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'2024 is shaping up as a terrifying year, if you're a democrat' - John O'Brennan

Ahead of a major EU leaders summit, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said today that the EU has lost credibility due to the Unions fragmented response to the Israeli-Palestine conflict.   So how is the reputation of the EU holding up given the major challenges it faces?   Kieran was joined by John O’Brennan Professor of European Politics at NUI Maynooth and Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration and former Irish Ambassador to the UK, Bobby McDonagh...  

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17.00 14 Dec 2023


'2024 is shaping up as a terrifying year, if you're a democrat' - John O'Brennan


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Ahead of a major EU leaders summit, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said today that the EU has lost credibility due to the Unions fragmented response to the Israeli-Palestine conflict.

So how is the reputation of the EU holding up given the major challenges it faces?

Kieran was joined by John O’Brennan Professor of European Politics at NUI Maynooth and Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration and former Irish Ambassador to the UK, Bobby McDonagh...


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