This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion between Colette Braeckman, Journalist at Le Soir, and TEPSA Secretary-General Jim Cloos. The discussion focuses on Central African history and politics in the post-independence era and relations with the EU.
In particular, the conversation explores Braeckman’s career in journalism, and the history of the Central African countries she has reported on as a senior correspondent, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
Colette Braeckman has been a longtime senior correspondent for Le Soir in Central Africa and is the author of numerous books based on her investigations; her most recent work brings together her memoirs, published under the title Mes Carnets Noirs (2023).
EuropeChats is TEPSA’s talk show dedicated to answering your questions about the European Union. If you ever wondered what competences the EU has, what effects its policies have on your day-to-day life, and why the EU is so important, then this show will give you all the answers you need! Every episode we will be answering your questions about Europe and the EU.
Jim Cloos is TEPSA’s Secretary-General, and has spent a lifetime in the heart of Brussels. As the former Deputy Director General for General and Institutional Policy at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, he was involved in European decision-making at every level. He had a key role in drafting the Maastricht Treaty during the Luxembourgish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 1991, and has an intricate expertise on EU Affairs and the internal functioning of the European institutions. There is no-one better placed to answer any question about Europe that you might have.
