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

Former French minister Bruno Le Maire | 'EU of six, not 27, needed to be strong'

He is both the longest-serving economy and finance minister, and had the shortest term as minister of the armed forces.   Bruno Le Maire joins 12 Minutes With to discuss what he calls a "fake deal" between the US and Iran, limiting decision-making on key issues to six countries, and how to combat the China trade imbalance. 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.

European Space Agency chief Josef Aschbacher | Increased threats in space expected

The European Space Agency's chief Josef Aschbacher joins 12 Minutes With to discuss rocket explosions, UFO sightings and when we can expect to see the next European astronaut on the moon. 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.

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.