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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Notes on a scandal — will a fraud probe upend the EU?
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Peace plan panic: Does the EU still have a say in Ukraine’s future?
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Inside Europe’s far right — going pro and going strong
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Growing pains: Can the EU handle enlargement?
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Pornography, children and privacy: Europe's digital dilemma
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How to lose a Dutch election — and still win one
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How about them assets — making Russia pay for Ukraine
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How to go from hero to zero, with Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel
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How not to fall: Behind von der Leyen’s fightback and Macron’s meltdown
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Humiliating Europe: Trump’s culture war and the EU’s response
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Escalating trouble – Trump takes on the UN and Europe
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Jourová’s secrets and Putin’s drone tests
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Ursula’s Fight Song — who’s singing along?
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Tyrants are forever: Has Europe missed its moment?
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Limping through the Trump era: Can Europe lead again?
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EU's sweaty summer — what you missed (and what matters)
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Escape the EU Bubble: Expert Summer Book Picks
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The €2 trillion question: Inside the battle over the EU's budget
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No-confidence vote: Is the EU Parliament about to break?
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Boiling in Brussels: Climate fights and Orbán vs. Pride
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Of Daddies and Queens — from Trump to von der Leyen — and who’s really in charge...
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What’s really behind Europe’s 5% defense push
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All about the €€€: How Bulgaria’s euro dreams could become a nightmare
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Can Europe’s Trump counterpunch work? Sanctions, tariffs and a MAGA twist.
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Between a smack and a hard place — Poland votes, Orbán provokes, and Brussels sh...
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Leo Varadkar on Donald Trump, and the EU’s Israel dilemma
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The crown slips: How queen Ursula failed her transparency test
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Populist currents and fragile coalitions: Trump’s shadow over Europe
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How Trump transformed Europe in just 100 days
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A divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICO
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Holiday special: Driving toward a trade war with China
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Trump blinks on tariffs. Can Europe exhale?
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Beautiful beef: Le Pen, Varoufakis and the horseshoe theory of politics
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Erdoğan, not Trump, is Europe's new best friend on security
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Dirty games in Brussels and war games in Europe
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Can EU leaders handle a world on fire?
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The US-EU breakup—what does it mean for Ukraine, and for peace?
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Can Germany’s next chancellor help Europe deal with Trump?
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Germany votes, Trump attacks, Europe reacts
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Europe’s future, brought to you by Putin and Trump
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How political is your pizza? The Mediterranean Diet and Europe's food battles
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Your guide to Trump’s Europe envoys
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In Trump's new era: does Europe still matter?
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Who’s in charge? What von der Leyen’s absence reveals about the EU
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Elon Musk: Europe’s Bloviator-in-Chief
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Holiday special: Meet JD Vance’s surprising European support network
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Holiday special: Brussels vs Moscow — the EU risks losing its eastern neighbors
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Farewell to the EU’s sharpest in-house critic
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Inside the POLITICO 28 gala: Europe’s most powerful players (and hangover)
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Can Brussels’ new power trio take on Trump?
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