In the latest episode of the EU Confidential podcast, European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly is our main guest. Ryan Heath sat down for a candid chat with the head of the EU’s watchdog agency in Strasbourg.
O’Reilly talks about her investigation into the European Commission’s promotion of Martin Selmayr — President Jean-Claude Juncker’s right-hand man. She also explains why she thinks Donald Trump shows transparency has its limits. And among many other topics, she talks about how her previous career as a journalist helps in her current role.
Ryan is off this week to get married so news editor Andrew Gray hosts the show. He also chats to Christian Oliver, POLITICO’s competition and trade editor, and Nicholas Vinocur, technology editor and former Paris correspondent, about some of the week’s big stories. They discuss EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager’s moves against German carmakers and Amazon — and ponder Emmanuel Macron’s advice to an unemployed gardener.