The struggle in Ukraine is reshaping life properly past the battlefield.
On this episode of the Brussels Playbook Podcast, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart unpack the European Fee’s new plan to help EU areas bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine — from jap Poland to the Baltics and Finland — the place funding has slowed, commerce has shifted and safety issues are weighing on native economies.
In addition they have a look at Germany’s transfer to broaden the powers and finances of its international intelligence company, as Berlin reassesses how a lot it might depend on Washington in a extra unsure transatlantic local weather.
And eventually, a brand new ballot suggests about one in 5 Europeans imagine a dictatorship might be preferable in sure instances. Is that this democratic decline — or frustration with how democracy works in follow?
Plus: the espresso saga continues. After discovering that some Brussels lattes now price greater than €5, we heard from listeners with suggestions for higher (and cheaper) spots. Preserve them coming — you possibly can attain us on our WhatsApp at +32 491 05 06 29.
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