As the EU seeks to defend democracy from foreign interference, it is reframing information as a potential security threat. This is reshaping how Europe understands speech, power, and security.

This episode explores what FIMI changes and what it risks breaking in the EU’s own tools of global influence.

Host: Luis Bouza García (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

Guests: Lucas Proto (El Confidencial / Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Ruth Ferrero Turrión (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Sophier Veriter (Institute of Security and Global Affairs Leiden University).

Producción: Franco Delle Donne (Rombo Podcasts)

European federalists have long wished for the EU to be taught in schools, but the real chance for Europeanised education may lie in fostering critical thinking skills in school.

In this episode, we explore whether citizenship education should be a subject in European curricula, and how EU-level coordination can support teachers and students.

Hosts: Luis Bouza García (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) and Álvaro Oleart (Université libre de Bruxelles)

Guests: Alessia Chiriatti (Istituto Affari Internazionali) and Federico Castiglioni (Istituto Affari Internazionali)

Production: Franco Delle Donne (Rombo Podcasts)

In this episode, we unpack three proposals on democratic responses to disinformation, from social media regulation and algorithmic transparency to strengthening public service media. We also explore calls for a holistic EU-wide strategy on information integrity.

Hosts: Luis Bouza, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Álvaro Oleart, Université libre de Bruxelles.

Guest: Julia Rone, Assistant Professor Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam researching social movements, politics and the utopias and dystopias of digital media.

Production: Franco Delle Donne, Rombo Podcasts