The future direction of the European Union is one of the main questions for government leaders and ordinary citizens across the continent. Some of the latter expressed their views in the Brexit referendum. The pluses and negatives of the current political and trade bloc are also at the top of the agenda of the ongoing French presidential elections. Radio Praha's Chris Johnstone talked to MEPs Pavel Telička and Luděk Niederamayer. Listen to the podcast (in English).

Read also about another debate summarized in an article by Cesky rozhlas Plus Vícerychlostní Evropa, nebo větší integrace? Změňme rozhodovací mechanismy, radí Matesová