Monday Talks

Following the NATO Summit (July 11-12) and the Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki (July 16), we discussed with Mr Vimont, who is former Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Service an... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with H.E Bernard Nikaj, Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo

Valeria Mingardi

23/07/2018

Vocal Europe interviewed H.E. Bernard Nikaj, Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo in Brussels, as part of our Monday Talks series. During the the interview, many important themes were discussed, with the goal to better understand Kosovo’s European i... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with H.E Mrs Suela Janina on the EU-Albania Relations

Valeria Mingardi

16/07/2018

As part of our Monday Talk series, Vocal Europe interviewed H.E. Suela Janina, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the European Union. Following the European Council conclusion to postpone the ... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with David McAllister on the Future of EU-Turkey Relations

Valeria Mingardi

02/07/2018

As part of our Monday Talks series, we have hosted David McAllister, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament to discuss the future of EU-Turkey relations following the Turkey's... Be More Curious...

Monday Talks on ”European Republic”

Julien Hoez

14/05/2018

As part of our Monday Talks Series, Verena Humer and Bastian Kenn of the European Democracy Lab discuss their concept of a “European Republic” with Julien Hoez; delving into how this project could herald a new era of European politics, what it would mean f... Be More Curious...

Monday Talks on the Future of Catalonia

Julius M. Rogenhofer

30/04/2018

As part of our Monday Talks series, we have hosted Josep Maria Terricabras and Ivo Vajgl in cooperation with Science 14 to discuss the current state of the Catalan crisis. The two senior members of the Euro... Be More Curious...

Monday Talks on the Future of EU-Turkey Relations

05/03/2018

As part of our Monday Talks series, we have hosted Ana Gomes and Anders Vistisen to discuss the current state of the relations between the European Union and Turkey. The two influential members of... Be More Curious...

Monday Talks on EU Foreign Policy Achievements in 2017 and the Challenges in 2018

19/02/2018

As part of our Monday Talks series, we have hosted Steven Blockmans and Stefan Lehne to discuss the EU's foreign policy achievements in 2017 and the challenges that the EU foreign policy is to face in 2018.... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Birgit Van Hout, UN Human Rights Representative for Europe

Julien Hoez

22/01/2018

In an interview with Vocal Europe, Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe — UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), expresses her take on some of the critical challenges to the situation of human right... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Seth Frantzman on the Current Affairs in the Middle East and Israel

Marie Shuqha

20/11/2017

The Middle East has never been a simple place. Yet nowadays, this region is especially turbulent — with waves rocking several countries, so big that their effects are being felt worldwide, including Europe. ... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Peter De Roover on the Recent Developments in Iraqi Kurdistan and in the Region

23/10/2017

The Middle East has never been a simple place. Yet nowadays, this region is especially turbulent -- with waves rocking several countries, so big that their effects are being felt worldwide, including Europe. It's not like this uneasiness is concent... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Catalan Voices of the European Parliament

09/10/2017

More than 2.25 million people turned out to the recent referendum across Catalonia, a region in the northeast of Spain. The regional government said 90% of voters were in favor of a split from Madrid. B... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with the European Parliament’s Human Rights Chief on Turkey

Daniele Rietti

25/09/2017

''Turkey’s president and government instrumentalized the violent military coup attempt of July last year to crack down on human rights and dismantle basic democratic safeguards’’ — Human Rights Watch pointe... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with OSCE Representative on Media Freedom in Europe and in Its Neighborhood

Leonardo Veneziani

11/09/2017

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media plays a crucial role that is valued tremendously by journalists and media freedom groups to speak out in defense of press freedom in states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. At a ... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Lyudmyla Kozlovska on the Misuse of Interpol by Autocratic Regimes

Anita Porta

11/09/2017

Fugitive alerts issued by Interpol, the international law enforcement clearinghouse, can make it hard for fugitives to slip across borders. But, the group's 'red notice' database, which can be reviewed by a... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Daniel Pipes on the New Middle East, Europe and the U.S

Leonardo Veneziani

28/08/2017

Daniel Pipes is an American historian, writer, and commentator. He is the president of the Middle East Forum, and publisher of its Middle East Quarterly journal. His writing focuses on the American foreign poli... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Ukraine’s Ambassador Andrii Olefirov on Russia, the EU, and NATO

