Europe's angry farmers and EU funds for Ukraine (finally)
As farmer protests continue around Europe, we unpack their various concerns and analyze their impact on the European election. We also take you to an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders in Brussels wh...
2 Feb 202433min
'Rent is too damn high!' Europe’s growing housing crisis
In this episode we look at a crisis that is affecting many Europeans in most EU countries: skyrocketing rents and house prices, a shortage of flats, long waiting lists for social or affordable housing...
26 Jan 202440min
Can the EU manage migration?
After seven years of bitter wrangling, the EU has finally reached an agreement on how to handle migration — one of its most challenging and divisive issues. In this episode of EU Confidential we look ...
19 Jan 202428min
EU top jobs kickoff — finding compromise with Viktor Orbán
In this episode we look at the ongoing tug-of-war between Budapest and Brussels in the context of a rather shocking development that could pave the way for Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán — who has won a re...
12 Jan 202441min
What's in store for Europe in 2024?
This isn't just any new year — 2024 in the political calendar means mega elections in Europe, the U.S., the U.K. and beyond. Our EU Confidential crew predicts how these elections could impact pressing...
5 Jan 202438min
Top EU stories of 2023 — POLITICO's guide
Our last episode of 2023 is a bumper edition, reviewing some of the key stories that drove the conversations in Brussels and throughout Europe this year. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by a roundtable o...
15 Des 202345min
Qatargate: Where do we stand a year after the corruption scandal erupted?
In this episode, we revisit the huge corruption scandal which shook the European Parliament and the EU bubble exactly one year ago. Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO colleagues Elisa Braun and Eddy...
8 Des 202336min
The most powerful people in Europe (for better or worse)
This week, we take you inside our POLITICO 28 unveiling of Europe's most powerful people and unpack Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's comments on the Israel-Hamas war and her plans to run fo...
1 Des 202334min
