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Jan 25, 2025 • 33min
Is this EU Law Against Free Speech? - Christel Schaeldemose
Christel Schaldemose is a Danish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2006. In 2021, she was appointed as the Parliament's rapporteur on the Digital Services Act (DSA) and, from 2024, she has been a Vice President of the European Parliament.Follow Christel Schaldemose:https://www.instagram.com/christelschaldemosehttps://twitter.com/schaldemosemepTimestamps:00:00 Introduction01:10 Who is Christel Schaeldemose?02:11 Whats the Digital Services Act?09:40 How the DSA was developed13:00 The idea behind the DSA17:40 Mark Zuckerberg20:43 Disinformation and Russian Media23:39 Why I invited Mark Zuckerberg and Elon 28:14 Community notes30:49 Is there Censorship in Europe?

Jan 1, 2025 • 45min
Do Billionaires Pay Enough Taxes? - Pasquale Tridico
Pasquale Tridico is an Italian economist and Member of the European Parliament with the Five Star Movement. He is currently the chair of the FISC committee in the European Parliament. He served as president of the Italian National Institute for Social Security from 2019 to 2023.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:02 Who is Pasquale Tridico?
04:04 Direct Democracy
10:30 Mercosur Agreement
13:27 The 5 Stars Movement
16:50 Joining The Left Group
18:57 Chair of FISC Committee
22:43 Common Fiscal Policy?
27:02 Wealth Tax
32:52 Do Governments Spend Money Wisely?
35:23 Working at the European Parliament
37:17 Problems in Europe
40:43 Budget of the European Union
43:40 Tridico's Last Words

Dec 26, 2024 • 2h 14min
Who is Behind the Matrix? - Andrew Tate
Andrew Tate invited me to go to his livestream. I accepted to talk with him because I want to talk with everyone, because talking doesn't mean agreeing, it means wanting to understand.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:50 The Matrix
19:04 How the EU works
23:23 Ursula von der Leyen
31:13 Gender Equality
47:41 War in Gaza
50:42 Men and Women in Power
01:01:16 Multiculturalism
01:20:56 Artificial Intelligence
01:23:28 Business in Europe
01:27:47 Andrew Tate on his case
01:31:30 European leaders
01:36:33 Power of Social Media
01:40:35 Democracy
01:44:21 Russia
01:48:19 Russian Interference
01:50:22 True Democracy
01:57:08 Solutions against bureaucracy
01:59:05 The next government system
02:04:48 Trump
02:07:24 Members of the European Parliament's Best Work
02:11:53 Why I did this podcast
02:12:57 Andrew Tate's last words

Dec 17, 2024 • 1h 11min
Former UN Peace Negotiator Reveals the Truth about Ukraine - Michael von der Schulenburg
Michael von der Schulenburg is a former United Nations diplomat, he spent his life in many of the world’s trouble spots, such as in Haiti, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, the Balkan, Somalia, Sierra Leone and the Sahel. Now he is a Member of the European Parliament in the German party Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:00 Who is Michael von der Schulenburg
03:38 War in Europe
05:42 United Nations
08:56 Afghanistan
12:51 Listening both sides
16:17 Are some wars justified?
19:01 Modern weapons
21:46 Taking difficult decisions
25:17 Politicians being detached from reality
28:55 The United Nations and the UN Charter
33:49 Power of big countries
37:12 Are politicians doing what the people want?
39:59 Nobody wants war
41:49 European Parliament
44:36 Foreign Policy of Europe
47:50 Syria
49:04 Palestine-Israel
52:24 End of the war in Ukraine
57:21 Roasting the European Parliament
01:01:38 Why nothing justifies war
01:03:45 Michael's Party: BSW
01:07:14 Nuclear war
01:10:30 Michael's last words

Nov 29, 2024 • 55min
The EU's Complicated Foreign Policy - Antonio López-Istúriz
Antonio López-Istúriz White is a Spanish Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the European People's Party in which he has served as the Secretary General for 20 years, from 2002 to 2022.

Nov 21, 2024 • 32min
Education in Europe Has a Big Problem - Nela Riehl
Nela Riehl is a high school teacher and Member of the European Parliament. She run in the European elections of 2024 with the party Volt in Germany. She is the chair of the Culture and Education Committee.

Nov 15, 2024 • 39min
How Powerful the European Union Really Is - Sven Simon
Sven Simon is a German law professor and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. He currently is the chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO). He previously taught international and European law at Philipps University of Marburg.

Oct 15, 2024 • 33min
These Politicians Were Elected as a Joke
MEPs Sibylle Berg and Martin Sonneborn from DIE PARTEI speak with Fidias

Sep 15, 2024 • 1h 29min
How Power and Money Fuel Conflicts Today - Nas Daily
Nusseir Yassin (Nas Daily) is an entrepreneur and content creator with more than 60 million followers across social media. In this podcast we talk about the war in Gaza, he explains his opinion on the European Union and he shares his experience spending 6 months learning 6 different religions.

Sep 1, 2024 • 1h 35min
YouTube Shorts Made This Kid a Millionaire - Daniel Bitton
Daniel Bitton is a 17-year-old entrepreneur, co-founder of the app Crayo and expert in social media video creation. In this episode, Daniel shares his knowledge that has led him to become a millionaire in his teens.