Previously In Europe

Previously in Europe military micro influencers. This week we check in on Italy's government again but via a discussion of the Italian left in the form of the PD and their weird origins. 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? And When did Panic! At the Disco become audibly indistinguishable from Maroon 5?! Show Notes: Nonsense Section Join the Army or Police Fellow Kids Yhe Berlin police have a Vlog to encourage female recruits, it's hip https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-police-youtube-blog-targets-young-female-recruits/a-46965619 The UK army is down with the kids https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/06/forget-these-modish-posters-army-recruitment-targets-the-vulnerable

Happy new years you gorgeous souls, on this weeks episode we talk about the upcoming EU Election. 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? And When did Panic! At the Disco become audibly indistinguishable from Maroon 5?! Show Notes: New Year Spectacular Voting is what now? The election is happening in May between the 23rd and 26th. It varies from country to country, but they all use some form of proportional representation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament#Voting_system). Some have national party-lists (which are garbage) and some have big constituencies (Like Ireland, Belgium). Some countries use STV instead of party lists (Like Ireland and Malta)

This week Hugh does a solo episode running down the sort of not really government collapse in Belgium. 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: Is Belgium in the mood for an election? Michel I is dead, long live Michel II Belgium now has a minority government! Technically since the PM didn't offer his resignation to the King the government is still the same but has a vastly different cabinet and is missing its largest coalition partner. Now the government is the Reformist Movement (Wallonia), Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats and Christian Democratic Flemish (guess where they're from...). This is after N-VA (New Flemish Alliance - Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie) quit the government over the UN Migration Treaty. They made up 31 of the seat

Previously in Europe, French Traffic Safety. This week we discuss the either occurring right now or never occurring Russian invasion or Ukraine and the Yellow Vests Movement in France. 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 Attempted no confidence in Babis They surrived by just 9 votes... (https://www.politico.eu/article/andrej-babis-czech-pm-babis-survives-no-confidence-vote-sparked-by-sons-kidnap-claims/) This was sparked by claims from his son that he was kidnapped to prevent him from speaking to investigators over the EU funds scandal Babis is embroiled in (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/13/czech-pm-andrej-babis-future-hangs-in-balance-after-sons-kidnap-claims) His comments to the parliment include

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: Voting History Rejected narrowly in June after 2 years of negotiations and drafts (https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-votes-to-block-copyright-reform/) After some edits and a whole lot of lobbying it passed parliament (https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/12/17849868/eu-internet-copyright-reform-article-11-13-approved, https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/9kv5pa/eu-copyright-directive-vote-internet, https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-axel-voss-backs-copyright-reform-against-tech-giants-google-facebook/) Some of this is fine: Article 3 proposes an exemption for text and data mining for scientific research - this would be sweet as generating data-sets is a massi

Previously in Europe, €8000. This week we discuss the utility of giving the far right exactly what they want as a fun tactic for beating them. 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 Ireland thinks Poland's courts are okay I guess After we discussed how they were potentially not going to send him back to Poland... they have (https://euobserver.com/tickers/143429) The ECJ basically said they need to decide on a case by case basis. The Irish high court decided it's okay in this case (https://www.thejournal.ie/poland-extradition-4346908-Nov2018/) "It is important to state that it is the courts in Poland and, perhaps if he were to be convicted and have that conviction upheld on appeal, the European Court of Human R

Previously in Europe, Hugh. This week Ciarán has a solo episode where I take a look at European parliament projections and what nonsense might befall us come 2019. 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?

Previously in Europe Salvini's girlfriend. This week we discuss the annual questionable displays at Poland's independence celebrations and the Nord Stream 2, Russia's favorite geopolitical legitimate business venture. 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 EPP Picks Spitzenkanditat Centre-right sets rules to pick EU lead candidate Politicians frome the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) who want to run for lead candidate for next year's European elections will have to declare themselves between 6 September and 17 October, the party's political assembly decided on Monday. The candidate, who will be the candidate for president of the European Commission, will be chosen at the EPP congress in Helsinki on 8 Nov

Previously in Europe, mailbags. This week we discuss the messages we've received from some of our lovely listeners and also the Irish presidential election because we're Irish and we can't help ourselves apparently. If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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?

Previously in Europe a realistic description of European Commission oversight powers. This week Ciarán is away so Hugh gets to complain about coverage of fiscal matters without any checks or balances - much like the governments of the eurozone... If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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?

Previously in Europe, pirates in Luxembourg. This week we discuss the Bavarian elections results which show us that there may or may not be a green wave in Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. It also may or may not matter! If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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?

Previously in Europe, Hugh. This week Ciarán is on his lonesome talking the BiH 2018 general election. Oh god. What?! Oh no! If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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?

Previously in Europe, Borders. This week we talk about the recent Latvian election and the whole thing with Serbia swapping land with Kosovo, and why that won't happen anytime soon. If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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?

Previously in Europe a suspiciously Italian Argentina . This week we return and catch up on the horrors of the nightmare coalition in Italy. They've been up to some things which... wow.. yeah.. If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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

Previously in Europe, extradition treaties. Do people remember "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" does that reference scan? Anyway, on this episode, we discuss the sexuality of some Russian assassins, some idiots who don't know that Starship Troopers is a cautionary tale about Fascism and more importantly our topic is how real is the rise of the far-right. Fun stuff! If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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

Previously in Europe, good ideas. This week the cast makes it's glorious return after a couple of months off while caught up on life. We discuss the Swedish and Slovenian elections somewhat briefly. Then we spend some time discussing why article 7 is a massive waste of everyone's time. It's good to be back... If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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

Previously in Europe, Boris Johnson. This week we discuss the Trade Wars ™️ caused by the fallout of the Iran sanctions. We also talk about Armenia, Romania, the UK and Ciarán's new homeland Germany. If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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

Previously in Europe, successful summits. This week we discuss the many mixed bags of this week's European news.. mostly bad! We get deep on Dragnea's conviction for corruption in Romania! If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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

Oh man, we're trying something new with the solo episodes! Ciarán shares his opinions on the whole Manu situation in France and how the media constantly refers to La Lega as Populist. If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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

Previously in Europe, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. This week we cover what we've missed and also we intro a new section called the Rajoy's a Bastard Section. Professionalism! If you're interested we have a Facebook group. Search for "Previously in Europe" on Facebook to join the discussion and post things you think we should cover. 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