produced as part of ActEU, a Horizon Europe research project.
Host and writing: Eva RiberaProduction: Florence Ferrando, Barbara VanottiEditorial review: Mariam Khotenashvili, Henrik Serup Christensen, Ilaria GiustacchiniMusic: Nicolas Gadrat
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This podcast is funded by the European Union.
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What does a society look like when trust in democracy crumbles? In this episode, we explore how distrust reshapes civic life, from people walking away from the ballot box to rising polarisation, conspiracy theories, and the appeal of extreme âsolutionsâ. But we also look at the other side: how frustration can spark new forms of participation, creativity, and democratic renewal.
Democracy Cracks is a six-episode podcast mini-series exploring the cracks in our democratic systems, from weakening trust to widening social divides, narrated by TEPSA's Programme Manager Eva Ribera and produced as part of ActEU, a Horizon Europe research project.
Host and writing: Eva RiberaProduction: Florence Ferrando, Barbara VanottiEditorial review: Mariam Khotenashvili, Alexandros-Christos Gkotinakos, Ilaria GiustacchiniMusic: Nicolas Gadrat
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This podcast is funded by the European Union.
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Democracy Cracks is a six-episode podcast mini-series exploring the cracks in our democratic systems, from weakening trust to widening social divides, through storytelling, research, and thoughtful conversation, narrated by Eva Ribera, TEPSA's Programme Manager and EU policy professional.
Produced as part of ActEU, a Horizon Europe research project looking at trust, participation, and how democracy is changing in Europe, the series brings in science and stories to help answer a central question: is democracy breaking or breaking through?
Eva Ribera is Programme Manager at TEPSA. She coordinates the work of TEPSAâs Secretariat, working closely with Project Managers and Communications staff to ensure the effective implementation of the organisationâs activities. She holds an MA in International Relations (Security, Peace and Conflicts) from the Free University of Brussels and a BA in Social Sciences from Bordeaux Montaigne University. Her academic research focuses on democracy, fundamental rights, transitional justice, gender-just peace, and collective action.
Host & writing: Eva RiberaProduction: Florence Ferrando & Barbara VanottiEditorial review: Mariam Khotenashvili, Alexandros-Christos Gkotinakos & Ilaria GiustacchiniMusic: Nicolas Gadrat
This podcast is funded by the European Union.
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This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion between Ann Mettler, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia University, and TEPSA Executive Director, Mariam Khotenashvili. The discussion focuses on the EU's competitiveness, the future of the Single Market, and the Omnibus proposal by the Commission, which aims to simplify and harmonise the EU's digital laws.
Ann Mettler is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy. Until recently, Ann promoted the green transition at Breakthrough Energy, an organisation founded by Bill Gates, and previously she headed the European Political Strategy Centre, in-house think-tank of the European Commission during the Presidency of Jean-Claude Juncker.
EuropeChats is the flagship podcast of TEPSA and it is part of the TEPSA Podcast Channel âEurope Speaksâ
Music: Worakls, 22 September 2014, Salzburg, Hungry music
This video is co-funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union
Co-Funded by the European Union.
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This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion between Klaus Welle, Former Secretary-General of the European Parliament, and TEPSA Secretary-General Jim Cloos. The discussion focuses on the EU long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), covering the years 2028 â 2034.
The MFF sets the EUâs financing methods and policy priorities for the next 7 years. This episode looks at the history of the MFF, its evolution through the years, and its ability to address the challenges the EU is facing. It also explores the Commissionâs recent proposal for the next MFF and questions whether it can be considered a âHamiltonian momentâ for Europe.
Klaus Welle is the former Secretary-General of the European Parliament. He chairs the Martens Centreâs Academic Council since April 2023, and, in May 2025, he was appointed Special Advisor to the Commissioner for Defence and Space.
EuropeChats is the flagship podcast of TEPSA and it is part of the TEPSA Podcast Channel âEurope Speaksâ
Music: Worakls, 22 September 2014, Salzburg, Hungry music
This video is co-funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union
Co-Funded by the European Union.
