Inside Europe

4.4 (54)
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The original European current affairs podcast from Germany’s international broadcaster. Bringing you expert analysis and on-the ground reporting from the European capitals and beyond. Join host Kate Laycock and DW’s network of seasoned correspondents for your weekly dose of euro-politics and culture. Published every Thursday.

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Inside Europe 30 October 2025

General elections put the Netherlands back on a centrist course, Ireland elects a leftwing independent candidate as President, and why European leaders are keen to visit Turkey. Then: the world's largest dance music summit in Amsterdam, classical music's most prestigious prize in Stockholm, and 80 years of the Moomins.

55 min
OCT 23

Inside Europe 23 October 2025

In this special "Alternative Economies" edition, we take a break from the news to rethink business as usual. This episode features concrete examples of European business and budget experiments, ranging from the reformist to the downright radical.

55 min
OCT 16

Inside Europe 16 October 2025

All you need to know about Laszlo Krasznahorka: the Hungarian winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Literature, a gloriously anarchic celebration of an Italian children’s classic, an Icelandic murder mystery set on the Spanish island of Tenerife, poet and musician Matthew McDonald, and a race up a Slovenian mountain, pursued by Tadej Pogacar.

55 min
OCT 9

Inside Europe 9 October 2025

Why France is stumbling from one political crisis to the next, a new report on homelessness across Europe, and a Housing First project in the UK. Then: Flotilla activists speak of abuse, what Czechia's political future holds, Dutch feminists reclaim the night, and a Fish and Chips shop with a twist. + FEANTSA report on homelessness: https://tinyurl.com/3uxmxf3t +?maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss

55 min
OCT 2

Inside Europe 2 October 2025

Post-election relief in Moldova, upcoming elections in Czechia with similar concerns over Russian interference, and drone start-ups in Tallinn offering agile, quicker and cheaper solutions. Then: ex-French President Sarkozy's verdict, a deep dive into plastic waste exports and their deadly consequences, and how Croatian nationalism is on the big stage.

55 min
SEP 25

Inside Europe 25 September 2025

24 hours in the life of Emmanuel Macron in New York, how far NATO is prepared to go to defend its airspace, and why you should care about the Moldovan elections. Then: Russian training camps in Serbia, a message from the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, the UK's political malaise, a Czech-German history project, and a cheesy festival in Italy.

55 min
SEP 18

Inside Europe 18 September 2025

Donald Trump’s controversial state visit to the UK, a closer look at how Spain and the Netherlands are keeping Palestine in the spotlight, and a Swedish Spy Church. Then: new recruits join a military bootcamp outside Paris, an audio-tour of the world of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak and why Turkey's opposition fear the worst. ++ link to the UN report on Gaza: https://shorturl.at/mVIVO ++?maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss

55 min
SEP 11

Inside Europe 11 September 2025

Anger on the streets across France, the National Rally's Trump problem, and a Danish political scientist's plan to fix "democracy's back door." Then: Lithuania steps up its border controls and an island special on Corsican autonomy, the Outer Hebrides' demographic struggle, and Greenland's tourism.

55 min

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54 Ratings

Diverse informative fun

2023-12-24

vancouveriran

choosing diverse situations of a happening continent, covering them in an unbiased, informative and entertaining manner. Daunting task trying to choose among different topics and pleasing majority of listeners. I’m not European nor live there, and this program provides me a well rounded overview of subjects that don’t always get reflected in mainstream news. Keep up the good work.
Keep up the excellent reporting

2022-04-04

138DC

I think Inside Europe provides an excellent perspective on how European nations are dealing with world events.
Desinforming with a pretense

2022-12-19

Peter Maierean

I have been listening to DW for years and have built a suspicion that the editors are strongly biased against all news coming from Romania. I am from that country but have been living in North America for many decades. Those suspicions have gotten confirmed with the last episode of the podcast from December 15 when they completly ignored a major deception caused by the latest council of EU in Romania by rejecting its bid to join the Schengen Zone after 17 years of joining the EU. That failure kept the headline of the Romanian media since, but not a word on DW. With this, I am putting an end to my subscription. Not recommend DW to anyone trying to make sense of what is happening Inside Europe. Big shame
Just Keep It In Mind

2022-06-03

Brennon from Canada

I like how it covers stories from across Europe. However, as long as you can see through the glaring left-wing stance you’ll get more out of each episode

The original European current affairs podcast from Germany’s international broadcaster. Bringing you expert analysis and on-the ground reporting from the European capitals and beyond. Join host Kate Laycock and DW’s network of seasoned correspondents for your weekly dose of euro-politics and culture. Published every Thursday.