EU Confidential is a weekly European news and politics podcast published every Friday by POLITICO Europe. Each 30-minute episode features POLITICO’s analysis... more
Those text messages Ursula von der Leyen didn’t want to share? The EU’s top court says that’s not OK. In a... more
Europe’s political center is wobbling. Again. In Germany, a dramatic Bundestag vote leaves new Chancellor Friedrich Merz bruised before he’s even... more
After 100 days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s shock and awe, is the EU still stuck in stunned paralysis — or... more
With POLITICO turning 10 and Brexit hitting 5 earlier this year, this episode of EU Confidential takes stock of two... more
This week, EU Confidential is on a spring break — but with trade tensions between the U.S. and the rest... more
A tariff storm was brewing — and then, just like that, the forecast changed. Donald Trump shocked everyone by pausing... more
What do Marine Le Pen, Yanis Varoufakis and Donald Trump have in common? More than you'd think. In this episode of... more
Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s mayor and the main political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been arrested. So what... more
A lobbying frenzy, secret perks, and now police raids. Huawei’s cozy ties in Brussels have exploded into a full-blown corruption... more
100 days in, Europe’s top leaders are facing a reality check. Ursula von der Leyen talks about a new sense of... more
After 100 days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s shock and awe, is the EU still stuck in stunned paralysis — or does it... more