Headline Talks

Amid what is happening in the Middle East, it is easy to forget that on September 30th, an election took place that could affect the EU's political and military direction in the coming years.   In this episode, researcher Margot Cassiers takes a deep dive into the Slovak election results with Martin Hílek, the Brussels correspondent of the Slovak public broadcaster RTVS. Martin explains the vi...

David Boati of the Swedish public broadcaster SVT came to our studio in his final week as Brussels correspondent. David and Margot talked about his three years in Brussels and how both Sweden and Europe have changed since he started. David discussed everything from starting out as an actor, to becoming a journalist and which stories have moved him the most.

We are a little less than a year away from the European elections, which will take place from 6 to 9 June 2024. The European elections have a bit of bad reputation, with a recurring reproach being that they are untransparent or even undemocratic. Today's fact-check looks into that very question - are the European elections democratic? Headline’s Researchers Liesa Pauwels and Margot Cassiers wi...

It’s Eurovision week! Three nights of glitter, glamour and glorious absurdity are celebrated this week across Europe (though the term ‘Europe’ can be interpreted quite loosely).   Just as saxophones and folkloristic dance beats are an inevitable part of the annual song contest, so is the layer of politics to it all.    In this episode, Headline’s researchers Margot and Liesa dive into the question...

In April all eyes were on Northern Ireland for celebrations to mark the 25 th  anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, a historic peace agreement that ended the 30-year period of the Troubles. With the Stormont Assembly currently in a deadlock over Brexit issues and with local elections coming on the 18 th  of May, Northern Ireland once again seems at a crossroads. To shed some light on all this...

Join Margot as she dives into the complex and ever-evolving world of the Balkans with her guest, Dušan Gajić. As the Europe Correspondent of RTS and Chief Editor of SEETV, Dušan brings unique insights into the region's relationship with the EU and Russia. He also shares his perspectives on recent tensions in the Western Balkans and the impact of the war in Ukraine. Tying all this together is D...

Widespread protests after the death of a young girl Mahsa Amini made for shock waves in Iran and the world alike. Liesa and Fariba discussed current events in the country and how Iran’s vast and complex history plays into this. Fariba shared her insights about Iran’s hostage politics, EU-Iranian relationships and the country’s role in the war in Ukraine. How have Iranian relations with the EU chan...

Headline’s journalistic researchers Margot Cassiers and Liesa Pauwels talk about the state of abortion laws in the EU and how those are affected by recent political developments in Europe and the world. Three months ago, on the 24th of June 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and thereby ended the federal constitutional right to abortion in the US.  This caused shock waves in the EU...

On the second episode of Headline Talks, researcher Margot is joined by Rob Beynon, the CEO of DMA Media Group of which Headline is part. Rob has spent most of his career launching news channels in many different countries. He’s behind the start-up of more than twenty channels in the last thirty years. Rob talks about how news programs and their audiences have changed in that time, how to navigate...

We are delighted to present Headline Talks, our brand new podcast on European news coverage and those at the heart of it. For the first episode, our researcher Margot Cassiers spoke to Sándor Zsíros, a Hungarian EU correspondent for Euronews.   Hungary has played a surprisingly central role in EU sanctions and policies towards Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine. Margot and Sándor talked...