#CERPodcast
“Producing #batteries in Europe is something else than producing European batteries, with our own technology and our own value chain.”

Mustafa Amhaouch told @ronstoop.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast Unpacking Europe. Listen here: buff.ly/Ib9M4Op
November 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
“We should not make the same mistake as in semicon & end up with less than 10% of cell production in Europe. The companies here have their headquarters in other countries & they can turn the switch off overnight.”

Mustata Amhaouch told @ronstoop.bsky.social in the #CERpodcast buff.ly/Ib9M4Op
Centre for European Reform: Unpacking Europe: Can Europe still play a role in the global battery race?
Ron Stoop, a research fellow at the CER spoke with Mustafa Amhaouch director, Battery Competence Cluster NL about the importance of batteries for Europe.They also discussed the wide range of uses f...
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November 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
“I agree that the key to European security is in #Ukraine at the moment. But I don't see a world in which Europe is going to be secure unless Ukraine is,” @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social told @cerianbond.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast Unpacking Europe. 🇷🇺 🇪🇺

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October 20, 2026 at 10:02 AM
“Putin's presidency rests on war. It's built on a foundation of war, the economy has been restructured, education has been restructured … political life in Russia has changed,” @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social told @cerianbond.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast. 🇷🇺 🇪🇺

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Centre for European Reform: Unpacking Europe: What does Putin want with Europe?
Ian Bond, deputy director of the CER spoke with Ruth Deyermond, Senior Lecturer in Post-Soviet Security, Department of War Studies, King's College London about Russia and the US and European relati...
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October 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM
"One of the goals of Putin's approach to Europe is to render NATO ineffective," @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social told @cerianbond.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast. 🇷🇺 🇪🇺

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October 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🎙️ "European venture capital funds are too small" @marleneschoerner.bsky.social tells the #CERpodcast. Tune in to learn why and what policy-makers can do about it. 🎙️

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September 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🎙️“What else can be done beyond the Scaleup Europe Fund to mobilise investment in European innovation?”

@james-r-green.bsky.social asked @cdgeiser.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast🎙️

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September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🎙️ Listen to our latest #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ on how to scale up innovation in Europe to strengthen economic competitiveness and support strategic technologies with @james-r-green.bsky.social, @cdgeiser.bsky.social & @marleneschoerner.bsky.social🎙️

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September 24, 2026 at 9:45 AM
🎙️It is time for #Schengen to have its ‘Whatever it takes’ moment: both European countries and their adversaries should know that Schengen is here to stay and that it will be defended when necessary.

#CERpodcast with @caminomortera.bsky.social & @cerianbond.bsky.social
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September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🎙️ In #Ceuta, European countries have used #Schengen against each other, instead of trying to defend it. This will not have been unnoticed in Washington, Rabat, Beijing or Moscow. 🎙️

New #CERpodcast with @caminomortera.bsky.social & @cerianbond.bsky.social

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September 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"To work, #Schengen needs to be three things: definitive, defensible and credible. None is possible without mutual trust between EU member-states. And none were on display in #Ceuta," @caminomortera.bsky.social tells
@cerianbond.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast.

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September 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
New #CERpodcast Unpacking Europe: @armida.bsky.social spoke with Lord Robertson about the UK's #defence policy priorities for the new #Burnham government.

They discussed the UK's role in NATO and how the UK should adapt to changing political realities.

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Centre for European Reform: Unpacking Europe: UK defence policy and role in NATO in the Burnham government
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, Armida van Rij sat down with Lord Robertson, former NATO Secretary General and co-lead of the 2024 UK Strategic Defence Review, to discuss priorities for ...
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July 30, 2026 at 9:05 AM
New #CERpodcast Unpacking Europe, @cergrant.bsky.social spoke with Catherine Day about how #Brexit looks to people in the EU a decade after the referendum.

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Centre for European Reform: Unpacking Europe: 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, the CER’s director Charles Grant sat down with Catherine Day, a former Secretary-General of the European Commission, to discuss the impact the departure...
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July 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
“What impact do you think the changing American role is having on German public opinion, and German policy-making when it comes to the defence and security of Germany?” @cerianbond.bsky.social asked Michael Martin Richter in the #CERpodcast.

