The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 9 - with Dutch Elsevier journalist Jelte Wiersma
The Brussels Report Podcast
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🗓️ 27 August 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
After seven years as the EU-correspondent of Dutch magazine Elsevier, Jelte Wiersma has returned to the Netherlands to cover Dutch affairs. In this episode of the Brussels Report podcast, he looks back on his experience of covering EU politics, discussing the following topics with BrusselsReport.eu editor Pieter Cleppe:
- The attitude of Dutch public opinion towards the European Union. Is there more eurosceptic sentiment and should eurocrats worry?
- To what extent do unaffordable house prices in the Netherlands cause people to criticise the euro and the ECB?
- What's the relationship between Germany and the Netherlands?
- What can the Dutch government do in practical terms to close the gap between Dutch citizens and the EU?
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| 0:00.0 | The Brussels Report Podcast |
| 0:10.0 | Welcome to the new episodes of the Brussels Report podcast. |
| 0:18.0 | We had a small summer break, but we're delighted to be back. |
| 0:23.6 | And this time I'm having as my guest, Yelzhtwirzma, who is a Dutch journalist. |
| 0:31.6 | He's the long-time correspondent of Dutch magazine Elsevier and has been covering EU politics in Brussels since 2014. |
| 0:43.3 | Recently he moved back to the Netherlands to cover Dutch domestic politics and more general affairs. |
| 0:52.3 | But I told it be great to have his thoughts |
| 0:55.6 | on the European Union and specifically also |
| 1:00.0 | on the Dutch attitude towards the EU, |
| 1:05.4 | given that Netherlands are a founding member state. |
| 1:10.1 | And following Brexit, |
| 1:11.6 | I think we should all follow with great interest |
| 1:14.6 | what's happening in Dutch politics. |
| 1:16.6 | So welcome Yelte. |
| 1:19.6 | Thank you, wonderful to have me. |
| 1:22.6 | Well, first question. |
| 1:25.6 | What is in your perception the development of public opinion in the Netherlands when it comes to the European Union? |
| 1:34.4 | I mean, is it true that the Netherlands has become more Eurosceptic as some people maintain or is that exaggerate? |
| 1:41.9 | And to what extent should those that want to give Brussels ever more power and money |
| 1:46.4 | fear this development? |
| 1:50.0 | Well, the Dutch always have a very double feeling with the European Union. |
| 1:55.9 | On one hand, they're very much like liberty and especially business liberty, business opportunities, |
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