Previously In Europe

Welcome, this is a pro-Polish far-right podcast now... for electoral reasons! On today's episode, we chat about EU election nonsense and Theresa May resigning mostly. Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi?

This week its Eurovision, Austria and Facebook's garbage ad policy... woop woop! Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Nonsense Section Eurovision Did you hear there was a Eurovision? Duncan won for the Dutch with a medium quality Coldplay inspired thing (https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/19/eurovision-song-contest-2019-won-by-the-netherlands-duncan-laurence) Low quality Madonna costs 1m https://www.dw.com/en/madonna-steals-the-show-at-eurovision-for-the-wrong-reasons/a-48791453 Iceland has Palestine banners confiscated https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/05/19/iceland-ebu-issues-statement-following-hataris-banner-incident/239252/ Climate ac

This week it's just me, not much in terms of show notes because my space key is broken and it hurts my brain to type. Here's a link I mentioned though: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/12/its-hard-to-take-in-how-cyprus-serial-killings-left-country-reeling it's a good read on some stuff happening in Cyprus Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi?

This is the first of our bonus episodes supported by our generous Patreon supporters, unlocked after a month behind the cruel capitalist paywall - but what are you gonna do about it? Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Show Notes: Slovenia What is Slovenia? (CIA Factbook + How Voting/Gov/Parties work) 2. Big News in Little Slovenia 3. Why we don't talk about Slovenia? The Google search result card text: Slovenia, a country in Central Europe, is known for its mountains, ski resorts and lakes. On Lake Bled, a glacial lake fed by hot springs, the town of Bled contains a church-topped islet and a cliffside medieval castle. In Ljubljana, Slovenia’s c

This week it's Spanish election coverage. Also a lot of nonsense from Europe's right-wing. Hooray! Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Show Notes Nonsense Section You'll be shocked to hear EKRE are assholes EKRE leader Mart Helme called the president "emotionally heated" after she walked out of the swearing in ceremony of their new Foreign trade and IT minister https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/03/estonia-minister-calls-first-female-president-emotionally-heated-woman This was because this the man in question, Marti Kuusik, was being investigated for domestic abuse and had recently been caught speeding with alcohol in his system.

This week it's Finnish and Ukranian election coverage. Along with that we have speculations as we received results from Spain! Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Show Notes Nonsense Section Extinction fun times So sort of nothing has happened (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/25/extinction-rebellion-assessing-the-impact) but it seems like the public is generally on their side. With the obvious exception of the UK's gross right wing press. All reports seem to suggest the police weren't even particularly upset, but the Express and Sun decided to focus on the "privileged backgrounds" and the mess/disruption the protests wer

This week it's all nonsense baby, from no show debates to Andorran elections, from uncool Germany to Estonia's very own nightmare coalition Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Show Notes Nonsense Section Andorran Parliamentary Election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Andorran_parliamentary_election Slovak National Party sneak in Amendment Banning Foreign national anthems Sometimes politicians don't read the things they vote on apparently... https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/08/is-your-national-anthem-a-criminal-record-it-is-in-slovakia-after-law-voted-in-by-mistake Zalenskiy no-show at Debate ##Poroshenko debates empty podium after opponent’s no

This week Ciarán has left Hugh to his own devices where he asks Google whether Turkey even has elections Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Show Notes Turkish Local Elections For context when you Google Turkey from the UK you get in the "People also ask section": "Does Turkey have elections?" and "Is there democracy in Turkey" Needless to say some people will dispute this either way. The AKP aren't known for their chillness So they did still win... Like with other examples of strongman led governments (cough Orban) we have the continuous problem that Erdoğan and his "Justice" and "Development" par

This week we discuss the Slovak presidential election and it's shiny new president while also chatting about the abundance of white people! Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Show Notes Nonsense Section European Parliament scales back publication of election polls https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-scales-back-publication-of-election-polls/ Brexit Nonsense Very Briefly Jon Snow thinks the pro Brexit march was too white (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/mar/30/channel-4-apologises-for-jon-snows-white-people-remark) but then apologises. Also we could be heading to "meaningful vote 4"... No link required, I'm too dep

This week we discuss the Dutch provincial elections which saw a far right euroskeptic party come out on top. No not that one, there's a new one! They're less wacky and more sinister. Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Show Notes Nonsense Section Orban might get away with it Orbán and his Fidesz party got "suspended" from the EPP over being antisemitic and anti-Luxembourgian (https://www.politico.eu/article/orbans-party-suspended-from-european-peoples-party/). People are confused as to why they're suspended and not simply removed... It's not like they had a lot of power in the party as it was so removing their internal voting rights isn'

