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  • Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton | EU should work with US on Iran
    Jan 15 2026

    He went from working for President Donald Trump to becoming his staunchest critic.

    John Bolton, former National Security Advisor during Trump's first term, joins 12 Minutes With to discuss a possible US military intervention in Iran, why discussions over Greenland could signify the end of NATO and his ranking of Trump's current foreign policy.

    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.

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    13 min
  • Belgian Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt | Belgium 'no longer land of milk and honey'
    Jan 9 2026

    She has been tasked with implementing her country's strictest asylum and migration policy to date.

    Belgian Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt joins 12 Minutes With to discuss efforst to strike a deal on returns with the Taliban, what will make or break the EU's Migration Pact and sending foreign prisoners abroad.

    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.

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    13 min
  • Danish European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre | Circumventing the Hungarian veto
    Dec 19 2025

    Danish Europe Minister Marie Bjerre joins 12 Minutes With to unpack a new plan to circumvent Hungary's veto on Ukraine’s accession bid, the key wins of the Danish EU Presidency and Copenhagen's transformation from migration outlier to European example.

    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.

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    13 min
  • Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo | How did Spain become the eurozone's fastest-growing economy?
    Dec 13 2025

    Spain's economy minister Carlos Cuerpo joins 12 Minutes with to talk about modernising his country's economy, how it is outpacing its larger peers and the role of migration in this process.

    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.

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    13 min
  • EU watchdog chief Teresa Anjinho | Fraud probes 'risk damaging EU reputation'
    Dec 12 2025

    The head of the EU's ombudsman, Teresa Anjinho, joins 12 Minutes with to discuss the probes that have rocked Brussels, accessing von der Leyen's text messages and what is needed to safeguard people's trust in the EU institutions.

    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.

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    13 min
  • Belgian Drugs Chief Ine Van Wymersch | Narco-states and an EU opioid problem?
    Dec 6 2025

    She has taken on her role at a time when drug-related attacks are rocking her country.

    Belgian Drug Commissioner Ine Van Wymersch joins 12 Minutes With to discuss the risk of Belgium becoming a narco-state, her concerns about opioid-laced vapes harming youngsters and the emergence of fentanyl in Europe.

    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.

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    13 min
  • North Macedonia's PM Mickoski | Bullied on EU membership path?
    Nov 8 2025

    His country has been in the EU accession waiting room for 25 years and has seen little progress.

    Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski joins this latest episode of 12 Minutes With to discuss what he refers to as artificial disputes holding his country back, and the impact this has on the country's population.

    This interview was conducted during Euronews’ Enlargement Summit on 4 November. Find out more about the event on euronews.com

    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.

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    13 min
  • Montenegrin FM Ivanović | The EU's 28th member state?
    Nov 7 2025

    Nine countries are candidates to join the European Union, but one is ahead in the race: Montenegro. The country of just over 600,000 people is aiming to wrap up accession talks next year and join the bloc as early as January 2028.

    Deputy Prime Minister Filip Ivanović explains why the EU could pay a "huge" geopolitical cost and risk "losing credibility" if it fails to welcome Montenegro, and urges Brussels to show other countries working to become EU-ready that their efforts are not in vain.


    This interview was conducted during Euronews’ Enlargement Summit on 4 November. Find out more about the event on euronews.com

    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 for more information.

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    12 min