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What would Ursula von der Leyen’s second term look like?

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18 July 2024

Episode 3378

58 minutes


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EU leaders are deciding today on whether to reappoint Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president. But what would her second term look like? Then: we examine the reforms being proposed in China’s third plenum and look at Joe Biden’s announcement on Supreme Court changes. Plus: the latest from Dhaka as protests escalate and we discuss the Emmy Awards nominations.

18 July 2024

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What is China’s Communist Party plenum?

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The third plenum, a major meeting held roughly once every five years by China’s ruling Communist Party, ends today. It comes as international investment banks cut their forecast for China’s growth and the country itself reported its slowest rate of economic growth from April to June since the first quarter of 2023.

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