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Since the European Parliament elections in June, French politics have been in an absolute state. Following the divisive legislative elections, Michel Barnier became Prime Minister – but only for a short while as his government collapsed in yesterday’s vote. In this video, we’re taking a look at the ongoing chaos in France, why the government has fallen and what might happen next.

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1 – https://twitter.com/Clemence_Guette/status/1863595533450772785
2 – https://twitter.com/JLMelenchon/status/1863589697705910688
3 – https://twitter.com/J_Bardella/status/1863600035801207081
4 – ​​https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/live/2024/12/03/en-direct-menace-de-censure-du-gouvernement-apres-le-depot-des-motions-de-la-gauche-et-du-rn-les-dernieres-reactions-avant-le-debat-et-le-vote-de-mercredi_6424825_823448.html

00:00 – Introduction
00:53 – Context
03:53 – How France’s Government Fell
05:08 – What Next?
06:50 – Sponsored Content

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Europe has made impressive progress on decarbonisation, reducing its emissions by 40% in 30 years. Despite this though, the enthusiasm for green energy is now waning.

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1 – https://climate.ec.europa.eu/news-your-voice/news/climate-action-progress-report-2023-shows-largest-annual-drop-emissions-decades-2024-10-31_en
2 – https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/progress-climate-action_en
3 – https://climate.ec.europa.eu/document/download/d0671350-37f2-4bc4-88e8-088d0508fb03_en
4 – https://climateactiontracker.org/climate-target-update-tracker/usa/
5 – https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions
6 – https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?tab=chart&time=1950..latest&country=OWID_WRL~USA~GBR~OWID_EU27~CHN
7 – https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-green-laws-economy-environment-red-tape-regulations/
8 – https://themalaysianreserve.com/2024/09/13/scholz-asks-eu-to-delay-deforestation-law-in-latest-critique/
9 – https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-green-laws-economy-environment-red-tape-regulations/
10 – https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070317/eu-gdp-growth-rate/

00:00 – Introduction
00:54 – Context
03:27 – Why Europe Takes the Green Transition More Seriously
04:52 – Why Europe is Less Keen on the Energy Transition Now
05:29 – Why the EU Has Soured on Green Energy
07:53 – Sponsored Content

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In this video we’re going to look at Iceland’s relationship with the EU, the results of last weekends’ snap election, and whether joining the EU could be back on the table.

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In this video we’re going to look at the German Greens meteoric rise to power, and how it all went wrong.

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Germany polling
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/

⅓ of Germans don’t want greens in next government
https://unherd.com/newsroom/support-for-german-greens-plummets-poll/

Green Party context
https://institutdelors.eu/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2021/08/PB_210908_What-are-the-ambitions-of-the-German-Green-party_Maillard_EN.pdf

Greens popularity post-Fukushima
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/world/europe/02greens.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

2021 German election results
https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-election-results-facts-and-figures/a-59343789

Green party membership figures
https://www.statista.com/statistics/957296/green-party-membership-development/

Green party EU election results
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/dossiers/climate-and-energy-high-agenda-2024-eu-parliament-elections

Why young people are abandoning Greens
https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-young-german-voters-abandoning-the-greens/a-69354030
https://brusselssignal.eu/2024/10/mass-exodus-of-young-german-greens-from-party-over-shift-too-far-right/

Issue of climate change in Germany/EU 2019vs2024
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germans-consider-climate-change-top-issue-facing-country
https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/3216

Controversial heat pump law
https://www.politico.eu/article/heat-pumps-exploded-germany-ruling-coalition-green-law/

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Poland’s economic rise to power has been remarkable. With their GDP per capita increasing more than tenfold, it has slowly become a massive EU powerhouse. In this video, we’re taking a look at Poland’s economic growth, how it all happened and whether the economy can sustain this momentum.

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1 – https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/08/14/polands-records-eus-fastest-gdp-growth/
2 – https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1857358452118446525
3 – https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/03/01/poland-one-of-only-two-eu-countries-with-positive-consumer-confidence/
4 – https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2021/05/19/why-is-polands-economy-emerging-so-strongly-from-the-pandemic-a-comparison-with-the-uk/
5 – https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/polish-ruling-party-opts-for-early-review-of-combustion-engine-ban/
6 – https://twitter.com/ING_EconomicsPL/status/1426092289378725889
7 – https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/usto5p/eu_post_pandemic_gdp_growth_rate_20192022_eurostat/
8 – https://twitter.com/iggnacy/status/1763112764375978205
9 – https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/06/14/poland-plans-record-minimum-wage-rise/
10 – https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/08/11/wages-grow-in-poland-at-fastest-rate-in-at-least-two-decades/
11 – https://www.intellinews.com/polish-inflation-rates-confirmed-at-4-9-y-y-in-september-348310/
12 – https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115276/unemployment-in-europe-by-country/
13 – https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/08/21/polands-corporate-employees-see-wages-jump-more-rises-in-store
14 – https://www.ft.com/content/82383297-9776-4f68-9b64-408b38f9ea7e
15 – https://www.forbes.com/sites/lidiakurasinska/2024/09/26/polands-economic-growth-is-threatened-by-severe-labor-shortages/
16 – https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/poland-czech-republic-struggle-to-replace-the-ukrainian-workers/
17 – https://www.actionforetwitter.com/contributors/fundamental-analysis/525274-eurozone-growth-expected-to-stagnate-can-the-euro-hold-on/
18 – https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/135thsl/polands_trade_with_germany_doubled_since_2015_and/
19 – https://think.ing.com/snaps/rising-imports-and-weak-demand-for-polish-exports-erodes-current-account-surplus/
20 – https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/poland/total-exports-growth
21 – https://www.trade.gov.pl/en/news/poland-at-the-forefront-of-the-most-attractive-countries-in-terms-of-investment-in-europe/

00:00 – Introduction
00:46 – Context
02:16 – Economic Boom Explained
04:30 – Challenges
06:56 – Conclusion
07:25 – Sponsored Content

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