Europa Felix

Europa Felix is an interview podcast for European law professionals and enthusiasts. Listen every once in a while to an inspiring conversation with a rising star, hidden genius or luminary in the field of European law. In English or in Dutch. Follow the show in your favourite podcast app and get new episodes as they become available. You can find transcripts on www.europafelix.eu.

Podcasting since 2022 • 14 episodes

Europa Felix

Latest Episodes

Het samenspel van Unierecht en privaatrecht | Berend Jan Drijber

Wat hebben een online hotelboeking, de prijs van een biertje, en een aandelenlease met elkaar gemeen? Het zijn allemaal situaties waarin het Unierecht kan doordringen in rechtsverhoudingen tussen private partijen.De invloed van Europese ...

August 27, 2026 • 45:48

Migration and the European Court of Human Rights | Eva Sevrin

The European Court of Human Rights has come under growing political pressure, with some political leaders claiming that its case law on migration should be “rebalanced” because it protects “the wrong people”. Not everyone embraces that rhetoric...

May 03, 2026 • 50:21

Violence against women in the EU | Lisa Collste

Back in 2020, the European Commission launched its five-year Gender Equality Strategy. Its aim? To achieve a Europe “where gender-based violence, sex discrimination, and structural inequality between women and men are a thing of the past”. We'r...

January 02, 2026 • 40:31

The unseen influence of EU legal advisors | Päivi Leino-Sandberg

In this episode, I’m joined by Päivi Leino-Sandberg, professor of transnational European law at the University of Helsinki and author of ‘The Politics of Legal Expertise in EU Policy-Making’. Her book takes us behind the scenes of the E...

January 08, 2025 • 48:06

Mutual trust and Europe's crisis of values | Cecilia Rizcallah

In this episode we’re delving into a topic that sits at the heart of how EU law functions: the principle of mutual trust. Though it's a technical subject, it's deeply intertwined with the existential questions about what the EU is and aspires t...

September 14, 2024 • 46:17