Kate Day

London

Deputy Editor in Chief at POLITICO Europe

@POLITICO Senior Executive Editor, Europe

Articles

What will Donald do?

6 days ago | politico.eu | Kate Day

Presented by Equinor By KATE DAY PRESENTED BY Dear readers, Not much sign of progress from Geneva where European foreign ministers met their Iranian counterpart Friday, just over a week since Israel targeted Iran with deadly strikes amid Israeli fears that Iran was accelerating toward building a nuclear weapon. We assess Europe’s chances of stopping the war. If, like me, you’re wondering what on earth happens if U.S. President Donald Trump decides to bomb Iran, I highly recommend this view...
Welcome Carrie Budoff Brown

1 week ago | politico.eu | Kate Day

Presented by Equinor By KATE DAY PRESENTED BY Dear readers,It’s been a big week for POLITICO as we appointed Carrie Budoff Brown to run our newsroom in Brussels.
Can’t live without them

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Kate Day

Presented by Instagram By KATE DAY PRESENTED BY Dear readers,What could be more bracing than a week in Connemara? A week watching politics, of course.
EU-turn if you want to

1 month ago | politico.eu | Kate Day

Presented by European Biodiesel Board By KATE DAY PRESENTED BY Dear readers, Plenty to tuck into this week as our team chased stories about a plan to slash the European External Action Service, another to block children from social media, and what happens to the mansions of sanctioned oligarchs that fall into disrepair and upset the neighbors. The so-called omnibus package, which the EU hopes will “simplify” regulation on business, including many of the rules that were part of the European...
How to watch like a pro

1 month ago | politico.eu | Kate Day

Presented by Instagram By KATE DAY PRESENTED BY Dear readers,A big week for Brussels, though when is it not.
Pictures we won’t forget

1 month ago | politico.eu | Kate Day

The best of POLITICO’s coverage selected by lead European editor Kate Day. Discover the most impactful stories in Europe and beyond. By KATE DAY Dear readers,So striking was the image of U.S. President Donald Trump sitting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Vatican, I’ve not been able to shake it.
POLITICO Europe turns 10

2 months ago | politico.eu | Kate Day

The best of POLITICO’s coverage selected by lead European editor Kate Day. Discover the most impactful stories in Europe and beyond. By KATE DAY Dear readers,Ten years ago next week, POLITICO arrived in Brussels. As my father likes to remind me, we have lived through some sort of permacrisis ever since.
Trade war bites

2 months ago | politico.eu | Kate Day

Presented by Equinor By KATE DAY PRESENTED BY Dear readers, As you sip your Saturday coffee, spare a thought for newsletter writers stuck in a doom loop: just as you get to the end, your reporting gems and pearls of wisdom beautifully arranged before you, *bam* a Truth Social post SHOUTS out from your laptop and you must begin all over again. “I used to think that if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the president or the pope or as a .400 baseball hitter,” as U.S. President...
The divorce takes shape

2 months ago | politico.eu | Kate Day

The best of POLITICO’s coverage selected by Senior Executive Editor Kate Day. Discover the most impactful stories in Europe and beyond. By KATE DAY Dear readers,Welcome to the end of another extraordinary news week as the shape of the great divorce between the U.S. and many of its closest allies takes shape.
Marmalade droppers and divided dynasties

Mar 29, 2025 | politico.eu | Kate Day

Presented by eBay By KATE DAY PRESENTED BY Dear readers,Have you lifted your jaw off the floor yet?