Why EU foreign policy keeps getting stuck
EU foreign policy runs on unanimity — and it’s starting to break down. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart unpack growing frustration with how the EU makes foreign policy, as divisions over Ukraine fun...
7 Apr 15min
Can Britain and the EU get a Brexit reset deal over the line?
Despite the war in Iran and its economic consequences preoccupying London and Brussels, much work is going on behind the scenes to strike a closer relationship between the U.K. and the European Union....
3 Apr 22min
How secure are the Commission’s group chats?
Bulgaria is heading towards another tight parliamentary election this month — and it wants the EU to help counter malign foreign interference. Haunted by memories of coordinated social media campaign...
2 Apr 14min
Preparing for a Covid-style crisis
An energy shock that once felt distant is starting to look very real as the war in Iran spirals ... and the EU is considering a Covid-style crisis response. From emergency meetings to talk of jointly...
1 Apr 12min
Are fuel cuts back on the table?
Europe is facing another potential energy shock — and this time, Brussels is starting to float something politically tricky: using less fuel. Host Zoya Sheftalovich is joined by POLITICO’s senior EU ...
31 Mar 15min
Why rich countries want to join the EU
For two decades, aspiring EU members wanted to join the bloc to get richer. Now, that’s changing. With conflicts raging at Europe’s doorstep and NATO shaky under Donald Trump, even rich countries wan...
30 Mar 17min
A reckoning for Europe’s center left
The far right took some minor hits to its seemingly impenetrable armor this week, as people in Denmark, Italy, France and Slovenia headed to the polls. But those votes also told another, more existen...
27 Mar 36min
The next refugee crisis
Officials are meeting in Brussels today to discuss the brutal civil war in Sudan and the looming refugee crisis that may result. U.N. officials warn that the conflict could lead to a mass displaceme...
26 Mar 16min
