Summary: <p>Last weekend, we took over the European Parliament (kind of) along with more than 1,000 young activists from across the continent. This week we hear from some of those activists as well as from President Roberta Metsola, in a conversation recorded live on stage inside the Hemicycle. We're also talking about Germany's plans to legalise cannabis, and how to steal a Polish tram.</p> <p>Katy and Dominic were hosting <a href="https://www.levelup22.eu/event/dbe4f6d4-48fb-49c1-8b35-3c81d857cdf2/summary">Level Up!</a>, a two-day activism bootcamp organised by the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Youth Forum, whose president Silja Markkula also spoke to us on stage.</p> <p>Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/europeanspodcast">patreon.com/europeanspodcast</a> (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-europeans/id1315776736">leaving us a review</a> or giving us five stars on Spotify.</p> <p>This week's Isolation Inspiration: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KZm9dzsI387YnuWycGUQT?si=b5fcbd02377b4561">Greta Thunberg in conversation with Björk</a> on the New Statesman's World Review podcast, and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1o62eMVHWotjpSNsFbfrEk?si=584b1dfb90d64be6">Adam Buxton in conversation with the Irish novelist Marian Keyes</a>.</p> <p>02:58 Good Week: Germany's plans to legalise cannabis<br> 09:44 Bad Week: Poland's stolen tram<br> 15:03 Our takeover of the European Parliament with 1,000 young activists<br> 34:20 Isolation Inspiration: Greta Thunberg and Björk in conversation; Adam Buxton and Marian Keys in conversation<br> 37:50 Happy Ending: The upside-down Mondrian</p> <p>Producer: Katy Lee</p> <p>Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak</p> <p>Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina</p> <p>This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. You can find the first chapter 'Mohamed' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILaRX-8d8uc&t=5s">here</a>, and more like-minded European podcasts at <a href="https://www.areweeurope.com/audio-family" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">areweeurope.com/audio-family</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/europeanspod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="mailto:hello@europeanspodcast.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@europeanspodcast.com</a></p>
