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EU Confidential

Brussels’ back-to-school blues

EU Confidential

POLITICO

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.4175 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It’s been a particularly chaotic rentrée for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In this week’s episode of EU Confidential, we talk about the mad dash to name the new slate of commissioners, while getting the right balance of politics, geography, gender and expertise. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO’s Chief EU Correspondent Barbara Moens and Policy Editor Joanna Roberts to look at the hot button issues on the agenda and consider how European voters’ call for a rightward shift in June could be reflected in policy — or not.  Also, from the Berlin bureau, Nette Nöstlinger shares the top takeaways from Alternative for Germany’s historic victory in regional elections. And Tech Reporter Pieter Haeck looks at the trend of banning smartphones in the classroom and what Brussels can do to boost kids’ mental health. Further readings: 5 takeaways from Germany’s eastern elections, by Nette Nöstlinger Belgian schools launch crackdown on smartphones, by Pieter Haeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ah, it's that time of year again.

0:36.8

Vacations are wrapping up. School gates are swinging open.

0:41.8

Traffic's back. Trams are full. The Brussels bubble is blowing up again. We're just waiting for

0:50.3

Ursula Fonder Lion to decide who's going to do what in her new commission. It's hitting

0:55.8

some roadblocks. Rumor has it that the official kickoff might even be delayed a month to early December.

1:06.0

So as the new political season kicks off, how will we see all the summer's elections and negotiations translate into actual governing?

1:14.1

What about these fancy new titles like commissioners for housing and defense?

1:18.9

Does it even matter who gets these top jobs?

1:22.5

Or is the EU machine just going to keep doing its thing regardless of who's in charge?

1:29.0

I'm Sarah Wheaton, host of EU Confidential. Later in the episode, we'll try to unpack how the

1:34.6

politics will affect the policies, gaming out the lineup of potential commissioners and the

1:39.3

portfolios they might snag. Plus, we'll see how those big policy promises we heard about before the

1:44.6

summer are shaping up. But first, let's follow up on something we discussed in last week's

1:50.6

episode, the regional elections in Germany's east. As predicted, the far-right alternative for

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