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 Playbook newsletter. Hosted by POLITICO's chief EU correspondent, Zoya Sheftalovich, the podcast runs Monday through Thursday, offering a clear, reporting-driven guide to EU politics in under 15 minutes. It’s a perfect companion for your morning coffee.Each episode takes listeners inside the decisions, power shifts and debates shaping the day in Brus...
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Germany's far-right bombshell
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What do Spain's migrant crisis and Germany's knife-edge election mean for Europe...
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Dublin tests Europe's budget red lines
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The plan to shut out Europe's far right
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Europe gears up for its China counterpunch
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What Iceland's 'no' means for the EU
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Could Orbán lead Hungary again?
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Can Canada teach Europe how to stand up to Trump?
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France and Germany collide over Europe’s industrial future
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Costa tours the capitals — while Merz rallies the penny-pinchers
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What Ukraine needs to survive another winter
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Week Ender archives: Is China the ‘abusive’ partner the EU just can’t quit?
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Week Ender archives: Can Europe quit American Big Tech?
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Week Ender: Verhofstadt on "Trumpism", plus summer must-reads
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Why are Commission staffers so miserable?
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Europe's Palantir problem
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Can Europe contain the Ceuta fallout?
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Ceuta triggers two days of EU emergency talks
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Week Ender — Searing Contradiction: Wildfires and climate politics
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The race to save von der Leyen’s big speech
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The spectacular split in Poland’s right
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Can Europe fight fires this big?
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Trump reopens the tariff fight
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Will Europe warm to Britain's new Prime Minister?
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Brussels is coming for Google — and the bill could be huge
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The EU’s Russia sanctions crunch
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Zoya and the crew answer your questions
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Week Ender: Did Europe dodge a summer travel crisis?
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Parliament takes a break. The plotting begins.
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The border that vanished overnight
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A 'Super Tuesday' for a bigger EU
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Why Europe still can’t agree on Israel
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Week Ender: Why Europe can’t avoid Erdogan
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Brussels gives cows a promotion
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NATO’s boss says Trump was right
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The verdict that could shake up French politics
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The man behind the EU's Kremlin outreach
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Bonus episode: Ernstfall — What if Russia attacks NATO?
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Can NATO allies avoid a clash with Trump in Ankara?
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Has Ukraine found Russia’s weak spot?
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Nobody touch the farm budget — our 100th episode, live from Brussels
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Europe’s awkward embrace of Turkey
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Europe’s foreign policy turf war
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Can Europe help repair the invisible scars of war?
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Rebuilding Ukraine under the shadow of a presidential row
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Can Europe’s big five get their act together in Berlin?
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The Visegrád Four is back from the dead
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Why tensions are high between Poland and Ukraine
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Who should negotiate with Putin?
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Europe’s budget war starts now
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