The Ring

The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices. In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life. Join us every Thursday on your favourite podcast platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ring is a news podcast hosted by Euronews, with 42 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Euronews hosts The Ring, a news show with 42 episodes published.

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  Episode #44

  Cremer vs Beke – Can Europe afford its defence boost?

  Oct 2, 202628 minS1

  As security and hybrid threats are on the rise across Europe and the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, European defence budgets are under the microscope. The debate in The Ring goes straight to the heart of the controversy: is the 5% of GDP target a necessary goal or a misleading obsession? And who ultimately pays the bill for rearmament? In this special live edition from the Euronews Defence & Space Summit, Méabh Mc Mahon is joined by a live audience and leading European lawmakers — Belgian centre-right EPP member Wouter Beke and German social democrat Tobias Cremer. Listen to this special edition of The Ring, brought to you from the Albert Hall in Brussels. The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices. In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #43

  Doherty vs Gonçalves – Can cities cope with Europe's tourism boom?

  Oct 1, 202628 minS1

  How much tourism can Europe’s cities handle? Who should bear the cost? And how is the tourism boom across Europe affecting locals who struggle to find a home? Two EU lawmakers step into The Ring on this live episode from Euronews Travel & Tourism summit: Regina Doherty, an Irish MEP with Fine Gael and a member of the centre-right European People’s Party, and Sérgio Gonçalves, a Portuguese Socialist MEP from Madeira. Both MEPs discuss whether it is possible to square the circle between the continent’s tourism growth and its worrying housing crisis. Listen to this special edition of The Ring, brought to you from the Albert Hall in Brussels. The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices. In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #42

  Apostolaki vs Keridis – «The Ring» στην Αθήνα: Μια πολιτική μονομαχία στη σκιά της Ακρόπολης

  Sep 25, 202628 minS1

  Από τις Βρυξέλλες και το Στρασβούργο στην καρδιά της Αθήνας, με θέα την Ακρόπολη. Το «The Ring» ταξιδεύει στην ελληνική πρωτεύουσα για μια πολιτική μονομαχία με θέμα τη μετανάστευση, τη στεγαστική κρίση και το ένταλμα σύλληψης για τον Νετανιάχου Η πολιτική συζήτηση «πήρε φωτιά» και το μεταναστευτικό επέστρεψε στην κορυφή της ατζέντας. Οι βουλευτές Δημήτρης Καιρίδης και Μιλένα Αποστολάκη διασταυρώνουν τα ξίφη τους. Ο Δημήτρης Καιρίδης, βουλευτής της Νέας Δημοκρατίας, του συντηρητικού κυβερνώντος κόμματος σημειώνει πως ο πολίτης πρέπει να νιώθει ασφαλής, ενώ εκτιμά πως «πρέπει να αποφύγουμε τις ακρότητες που βλέπουμε στην άλλη πλευρά του Ατλαντικού» Η Μιλένα Αποστολάκη, βουλευτής του ΠΑΣΟΚ, του κεντροαριστερού κόμματος της αξιωματικής αντιπολίτευσης, δήλωσε πως τα γεγονότα στη Θέουτα «χρησιμοποιήθηκαν ως προπαγανδιστικός μηχανισμός για να πληγεί ο Ισπανός πρωθυπουργός, Πέδρο Σάντσεθ». Ακούστε αυτή την ειδική έκδοση του «The Ring», που μεταδίδεται από την καρδιά της ελληνικής πρωτεύουσας. The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices. In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #41

  Andersson vs Mandl – Debating Ursula von der Leyen's speech on The Ring

  Sep 18, 202627 min

  After Ursula von der Leyen's address to the European Parliament this week, the debate: MEPs Li Andersson (The Left) and Lukas Mandl (EPP) deconstruct the EU Commission president's speech in a live edition of The Ring. What did the President promise — and what can she actually deliver? From Ukraine and European defence to the economy, migration and the EU’s response to a rapidly changing world, the speech came at a crucial moment for the Union. What does Europe really need? Is Brussels becoming more powerful — or simply more ambitious? And can the EU walk the talk, turning big promises into concrete results? Listen to this special edition of The Ring, brought to you from the European Parliament studios in Strasbourg. The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices. In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #40

  Sippel vs Zdechovský – Ceuta migration crisis tests European solidarity

  Sep 11, 202628 minS1

  Did European solidarity fail after the Ceuta crisis? Is Europe really united on migration? From Morocco’s role and Spain’s response to whether EU member states are doing enough to help out when one member state comes under pressure, the debate raises more questions than answers. The same week that Ceuta’s president, Juan Jesús Vivas, travelled to Brussels in a cry for help, we are joined by Czech centre-right MEP Tomáš Svetechovský and German Socialist MEP Birgit Sippel. Both EU lawmakers clash on how Europe should respond to the migration crisis and whether EU member states should take in and relocate migrants arriving in Spain.  Can Europe come together in a crisis like this? And has the EU migration pact unravelled just as it started being enforced?  Listen to this edition of The Ring, brought to you from the European Parliament studios in Brussels.  The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices. In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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