London Calling EU

About London Calling EU

As the new relationship between the EU and the UK unfolds, this regular podcast will provide a platform to discuss issues of interest to people on both sides of the Channel. We’ll shine the spotlight on the areas where the EU and the UK enjoy long-standing ties and where there is wide scope for cooperation such as the battle against climate change, sports, culture and many others. We will look at this new relationship through new lenses, without any prejudice but with the optimism which comes from the belief that there is life beyond Brexit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

The EU Delegation to the UK

Category

education · government · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Nov 2021

Latest episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

10 of 28 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The fight for a democratic future for Belarus – in conversation with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

   This episode of London Calling EU presents a discussion held at Europe House devoted to Belarus and its future within a peaceful and stable Europe. Ms Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of Belarus's democratic movement and the most prominent voice challenging the Lukashenka regime, was joined in conversation at Europe House by Katia Glod, Research Fellow and Deputy Head of Foreign Policy at the New Eurasian Strategies Centre. The event was produced in collaboration with the Centre for European Reform and was chaired by its director Charles Grant. As all was on the record we are happy to present the discussion here in full. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   2 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   From London to New York: Lars Westra, EU Youth Delegate to the UN quizzes EU Ambassador to the UK, Pedro Serrano

   In a special co-production with the Who Rules the World? Podcast (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/open.spotify.com/show/6kJj17YrQ39fWavhqdk3bg?si=3QbdXH3SRsOpyPtsbevZKw__;!!IlxdEVI!Bjeb-7HWT3JJVs5P7f4e4YmbYt2Oi_HqBnna6zVo_nPV6R1inMEI_ZD5kBkLWhJjcfp5rY7RjoKT9EL3mUOfXYQ1$), created and produced by EU Delegation in New York, Lars Westra, EU Youth Delegate to the UN, presents this month’s episode of London Calling EU. Lars attended the EU Delegation to the UK’s Annual Youth Dialogue event held this year in Newcastle University, where he caught up with the EU Ambassador to the UK Pedro Serrano. Ambassador Serrano, who was infact the first EU Ambassador to the UN, spoke to Lars about the importance of youth voices in multilateralism and why youth should get in contact with different cultures/environments. At an important juncture in EU-UK Youth relations, the commitment to keeping channels open with youth is more important that ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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   13 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Finding Europe on London’s Streets: understanding the enduring ties between London and the European Literary imagination

   This month’s episode of London Calling EU will focus on a unique literary project that underscores the enduring cultural ties between the UK and the rest of the European continent: the interactive, online European Literary Map of London devised by University College London's European Institute. Highlighting London’s relevance for European culture and in particular for European writers, Dr Uta Staiger Director of the UCL European Institute and curator of the project discusses the project and the wider relationship of London and European Literature with European authors Ciara Broderick (Ireland), Nisrine Mbarki (The Netherlands), Domas Raibys (Lithuania) and Iryna Shuvalova (Ukraine) and her UCL colleague, Lucy Shackleton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Inside a recent episode

The fight for a democratic future for Belarus – in conversation with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Published 18 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So we are as democratic forces, you know. When I say democratic movement, I don't mean only those who work from exile, because our backbone of our uprising of our movement are people inside the country. Just at the moment, those who live in exile, we can be more active, because we will not be sent into jail immediately. So that's why, you know, I already, you know, told that, you know, our task is to keep connection with the people on the ground, support people on the ground as much as we can, because it's really difficult sometimes even to communicate, because Lukashenka's regime is trying to restrict any communication, even reading alternative media can bring you to prison. […]

Who has been a guest on London Calling EU

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Pedro Serrano
• Anand Menon
• Olivia O’Sullivan
• Nathalie Tocci

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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