Ep. 1 Multi-Speed Europe

Privacy is a hot topic in these days and highly related to the COVID-19 crisis that we are all experiencing. In this episode we are going to talk about privacy as a human right, then we are going to focus on privacy in the EU, through historical developments, examining the legal framework around it, trying also to understand the impact of GDPR. Finally, a short debate on tracing apps in the context of privacy and COVID-19 pandemic. This episode's guest: Alessandra from Italy.

That the European Union is running at different speeds towards the goal of integration is well known, but in this episode we want to explain what the real meaning of "Multi-Speed Europe" is and how and when this trend started. We also talk about enhanced cooperation, about the current situation and we try to understand the various pros and cons on the matter.