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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Episodes (632)
Ep 153: Merkel & Macron's Recovery Fund — Economist Lucas Guttenberg
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Coronavirus edition #10: MEP Pascal Canfin on green recovery — Back-to-school qu...
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Ep 152: Timothy Garton Ash — Second wave — War on leaks
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Coronavirus edition #9: Talking Tedros: WHO chief in spotlight — Sweden's light-...
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Ep 151, presented by the Croatian presidency: Coronavirus quandaries — New Briti...
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Coronavirus edition #8: Pledge drive — Getting philosophical — Brussels post-l...
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Ep 150: Chinese propaganda — Economist Thomas Piketty — Brussels love bus
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Coronavirus edition #7: Commissioner Elisa Ferreira on economic recovery — Criti...
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Ep 149: Europe's recovery — Virtual Council — Anything but corona
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Coronavirus edition #6: Belgium death toll explained — Antibodies vs. immunity —...
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Ep 148: Coronavirus Twitter chat — The Brussels Effect — Virtual Parliament
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Coronavirus edition #5: How Europe failed coronavirus test — Auto industry impac...
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Ep 147: Who's running Britain? — Exit strategy U-turn — Virtual Brussels tour
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Coronavirus edition #4: Pandemic preparations — Behind the masks — Coronavirus...
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Ep 146: Jobs Commissioner Schmit — Lockdown limits — Corona bond bungle
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Coronavirus edition #3: Testing questions — Corona bond debate — Dr. Herman Go...
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Ep 145: Italian lessons — Democratic distancing — ONE Campaign's Gayle Smith
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Coronavirus edition #2: European Commissioner Ylva Johansson — Vaccine confusion...
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Ep 144 In Focus: Energy, presented by Shell: Europe on hold — COVID-19 leadershi...
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Coronavirus edition #1: Shutdowns & lockdowns — Europe's response — What airline...
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Ep 143: Italy in coronavirus lockdown — Elections in France — UK's Tom Tugendhat
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Ep 142, presented by Goldman Sachs: EU in crisis mode — Super Tuesday — Syrian d...
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Ep 141: Europe's coronavirus response — Carnival & anti-Semitism — Valdis Dombro...
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Ep 140: EU's €1 trillion summit — Herman Van Rompuy — A digital vision
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EU Confidential #139, presented by the Croatian Presidency: Munich Security Conf...
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Ep 138, presented by the Croatian Presidency: German mess — 'Greta syndrome' — A...
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Ep 137: Margrethe Vestager interview — Macron in Poland — Revisiting enlargement
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Ep 136: Departing Brits debate — Huawei fallout — EU budget crunch
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Ep 135, presented by Goldman Sachs: PM Xavier Bettel — Prof. Mary Beard — David...
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Davos Confidential #3, presented by Goldman Sachs: Trump address — Solvay's CEO...
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Davos Confidential #2, presented by Goldman Sachs: Trump day — Workforce transfo...
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Davos Confidential #1, presented by Goldman Sachs: World Economic Forum preview
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Ep 134: Geopolitical tussles — EU's green cash — New Zealand's EU envoy
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Ep 133, presented by Gilead: Europe's Iran reaction — 2020 EU resolutions — New...
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Ep 132: Top 2019 moments — UK vote fallout — Deepfakes — Catalonia's Alfred Bosc...
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Ep 131, presented by ERT: EU summit — Climate confusion — Gentiloni on geopoliti...
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Ep 130, presented by ERT: UK general election special
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Ep 129, presented by Shell: Hot mic NATO summit — Former French ambassador Gérar...
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Ep 128, presented by the Martens Centre: Commissioner Avramopoulos — New Commiss...
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Ep 127: European Parliament VP Katarina Barley — EU’s missing Iran response — Al...
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Ep 126: Madeleine Albright — New plan for EU hopefuls — Macron's worldview
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Ep 125: Oettinger interview — Pompeo hits the Wall — Romania's Commission pick
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Ep 124: Macron to China — Populist resurgence — UK election & DUP's Jeffrey D...
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Ep 123, presented by ExxonMobil: Juncker's legacy — Spain’s EU minister Marco Ag...
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Ep 122, presented by BP: Brexit deal — European Council behind the scenes — Gree...
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Ep 121: Goulard rejected — Sondland in hot water — Green MEP Daniel Freund on EU...
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SPONSORED CONTENT: As farms go digital, possibilities for decarbonization grow
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Ep 120, presented by ExxonMobil: Boris’ Brexit proposal — Latvia’s Prime Ministe...
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Ep 119, presented by the European Commission: Von der Leyen’s rejection woes — L...
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Ep 118, presented by BP: Georgian President Salomé Zourabichvili
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