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Centre for European Reform: CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Rearming Europe for deterrence
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast the CER’s deputy director Ian Bond sat down with Armida van Rij a senior research fellow at the CER and Michael Martin Richter UK country director at the...
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June 12, 2026 at 9:03 AM
🎙️ Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ discussing the new publication ‘Rearming Europe for deterrence’.🎙️

@cerianbond.bsky.social spoke with @armida.bsky.social & Michael Martin Richter

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Centre for European Reform: CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Rearming Europe for deterrence
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast the CER’s deputy director Ian Bond sat down with Armida van Rij a senior research fellow at the CER and Michael Martin Richter UK country director at the...
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June 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
“I think this is crunch time on enlargement. So what is realistic? We will see after the June European Council,” @milanninberlin.bsky.social told @zecsaky.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast, listen here: buff.ly/TBagUtJ
June 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
“I think this is crunch time on #enlargement. So what is realistic? We will see after the June European Council,” @milanninberlin.bsky.social told @zecsaky.bsky.social in the latest #CERpodcast, listen here:
Centre for European Reform: Unpacking Europe: The path to EU enlargement
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast Zselyke Csaky sat down with Milan Nic a senior research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) to discuss the latest on EU enlargement. T...
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June 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🎙️ Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ discussing the state of play on EU enlargement ahead of the Western Balkans summit, @zecsaky.bsky.social spoke with @milanninberlin.bsky.social on 28/5/26.🎙️

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Centre for European Reform: Unpacking Europe: The path to EU enlargement
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast Zselyke Csaky sat down with Milan Nic a senior research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) to discuss the latest on EU enlargement. T...
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June 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
🎙️ Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ episode discussing Israel's war in Lebanon and the continuing humanitarian crisis and Israeli violence in Palestine, @thomasmaddock.bsky.social spoke with Zizette Darkazally & @schamseu.bsky.social on 11/5/26.
Centre for European Reform: Unpacking Europe: How Europe is responding in Lebanon and Palestine
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, the CER’s Clara Marina O’Donnell fellow (2025-2026) Thomas Maddock sat down with Zizette Darkazally, Associate Fellow at the Middle East and North Afr...
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May 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🎙️“The European Parliament has taken a really long time to implement the commitments made under this agreement. I was surprised that Trump didn't threaten to put the #tariffs back on before Christmas,” @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social told the #CERpodcast. 🎙️

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Centre for European Reform: CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Is the EU-US trade deal unravelling?
On this week's Unpacking Europe podcast, CER's senior research fellow Anton Spisak sat down with Sam Lowe, partner at Flint Global and author of the Most Favoured Nation newsletter, to discuss rene...
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May 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
🎙️ Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ discussing renewed tensions in transatlantic #trade between the EU and the US, @antonspisak.bsky.social spoke with @samuelmarclowe.bsky.social on 5/5/26.

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Centre for European Reform: CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Is the EU-US trade deal unravelling?
On this week's Unpacking Europe podcast, CER's senior research fellow Anton Spisak sat down with Sam Lowe, partner at Flint Global and author of the Most Favoured Nation newsletter, to discuss rene...
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May 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
🎙️“We cannot expect Viktor #Orbán to silently move away, he announced in his speech when he accepted the outcome of the election that he will fight on,” Zsuzsanna Szelényi told the #CERpodcast 🎙️

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Centre for European Reform: CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Hungary's landslide election outcome
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, CER’s senior research fellow Zselyke Csaky sat down with Zsuzsanna Szelényi, director of the Democracy Institute's Leadership Academy, a founding membe...
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April 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🎙️“It’s obvious that there is a need for a quick reset between the Hungarian government and not just the EU, but all our European allies, and I think we can expect that from Magyar soon,” Zsuzsanna Szelényi told the #CERpodcast 🎙️ 🇭🇺 🇪🇺

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Centre for European Reform: CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Hungary's landslide election outcome
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, CER’s senior research fellow Zselyke Csaky sat down with Zsuzsanna Szelényi, director of the Democracy Institute's Leadership Academy, a founding membe...
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April 17, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🎙️Listen to our new #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ discussing Hungary's landslide election outcome, @zecsaky.bsky.social spoke with Zsuzsanna Szelényi🎙️

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Centre for European Reform: CER podcast: Unpacking Europe: Hungary's landslide election outcome
On this week’s Unpacking Europe podcast, CER’s senior research fellow Zselyke Csaky sat down with Zsuzsanna Szelényi, director of the Democracy Institute's Leadership Academy, a founding membe...
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April 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
“Excluding Türkiye from SAFE means that there is ultimately going to be a mismatch between the European threat map and its institutional map,” @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social told the #CERpodcast.

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March 31, 2026 at 11:02 AM