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EU Confidential

New EU-UK chapter — VDL meets the king — Decoding Brussels-speak

EU Confidential

POLITICO

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.4175 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met King Charles III at Windsor Castle after a deal was sealed on a long-awaited solution to the post-Brexit trade row over Northern Ireland. Host Suzanne Lynch in Brussels is joined by Ailbhe Rea, co-host of our sister podcast Westminster Insider, and a special guest — the EU's final British Commissioner, Julian King — to discuss this latest chapter in the Brexit saga and where the EU-U.K. relationship goes from here. We also hear from Barry Andrews, an Irish member of the European Parliament. Then, POLITICO's Jacopo Barigazzi kicks off a brand new feature of EU Confidential — decoding "Brussels-speak." We're helping our listeners better understand the jargon and acronyms that dominate EU policy-making. This week's phrase is "Perm Rep." If you'd like to suggest an example of Brussels jargon you'd like us to decode, you can always get in touch by emailing podcast@politico.eu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This afternoon, I welcomed President von der Leyen to Windsor to continue our discussions about the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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satisfaction that we stand here together nearly seven years after Britain voted to

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leave the European Union a breakthrough was reached this week on the most

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