In like a Leyen: the European Commission’s new president
Ursula von der Leyen has a tough task ahead, pressing a broad agenda in a fragmented European Parliament. We take a look at the vast international collaboration that is weather prediction, where it’s heading and how climate change could make it harder....
July 17, 2019
21 min
Full
124 of 2,031
July 17, 2019
In like a Leyen: the European Commission’s new president
0:00 / 21:11
Excerpt playback isn’t available for this episode — use the full-episode link.
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
The Economist Episodes Around July 17, 2019
Episode 124 of 2,031 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
21:11This episodeIn like a Leyen: the European Commission’s new president
Summary
<p>Ursula von der Leyen has a tough task ahead, pressing a broad agenda in a fragmented European Parliament. We take a look at the vast international collaboration that is weather prediction, where it’s heading and how climate change could make it harder. And, why the villages of Japan are where to head if you love getting close to bears.</p><br /><p>Additional sound by Solostud at Freesound.org.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.