We are joined this week by Shada Islam, the Brussels-based commentator on Asia and on EU affairs and Director of the New Horizons Project, Ken Godfrey, Director of European Partnership for Democracy and Jerome Bellion-Jourdan, a former European diplomat who is based in Geneva.
The panel react to the protests in Turkey that were triggered by the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and presidential candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu. Thousands have been taking to the streets to show their anger at the political repression and the cost of living crisis but the response of Brussels has been muted.