12 Minutes With - The Europe Interview

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand | EU-Canada ties not 'just a policy response'

Her country is moving closer to Europe in a bid to reduce its reliance on the US.   Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand joins 12 Minutes with to discuss why Ottawa's deepening of ties with the EU is not merely a response to US President Donald Trump's policies, Canada's latest sanctions on Russia and her expectations for the upcoming NATO summit.  A series of in-depth interviews with influential Europeans—spanning politics, business, science, technology, and the environment—who are shaping the future of the continent. Each episode explores the key challenges and opportunities facing Europe today. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin | Russia is threat beyond eastern front

Sanna Marin, former Prime Minister of Finland, joins 12 Minutes With to discuss why Orbán's defeat in Hungary opens doors for EU decision-making, EU and Ukraine’s deepening interdependence and why the EU should develop its own nuclear deterrence. A series of in-depth interviews with influential Europeans—spanning politics, business, science, technology, and the environment—who are shaping the future of the continent. Each episode explores the key challenges and opportunities facing Europe today. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation Arsenio Dominguez | ‘No country has the right to block the Strait of Hormuz’

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation Arsenio Dominguez joins 12 Minutes With to unpack the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s recent blockade of Iranian ports, how the conflict is already reaching consumers' wallets and if the conflict will turn into a long-term economic war.   A series of in-depth interviews with influential Europeans—spanning politics, business, science, technology, and the environment—who are shaping the future of the continent. Each episode explores the key challenges and opportunities facing Europe today. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock | Ongoing wars are not UN failure

President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock joins 12 Minutes with at a time when the organisation is facing mounting problems. She responds to criticism of what critics perceive as the institution's weakness, its planned reform and why a united EU is key to the UN's success.  A series of in-depth interviews with influential Europeans—spanning politics, business, science, technology, and the environment—who are shaping the future of the continent. Each episode explores the key challenges and opportunities facing Europe today. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

UN Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher | Challenging cuts and spillover of crisis

UN Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher joins 12 Minutes with as the Middle East conflict enters its third week. He discusses the anticipated spillover of refugees to Europe, why he does not see the Board of Peace as a threat to the UN, and the precarious task facing peacekeepers. A series of in-depth interviews with influential Europeans—spanning politics, business, science, technology, and the environment—who are shaping the future of the continent. Each episode explores the key challenges and opportunities facing Europe today. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.