Europe Explained
The Council of Europe is working to improve the lives of 700 million people by reducing discrimination, upholding human rights and protecting democracy. In the Europe Explained podcast we talk to the experts on the front line, to get an in-depth analysis of the key issues affecting our everyday lives.
13 episodes
Getting more women to become referees
In this podcast Cathie Burton explores the challenges facing female referees in football and other sports. Her guests are Patricia Campos, a successful football player, coach and referee, and Tom Webb, a university professor specialising in sport officiating.
Stopping SLAPPS: the fight against legal intimidation of journalists
In this episode of the podcast, Cathie Burton discusses how free speech in Europe is under threat from the rich and powerful, who use the courts to discourage journalists from exposing wrongdoing. Her guests are investigative journalist Matthew Caruana Galizia, Sarah Clarke from the NGO Article...
Ukraine - two years after the start of Russia's invasion
In this episode of the podcast, Païvi Suhonen talks to Ukraine's Ambassador to the Council of Europe, Borys Tarasyuk, about how the organisation has supported his country in the wake of the Russian invasion, and what it can do to help Ukraine in the future.
Grassroots action – how civil society can boost the Council of Europe’s work
In this episode of the podcast, Cathie Burton speaks to Mary Ann Hennessey, leader of the team that deals with civil society within the Council of Europe. Cathie asks what the civil society team does and how their priorities relate to the Council of Europe. They explore the role of soft power and...
Sport – free, fair and rights-based
In this episode of the podcast, Cathie Burton talks to Sophie Kwasny about how sport connects to the values of the Council of Europe, the long story of how the Council became involved in sport, how we protect spectators and athletes and how we maintain its magic.
Human rights lawyers of the future – inspiration and enthusiasm
In this episode of the podcast, Cathie Burton speaks with young lawyers in Strasbourg for the ELSA moot court competition about what inspires them. The group discusses why they wanted to be part of the competition, why it inspires them, and how they see the future of international law.
Cybercrime – the essential partnerships that stop cybercriminals in their tracks
In this episode of the podcast, Cathie Burton speaks to Alexander Seger, the head of the Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Division, Aisling Kelly, from Microsoft, and Jean-Christophe Le Toquin from INHOPE. The four discuss the cooperation between the public and private sector to fight cybercrime
Cybercrime – backing the crimebusters
In this episode of the podcast, Cathie Burton talks to Alexander Seger. They discuss electronic evidence and how it relates to the Council of Europe. Seger speaks on the effects of The Cloud on collecting evidence, how law enforcement deals with these effects, and the role of service providers....
Cybercrime – combating a global threat
In this podcast Cathie Burton talks to Alexander Seger, the head of the Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Division, about computer-related crime. They discuss the global growth of cybercrime, why it is an increasing threat, how it endangers human rights around the world, and what the Council of...
Preparing for a legal battle of wits while living in a war zone
In this podcast, Alun Drake talks to four law students from Ukraine. Daria, Nataliia, Polina and Viktoriia came to Strasbourg for a moot court competition organised by the European Law Student Association (ELSA). The group tells Alun how they overcame the chaos and devastation of war, to hold...
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