The EU and the Gulf nations will maintain their first ever summit in Brussels right this moment, 15 October.
Today marks the primary ever summit between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which incorporates the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, as a part of the brand new EU technique aimed toward to strengthen ties with the Gulf nations, specializing in local weather and commerce relations.
Radio Schuman presents you with a part of our colleague Shona Murray’s interview with Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
There can be a quick remark from European Commission Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Peter Stano on how the EU will strategy its companions within the Gulf, particularly on what divides them, such because the geopolitical strategy in direction of Russia and his invasion of Ukraine.
We additionally talk about a report from the European Social Insurance Platform that highlights a gentle improve in pharmaceutical spending in Europe. Spoiler alert: Not a superb factor for taxpayers.
And within the closing a part of the present, Radio Schuman explores one of the best locations to go snowboarding this winter, after many resorts closed final season as a consequence of snowless slopes.
Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and manufacturing assistant Eleonora Vasques, audio modifying by Zacharia Vigneron and music by Alexandre Jas.
