23 June 2023
Episode 2494
37 minutes
Guy De Launey discusses the failure of the EU-mediated crisis talks between the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo, and Markus Hippi and Isabella Jewell examine Ireland’s plan to pay up to €84,000 to those who are willing to relocate to a remote island. Plus: the Dutch students slamming plans to slash English courses and Monocle’s Tom Webb on his guilty pleasure: the rock band Genesis.
23 June 2023
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