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With approval ratings of just 19%, the Estonian PM Kristen Michal is likely the most unpopular European leader. With his coalition losing its parliamentary majority this week, we’re taking a look at the polls and what’s driving the unpopularity.

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Sources:Kristen Michal approval:
https://reitingud.ee/uudised/erakondade-toetusmaastikul-pusib-olukord-rahulik/
https://www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120601687/erakondade-reitingud-parteide-toetused-pusivad-samal-tasemel-populaarseim-on-jatkuvalt-isamaa

Preferred polling:
https://turu-uuringute.eu/peaministriuuring-juuni-2026/

Social Democrats expelled from coalition:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/estonias-social-democrats-leave-coalition-government-pm-says-2025-03-10/

Estonia aggregated polling data:
https://violetsapphire.substack.com/p/here-have-some-charts-whats-going
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_Estonian_parliamentary_election

Kaja Kallas’ husband’s scandal:
https://news.err.ee/1609078387/kaja-kallas-scandal-the-story-so-far

Estonia inflation, unemployment, and GDP/recession:
https://www.eestipank.ee/en/press/inflation-estonia-was-lowest-euro-area-july-07082026
https://tradingeconomics.com/estonia/inflation-cpi
https://tradingeconomics.com/estonia/unemployment-rate
https://tradingeconomics.com/estonia/gdp-growth
https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-economic-surveys-estonia-2026_2514521c-en.html

Finland’s economic slump impacting Estonia:
https://news.err.ee/1610032891/finland-s-economic-slump-negatively-impacting-on-estonia

Kaja Kallas on raising taxes:
https://news.err.ee/1609186708/kallas-on-tax-hikes-i-likely-am-committing-political-suicide

Michal makes tax hikes permanent:
https://www.vatupdate.com/2025/03/19/estonias-defense-tax-hike-to-become-permanent/

Estonia’s confusing tax u-turns:
https://news.err.ee/1609773270/tanel-kiik-why-has-the-government-lost-the-people-s-trust
https://1office.co/blog/estonia-tax-reform-2026/

Ruling coalition loses majority:
https://news.err.ee/1610106376/estonia-s-ruling-coalition-loses-majority-after-2-mps-quit-parties

Estonia 200 aid scandal:
https://news.err.ee/1609976457/the-rise-and-fall-of-eesti-200-eight-years-in-estonian-politics

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01:05 – Background
01:53 – Government’s unpopularity
02:56 – What’s gone wrong?
06:53 – Conclusion
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The European Union’s two largest economies jointly proposed a new weapon to help Europe fight back in a trade war. We’re taking a closer look at what France and Germany are proposing, and it could be a significant change to the Union’s policies.

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Why Europe Wants the UK to Rejoin the EU

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In this video, we’re going to try to figure out why Europe is apparently so keen for the UK to rejoin the EU.

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Burnham’s comments about rejoining the EU
https://labour.org.uk/updates/stories/andy-burnhams-speech-to-labour-party-conference-2026/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/30/andy-burnham-uk-could-go-all-the-way-rejoining-eu

Reaction from European leaders
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/30/macron-welcome-back-burnham-suggestion-uk-could-rejoin-eu
https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-and-sanchez-say-uk-would-be-welcome-back-in-eu/
https://www.ft.com/content/3d4354d0-7273-49c3-89ce-38dcabd6bd7b?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Polling on Brits’ feelings about Brexit
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54925-what-do-britons-think-of-brexit-10-years-since-the-referendum
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/03/half-want-to-rejoin-eu-and-backing-it-could-drive-up-labour-vote-megapoll-finds

EU ‘tiered’ membership structure
https://youtu.be/8bSqM3u-H4A?si=L_8KMbGEIqa2-52F

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The French Student Uprising Explained

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In this video, we’re going to take a closer look at why the student protests in France started in the first place, why they’ve been so polarising, and what they mean for French politics.

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Source list:

Assemblée Nationale report: https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/16/rapports/cion-cedu/l16b1974_rapport-information#_Toc256000005
OECD PISA report: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/pisa-2025-results-volume-i-country-notes_2d4ff9ea-en/france_6d229453-en.html#section-d1e136
X posts:
https://x.com/JLMelenchon/status/2105649544180416884
https://x.com/MLP_officiel/status/2105612628135498176/video/1
https://x.com/amnestyfrance/status/2106036540254097497

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European industry has fared well in 2026, with the most recent data suggesting that manufacturing output has reached a 55-month high. We take a look at the causes and what they could mean for the future.

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Could France Default?

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In this video, we’re going to try to answer the all important question: could France actually default?

