EuropeChats – Europe 2021-2022: Looking Back & Thinking Ahead

In this episode of EuropeChats, Jim and Mariam look back at the challenges faces by the EU in 2021, and think ahead to 2022 to consider what may lay ahead for the European project.   2021 remained mired in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and 2022 looks set to continue that trend, in a context of disappointing global vaccination rates and the new Omicron variant of the disease. But Europe was not only face by the challenge of coronavirus in 2021: a hostile global environment , not only when looking at Russia and China, but also at Europe's borders, played its part in the story of 2021, and the EU must seek true strategic autonomy to deal with it in 2022 and beyond. The climate emergency continues, and despite good moves in the right direction, the existential thread of climate catastrophe remains. But it's not all doom and gloom, so check out this latest episode and enjoy the discussion. See you in 2022 for more EuropeChats! EuropeChats is is the flagship podcast of TEPSA and it is part of the TEPSA Podcast Channel “Europe Speaks” Music: Worakls, 22 September 2014, Salzburg, Hungry music