You're listening to the Briefing, first broadcast on 25th October 2024 on Monocle Radio.
Hello and welcome to the Briefing, broadcasting to you live from Studio one here at Midori House in London.
I'm Georgina Godwin.
Coming up on today's program, rest assured.
That enlargement will remain a top priority for the European Commission in the next five years.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in the western Balkans assessing various partners progression on the EU path.
Chris Chermack, our senior news editor, joins me to talk Austrian elections.
Hi, Georgina.
I'll be talking about why after the Austrian elections, the loser of those elections is now being tasked with forming a government.
We'll be previewing our brand new show, Monocle on Fashion, by running a highlight from an interview with the CEO of MyTheresa.
We'll have a hit of business news, and on its opening day, we'll find out how and why Tim Burton's new exhibition at London's Design Museum is pulling in the crowds.
All that right here on the Briefing with me, Georgina Godwin.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is currently on a trip to the western Balkans, meeting the leaders of Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro.
Well, Guy Delaunay is Monaco's Balkans correspondent.
He's on the line from Ljubljana in Slovenia.
Now, Guy, I've been reliably informed by my producers you've been working very hard to cultivate a new and sexier voice.
I tell you what, Georgina, if they ever get those back in fashion, those movie trailers which open up in a.
World where I'd be absolutely fine, poor thing.
I understand you've got a sore throat.
So we're gonna ask you to battle on thr and tell us what the purpose of von der Leyen's tour is to the western Balkans.