This week in our newsletter: three Hungarian bangers, in celebration of Viktor Orbán's defeat europeanspodcast.substack.com/p/three-anth...

Even better than this typically diverse offering from The Europeans: you get to hear @ninaism.bsky.social’s dulcet tones this week instead of mine. And she has an alarmingly good time with @dominicinamsterdam.bsky.social. I think my job is under threat

I swear no other podcast has this much fun talking about the workings of European democracy

Hilarious how for years serious people have said that you can't rely on renewables because they are prone to disruptions in supply www.ft.com/content/19f1...

This week in my newsletter: PSG opens a café. A post about the two PSGs: the local team, whose stars have included boys from the banlieues like Kylian Mbappé; and the soulless global brand, fuelled by Qatari petrodollars millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/psg-sells-...

This week in our newsletter: a European journalistic juggernaut felled by ChatGPT, Czechia's massive pro-democracy protests, and every NATO country saying no to Trump europeanspodcast.substack.com/p/gwbw-gets-...

This isn't the first time @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social has been targeted by the government. Listen to this episode from 2022 in which we speak to him about the discovery that his phone had been hacked using Pegasus software. www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

This is pretty much as good as it gets for French PM Sébastien Lecornu

Hungary’s crackdown on press freedom escalates: @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social, one of Hungary's most prominent investigative journos and a former guest of ours, faces criminal espionage charges - a blatant attack by Orbán’s government. We stand in full solidarity with Panyi. ipi.media/hungary-ipi-...

NEW EPISODE Europe’s been buzzing with elections lately - but this week, we’re focusing on arguably the most monumental election of 2026: On April 12th, Hungarians could choose to end Orbán’s 16-year reign. Is Europe’s most illiberal leader on his way out? www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

Sure, he cycled to his victory speech on a hire bike, but who is the new mayor of Paris really? A quick sketch in the form of three interesting things to know about Emmanuel Grégoire millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/three-thin...

Here's new Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire expertly combining cycling with giving a press conference, while on his way to his victory party. He remained on-brand by taking the Metro home

Background article from January: The Paris electoral system, explained (the Mayor is not a directly elected position) millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/the-paris-... by @katyinparis.bsky.social also see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Pa...

Exit polls are indicating a resounding win for Emmanuel Grégoire, a Socialist representing the united left, as mayor of Paris. This is still a progressive city

This week on my newsletter, I wrote about how rightwinger Rachida Dati could very easily be elected mayor of Paris on Sunday, despite this city’s progressive leanings. Surprise surprise — a divided left means it might slip from the Socialist frontrunner’s hands open.substack.com/pub/millefeu...

wrote a jolly column on this French charity getting people to pick the fresh produce usually left to rot in private gardens as the owners are often elderly or overwhelmed, then hand it all over to foodbanks so everyone has access to fresh fruit and veg: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...

It's easy to forget when things happen slowly, but Paris really has seen an astonishing change in the last decade

Today in random Parisian property lust: would you like to buy a 40m2 house (house!) in Montmartre for €600k The answer for me is yes, kind of, or at least I would like someone to buy it for me, merci beaucoup www.bellesdemeures.com/annonces/ven...

This video is gold. The Norwegian Consumer Council is hitting back against the crappy tech that is making things increasingly shitty. vimeo.com/1168468796

We love to see it! Sithamparappillai Jegatheepan, a Sri Lankan baker who arrived in France in 2003, has just won best baguette in Paris. He wins €4,000 and a year-long contract baking for Macron www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/la-...

Survivors of Mohamed Al Fayed's abuse are fighting to have their cases recognised as trafficking similar to the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. Requests to the Met have gone unheeded so they are pinning their hopes on a French investigation. My piece for The Observer: observer.co.uk/news/interna...

🚄✈️Why is it still so hard to choose train over plane? On long-distance routes, choosing the train can feel borderline heroic. It’s often more expensive, takes longer, and you often miss connections. We asked @[email protected] what needs to change to make rail the obvious choice. THREAD:

It started with an article that described women as a net deficit to the economy. Emma has spent years researching how the entire way we think about economics is geared against women. I loved talking to her about the arguments she makes in her book, 'Deficit':

This week, I have written about the massive punch-up at a nougat stand at the Salon de l'agriculture. If you've ever wanted to see a fight involving a nougat knife, watch the video. millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/come-for-t...

