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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Top EU stories of 2023 — POLITICO's guide
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Qatargate: Where do we stand a year after the corruption scandal erupted?
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The most powerful people in Europe (for better or worse)
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Geert Wilders stuns with far-right election victory in the Netherlands
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SPONSORED CONTENT: Carbon capture and storage to reach net zero
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Spain's Pedro Sánchez to form new government as prime minister
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The EU's report card: Ukraine, Moldova and other aspiring members
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The race to regulate AI before it's too late
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EU leaders meet amid Israel-Hamas war
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Welcome back, Donald: Seismic shift in Poland after general election
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Deadly attacks on Israel and a bitter Polish election
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Donald Trump 2.0 — is Europe ready?
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Visa-for-bribes scandal rocks Poland — reaction and analysis
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From the UN General Assembly — world leaders gather in NY
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State of the European Union — the big annual speech and MEPs debate
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It's back to school in Brussels — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani
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Austrian Foreign Minister Schallenberg: EU needs to rethink its enlargement appr...
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Brussels summer survival guide
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Spanish election aftermath and the watering down of the EU's anti-SLAPPs law
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Why Ukraine overshadowed the EU's big summit with Latin America
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Ending an epidemic: innovations to eradicate HIV
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NATO summit wrap-up and the EU's battle over biodiversity
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A cure for HIV: When will Europe get there?
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From Madrid: How Spain's election could impact its EU presidency
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The last bastion of stigma: Criminalizing HIV transmission
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EU leaders meet in the shadow of failed Wagner mutiny in Russia
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From cell to cell: Eliminating HIV in prisons
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Europe’s new Marshall Plan: making a bet on Ukraine
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Artificial intelligence and the EU's attempt to regulate it — Commissioner Thier...
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Polish protests — Hungary's EU role — Sleeper train journey
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From Moldova: The European Political Community is back
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EU's 'Defence of Democracy' debate on combatting foreign influence
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EU commissioner resigns — Bulgaria's breaking point — European elections 2024
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The end of Erdoğan? — Turkey's EU accession ambitions — Europe Day
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POLITICO reviews ‘The Diplomat’ — Meloni surprises Brussels — The key to Ukraine...
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Timothy Garton Ash on the future of Europe — Eva Kaili back in the spotlight
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Ukraine grain strain — Von der Leyen 2.0 — EU diplomacy in review
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Finland joins NATO — Ukraine foreign minister in Brussels — EU's China visit
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France & Germany on strike – Commission Legal Chief, Daniel Calleja Crespo
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Economic jitters, French upheaval, arms for Ukraine — what’s occupying EU leader...
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Das Auto debate — Activist Bill Browder on Russia's political prisoners
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Viktor Orbán's political director — Sponsored flight flap — VDL meets Biden
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New EU-UK chapter — VDL meets the king — Decoding Brussels-speak
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Russia's war in Ukraine, one year on: How Europe has changed
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VDL's texts — MEPs arrested — Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe
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Zelenskyy in Brussels: the worst-kept secret in town — EU leaders on migration
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EU-Ukraine summit — Fighter jets? — Moldovan President Maia Sandu
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Scholz's tanks for your assistance — EU finance chief Mairead McGuinness: Crypto...
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From Davos: Tanks to Ukraine — Irish PM Leo Varadkar — EU-US trade fight
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Director Oliver Stone talks nuclear power — EU economy chief Paolo Gentiloni
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