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France/EU fiscal data
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-debt-to-gdp
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-22012026-ap
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://www.worldgovernmentbonds.com/spread/france-10-years-vs-germany-10-years/
https://www.investing.com/rates-bonds/france-cds-5-years-usd-streaming-chart
https://tradingeconomics.com/greece/gdp
https://tradingeconomics.com/greece/government-debt-to-gdp
https://tradingeconomics.com/italy/government-debt-to-gdp
https://data.ecb.europa.eu/data/datasets/GFS/GFS.Q.N.IT.W0.S13.S1._Z.B.B9P._Z._Z._Z.XDC_R_B1GQ_CY._Z.S.V.CY._T?chart_props=W3sibm9kZUlkIjoiNDA4ODM3IiwicHJvcGVydGllcyI6W3siY29sb3JIZXgiOiIiLCJjb2xvclR5cGUiOiIiLCJjaGFydFR5cGUiOiJsaW5lY2hhcnQiLCJsaW5lU3R5bGUiOiJTb2xpZCIsImxpbmVXaWR0aCI6IjEuNSIsImF4aXNQb3NpdGlvbiI6ImxlZnQiLCJvYnNlcnZhdGlvblZhbHVlIjpmYWxzZSwiZGF0ZXMiOltdLCJpc1RkYXRhIjpmYWxzZSwibW9kaWZpZWRVbml0VHlwZSI6IiIsInllYXIiOiJmdWxsUmFuZ2UiLCJzdGFydERhdGUiOiIxOTk5LTAzLTMxIiwiZW5kRGF0ZSI6IjIwMjYtMDMtMzEiLCJzZXREYXRlIjp0cnVlLCJzaG93VGFibGVEYXRhIjpmYWxzZSwiY2hhbmdlTW9kZSI6ZmFsc2UsInNob3dNZW51U3R5bGVDaGFydCI6ZmFsc2UsImRpc3BsYXlNb2JpbGVDaGFydCI6dHJ1ZSwic2NyZWVuU2l6ZSI6Im1heCIsInNjcmVlbldpZHRoIjoyNTYwLCJzaG93VGRhdGEiOmZhbHNlLCJ0cmFuc2Zvcm1lZEZyZXF1ZW5jeSI6Im5vbmUiLCJ0cmFuc2Zvcm1lZFVuaXQiOiJub25lIiwiZnJlcXVlbmN5Ijoibm9uZSIsInVuaXQiOiJub25lIiwibW9kaWZpZWQiOiJmYWxzZSIsInNlcmllc0tleSI6InF1YXJ0ZXJseSIsInNob3d0YWJsZVN0YXRlQmVmb3JlTWF4U2NyZWVuIjpmYWxzZSwiaXNkYXRhY29tcGFyaXNvbiI6ZmFsc2UsInNlcmllc0ZyZXF1ZW5jeSI6InF1YXJ0ZXJseSIsImludGlhbFNlcmllc0ZyZXF1ZW5jeSI6InF1YXJ0ZXJseSIsIm1ldGFkYXRhRGVjaW1hbCI6IjMiLCJpc1RhYmxlU29ydGVkIjpmYWxzZSwiaXNZZWFybHlUZGF0YSI6ZmFsc2UsInJlc3BvbnNlRGF0YUVuZERhdGUiOiIyMDI2LTAzLTMxIiwiaXNpbml0aWFsQ2hhcnREYXRhIjp0cnVlLCJpc0RhdGVzRnJvbURhdGVQaWNrZXIiOnRydWUsImRhdGVQaWNrZXJFbmREYXRlIjoiIiwiaXNEYXRlUGlja2VyRW5kRGF0ZSI6ZmFsc2UsInNlcmllc2tleVNldCI6IiIsImRhdGFzZXRJZCI6IjMyIiwiaXNDYWxsYmFjayI6ZmFsc2UsImlzU2xpZGVyVGRhdGEiOnRydWUsImlzU2xpZGVyRGF0YSI6dHJ1ZSwiaXNJbml0aWFsQ2hhcnREYXRhRnJvbUdyYXBoIjp0cnVlLCJjaGFydFNlcmllc0tleSI6IkdGUy5RLk4uSVQuVzAuUzEzLlMxLl9aLkIuQjlQLl9aLl9aLl9aLlhEQ19SX0IxR1FfQ1kuX1ouUy5WLkNZLl9UIiwidHlwZU9mIjoiIn1dfV0%3D

Melenchon on defaulting
https://www.ft.com/content/1b416427-0e86-40c0-9536-c31d76635313?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/25/far-left-melenchon-on-track-for-presidential-face-off-against-le-pen-poll-suggests

French parliament composition
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-20/blow-to-macron-as-far-left-keeps-key-french-parliament-post

On potential ECB intervention
https://x.com/lugaricano/status/2106041147567047152

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