Shocking scenes played out in Amsterdam with the apparent hunting down of Jews in the city's streets following a football game. Tensions have risen in France also surrounding a national game between the French and the Israelis. Far from being an incidence of simple hooliganism, this seems to represent a dark strain of Islamism that been allowed to take root in European cities. 

At the same time, Germany's government has collapsed, with new elections in the New Year. This follows months of unresolved tensions and a spiralling economic crisis in "Europe's economic powerhouse". What has caused the issues? What can we expect?

The podcast also digs into the reaction of European leaders to Trump's win, as well as a reflection on the circus surrounding the hearings of the new EU Commissioners taking place in the EU Parliament. 

With Jacob Reynolds, head of policy at MCC Brussels, Pieter Cleppe, editor in chief of Brussels Report, and Richard Schenk, MCC Brussels' research fellow.