This episode explores the European Union’s new €150 billion SAFE programme, designed to help Member States strengthen their defence capabilities through joint financing and procurement. It examines how countries such as Croatia, Latvia and Poland are using the initiative, while highlighting debates over spending priorities, industrial benefits and strategic autonomy. As much as 40% of Europe is covered by forests. Because Europe is one of the fastest-warming regions in the world, scientists have long warned about the impact of climate change on its forests. In the coming years, around 100,000 hectares of European forests are expected to face degradation. In this episode, we discuss how Europe's forests are coping with the effects of climate change.
This episode explores how the European Public Prosecutor's Office — EPPO — is reshaping the fight against corruption and fraud across the European Union, and what it really means for member states to have a supranational prosecutorial body operating on their soil. We hear from colleagues in Poland, a recent EPPO newcomer, and Latvia, where the office has already triggered major arrests, to understand how the institution is taking root across the continent
As much as 40% of Europe is covered by forests. Because Europe is one of the fastest-warming regions in the world, scientists have long warned about the impact of climate change on its forests. In the coming years, around 100,000 hectares of European forests are expected to face degradation. In this episode, we discuss how Europe's forests are coping with the effects of climate change.
Millions of Europeans are struggling to find a home they can afford. According to data from the European Commission, 82 million Europeans (one in five) spend more than 40% of their monthly income on housing, significantly more than the recommended threshold of 30%. The housing crisis is hindering job mobility, access to education, and starting families. It is also undermining the competitiveness of the EU economy and our social cohesion.