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Holiday special: Brussels vs Moscow — the EU risks losing its eastern neighbors
Episode 398
For the final episode of EU Confidential this year, we revisit a compelling discussion on the European Union’s waning influence in its eastern neighb…
1 year, 2 months ago
Farewell to the EU’s sharpest in-house critic
Episode 397
Politics are driving a growing culture of secrecy at the European Commission, warns European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly in this week’s episode of EU Co…
1 year, 2 months ago
Inside the POLITICO 28 gala: Europe’s most powerful players (and hangover)
Episode 396
This week's episode of EU Confidential takes you inside the POLITICO 28 gala, where we revealed our list of the people who will drive the year ahead.…
1 year, 3 months ago
Can Brussels’ new power trio take on Trump?
Episode 395
Finally. After months of paralysis, the new leadership team in Brussels is up and running. Then again, the power trio of European Commission Presiden…
1 year, 3 months ago
Can Brussels’ new power trio take on Trump?
Episode 395
Finally. After months of paralysis, the new leadership team in Brussels is up and running. Then again, the power trio of European Commission Presiden…
1 year, 3 months ago
Romania’s TikTok upset boosts Putin
Episode 394
Romania’s presidential election delivered a TikTok-fueled political shock, with pro-Russia, far-right candidate Călin Georgescu winning the first rou…
1 year, 3 months ago
Scholz on the brink, Rubio in the wings: Europe faces the new Trump era
Episode 394
While Donald Trump is filling out his top team, the EU faces a leadership vacuum. Thank Germany, where Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been on the phone w…
1 year, 3 months ago
The challenges to energy security in Europe
Europe’s energy system is entering a period of radical change. The net-zero transition will require a significant overhaul of our infrastructure and …
1 year, 3 months ago
What the Commissioner hearings revealed about the EU
Episode 393
There were 26 hearings and 72 hours of questions, answers and non-answers — and in the end, none of it mattered. Politics clearly trumped policy as M…
1 year, 4 months ago
How Trump is already breaking Europe
Episode 392
After Donald Trump’s election victory, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is breaking out the Champagne. Germany’s government, meanwhile, is break…
1 year, 4 months ago