EU Confidential #125: Oettinger interview — Pompeo hits the Wall — Romania’s Commission pick

EU Confidential #125: Oettinger interview — Pompeo hits the Wall — Romania’s Commission pick

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11/7/19, 8:13 PM CET

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In the new EU Confidential podcast, the EU’s outgoing budget chief Günther Oettinger opens up on his decade in Brussels. POLITICO’s Carmen Paun has the scoop on Romania’s new nominee for the European Commission. From London, Annabelle Dickson has a primer on electronic election interference in the U.K. ahead of its December vote. And Matt Karnitschnig sums up the mood in Germany amid celebrations to mark 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, which include a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo amid some transatlantic tension.

In our feature interview, Oettinger talks to POLITICO’s Hans von der Burchard about his stewardship of the EU budget, his take on how the bloc needs to change and the political dynamics back in his home country of Germany.

Authors:
Cristina Gonzalez