10/07/2017

Vocal Europe: The Ukrainian parliament adopted a bill which sets NATO membership as a pillar of country’s foreign policy. NATO membership is seen by this legislation as the most effective instrument for guaranteeing Ukraine’s security, territorial integrity an... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Michael Carpenter on NATO and the US under Trump

05/06/2017

Vocal Europe: What is the real story of Donald Trump and Russia? The answer is still unclear, and Democrats in Congress want to get to the bottom of it with an investigation. But there’s no doubt that a spider ... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Vesna Marjanovic on Massive Protests in Serbia

Monday Talks, Western Balkans

24/04/2017

Vocal Europe: What were the main reasons behind the ongoing massive protests where thousands hit on the streets against government in Serbia? Vesna Marjanovic is a member of Serbia's national parliament. ... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Head of European Parliament’s Delegation to Israel

10/04/2017

Beyond Europe, Israel, Monday Talks

Vocal Europe: What is your view on Israel’s decision on 30 March to establish a new settlement deep inside the West Bank, to issue tenders for almost 2,000 settlement units and to declare further land deep inside the West Bank as state land? Fulvio MARTUSC... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Richard Giragosian on Russia, the Far-Right Sentiment and the European Union

Richard Giragosian

03/04/2017

Beyond Europe, Monday Talks

Vocal Europe: Despite many predictions that a large number of experts in the western world forespeak about Russia, Putin has always surprised many in the EU regarding his foreign policy preferences. What are Ru... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Sweden’s Ambassador to NATO on Emerging Security Challenges

13/03/2017

Vocal Europe: Anti-establishment populism in Europe is undeniably on the rise. From Brexit, to French far-right Marine Le Pen, and to Wilders Party of Freedom in Netherlands where rejection of old orthodoxies, ... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk withJacek Saryusz-Wolski on Russia, Ukraine, EU Triangle

27/02/2017

Monday Talks, Russia

He is a Polish diplomat and Civic Platform politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament since June 2004 and he is currently the Vice President of EPP Group in the European Parliament. Saryusz-Wolski was the first Polish Minister for European Int... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Siegfried Mureşan on Massive Protests in Romania

Marie Shuqha

13/02/2017

conducted by Marie Shuqha After winning the December 2016 elections and taking control of the government, the Romanian Social Democratic Party proposed a bill that modified the Penal Code and granted an amne... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Janez Jansa – Former President of the European Council and PM of Slovenia

23/01/2017

by Madalina Sisu Vicari Vocal Europe: Last year, in his address to the European Parliament’s plenary session, the president of the European Commission talked about the “polycrises” facing Europe. One year af... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Robert M. Cutler: China’s geo-economic influence is increasing in Central Asia but Russia remains main military-strategic power

09/01/2017

Monday Talks, Russia

by Madalina Sisu Vicari Vocal Europe: Will Donald J. Trump's election as President of the United States increase the dependence of Central and Eastern European countries on Russian gas, given his views about international relations in Europe as stated during... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with David Friggieri, European Commission Coordinator on combating anti-Muslim hatred

Marie Shuqha

19/12/2016

by Marie Shuqha Vocal Europe: Mr Friggieri, in December 2015 the European Commission appointed you as the Coordinator on combating anti-Muslim hatred in Europe. Why did the Commission create this post and wh... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Cornelius Adebahr on Iran and Trump

05/12/2016

Beyond Europe, Iran, Monday Talks

by Madalina Sisu Vicari Vocal Europe: Are you surprised by the presidential elections’ outcome that Mr Trump becomes 45th president of the US? Cornelius Adebahr: Given that nearly all polls pointed to a w... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Michael Rubin on Trump, Iran and the Middle East

14/11/2016

by Madalina Sisu Vicari Vocal Europe: Are you surprised by the presidential elections’ outcome that Mr Trump becomes 45th president of the US? Michael Rubin: Yes, I think almost everyone was and whoever says they were not, is lying. I did believe Trump... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Stephen Szabo on the Challenges of EU, EU-Russia and EU-US relations

03/10/2016

conducted by Madalina S. Vicari Vocal Europe: The Bratislava Summit was a peculiar moment as the European leaders met for the first time in the EU-27 formula. The current main challenges, as identified by t... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with EESC President Georges Dassis on Brexit

