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Letter from Brussels
Hosted by Sean O'Curneen · government · EN
About this Podcast:
Letter from Brussels is a 15-minute English-language podcast bringing you stories about the European Union’s capital city, and about the leaders transforming local communities across the Union. It's brought to you by the Renew Europe group in the European Committee of the Regions.
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What is Letter from Brussels about?
Letter from Brussels is a 15-minute English-language podcast bringing you stories about the European Union’s capital city, and about the leaders transforming local communities across the Union. It's brought to you by the Renew Europe group in the European Committee of the Regions.
Who hosts Letter from Brussels?
Letter from Brussels is hosted by Sean O'Curneen. The show has published 18 episodes to date.
What has Letter from Brussels covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Clean energy = energy security = happy people" (4 August 2026, 21 minutes), "How drones save lives in European skies" (23 April 2026, 21 minutes), and "European unity through culture: transforming cities from the Arctic to Brussels - Jan 2026" (22 January 2026, 22 minutes).
How often does Letter from Brussels publish?
Letter from Brussels publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 17 minutes across 18 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Letter from Brussels?
Booking probability for Letter from Brussels is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Letter from Brussels requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Letter from Brussels's contact route on record: public web form.
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The strongest fits for Letter from Brussels are Government & Politics. Letter from Brussels has a government audience.
About the host
Sean O'Curneen hosts Letter from Brussels, a government podcast with 18 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #2
How drones save lives in European skies
Apr 23, 202621 minS2Drones have been featuring a lot as killing machines in the news recently, but as with every technology, it's how humans choose to use it that makes the difference. In this episode of Letter from Brussels, the Renew...
Episode #1
European unity through culture: transforming cities from the Arctic to Brussels - Jan 2026
Jan 22, 202622 minS2Join us on a journey to Oulu in the Finnish Arctic, and to Molenbeek in Brussels to discover the transformative power of European Capital of Culture. Discover how culture in its broadest sense gives new life to...
Episode #15
The Art of Deterrence
Sep 23, 202516 minS0New format, new voices! We're relaunching the Letter from Brussels podcast, brought to you by the Renew Europe group in the European Committee of the Regions. The series returns with a new format and a broader range of...
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Serving the city- april2024 Letter from Brussels 14
Apr 29, 202420 minS0Why the increasing cost of housing is becoming a European problem; why the people of Saint-Omer in France were grateful to see the flags of the Netherlands, Slovakia and Czechia arriving in their town; how bureaucratic...
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The Tower and the Union - jan2024 Letter from Brussels 13
Jan 14, 202416 minS0In this Letter:<br />what the climb up to a medieval tower in the Flemish city of Mechelen reveals;what Jacques Delors said when the HQ of the European Committee of the Regions was named after him 17 years before he...
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The Puppets and the Scandal - may2023 Letter from Brussels 12
May 21, 202314 minS0The Theatre of the indigenous Sami people in the Arctic city of Kiruna, and what it stands for in this area of vital economic interests for the EU;The innovative School of Politics for Young People of the Finnish Arctic...
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The attack on the 20th convoy - feb2023 Letter from Brussels 11
Feb 28, 202315 minS0The extraordinary scenes of President Zelenskyy's visit to the European Parliament.<br />How the city of Timisoara is going digital.<br />How EU regions and cities are helping the victims of the earthquakes in Türkiye...
- Dec 20, 202214 minS0
A special edition of Letter from Brussels, episode 10 brings you a few predictions for 2023 in key policy areas, including an analysis of the recent scandal which has rocked the EU, and a journey back to the Brussels of...
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The car that almost changed history - july2022 Letter from Brussels 9
Jul 6, 202215 minS0The 9th Letter from Brussels takes you west to the middle of the Atlantic with the new President of the European Committee of the Regions; south to one of the EU’s land borders with Africa; and north to the Arctic...
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Ukrainian reconstruction and the Aleksandrov ship - may2022 Letter from Brussels 8
May 17, 202215 minS0The 8th Letter from Brussels takes us to Odessa, Ukraine, to hear the story of the Borys Aleksandrov ship and its unusual naming ceremony. This episode also includes President Zelenskyy's inspired plan for...
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The rocket and the rock - February 2022 Letter from Brussels 7
Feb 2, 202216 minS0The extraordinary precision of Europe's spaceport launching the James Webb telescope; the Royal Belgian Observatory's connection with Webb and a mission in 2022 to crash into an asteroid; the urban rural divide is a...
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The hero and the roof - Dec2021 Letter from Brussels 6
Dec 7, 202115 minS0"The hero and the roof" features French President Emmanuel Macron at the plenary of the European Committee of the Regions and his 3 objectives to strengthen the Union, proposals by the European liberal youth LYMEC for...
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The crime & the lone crusader - October 2021 Letter from Brussels 5
Oct 19, 202116 minS0"The Crime & the Lone Crusader" carries highlights of a highly tense debate in the October plenary of the CoR, led by Fianna Fáil's Kate Feeney against homophobic amendments by Viktor Orban's Fidesz members, as well as...
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The skeletons, the musicians, & two great cities - Sept2021 Letter from Brussels 4
Sep 14, 202126 minS0A special extended edition on the occasion of the 2021 World Mayor Awards, profiling two winning mayors, François Decoster of Saint-Omer and Matus Vallo of Bratislava. Packed full of amazing and amusing stories about...
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The Marchioness & the League - July2021 Letter from Brussels 3
Jul 6, 202116 minS0Third Letter from Brussels telling the story of a pioneering Belgian woman who was well ahead of her time in the protection of biodiversity, plus the value of language learning, the nominations for the Adamowicz award...
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Robert Schuman & Nat Neujean - May2021 Letter from Brussels 2
May 11, 202116 minS0Second Letter from Brussels revealing the little known story of the artist who sculpted Robert Schuman's bust, a tribute to Hans van Baalen, plus the amazing story of Cathérine Chabaud and her initiative to protect the...
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Einstein and the priest - March2021 Letter from Brussels 1
Mar 23, 202115 minS0Highlights of the debates with EU leaders on the future of Europe, integration of migrants, preventing violent extremism, defending the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Poland, building local integrity systems, and a...
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President Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
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Emmanuel Macron
presidente della repubblica francese, French government
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Roberta Metsola
European Parliament
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