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A podcast series on EU trade policy – and why it matters
Welcome to ‘Trade-Off’ - the podcast about the people, politics, and power inside Europe’s trade policy.
Tom Moylan, together with his guests, will explore the stories of the people who shape and steer trade every day.
Tune in to get to the bottom of why trade matters, how it works, and why people are passionate about it.
The podcast is available on your favourite podcast platforms.
Tune in to trade policy insights
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Teaser
29/09/2023 | Teaser | 25 seconds
![Picture of Valdis Dombrovskis](https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/img-card-list-podcast_01.jpg?itok=svQQnJAN)
What does it take to steer EU trade policy through the challenges of our times?
Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis shares his insights into the inner workings of EU trade policy.
19/10/2023 | Episode 1 | 31 minutes
![Picture of Denis Redonnet, Martin Lukas and Carolina Cumbo Nacheli](https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/TradeOff_episodes_02_01_600x400_0.png?itok=ykUuO42z)
What does it take to defend open trade and help European companies compete fairly on the global market?
Tom Moylan meets the European Commission’s Chief Trade Enforcement Officer Denis Redonnet and two seasoned trade defence experts.
28/11/2023 | Episode 2 | 34 minutes
![Picture of Sabine Weyand](https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-12/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2810%29.png?itok=wcol5KVX)
Sabine Weyand, the EU’s top trade official, shares her thinking on decisive moments for EU trade, how these have shaped the policy into what it is today, and why its overall core has remained steady and firm.
20/12/2023 | Episode 3 | 32 minutes
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Listen to Anabel González and Ignacío Garcia Bercero, who 25 years after meeting in Seattle, share their views about trains in Europe, digital trade, bananas in Doha, and why the WTO is more important than ever.
08/02/2024 | Episode 4 | 29 minutes
![Inside the EU trade story, Luiz Carazo Jimenez, Jean-Marc Chaumet and Miriam Garcia Ferrer](https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-04/TradeOff_episodes_05_01_600x400.png?h=252f27fa&itok=Hi8TWjOC)
Beef is often perceived as the biggest bone of contention in trade agreements. But trade in agriculture is about so much more. Take dairy – cheeses, butter or cream from Europe are a major source of income for the whole European dairy sector.
30/04/2024 | Episode 5 | 33 minutes
![Group picture of Vangelis Vitalis, Maria Joao Botelho, Peter Berz and Bernd Lange](https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/TradeOff_episodes_06_01_600x400.png?h=252f27fa&itok=12mvL_V0)
Is closing EU trade deals like playing a game of poker, or rather like steering a steady tanker?
It is probably is a bit of both, and much more besides.
11/06/2024 | Episode 6 | 28 minutes
What do young bright students think about the future of EU trade policy?
Denis Redonnet, the EU's chief trade enforcement officer, is joined by two of his students.
16/07/2024 | Episode 7 | 26 minutes