Interview with the war reporter Jan Jessen
The guest in this edition of Labyrinth is the war reporter from Germany, Jan Jessen, who is constantly on the Ukraine-Middle East route. Jessen has just returned from Ukraine and says the exhaustion from the two-year war is already clearly visible. According to him, the lack of weapons is the reason why the Russians conquered Avdiivka. As for Navalny's death, Јessen interprets it as a message to the Russian people.
We also discussed the situation in the European Union and its attempts to reach a single position when it comes to military hotspots and the imposition of sanctions. This year there are also elections in the Union, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who comes from Germany, will run for a second term at the head of the Commission. Jan answers the question: Does von der Leyen have the support of the Germans and how they see the European elections.
-
Brondoni on the RAI journalists' strike: We are not used to censorship
Interview with the Italian journalist and writer, Cristina Brondoni
The guest in this edition of Labyrinth is the journalist and writer from Italy, Cristina Brondoni. We discussed the policy of the Italian Government towards the EU enlargement policy, the support of Ukraine, as well as the interest of the Italians in the upcoming elections of the Union. Brondoni says that the Government of Meloni has maintained the policy of support for Ukraine and support for the enlargement of the Union, especially for the entry of Albania, given the friendly relations of Prime Minister Meloni with Prime Minister Rama. As for the upcoming European elections, Brondoni says that the political parties in Italy are more interested in them than the people who think that domestic problems are more important. We also talked about the media in Italy, the strike of public service journalists for censorship by Meloni's Government, as well as its structure.
-
The challenges before the European Union in the post-covid era
Analysis of the developments in Europe in the face of military conflicts, economic problems and social post-covid consolidation.
The Ervopeum forum, which was organized by the Institute for European Politics, gave an overview of the current situation with the mechanisms for the rule of law in the EU and the mechanism for the growth of the union, within which the progress of many aspirants on the way to the EU was considered when it comes to governance of law.
Such events have for the overall promotion of the reforms that even more candidates can undertake before the membership, making the forces candidates for implementing reforms with the aim of Europeanizing the social-institutional environment in these countries.
The road to the Union is paved with the successfully implemented reform, but is Macedonia on the road to the EU?
Can Macedonia defeat corruption, which is the main problem of the state when it comes to Europeanization?
How to free the judiciary from the chain of political and business entrapment - Laws are in powers, but how are they implemented?
Watch the new edition of Labyrinth and find out what's next in the battle for EU membership, where Macedonia is on the map and will the right path to integration emerge? Our guest in this issue is Beba Žagar from the Institute for European Politics.
-
People in Beirut sleep on streets and beaches because buildings are targeted
An interview with award-winning humanitarian from Beirut, Marina El Khawand
The war in the Middle East is heating up. After the attacks carried out by Iran on Israel, Israel began a heavy bombing of its Hezbollah proxy in Lebanon and continued heavy attacks on the Gaza Strip. In this Labyrinth, we talk to award-winning humanitarian and fighter for equal and free access to medical care, Marina El Khawand.
We discussed the current situation in Lebanon with refugees and people receiving evacuation orders in the middle of the night, the basic needs of water, food and medicine, as well as the role Hezbollah plays in Lebanese society.
Watch the full episode.
