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Europe edges toward a multi-speed future
Episode 4
At this year's Munich Security Conference, the U.S. struck a softer tone — but Europe remains wary.
Back in Brussels, as finance ministers gather for…
1 month ago
Omnibusted: The EU’s competitiveness conundrum
Episode 491
European leaders have spent the week talking about how to make the EU more competitive — first with industry heavyweights in Antwerp, then behind clo…
1 month ago
BONUS: "Europe has to be saved from itself" - Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister
European leaders and defense ministers gathering at the Munich Security Conference are grappling with how to end the war in Ukraine as it approaches …
1 month ago
The battle of Alden Biesen
Episode 3
EU leaders gather at Alden Biesen castle to debate how to revive Europe’s economy — and whether “strategic autonomy” can survive internal divisions. …
1 month ago
EU talks funding Kyiv and how to boost industry
Episode 2
It’s another day of high-level talks across Belgium.
First, the EU’s defense ministers meet in Brussels. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart dive into …
1 month ago
Episode 1: The plan to get Ukraine into the EU
Episode 1
Welcome to the first edition of the Brussels Playbook Podcast!
In the debut episode, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart break down two big questions f…
1 month ago
Can the EU decouple from Trump's America?
Episode 490
Can the European Union really decouple from Donald Trump’s America — economically, politically, and strategically?
In this episode of EU Confidential…
1 month, 1 week ago
Introducing: The Brussels Playbook Podcast
POLITICO’s daily audio briefing on what’s moving Brussels — and why it matters.
The Brussels Playbook Podcast is the audio extension of the Brussels …
1 month, 1 week ago
The Anxious Continent: Social media bans and boozy trade deals
Episode 489
Europe is testing how far it’s willing to go — at home and abroad.
In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton talks to Jonathan Haidt, au…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
What really happened after Trump blinked
Episode 488
What a week!
Tariff threats, Greenland brinkmanship and a dramatic Trump U-turn in Davos: EU leaders gathered in Brussels for an emergency summit mea…
1 month, 3 weeks ago