Episode 38: President Margvelashvili of Georgia— Ryanair's Michael O'Leary

EU Confidential

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4.4 • 175 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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On this episode Ryan talks to Giorgi Margvelashvili, the president of Georgia who is a doctor of philosophy and was in town for the German Marshall Fund’s Brussels Forum. Following that Michael O’Leary, the gruff CEO and founder of Ryanair, who's discovering his softer side explains why Brexit makes him disappointed and how to solve holiday delays due to air traffic control strikes. Then we’ve got a fun panel with the Brussels brains trust, covering everything from Marine Le Pen’s missteps to our MEP of the Week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.7	Hey everyone.
1:10.0	Welcome back to EU Confidential, the number one EU news and politics podcast.
1:14.5	I'm your host, Ryan Heath, the political editor of Politico Europe.
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