Sharp Talk

Pierre Vimont, former senior French diplomat and senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, talks to Paul Adamson about the impact of the election of Emmanuel Macron on the future direction of the European Union.

Bruce Stokes, Director of Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center, talks to Paul Adamson about post-Brexit public opinion in Europe.

Jonathan Powell, chief of staff to prime minister of Tony Blair and chief British government negotiator on Northern Ireland 1997-2007, talks to Paul Adamson about the impact of Brexit on the border arrangements between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and the impact of the new political deal between the UK government and the Democratic Unionist Party.

Carl Bildt, the former prime minister of Sweden, talks to Paul Adamson about the influence of the UK in the European Union and the future of the EU post Brexit.

George Parker, political editor of the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about the new politics and prognostics of Brexit following the 8 June British General Election.

The humourist and writer Geoff Meade, who was Europe Editor of the Press Association, talks to Paul Adamson about humour and EU politics.

Professor Jonathan Portes, senior fellow at 'UK in a Changing Europe', talks to Paul Adamson about the contribution of EU immigration to the British economy.

John Kerr, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, one of the architects of Article 50, talks to Paul Adamson about the conduct of the Article 50 negotiations.

Alex Barker, Brussels bureau chief of the Financial Times, talks to Paul Adamson about the heated negotiations about to start about the UK's EU budget liabilities.

Paul Adamson talks to Peter Mandelson about lessons learned from the Remain campaign, the Labour Party's stance on immigration and Theresa May's hardening position on the Brexit negotiations.

Alexandra Hall, Research Group Director, Defence, Security and Infrastructure, RAND Europe, talks to Paul Adamson about defence and security after Brexit.

Sir Craig Oliver, former head of communications for David Cameron and now Senior Managing Director, Teneo Blue Rubicon, talks to Paul Adamson about the challenges fighting the UK-EU referendum campaign and the lessons learned.

Anthony Gardner, former US ambassador to the European Union, talks to Paul Adamson about Trump, trade and a new transatlantic agenda.

Markus Beyrer, Director General of the leading European business association BusinessEurope, talks to Paul Adamson about growth, Brexit, trade and inequality.

Emily O'Reilly, the European Ombudsman, talks to Paul Adamson about transparency in decision making and the Brexit negotiations.

Jonathan Faull, former head of the European Commission's "UK referendum task force", talks to Paul Adamson about the UK's negotiation for a new settlement in its EU membership ahead of the referendum.

Jean-Claude Piris, former head of the Legal Service of the Council of Ministers and acknowledged expert on EU Treaties, talks to Paul Adamson about the UK's need for a Brexit transitional deal.

Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor, talks to Paul Adamson about how to prepare for the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation by May 2018.

Sir Julian Priestley, former Secretary General of the European Parliament and now writer and commentator, talks to Paul Adamson about the inconsistencies of Brexit.

Monique Goyens, Director General of the European Consumers Organisation, BEUC, talks to Paul Adamson about the future of EU trade deals and the prospects of a new EU-US dialogue on trade and regulatory convergence.