📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: https://bit.ly/3Qdkd5y Freddie Sayers sits down with Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Münchau to discuss the future of Eastern Europe and the European Union. Watch it on the UnHerd website: https://unherd.com/watch-listen/the-danger-of-europes-east-west-divide/ Is the European Union heading for a slow-motion collapse? In this unfiltered conversation, economist Yanis Varoufakis and journalist Wolfgang Münchau join Freddie Sayers to dive deep into the political and economic forces reshaping Europe—from the rise of populism in Romania and Poland, to the EU's failure to offer a compelling future to Eastern member states. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv // TIMECODES // 00:00 - 02:20 - Introduction 01:42 - 11:45 - What happened in the Romanian election? 11:45 - 19:49 - Is the populist wave over? 19:49 - 30:52 - What happened in the Polish election? 30:52 - 49:56 - Will Eastern Europe grow more prosperous than Western Europe? 49:35 - 53:40 - Eastern Europe and the Russia connection 53:40 - 56:01 - Closing thoughts #UnHerd #EuropeanUnion #Populism