Oh noooooon

Consumers are obsessed with food miles because it is easy to understand - why are my bananas from so far away? But moving fruit in bulk on ships is far from the biggest cost involved. It can also be more environmentally friendly than organic food grown nearby www.worksinprogress.news/p/notes-on-p...

Utterly floored by every interview of Gisèle Pelicot’s, and her ability to speak about the terrible things that happened to her with such eloquence. And what a much-needed right it is in the world that she has been able to find love again. ‘Hope is allowed’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

It’s got cannabis policy! It’s got vintage ski video recommendations! It’s unfailingly a good read, and I can say this because I’m not responsible for writing it:

Important listening this week.

Love and support you always, Cincinnati Enquirer (support local media), but esp today This is a Midwest daily paper. About as middle of the road as you can get & they understand that this is an objective, straight news headline, in the context of a planned Trump/GOP onslaught in Springfield, etc

(seen a bunch of people sharing this/talking in general about how "normal" Mamdani is but imo this doesn't show a normal person, but an *exceptionally* skilled communicator - a normal person wouldn't react like that to having a speech interrupted by a child! give him his due!)

Lots in this episode for anyone who’s interested in how we make our podcasts, as well as anyone who’s interested in socks and/or owls

Important reporting from @katyinparis.bsky.social: millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-man-just...

Essential reading from @katyinparis.bsky.social. El Hacen Diarra died in police custody this month, after video shows officers beating him on the street and screaming that he was being strangled. Very few people are talking about it. millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-man-just...

An important story by @katyinparis.bsky.social aris.bsky.social about a death at the hands of the French police that has too easily been ignored. "You’re strangling me," El Hacen Diarra told police, in the latest echo of Eric Garner's "I can't breathe". millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-man-just...

This week I wrote about El Hacen Diarra, who died in police custody in Paris; about why his death is not front-page news; and about why we do not need to understand his death through the prism of what is happening with ICE in the US. millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/a-man-just...

Had the time of my life co-hosting with my favourite Luxembourger @ninaism.bsky.social this week

Have you got questions about how we make The Europeans? We're recording a Q&A episode next week, so we'd love to hear them! Drop your questions below, or even better, email us a voice memo so we can hear your voice on the podcast :) hello (at) europeanspodcast.com

This newsletter is honestly the read you need after the week that it’s been — it’s got nuns, it’s got Czech tearoom vibes, and it’s got incredible gifs

British crown was world’s largest buyer of enslaved people by 1807, book reveals

This week we speak to the UK gov minister negotiating a post-Brexit 'reset' with the EU. As @dominicinamsterdam.bsky.social points out, the fact that he even wants to speak on a pan-European podcast shows how times have changed. But will the reset really go beyond anything symbolic? Listen:

This week in my newsletter: I figured out how the Paris electoral system works so you don't have to (Actually, if you've got a vote in these elections you unfortunately still have to, but I hope this newsletter makes that process a bit less painful) millefeuilleparis.substack.com/p/the-paris-...

I realise this isn't the main story, but can we talk about Emmanuel Macron's apparent allergy to punctuation?

Any other former prime ministers wanna come on our podcast? Or present prime ministers, we’re not fussy

Kind of love this as a retirement hobby

Single glazing! Lift etiquette! Kissing men on hoverboards! So fun to talk to Katy about the joy and madness of working inside Paris's only proper skyscraper.

This week on my newsletter: can anything be done to make the tour Montparnasse, which has blighted the Paris skyline since 1973, a little bit less hideous? With input from @meganclement.bsky.social, who is full of delightful stories about working inside it substack.com/home/post/p-...

WHAT A FUN START TO THE YEAR. The one bright spot is that The Europeans is back.

We're back for a brand-new year of podcasts about European politics, European culture and Europe's place in the world. What under-covered issue do you think we should be talking about in 2026?

Fantastic review of Nicolas Sarkoy's toe-curlingly awful 'prison diaries' observer.co.uk/news/interna...