Who will lead next EU Council? | Radio Schuman

Maïa de La Baume
Who will lead next EU Council? | Radio Schuman

With two days to go before the European elections, we discuss who might replace the current council president Charles Michel, together with our senior reporter Gerardo Fortuna.

We also look at the upcoming farmers protests and a call by more than 30 German companies, including Deutsche Bank, Allianz, and Mercedes-Benz, to boycott populist parties, such as Alternative für Deutschland, ahead of the elections.

Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and production assistant Elenora Vasques and audio editing by Zacharia Vigneron. The music is by Alexandre Jas.

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