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The ban threat facing Europe's far right
Episode 60
Europe’s far right is yet again under the microscope as a European Parliament watchdog moves to ban the Alternative for Germany’s EU party.
On the sh…
6 hours ago
Kallas, von der Leyen and the rivalry over EU intelligence
Episode 59
Brussels is beefing up its intelligence machinery.
Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson talk about the growing role of INTCEN — the EU’s little-know…
1 day, 6 hours ago
Should Europe talk to Putin?
Episode 58
Europe is still reeling from the recent drone incursions into Baltic airspace.
In a show of solidarity, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and…
2 days, 6 hours ago
From the Baltic to the Balkans: Putin is testing European leaders
There’s an ominous backdrop to this year’s GLOBSEC forum in Prague as the war in Ukraine strays into the skies over NATO’s Eastern flank. The last fe…
6 days, 8 hours ago
Why are drones suddenly terrifying Europe?
Episode 57
With drone alerts, emergency shelters and fighter jets over the Baltics, Europe’s security fears suddenly feel much less theoretical at the GLOBSEC f…
1 week ago
Brussels wanted less red tape. It hasn't proved as easy as that.
Episode 56
Brussels is discovering that cutting red tape may be harder without actual experts in the room. As the EU races ahead with its deregulation drive, co…
1 week, 1 day ago
Budapest and Kyiv break the ice
Episode 55
After years of Hungary’s former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blocking Ukraine’s path to join the EU, Budapest and Kyiv are talking again. That has Bru…
1 week, 2 days ago
Why Brussels is getting tougher on China
Episode 54
The European Commission is preparing to take a much tougher line on China, we hear on this episode of the Brussels Playbook Podcast, with Zoya Shefta…
1 week, 3 days ago
Two transatlantic power brokers on why Europe should step up on Iran and double down on Ukraine
Welcome to the very first edition of the Brussels Playbook Week Ender. Anne McElvoy travels to the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, an annual event that …
1 week, 6 days ago
The Commission’s next big overhaul?
Episode 53
One of the Commission’s oldest and most powerful departments may be heading for a dramatic overhaul — or even extinction.
DG REGIO oversees the hund…
2 weeks, 1 day ago