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Katy Lee

@katyinparis.bsky.social

Journalist in Paris. Co-host of The Europeans, an award-winning podcast about Europe europeanspod.bsky.social

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Katy Lee@katyinparis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I have a piece in The Guardian today that is part Brexit commentary, part dating column. Based on my many conversations with Europeans who feel… kind of fine?… about the UK. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain is still stuck on its ex – but after 10 long, lonely years, does the EU feel the same way? | Katy Lee

As a podcast host, I speak daily to people on both sides of the breakup. A decade after the referendum, it’s clear who’s moved on, says Paris-based podcaster Katy Lee

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The Europeans@europeanspod.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 This week, we're breaking our old rule. For years, we avoided ‘the B-word’. But 10 years on, it’s time to talk. Why didn't we want to discuss Brexit? Have we made our peace with it? What’s the damage? And could it ever be reversed? www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

Ten years on, can we talk about 'the B word'? — The Europeans

Long-time listeners will know that in the early days of The Europeans, we had a semi-official ban on talking&n...

europeanspodcast.com

Katy Lee@katyinparis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

So many Europeans are quick to express horror at the misdeeds of ICE, but know curiously little about our own border controls and and asylum policies. This is vital reading

The Europeans@europeanspod.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This week in our newsletter, we're looking into the EU's troubling plans to create 'return hubs' for rejected asylum seekers. Why is the world's supposed beacon of human rights planning to send people to third countries over which they have no oversight? open.substack.com/pub/european...

Dominic Kraemer@dominicinamsterdam.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I don't think there are many podcasts out there with such a fabulously odd mix of topics: This week its the Armenian election, Dua Lipa's wedding, maddening quirks of the English language and Denmark's mullet championship. @europeanspod.bsky.social www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

Every @#$%ing quirk of the English language — The Europeans

After a triggering event we’re calling Legislativegate, producer Wojciech has a bone to pick with the English langu...

europeanspodcast.com

The Europeans@europeanspod.bsky.social · 3mo ago

GOT THOUGHTS ABOUT BREXIT? WE WANT YOUR VOICE MEMOS! We're making a special podcast next week looking back at the Brexit referendum, 10 years on. We'd love to hear about your personal experience, or your thoughts on what's changed. Please send a voice memo to hello@europeanspodcast.com!

Emma Pearson@emmapearson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

See, this is why you need a union . . . "At the French state rail operator SNCF the workers struck a deal that said they would work an extra one minute and 52 seconds every other day of the year and in exchange they would get Pentecost Monday off."

Pentecost: The French public holiday when many work for free

Pentecost is a public holiday in France, but not everyone gets the day off. Instead some people will be given the attractive option of working as usual but without being paid.

thelocal.fr

The Europeans@europeanspod.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NEW EPISODE This week saw one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on the Moscow region since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. Meanwhile, Russia's economic troubles are mounting. How are Russians experiencing this? We talked to people with family there. www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

What is life really like for Russians right now? — The Europeans

The predictions began soon after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: the collapse of the Russian economy was imminent. Four years later, it still hasn’t happened. And yet, the cracks are appearin...

europeanspodcast.com

The Europeans@europeanspod.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 This week, @arnoldvanbruggen.bsky.social, one half of @theeuropeans.bsky.social, joins us to discuss spending a decade documenting Europe’s changes and their latest chapter on migrant workers in southern Spain’s "plastic sea" of greenhouses. www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

Venice has a Russia and Israel problem — The Europeans

‘Art and politics can totally be separated!’ said no one ever – apart from the organisers of the Venice Biennale, a.k.a. the Olympics of the art world. This week we’re diving into the fallout from the...

europeanspodcast.com

The Europeans@europeanspod.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Donald Pols, the long-time director of @milieudefensie.bsky.social - one of the Netherlands’ most prominent environmental organizations - announced he is leaving to join Tata Steel, NL's largest single emitter of CO₂. There are a lot of baffled environmentalists here today. nos.nl/artikel/2613...

Directeur Milieudefensie stapt over naar Tata Steel, actiegroep 'zeer teleurgesteld'

Milieudefensie per direct afscheid genomen van Donald Pols, die het gezicht van de actiegroep was.

nos.nl

Ruth Michaelson@ruthmichaelson.com · 5mo ago

Relieved to see that Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been acquitted in Kuwait– he should never have been detained in the first place.

Committee to Protect Journalists@pressfreedom.bsky.social · 5mo ago

”We are relieved that Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been found innocent after 52 days in detention,“ said CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social. ”Ahmed‘s freedom and safety remain our topmost priority and we will continue to closely monitor his case.“ Read CPJ’s coverage⤵️ cpj.org/2026/04/us-k...

Ulrike Franke@rikefranke.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“Since the start of 2025, the defense ministry approved some 40 new robots; by the end of last year, some 15,000 were supplied to the army, Fedirko said. In November, 67 units were using them; by March that had jumped to 167.” www.politico.eu/article/insi...

Inside Ukraine’s robot war revolution

A Ukrainian commander tells POLITICO how robotic systems are transforming the battlefield, in a development with the potential to reshape how wars are fought.

politico.eu

Katy Lee@katyinparis.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Even better than this typically diverse offering from The Europeans: you get to hear @ninaism.bsky.social’s dulcet tones this week instead of mine. And she has an alarmingly good time with @dominicinamsterdam.bsky.social. I think my job is under threat

The Europeans@europeanspod.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 This week: 🚢 @kyivindependent.com reveals Russia’s shadow fleet is using Elon Musk's Starlink 🦬 A European bison rewilding success 🧀 The foot-and-mouth in Cyprus: Impact on farmers & halloumi lovers? Listen: www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

The Europeans@europeanspod.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This isn't the first time @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social has been targeted by the government. Listen to this episode from 2022 in which we speak to him about the discovery that his phone had been hacked using Pegasus software. www.europeanspodcast.com/all-episodes...

Hacked by Hungary — The Europeans

What does it feel like to know that your government has been able to access every single message on your phone? Last year, the Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi found out that he'd bee...

europeanspodcast.com

The Europeans@europeanspod.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hungary’s crackdown on press freedom escalates: @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social, one of Hungary's most prominent investigative journos and a former guest of ours, faces criminal espionage charges - a blatant attack by Orbán’s government. We stand in full solidarity with Panyi. ipi.media/hungary-ipi-...

Hungary: IPI condemns criminal charges filed against journalist Szabolcs Panyi

The IPI global network today strongly condemns the Hungarian government's filing of criminal espionage charges against prominent journalist Szabolcs Panyi, as an alarming escalation of pressure on ind...

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