Summary: <p>Scandal-hit Socialists, a surging far-right, and winners that no one can get excited about — Portugal has just delivered some of this year's trickiest European election results. This week, we ring Politico reporter Aitor Hernández-Morales to untangle the situation. We're also talking about how ChatGPT could speed up Albania's EU membership bid, and Denmark's attempt to fix its horrible gender inequality (when it comes to statues at least). </p> <p><br></p> <p>FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT HERE: <a href="https://europeanspodcast.com/episodes/the-portuguese-constitution-is-delicious" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://europeanspodcast.com/episodes/the-portuguese-constitution-is-delicious</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>You can follow Aitor on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/aitorehm?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">here</a>. </p> <p><br></p> <p>This week's Inspiration Station picks: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo">'Europapa' by Joost Klein</a>; <a href="https://pod.link/1704462801">'Don't Drink the Milk'</a> </p> <p><br></p> <p>Other resources for this episode: </p> <p><br></p> <p>'People in Albania are tired of Brussels' lip service' <a href="https://respublica.edu.mk/blog-en/politics/people-in-albania-are-tired-of-brussels-lip-service/?lang=en">https://respublica.edu.mk/blog-en/politics/people-in-albania-are-tired-of-brussels-lip-service/?lang=en</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>'Albania to speed up EU accession using ChatGPT' <br><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/albania-to-speed-up-eu-accession-using-chatgpt/">https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/albania-to-speed-up-eu-accession-using-chatgpt/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>'Irish voters reject bid to rewrite constitution’s view of women and family' <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/irish-voters-reject-bid-to-rewrite-constitutions-view-women-family/">https://www.politico.eu/article/irish-voters-reject-bid-to-rewrite-constitutions-view-women-family/</a><br></p> <p>'Five reasons why the Yes side failed and the No campaign won the day' <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/03/09/how-the-government-lost-and-the-no-side-won-the-care-and-family-referendums/">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/03/09/how-the-government-lost-and-the-no-side-won-the-care-and-family-referendums/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>00:22 Fresh and fruity</p> <p>01:56 Bad Week: Human translators</p> <p>11:00 Good Week: Denmark steps up on statues</p> <p>35:28 The Inspiration Station: 'Europapa' and 'Don't Drink The Milk'</p> <p>40:24 Happy Ending: A blast from the seedy past</p> <p><br></p> <p>Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak</p> <p>Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak</p> <p>Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/">Instagram</a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/europeanspod.bsky.social"></a><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.threads.net/@europeanspodcast">Threads</a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/europeanspod"> Twitter</a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://mastodon.social/@europeanspodcast">Mastodon</a><strong> | </strong><a href="mailto:hello@europeanspodcast.com">hello@europeanspodcast.com</a></p>
