EU Watchdog Radio is a podcast launched by two Brussels NGO's: Counter Balance and Corporate Europe Observatory. In each episode, we dive deeper into topics that relate to our activities in Brussels. Whether it be steps to increase transparency of lobbies in the EU or how to tackle public investment in a way that works for everyone. We explore it all, right here at EU Watchdog Radio!
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Signup to Generate a PitchEU Watchdog Radio is a podcast launched by two Brussels NGO's: Counter Balance and Corporate Europe Observatory. In each episode, we dive deeper into topics that relate to our activities in Brussels. Whether it be steps to increase transparency of lobbies in the EU or how to tackle public investment in a way that works for everyone.
Recent episodes include "AI and Data Centres investments: Billions In, Answers Out" (24 September 2026, 26 minutes), "Indemnifying Bayer: a corrupt company who uses corrupt science now wants to be rewarded for fraud" (27 August 2026, 33 minutes), and "What are Green Public Services and why do we need them?" (24 June 2026, 18 minutes).
EU Watchdog Radio publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 72 episodes.
Booking probability for EU Watchdog Radio is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. EU Watchdog Radio requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. EU Watchdog Radio's contact route on record: verified email.
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EU Watchdog Radio is a news show with 72 episodes published.
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Episode #11
In this episode of EU Watchdog Radio, Alma Kirchhoff, Research Assistant at Counter Balance, speaks with Zuzanna Warso, Director of Research at Open Future, about the lack of transparency surrounding European investment...
Episode #10
Bayer and its lobby groups are trying to get Congress in the States to indemnify them against lawsuits, giving them complete legal protection. Listen to our brand new episode where CEO’s Nina Holland talks to Naomi...
Episode #9
In this episode, Marilisa Marigliano, Policy Officer at Counter Balance, speaks with Frank Vanaerschot, Director at Counter Balance, about their new briefing on green public services. As Europe faces rising living...
Episode #8
We need to talk about what deregulation actually means in Brussels right now. It means one commissioner holding 184 meetings with external actors, 182 of them with business groups. It means indigenous Sami reindeer...
Episode #7
In this episode, Marilisa Marigliano, Policy and Advocacy Officer at Counter Balance, speaks with Laëtitia Sédou, EU Project Manager at the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT), about how EU public finance is...
Episode #6
<p>In this episode, Joana from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) talks Nina Holland, agribiz researcher and campaigner at CEO, to Rachel Radvany, environmental health campaigner at the Center for International...
Episode #5
<p>While negotiations for the next EU budget are underway, the European Commission’s plan to set up the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) as the main vehicle to achieve its clean industrial agenda. In today’s episode...
Episode #4
<p>In this episode, Joana and Pascoe, co-directors of Corporate Europe Observatory's new documentary "The scramble for hydrogen in South Africa" talk about the process behind the making of the film. It's a more relaxed...
Episode #3
<p>In this episode, Isabela Franco and Lora Verheecke from Counter Balance unpack the EU’s growing push for critical raw materials and its implications for the Global South. They discuss the Global Gateway, the Critical...
Episode #2
<p>Do you know how much money Big Tech is spending on lobbying in Brussels? How has this amount been increasing? On what is the money being funnelled to and what can we do about it? Listen to our new episode of the...
Episode #1
<p>In this episode, Lora Verheecke, Policy Officer at Counter Balance, interviewed Hikma Bachegour, an Assistant Professor in the Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fez, Morocco. They highlighted the impacts of...
EU Watchdog Radio
<p>Stay tuned to a brand new season of EU Watchdog Radio, where new hosts Isabela Franco and Lora Verheecke from Counter Balance join Marcella Via and Joana Louçã from Corporate Europe Observatory.</p><p>New episodes...
Episode #11
<p>Listen to the brand new podcast episode of EU Watchdog Radio, where CEO's campaigner and researcher Kenneth Haar discusses the link between the announced trade tariffs from the USA to the EU and deregulation. He...
Episode #10
<p>Listen to our new podcast episode, where Nina Holland talks about the intense lobby battle that the biotech industry has been waging to get its new generation of genetic modification techniques excluded from European...
Episode #9
<p>Last week, Brussels went reeling under another corruption scandal! This time it's Chinese big tech giant Huawei whose offices just behind the European Parliament have been raided - along with those of 15 former and...
Episode #8
<p>The EU’s financial system operates in the shadows, with institutions like the European Investment Bank (EIB) wielding immense financial power, but who actually benefits? </p><p>In the latest episode of EU Watchdog...
Episode #7
<p>What does a lipstick, a non-stick frying pan and Scotchgard have in common? They all contain PFAS, a.k.a., forever chemicals!</p> <p>In this episode, Vicky Cann, campaigner and researcher at CEO, explains how her...
Episode #6
<p>In this last episode of EU watchdog radio of 2024 we dive into the topic of the global power of the Big Meat lobby and how two dozen ultra rich companies dominate the political and policy agenda including at the...
Episode #5
<p>On Monday 28 October, South Africa submitted a detailed memorial against Israel to the International Court of Justice, seeking to establish that Israel's military actions in Gaza amount to genoc1de. </p>...
Episode #4
<p>After pressuring Azerbaijan to up gas production for export, the EU is using COP29 to greenwash the fossil fuel and its own climate image. In this episode we talk to Pascoe Sabido, campaigner and researcher at CEO...
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