EU commissioner resigns — Bulgaria's breaking point — European elections 2024

EU Confidential

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🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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This week, we dive into the political upheaval in Bulgaria and the resignation of the country's EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel. And we begin our spotlight series on the European Parliament, as the dates for elections next year are finalized. Host Suzanne Lynch is joined by Christian Oliver, POLITICO's head of news, and Antoaneta Roussi, our cybersecurity reporter and Bulgaria expert. They reveal how Bulgaria’s mafia state is reaching its breaking point and why these rapid political changes have resulted in the resignation of Gabriel — who's been tapped to form a coalition government back home. But what kind of reputation does she leave behind in Brussels? We answer that question and explain what's next for Ursula von der Leyen's Commission. And in the week when the dates of the next European parliamentary election have been set for June 6 to June 9, our colleague Souwie Buis introduces us to two of its newest members, Damian Boeselager and Kim van Sparrentak. They give us the inside scoop on how they became MEPs and the surprising things they've learned on the job, as well as how the Parliament could be reformed ahead of the next election. POLITICO's politics reporter covering the Parliament Eddy Wax also joins the discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.8	This week on EU Confidential.
1:07.2	The EU has lost one of its commissioners.
1:10.6	Those are the 27 top officials from each member country
1:14.0	who shape policy and proposed legislation within President Ursula von der Leyen's commission.
1:20.6	Maria Gabriel has been in charge of research and innovation within the commission.
1:25.6	But in recent days, she resigned her post in Brussels
1:29.0	and returned to her home country of Bulgaria to try and form a new government at its next
1:34.5	Prime Minister. Today, we'll explore what this means for Brussels and the developments in Bulgarian
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