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This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion between Erik Jones, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, Mariam Khotenashvili, Executive Director of TEPSA, and TEPSA Secretary-General Jim Cloos. The discussion, recorded in late June 2025, examines the first months of Donald Trumpâs second term in the White House and what they mean for transatlantic relations.
This episode is a discussion with Erik Jones. Erik is Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute and a Nonresident Scholar at Carnegie Europe. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of books and special issues of journals on topics related to European politics and political economy. Professor Jones is co-editor of Government & Opposition and a contributing editor of Survival. His commentary has appeared in the Financial Times, the New York Times, and other major newspapers and magazines across Europe and North America.
This episode also takes place in the context of TEPSAâs latest book, to which Erik Jones has contributed. âThe United States and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitalsâ, is co-edited by Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, and Paul Schmidt, and published by Springer.
EuropeChats is the flagship podcast of TEPSA and it is part of the TEPSA Podcast Channel âEurope Speaksâ
Music: Worakls, 22 September 2014, Salzburg, Hungry music
This video is co-funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union
Co-Funded by the European Union.
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This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion between Giselle Bosse, Professor at Maastricht University, and TEPSA Executive Director Mariam Khotenashvili. The discussion focuses on the EU enlargement process in the context of a turbulent geopolitical landscape and against the backdrop of Russiaâs war against Ukraine.
Giselle Bosse is full professor at Maastricht University, Visiting Professor at the College of Europe and a fellow at the European Democracy Hub. She is a leading expert on EU democracy support, Eastern Neighbourhood and European security.
EuropeChats is the flagship podcast of TEPSA and it is part of the TEPSA Podcast Channel âEurope Speaksâ
Music: Worakls, 22 September 2014, Salzburg, Hungry music
This video is co-funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union
Co-Funded by the European Union.
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In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of the European Commission, the institution that proposes laws, defends the common European interest, and acts as âguardian of the Treatiesâ. Weâll look at how it grew from a bold post-war experiment into a key force shaping todayâs Union.
This video takes us from Jean Monnetâs idea to pool together France and Germanyâs coal and steel industries following the end of the Second World War with the European Coal and Steel Community and its High Authority, through the establishment of the European Communities and the subsequent merger of their executives, including the High Authority, into the European Commission, right up to the Commission of today.
EU History Explained is TEPSAâs video series exploring the origins of the modern EU. If you have ever wondered how the European Union of today came to be, or what lies behind the talk of politics being shaped in âBrusselsâ, then this is the series for you!
We would like to warmly thank the following institutions for their support in the production of this video: Historical Archives of the European Union, Jean Monnet House, European Parliament Partnerships Team.
Script: Giulia BonacquistiRecording & Editing: Barbara Vanotti & Hugh EvansMusic: Garrett Bevins - Infinite - Infinite (Wondershare Filmora X)
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In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of the European Parliament, an institution at the heart of pan-European democracy. We'll learn about the worldâs first experiment in transnational democracy, whose members are unique among international parliamentary assemblies insofar as they are directly elected by the citizens they represent. We'll also learn about how the Parliament's powers have expanded over the course of the European project from the 1950s to today.
This video takes us from the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951, a key step in the post-war Schuman Plan to secure lasting peace in Europe by pooling the French and German coal and steel industries, and the High Authority which managed this arrangement, through the decision to create a Common Assembly of appointed members to hold the supranational High Authority accountable, and beyond. From this origin, we trace the history of the Common Assembly under various guises - from European Parliamentary Assembly to today's directly elected European Parliament, noting the key moments where its powers and representativeness have evolved over the years.
EU History Explained is TEPSAâs video series exploring the origins of the modern EU. If you have ever wondered how the European Union of today came to be, or what lies behind the talk of politics being shaped in âBrusselsâ, then this is the series for you!
We would like to warmly thank the following institutions for their support in the production of this video: Historical Archives of the European Union, European Parliament Partnerships Team.
Script: Giulia BonacquistiRecording & Editing: Barbara Vanotti & Hugh EvansMusic: Garrett Bevins - Infinite - Infinite (Wondershare Filmora X)
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