Omnibusted: The EU’s competitiveness conundrum ⊕
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European leaders have spent the week talking about how to make the EU more competitive — first with industry heavyweights in Antwerp, then behind closed doors at a leaders’ retreat in Belgium. On thi…
21 days ago
Can the EU decouple from Trump’s America? ⊕
Can the European Union really decouple from Donald Trump’s America — economically, politically, and strategically? In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton speaks with Mateusz Morawieck…
28 days ago
The Anxious Continent: Social media bans and boozy trade deals ○
Europe is testing how far it’s willing to go — at home and abroad. In this episode of EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton talks to Jonathan Haidt, author of the best-selling “The Anxious Generation.”…
42 days ago
Trump bites. Europe grasps for an antidote. ○
“A little less conversation, a little more action.” That line from an old Elvis Presley song could double as a critique of Europe’s position right now — and as a prescription. On this episode of EU C…
77 days ago
Von der Leyen vs. Trump: Europe answers back ⊕
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He’s not even European — yet Donald Trump has topped POLITICO’s annual P28 ranking of the most powerful people who will shape Europe in 2026. EU Confidential host Sarah Wheaton takes you inside the g…
3 months ago
Inside Europe’s far right — going pro and going strong ⊕
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When Europe’s biggest political family crosses the aisle to vote with the far right, something fundamental shifts in Brussels. In this episode, host Sarah Wheaton unpacks the vote that cracked the Eu…
Growing pains: Can the EU handle enlargement? ⊖
Russia’s war in Ukraine has given new momentum to EU enlargement — and raised a bigger question: Is the bloc itself ready to grow? This week, host Sarah Wheaton examines the EU’s growing pains — not…
5 months ago
Limping through the Trump era: Can Europe lead again? ○
From a picturesque mountain resort in Austria, at the European Forum Alpbach, host Sarah Wheaton unpacks fresh threats by the U.S. to hit countries with tariffs over their digital rules — drawing ins…
6 months ago
EU’s sweaty summer — what you missed (and what matters) ○
Just when we thought we could get a break for the summer, geopolitics had other plans. This week on EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO colleagues Jordyn Dahl, Gabriel Gavin and…
7 months ago
No-confidence vote: Is the EU Parliament about to break? ○
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Ursula von der Leyen survived a motion of censure — but not without sustaining damage. In Strasbourg, tensions within her pro-European coalition burst into the open, with allies accusing her party of…