From the city of the Hague, welcome to Global Europe Unpacked. I'm delighted to announce that

Global Europe Unpacked, a new podcast series by Common Space.EU, will be coming to listeners on Thursday

and 19th of November. Our weekly episodes are going to help listeners to understand the global

trends affecting the European continent and the growing ambition for the European Union to become a global or geopolitical power.

I am your host, Will Murray, and in each episode we will look at a growing foreign policy challenge facing Europe

and how the continent can and should respond.

In our first episode, I'll be speaking to Malik Asmani, a member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands,

about what the concept of a global Europe means and why he thinks it's necessary. It's not a member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands, about what the concept of a global Europe means

and why he thinks it's necessary.

It's not a question of if,

but it's a question when we will build that strong, more global power.

Join us each Thursday, wherever you get your podcast,

for Global Europe Unpacked.