23/08/2016

As part of our Monday Talks series, we have interviewed Georges Dassis, President of European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to discuss the impact of Brexit on Europe and more importantly on Europ... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Henri Malosse on France and BREXIT

18/07/2016

Vocal Europe: Let's start with UEFA Euro 2016. What do you think about the final match where your country was defeated at home by Portugal? Henri Malosse: I like sport as a friendly competition. We have a saying in France: Que le Meilleur gagne (Let... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with KAS EU Director Dr. Stefan Gehrold on Germany and Brexit

04/07/2016

Vocal Europe: How do you asses the outcome? Did you expect such a result? Stefan Gehrold: I had spent a week in London in February and had gained the impression, that a Brexit was more likely, than a... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with FNF Europe Director Hans Stein on Germany and Brexit

04/07/2016

Vocal Europe: How do you asses the outcome? Did you expect such a result? Hans Stein: We all knew it would be tight. I had hoped that in the end the argument „it is better to lead than to leave“ woul... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Eurochambres CEO Arnaldo Abruzzini on Brexit

27/06/2016

27/06/2016 - Brussels Vocal Europe: How do you asses the outcome? Did you expect such a result? Arnaldo Abruzzini: We would have preferred not to deal with such a result, but now we have to. It’s really too early to speculate about its impact, so we prefer... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with EP Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri on Refugee Deal, and Visa Liberalization

30/05/2016

conducted by Madalina S. Vicari Vocal Europe: How do you see the recent political changes in Turkey, especially the resignation of the former Prime Minister, Mr. Davutoglu ? He was replaced by Mr. Binali Yıl... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Prof. Dave Sinardet on the Terror Attacks in Brussels

28/03/2016

Vocal Europe: What are the reasons behind the recent terror attacks that hit Brussels? Why has Brussels been attacked again? Dave Sinardet: The attacks are clearly driven by Jihadi terrorism, linked to IS. T... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with EPP President Joseph Daul on French Regional Elections

Robert Heslop

20/12/2015

conducted Robert Heslop Vocal Europe: What are your initial thoughts about the results of the French regional elections? Is it a good result for France? Is it a good result for the European Union? Joseph Daul: A defeat of the extremes is indeed a positiv... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Dave Sinardet on Belgium’s Terror Problem

23/11/2015

Vocal Europe: Why has such a terror attack happened in Paris second time after Charlie Hebdo? Dave Sinardet: In this case the attacks were organised by French-Belgian cells. It is now Brussels that is under ... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Rebecca Harms on European Refugee Crisis

15/11/2015

In an interview with Vocal Europe, Rebecca Harms, Co-Chair of Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance at the European Parliament, expresses her take on some of the critical challenges stemming... Be More Curious...

MONDAY TALK with PES’ President Sergei Stanishev on Refugee Crisis

18/10/2015

Vocal Europe: What is your take on the current refugee crisis Europe is facing? How did Europe end up with such a huge flow of refugees? Sergei Stanishev: This is the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War, but although it may seem big it... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Graham Watson on Refugee Crisis Europe is facing

27/09/2015

Vocal Europe: What is your take on the current refugee crisis Europe is facing? How did Europe end up with such a huge flow of refugees? Sir Graham Watson: We see the combination of a rapidly growing... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with President Joseph Daul on EPP’s Role in Greek-Troika Negotiations

21/09/2015

Vocal Europe: What were the necessary reforms and conditions that Greece's partners were demanding and Greece was not complying with? There was little information on the issue. Joseph Daul: The EU ... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Marek Menkiszak on Ukraine and Russia

14/09/2015

conducted by Madalina Sisu Vicari Q1. On 31 August, the Verkhovna Rada-the Ukraine’s parliament-passed a bill which amends the constitution and establishes the local government decentralization. Though supported by the two main coalition’s parties, the bill... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Karel Lannoo on Grexit

11/07/2015

photo source: blogs.channel4 conducted by Marco Trifuoggi VI: Let’s start with the most difficult one: is an agreement still possible, and on what terms? Both Angela Merkel and Jeroen Dijsselbloem have gi... Be More Curious...

Monday Talk with Fredrik Erixon on TTIP

22/06/2015