Fri, Dec 16, 2022
Colette Flesch, was the first woman to become mayor of Luxembourg City in 1970. The politician discusses her life and work, and immigration in Luxembourg. Colette Flesch is a former member of the Chamber of Deputies, former MEP, and former Olympic athlete. In this pilot episode of Conversations with Christos, they discuss her life, marked by World War II, and escaping the Nazi invasion of Luxembourg, and working to build a better 'brave new world'.
Tue, Jan 10, 2023
Djuna Bernard joined the Chamber of Deputies in 2018 at only 26 years old. She discusses being a young person in politics, and her views. Djuna Bernard is co-President of the Green Party (dei Greng), a vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies and a scout. In this episode, she discusses her early motivations in becoming politically active, her position on lowering the voting age to 16, allowing foreign-residents to vote, and her political positions ahead of local and national elections this year.
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
The newly elected Vice-President of the European Parliament, Marc Angel says he will work hard to restore trust in the institution. Marc Angel is an MEP from Luxembourg, a former MP and City Councillor for Luxembourg City. He replaced Eva Kaili as Vice-President of the European Parliament following the 2022 Qatargate scandal. In this episode he discusses his career, his new role, and his political vision for Europe, as he vows to work hard to restore trust in the European Parliament and doubles down on his commitment to an empowered European Union.
Tue, Feb 7, 2023
Luxembourg City's Mayor discusses her life and political career, marked by tragedy at the very beginning and her plans for the City ahead of the 2023 elections. Lydie Polfer became Mayor for the first time in 1982, replacing her extremely popular father Camille Polfer. She stayed on as Mayor until 1999, when she became Minister of Foreign and European Affairs. She took over the City once more in 2013, after Xavier Bettel became Prime Minister. This year, with Patrick Goldschmidt, they are the DP's lead candidates for Luxembourg City. In this episode, recorded in French, Christos asks her to look back to her youth, the discuss the City's history, future, housing, security and a lot more.