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EPISODE · Dec 19, 2025 · 40 MIN

CER Podcast: Unpacking Europe: The EU in 2025

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In our latest Centre for European Reform podcast, Kate Mullineux speaks to six of our researchers. They reflect on the EU's past year in different areas, including, the green deal, the global impact of Trump's return to office, the UK-EU reset, Ursula von der Leyen's second term, the gains of the far right and the EU's Middle East strategy. They then look ahead to 2026. 0.55 Elisabetta Cornago on the European green deal 4.11 Elisabetta Cornago on the effect of Trump's return on global climate action 5.24 Ian Bond on the impact of Trump on Europe, Russia and Ukraine 9.10 Ian Bond on Europe's approach to China 13.06 Charles Grant on the UK-EU reset 17.01 Aslak Berg on the EU-UK trade deal 19.50 Charles Grant on what Ursula von der Leyen has achieved so far 24.12 Zselyke Csaky Europe’s efforts to tackle the far right in 2025 26.30 Zselyke Csaky on Trump's hostility to Europe and Hungary’s 2026 election 28.50 Aslak Berg on the EU-US trade deal 34.14 Thomas Maddock on the Israel-Hamas war 36.57 Thomas Maddock on the wider Middle East into 2026 Produced by Kate Mullineux

In our latest Centre for European Reform podcast, Kate Mullineux speaks to six of our researchers. They reflect on the EU's past year in different areas, including, the green deal, the global impact of Trump's return to office, the UK-EU reset, Ursula von der Leyen's second term, the gains of the far right and the EU's Middle East strategy. They then look ahead to 2026. 0.55 Elisabetta Cornago on the European green deal 4.11 Elisabetta Cornago on the effect of Trump's return on global climate action 5.24 Ian Bond on the impact of Trump on Europe, Russia and Ukraine 9.10 Ian Bond on Europe's approach to China 13.06 Charles Grant on the UK-EU reset 17.01 Aslak Berg on the EU-UK trade deal 19.50 Charles Grant on what Ursula von der Leyen has achieved so far 24.12 Zselyke Csaky Europe’s efforts to tackle the far right in 2025 26.30 Zselyke Csaky on Trump's hostility to Europe and Hungary’s 2026 election 28.50 Aslak Berg on the EU-US trade deal 34.14 Thomas Maddock on the Israel-Hamas war 36.57 Thomas Maddock on the wider Middle East into 2026 Produced by Kate Mullineux

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