Paul Adamson in conversation

Agnieszka Bartol, Poland's Permanent Representative to the European Union, talks to Paul Adamson about Poland's place and influence in Europe.

Bruce Stokes, Visiting Senior Fellow at the GMF (German Marshall Fund) talks to Paul Adamson about the upcoming mid-term elections in the U.S., American politics after Trump and the future direction of transatlantic relations.

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, talks to Paul Adamson, about the European Parliament's influence in the EU decision making process.

Henry Foy, Financial Times Brussels Bureau Chief, talks to Paul Adamson about Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union 2026 address to the European Parliament

Brando Benifei MEP, Co-rapporteur on the EU AI Act and Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the US, talks to Paul Adamson about AI regulation, technological sovereignty and the state of transatlantic relations.

David Shukman, Writer, Broadcaster and Former BBC Science Editor, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'The Response: A Story of Fire and Flood in Britain's New World of Extremes'.

The journalist and author Dave Keating talks to Paul Adamson about his book 'The Owned Continent - How to Free Europe from American Military, Economic and Cultural Dependence'.

Aingeal O'Donoghue, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union, talks to Paul Adamson about the key priorities of Ireland's upcoming presidency of the EU.

Philip Rycroft, Former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU), talks to Paul Adamson about the need for a long term vision of EU-UK cooperation.

Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Surviving Chaos - Geopolitics When The Rules Fail'.

The author, broadcaster and commentator, John Kampfner, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Braver New World: The Countries Daring To Do Things Others Won't'.

Philippe Etienne, Former Ambassador of France to the U.S., Germany and Romania and former Permanent Representative to the EU, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book "Le Sherpa: Mémoires d'un diplomate aux avant-postes de l'Histoire" and France's evolving influence in Europe.

Glenn Micallef, the European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, talks to Paul Adamson about intergenerational fairness in EU policy making and cyber bullying.

Steve Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent covering Europe for the New York Times, talks to Paul Adamson to assess Donald Trump's grip on power.

Patrizia Nanz, President of the European University Institute in Florence, talks to Paul Adamson about the EUI's strategy for the next five years and its new research agenda on 'Reimagining Europe'.

Stanley Pignal, author of the 'Charlemagne' column at 'The Economist' and Brussels Bureau Chief, talks to Paul Adamson about the EU's attempts to deal with a changing world order.

Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director, Europe, Eurasia Group, talks to Paul Adamson about the main challenges Europe faces in 2026.

Pierre Vimont, former Ambassador of France to the US and to the EU and first Executive Secretary General of the European External Action Service, talks to Paul Adamson about France's position in Europe's new Geopolitics

Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine and Nobel Peace Prize Laureat, talks to Paul Adamson about Europe's role in defending Ukraine from Russia's full-scale invasion.

Peter Foster, World Trade Editor of the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about world trade, transatlantic relations and the EU-UK 'Reset'.

Anna Cavazzini MEP, Chair of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee of the European Parliament, talks to Paul Adamson about the new power dynamics in the EP.

Catherine Day, former Secretary General of the European Commission and Chairperson of the High-Level Reflection Group on the Future of the European Commission's Civil Service, talks to Paul Adamson about the need for the European Commission to adapt to new tasks and challenges.

José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal from 2002-2004 and President of the European Commission from 2004-2014, talks to Paul Adamson about the strategic challenges facing Europe.

Pascal Lamy, former Director General of the World Trade Organisation and former European Commissioner for Trade, talks to Paul Adamson about Trump, tariffs and the weaponisation of interdependence.

Tom McTague, Editor of The New Statesman, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Between the Waves - The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution 1945-2016'.