On today's episode, we talk mostly about the various mass protest movements happening in Albania, Serbia and Montenegro as well as smaller things kicking off in Ukraine and Croatia. Also, cheer up Guy! Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Nonsense Section ALDE Drama Macron rules out en Marche being a formal part of ALDE if they keep getting money from shady multinationals (https://www.euronews.com/2019/03/15/macron-s-party-rules-out-joining-eu-centrist-group-after-le-pen-accusations) ALDE, and they're all powerful leader Guy are concerned (alarmed) by their Estonian party's talks with EKRE https://euobserver.com/tickers/144398?utm_source=euobs&

On today's episode, the Estonian election and Macron's cool guy big message for Europe. Ciarán is not sold. Hugh thinks the Estonian electoral system is interesting for some reason. Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Nonsense Section Maybe resignation will increase my poll numbers What happens when the center right joins forces with the cool nationalists? Finland has a example that maybe the likes of Spain should look to... Finland's government resigned on Friday (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/08/world/europe/finland-government-resigns.html), over what PM Juha Sipila says is a failure to overhaul the social and health care in the country. This

On today's episode, we talk mostly about the EPP slowly admitting they realise Orbán's a bit shit. We also talk about a weird La Lega funding scandal, that seems very legit if you ask me. Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Nonsense Section AfD wins case against spy agency "The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution", the not at all sinister sounding German domestic spy agency, apparently aren't allowed to announce they're looking into the AfD (https://www.dw.com/en/afd-wins-case-against-spy-agency/a-47695697) France is planning a 5% "digital tax" The French finance minister is apparently planning a 5% tax to pro

This week we discuss the crumbling nightmare of the 5 Star party's online direct democracy "platform" and the fun that is #antisemitism, which is very serious, but may not be being brought up in good faith. Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Show Notes Nonsense Section Bear Grylls vs Bulgaria In the episode of Running Wild filmed in Bulgaria’s Rila mountains in 2017, Grylls and US Latin and ballroom dancer Derek Hough were shown killing, gutting and cooking the frog before swimming across a lake. “It is evident from the film material that during the shooting there were breaches to the regulations and rules of conduct in protected areas:

This week we discuss Spain's love of standing on rakes, politically speaking. The first snap election of the year has been called and boy howdy is it terrible. Also, do we have some nonsense for you? WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Nonsense Section Zombie Copyright Directive Returns So the "EU copyright directive" is going to a final parliament vote - https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/13/18223815/eu-copyright-directive-article-11-13-trilogues-finished-final-vote-parliament As usual Julia Reda sums up the current state more succinctly than I could - thehttps://juliareda.eu/2019/02/eu-copyright-final-text/ According to Bernd Riegert at DW these aren't so bad (

This week we discuss the fun that is Polish politics and the center-far right duopoly that exists. We also have some fun times getting into divides in the Orthodox church. Not to mention Macron overreacting to people being mean about him. WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Show Notes Nonsense Section Romania moves to block own candidate from EU prosecutor role Romania moves to block own candidate from EU prosecutor role https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/05/romania-moves-to-block-own-candidate-from-eu-prosecutor-role There are now three Gilets jaunes lists That 13% polling was speculative when there was one list. Divided between three lists is probably going to

Previously in Europe Hugh. On today's episode, Ciarán is on his lonesome talking about some interesting stories from the week. WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Headlines for the Solo Episode ##ITALIAN RECESSION Italy's economy shrunk for the second time in a row in the last quarter of 2018, indicating that the country was sliding into a recession. This is the 4th recession in Italy since 2008 Internal and external press are blaming the Nightmare Coalition Gov but the coalition is blaming the previous admin Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said the data "certified the failure of the entire political class which Italians sent packing" last year, Reuters qu

Previously in Europe Pirates. On today's episode, we talk about the current state of France mostly, that one ghost from the Matrix is coming third in the polls and how Italy said that thing European countries aren't meant to say. WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Nonsense Section Hot damn, we have a name change Greek parliament ratifies the agreement which included changing the name of Macedonia (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/25/greek-mps-ratify-macedonia-name-change-historic-vote)... It was tight but they got 153 votes - curiously more than they had for the vote of confidence... Salvini is a Kidnapper His not letting people in policy is apparently kidnap

Previously in Europe Topics. On today's episode, we have a lighter episode of fun smaller stories to escape the horrible reality of murder and Brexit. WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Nonsense Section Leather Face Runs for EPP It is happening again... Berlusconi is running for the European Parliment... ( https://www.euronews.com/2019/01/17/berlusconi-announces-candidacy-for-european-elections-due-to-sense-of-responsibility) Prediction for news in May post election - sexual harassment in Brussels is up LeapCard can't print fadas Irish transport authority blames ‘technical limitation’ for lack of fadas (the diacritic found in the Irish language á é í ó ú) on Leap cards

Previously in Europe FYROM. On today's episode, we look at Greek politics mostly, Hugh explains something very important and complex about modern Greek politics while Ciarán deep dives into the Greek Communist party's past. Man the Balkan Wars sure were a trip. WE HAVE A T-SHIRT what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi?