From the Center for European Reform, this is the CEO podcast.

Poson us seriously the question of the

future that we want, and we all

all together, the courage to it

for us in Germany is the

being a greatness to the European Europe

of our state's resolve. A strong

united Europe is a necessity for the world because

an integrated Europe remains vital to our

international order. This is the moment for Europe world because an integrated Europe remains vital to our international order.

This is the moment for Europe to lead the way towards a new vitality.

Hi there and welcome to the Centre for European Reform podcast. My name's Rosie Georgie. You haven't

heard me on here before. That's because I work on the press

communications and admin side of things at the CER. But every six weeks from now, I will be hosting

the new podcast format that you're already listening to called Ask CER. At the CER, we don't believe that European policy should be overly complicated

or challenging to engage with, but the fact of the matter is that we live in an interconnected

world where one seemingly separate policy area or incident spills over into another sphere,

and it can be difficult to connect the dots.

For example, the US's withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan that we've seen this summer

will have an impact on next year's French presidential election.

Equally, the European post-Pandemic Recovery Fund will shape how Europe fights climate change

and transitions to a more digitalised world in the years to come.

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