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1 week ago | 
politico.eu | Sarah Wheaton |Dionisios Sturis |Anne Mcelvoy
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music This week, EU Confidential is on a spring break — but with trade tensions between the U.S. and the rest of the world (China in particular) escalating, we thought it was the perfect moment to revisit a timely episode from our archives. As Trump’s new trade war heats up, with triple-digit tariffs hitting Chinese goods and Beijing retaliating, the global trade landscape is shifting dramatically. These developments have significant implications for...
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1 week ago | 
politico.eu | Sarah Wheaton |Dionisios Sturis |Anne Mcelvoy
A tariff storm was brewing — and then, just like that, the forecast changed. Donald Trump shocked everyone by pausing his planned tariffs for 90 days (for all countries except China), throwing global markets a lifeline and leaving the EU wondering what game he’s playing.
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2 weeks ago | 
politico.eu | Sarah Wheaton |Dionisios Sturis |Anne Mcelvoy
Listen to the #1 EU politics podcast. By SARAH WHEATON, DIONISIOS STURIS, AND ANNE MCELVOYSend ideas here | Tweet @swheaton | View in your browserWhat do Marine Le Pen, Yanis Varoufakis and Donald Trump have in common? More than you’d think. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton breaks down the court decision that could end Le Pen’s political career as well as the fallout for France’s far right.
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3 weeks ago | 
politico.eu | Sarah Wheaton |Dionisios Sturis |Anne Mcelvoy
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music What do Marine Le Pen, Yanis Varoufakis and Donald Trump have in common? More than you’d think. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton breaks down the court decision that could end Le Pen’s political career as well as the fallout for France’s far right. With POLITICO’s Clea Caulcutt giving us the latest from Paris, Yanis Varoufakis — the former Greek finance minister and leader of left-wing party Mera25 — joins to discuss his...
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3 weeks ago | 
politico.eu | Sarah Wheaton |Dionisios Sturis |Anne Mcelvoy
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s mayor and the main political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been arrested. So what is Europe doing about it? Staying pretty quiet, it seems. Mass protests are breaking out across Turkey but Brussels is keeping its counsel. In this episode Sarah Wheaton speaks with Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former journalist in Turkey, about what’s really driving Erdoğan’s...
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1 month ago | 
politico.eu | Sarah Wheaton |Dionisios Sturis |Anne Mcelvoy
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music A lobbying frenzy, secret perks, and now police raids. Huawei’s cozy ties in Brussels have exploded into a full-blown corruption scandal. As the European Parliament tries to rehabilitate its image post Qatargate, lawmakers are once again at the center of allegations. With offices sealed and arrests made, there are serious questions about how deep Beijing’s influence really runs. Host Sarah Wheaton breaks it all down with POLITICO’s cybersecurity and...
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1 month ago | 
politico.eu | Sarah Wheaton |Dionisios Sturis |Anne Mcelvoy
From Brussels and around the Continent — the top European politics podcast. By SARAH WHEATON, DIONISIOS STURIS, and ANNE MCELVOY This newsletter is being resent due to an earlier technical error. 100 days in, Europe’s top leaders are facing a reality check.
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1 month ago | 
politico.eu | Sarah Wheaton |Dionisios Sturis |Anne Mcelvoy
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music 100 days in, Europe’s top leaders are facing a reality check. Ursula von der Leyen talks about a new sense of urgency — but is she leading, or just firefighting? António Costa wants to unify the bloc — but can he keep Europe together on defense? Kaja Kallas vowed to sharpen EU foreign policy — but after a snub in Washington, is anyone listening? With transatlantic ties fraying, host Sarah Wheaton sits down with Brussels top policy minds to assess...
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1 month ago | 
politico.eu | Sarah Wheaton |Dionisios Sturis |Anne Mcelvoy
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music This week’s episode of EU Confidential comes to you from Thursday’s emergency meeting of EU leaders — the political equivalent of sobbing into your pillow on a sleepless night. The reason for those tears: America and Europe just broke up. POLITICO’s Clea Caulcutt gives us a quick update on European Council talks on how to bolster defense spending and further support Ukraine. We then step back for a more nuanced discussion: What does “peace” even...
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1 month ago | 
politico.eu | Sarah Wheaton |Dionisios Sturis |Anne Mcelvoy
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Germany has voted, and Friedrich Merz is now the chancellor-in-waiting. But can he rise to the occasion? With Donald Trump signaling a retreat from Europe and cozying up to Vladimir Putin, the continent faces its biggest security challenge in decades. Will Merz shake off Germany’s long-standing hesitation and step up? Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by James Angelos, POLITICO’s news editor in Berlin; Jana Puglierin, senior policy fellow at the European...
