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What the biggest restructuring in Volkswagen’s history says about Germany
2026/09/04 | 30 mins.
Could Volkswagen’s restructuring actually be a positive sign that corporate Germany is facing up to reality? Plus: Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference under way in Lisbon.
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That’s Goethe hurt: Russia’s cultural swipe at Germany following accusations of drone attacks and spying
2026/09/03 | 34 mins.
Russia looks to close Germany’s Goethe-Institut cultural centres. Then: big tech makes Trump’s Lake America official, the latest from Hong Kong and the Quality of Life global countdown.
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Live from Zürich, which has just topped an index of the world’s smartest cities
2026/09/02 | 27 mins.
Emma Nelson is live from our headquarters in the city that has just topped the IMD’s global Smart City Index. Plus: an alliance unfolding between Al-Qaeda and Houthis in Yemen and the start of the Venice Film Festival.
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The Mecca defence pact and Meloni’s record-breaking run
2026/09/01 | 31 mins.
We head to Istanbul for Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan’s first-ever Mecca Defence Alliance meeting. Then we’re off to Milan to discuss Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s new era of stability.
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La rentrée politique: France’s presidential hopefuls kick start their campaigns
2026/08/31 | 31 mins.
There are seven months to go before the first round of the election that will find a replacement for outgoing leader Emmanuel Macron. As politicians return to their offices after the summer break, we look at the runners and riders in this presidential race, and what the latest polls tell us.
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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.

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