Episode 1: The plan to get Ukraine into the EU
Welcome to the first edition of the Brussels Playbook Podcast! In the debut episode, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart break down two big questions facing Brussels: How far is the EU willing to go to...
10 Helmi 14min
Can the EU decouple from Trump's America?
Can the European Union really decouple from Donald Trump’s America — economically, politically, and strategically? In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton speaks with Mateusz Morawieck...
6 Helmi 37min
Introducing: The 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 the Chief EU Corres...
2 Helmi 2min
The Anxious Continent: Social media bans and boozy trade deals
Europe is testing how far it’s willing to go — at home and abroad. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton talks to Jonathan Haidt, author of the best-selling "The Anxious Generation."...
30 Tammi 40min
What really happened after Trump blinked
What a week! Tariff threats, Greenland brinkmanship and a dramatic Trump U-turn in Davos: EU leaders gathered in Brussels for an emergency summit meant to pick up the pieces of the shattered transatl...
23 Tammi 25min
BONUS EPISODE: At Davos, the twist in Trump's Greenland tale. So what does Europe do next?
Donald Trump loomed large over the World Economic Forum’s annual get-together in the Swiss Alps — even before he touched down for his big speech. In this special episode from Davos, host Anne McElvo...
22 Tammi 33min
Trump bites. Europe grasps for an antidote.
“A little less conversation, a little more action.” That line from an old Elvis Presley song could double as a critique of Europe’s position right now — and as a prescription. On this episode of EU ...
16 Tammi 34min
Whose world is it now? Trump, power and Europe
Europe had barely switched off its out-of-office replies before geopolitics came roaring back. In the first days of January, events in Caracas — and rhetoric from Washington — jolted Brussels out of ...
9 Tammi 36min
