Welcome to ‘Europe Speaks’, a podcast channel by the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) where we explore everything to do with the European Union: history, current affairs, and the future of Europe. We publish regular podcasts on all these topics, including EuropeChats with Jim Cloos and Mariam Khotenashvili, and a series of other webinars, explainers, and interviews with the world’s leading experts on the EU!
Episodes
Friday Feb 13, 2026
Friday Feb 13, 2026
Elections still matter, but participation is changing shape. We look at who walks away from voting (and why), how participation gaps map into inequality and civic space, and where people go when they still do not abandon politics.
Democracy Cracks is a six-episode podcast mini-series exploring the cracks in our democratic systems, from weakening trust to widening social divides, narrated by TEPSA's Programme Manager Eva Ribera and produced as part of ActEU, a Horizon Europe research project.
Host and writing: Eva Ribera
Production: Florence Ferrando, Barbara Vanotti
Editorial review: Mariam Khotenashvili and Alexandros-Christos Gkotinakos
Music: Nicolas Gadrat
Sound credits:
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This podcast is funded by the European Union.
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