{"id":59985,"date":"2026-03-16T19:01:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T19:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=59985"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:19:34","slug":"irelands-eu-presidency-eu-energy-policy-and-current-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=59985","title":{"rendered":"Ireland&#8217;s EU Presidency: EU Energy Policy and current challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_858\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST2026-03-12-003.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('858','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST2026-03-12-003.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playbutton-443.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST2026-03-12-003.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?powerpress_pinw=59985-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST2026-03-12-003.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NST2026-03-12-003.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 28:13 &#8212; 38.8MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_59978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59978\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-59978\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DrJavadKeypour-300x296.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DrJavadKeypour-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DrJavadKeypour-111x110.png 111w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DrJavadKeypour-71x70.png 71w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DrJavadKeypour-354x350.png 354w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DrJavadKeypour.png 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Javad Keypour, Taltech.ee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-59980\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EuCouncil.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EuCouncil.png 285w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EuCouncil-127x110.png 127w, https:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EuCouncil-81x70.png 81w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr Javad Keypour,\u00a0 Lecturer in Energy Law and Sustainability and experto on EU Energy, Tallinn University of Technology,\u00a0 joins Mercedes L\u00f3pez to analyse EU Energy Policy, the current challenges and the repercussions of the USA-Israel campaign on Iran. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/taltech.ee\/en\/contacts\/department-law\/javad-keypour\">https:\/\/taltech.ee\/en\/contacts\/department-law\/javad-keypour<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=OyHoAuYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=OyHoAuYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><em>(<\/em><em>1st Broadcast 12th March 2026)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Dr Javad Keypour,\u00a0 Lecturer in Energy Law and Sustainability and experto on EU Energy, Tallinn University of Technology,\u00a0 joins Mercedes L\u00f3pez to analyse EU Energy Policy, the current challenges and the repercussions of the USA-Israel campaign on Iran. https:\/\/taltech.ee\/en\/contacts\/department-law\/javad-keypour https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=OyHoAuYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en (1st Broadcast 12th March 2026)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_859\"><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST2026-03-12-003.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('859','http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST2026-03-12-003.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/playbutton-443.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST2026-03-12-003.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?powerpress_pinw=59985-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nearfm\/neararchive.org\/upload\/NST2026-03-12-003.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NST2026-03-12-003.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 28:13 &#8212; 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