Greens/EFA podcast: An Unfiltered Conversation

Clean air, healthy food, and a safe climate - everything we need depends on nature. But nature is under pressure from pollution, corporate lobbying, and far-right attacks on environmental laws.

In this episode, Jutta and Virginijus discuss their fight to protect Europe’s biodiversity, the future of the EU Green Deal, and how we can take action together to save our planet. 🌍

In this episode

0:00 welcome
1:05 Knowing me, knowing you
6:20 The Empire strikes back: nature under threat
14:33 Quick Fire Round 
16:35 Debunking
21:37 Fixing things: what gives hope?

About our guests
  • Jutta Paulus is Member of the European Parliament for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen from Germany. She was trained as a chemist/scientist and saw first hand how pollution was harming people.
  • Virginijus Sinkevičius is Member of the European Parliament for The Union of Democrats "For Lithuania". As European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries last term, he was the youngest Commissioner in office.

Creators and Guests

Host
Simon McKeagney
Greens/EFA Head of Comms
Guest
Jutta Paulus
Greens/EFA MEP
Guest
Virginijus Sinkevičius
Greens/EFA MEP

What is Greens/EFA podcast: An Unfiltered Conversation?

Meet the people behind our politicians. In this podcast our team sits down with Greens/EFA Members of the European Parliament for an unfiltered conversation. What drives them in their work? How do they make sure European policy responds to people's real world problems?