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The crown slips: How queen Ursula failed her transparency test
Episode 416
Those text messages Ursula von der Leyen didn’t want to share? The EU’s top court says that’s not OK.
In a win for transparency advocates, Europe’s j…
10 months ago
Populist currents and fragile coalitions: Trump’s shadow over Europe
Episode 415
Europe’s political center is wobbling. Again.
In Germany, a dramatic Bundestag vote leaves new Chancellor Friedrich Merz bruised before he’s even beg…
10 months, 1 week ago
How Trump transformed Europe in just 100 days
Episode 414
After 100 days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s shock and awe, is the EU still stuck in stunned paralysis — or does it finally have a plan?
POLITICO…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
A divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICO
Episode 413
With POLITICO turning 10 and Brexit hitting 5 earlier this year, this episode of EU Confidential takes stock of two milestones that shaped Brussels —…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Holiday special: Driving toward a trade war with China
Episode 412
This week, EU Confidential is on a spring break — but with trade tensions between the U.S. and the rest of the world (China in particular) escalatin…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump blinks on tariffs. Can Europe exhale?
Episode 411
A tariff storm was brewing — and then, just like that, the forecast changed. Donald Trump shocked everyone by pausing his planned tariffs for 90 days…
11 months ago
Beautiful beef: Le Pen, Varoufakis and the horseshoe theory of politics
Episode 410
What do Marine Le Pen, Yanis Varoufakis and Donald Trump have in common? More than you'd think.
In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton…
11 months, 1 week ago
Erdoğan, not Trump, is Europe's new best friend on security
Episode 409
Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s mayor and the main political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been arrested. So what is Europe doing a…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Dirty games in Brussels and war games in Europe
Episode 408
A lobbying frenzy, secret perks, and now police raids. Huawei’s cozy ties in Brussels have exploded into a full-blown corruption scandal.
As the Europ…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Can EU leaders handle a world on fire?
Episode 407
100 days in, Europe’s top leaders are facing a reality check.
Ursula von der Leyen talks about a new sense of urgency — but is she leading, or just f…
1 year ago