Explore every episode of the podcast DG SLEEP
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 1974 Export Levies on Rice | 07 Apr 2026 | 00:14:23 | |
Tonight we bring you Regulation (EEC) No 2291/74 of the Commission fixing the 1974 export levies on rice. Text available at EUR-Lex here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Christmas special | 23 Dec 2025 | 00:16:22 | |
Gather round the crackling fireplace and learn of the many merry customs tariffs on Christmas decorations. Fireplace sounds courtesy of user visionear on Pixabay. Text of Regulation available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Cucumber Regulation | 28 Nov 2025 | 00:31:38 | |
By populist demand. Rules on cucumber shapes and sizings. The world famous Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1677/88. Regulation available: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31988R1677&qid=1764364062932 ATLAS Magazine 2019: THE EUROPEAN CUCUMBER-REGULATION: The straight and narrow European Commission press release: The return of the bendy cucumber: 'wonky' fruit and vegetables back on sale from 1st July Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| International Humanitarian Law | 05 Aug 2025 | 00:21:41 | |
We dedicate this one especially to E.U. leaders: How do you sleep at night? Text taken from EUR-Lex https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52009XG1215(01) Satire for sleepyheads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Saint Patrick's Day Special | 17 Mar 2025 | 00:36:18 | |
Satire for sleepyheads. Aoir do chodlatáin. Legal notice available at https://european-union.europa.eu/legal-notice_ga Cookie policy available at https://european-union.europa.eu/cookies_ga Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| I'll Bring EU Flowers (In the Pouring Rain) | 22 Feb 2025 | 00:19:41 | |
DG SLEEP makes a colourful return to usher in a sleepy spring. Text taken from EUR-LEX: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:31968R0316 Satire for sleepyheads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Mower Power to You | 10 Oct 2024 | 00:22:57 | |
Drift away as the Night Elves revisit a Commission Directive that established the permissible sound power levels of lawnmowers. Text taken from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31987L0252&qid=1728592066652 Insta: @sleepdgsleep Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Ode to Jam | 27 Sep 2024 | 00:29:32 | |
The Council kicks out the jams in this sweet Directive from 2001. Text from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2001/113/oj Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleepdgsleep/ On toast, in yogurt, wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Good Sport | 15 Sep 2024 | 00:23:37 | |
Tonight, the night-elves of DG SLEEP tackle Council conclusions on maximising the role of grassroots sport in developing transversal skills, especially among young people. Text taken from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52015XG0527%2802%29&qid=1719518193420 Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleepdgsleep/ Satire for sleepyheads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Could EU be loved: Catnap special | 09 Jul 2024 | 00:14:46 | |
At your desk or in your cat tree. Take a break where you can get it with the Catnap Special of DG Sleep. Text taken from Eur-Lex, where you'll find a bonus photo of the cat-tree psspsspss: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32014R0350 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Working My Way Back to EU | 24 Jun 2024 | 00:38:45 | |
Nod off while the night-elves of DG Sleep take you back to 2006 and EU Decision No 1672/2006/EC establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress Text is from Eur-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32006D1672&qid=1719258368775 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Oh those summer nights | 21 Jun 2024 | 00:12:11 | |
Drift away on the summer solstice while the night-elves of DG Sleep read to you a Sleepy Summertime Directive from 2001. Text is from Eur-Lex. Available here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32000L0084 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Plenty More Fish in the Sea | 17 Jun 2024 | 00:36:20 | |
Fall asleep while DG Sleep reads to you the 1966 text establishing the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Text sourced from Eur-Lex: Available here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A21986A0618%2801%29&qid=1718664100821 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||