Wolfgang Schmidt is the German Minister for Special Affairs and head of Olaf Scholz's Chancellery. He is the key figure in his government. In the midst of the serious crisis in the country, Marc López Plana, Agenda Pública's Director, had a conversation with him in Berlin. In this context, Minister Schmidt is clear: "The European People's Party should know that flirting with the far right is the wrong way to go, and it can backfire".

A few days shy of her first year as president of the European Investment Bank, Nadia Calviño talks to Marc López Plana, director of Agenda Pública, to reflect on the EIB's strategy for the coming years. The main objective of the bank and its president is "to ensure that Europe maintains a strong and competitive voice in the framework of the new world order."

"For Europe, Spain presents a unique opportunity. Under the progressive leadership of Pedro Sánchez, it can play a pivotal role in the fight against illiberalism on the global stage." Agenda Pública conversations with Robert Benson, Senior Analyst for National and International Security Policy at the Center for American Progress, a key think tank for the Democratic Party. The expert analyses the situation of the global left after the reelection of Donald Trump.

Housing, tourism and the power of cities take centre stage in this interview with the mayor of Barcelona. Jaume Collboni argues that cities are the new power centres of the 21st century. He also highlights the need for the Spanish state to support Barcelona as the other great global city, based on the principle of neutrality. This conversation goes beyond the immediate issues that occupy our political and economic news cycle, because Agenda Pública wants to contribute to focusing on the fundamental issues that will affect us most in the long term.

Technology governance is one of the great global challenges of our time. In this conversation with Raquel Jorger, Anu Bradford, professor at Columbia University and author of 'Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology', offers an in-depth look at how the rules of the digital game are being shaped globally. From the leadership of the European Union to the tensions between the major technological powers, Bradford analyzes the impact of regulatory decisions on our present and future.

The normalization of the extreme right and its impact on liberal democracy are key issues in this conversation between expert Cas Mudde and Juan Rodríguez Teruel at the CCCB in Barcelona. They also discuss the possible impact of the entry of Vox in the government after the July elections.

The Practitioners' Network for European Development Cooperation, the network of development implementing agencies in Europe, held its annual meeting in Madrid on May 9 and 10. On this occasion, Agenda Pública spoke with Anna Terrón, outgoing president and director of FIIAPP, and Jerémie Pellet, incoming president and director of Expertise France.