Brussels Playbook Podcast

POLITICO 825 - Week Ender: Can Europe patch up the world in disorder?

POLITICO’s daily audio briefing on what’s moving Brussels — and why it matters. The Brussels Playbook Podcast is the audio extension of the Brussels Playbook newsletter. Hosted by POLITICO's chief EU correspondent, Zoya Sheftalovich, the podcast runs Monday through Thursday, offering a clear, reporting-driven guide to EU politics in under 15 minutes. It’s a perfect companion for your morning coffee. Each episode takes listeners inside the decisions, power shifts and debates shaping the day in Brussels — and explains how they connect to national capitals across Europe. Clear, conversational and shaped by reporting from the heart of the EU, the Brussels Playbook Podcast brings context to EU politics as your day begins. On Fridays, the same feed features a longer episode that goes deeper into the week’s biggest themes, offering context and analysis beyond the daily news cycle — with Sarah Wheaton behind the mic.

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Brussels Playbook Podcast

Epizode

Week Ender: Can Europe patch up the world in disorder?

Von der Leyen makes it awkward with Canada

Special episode: State of the EU 2026 — promises vs reality

AI fears grow as von der Leyen takes the stage

Can less paperwork get EU workers moving?

The EU’s plan for ‘weaponized’ migration

Is Europe winning the ‘fight’? Von der Leyen’s SOTEU, one year on

Behind Trump's push to break the International Criminal Court

The EU’s Israel dilemma

Kaja Kallas takes another hit

Germany's far-right bombshell

What do Spain's migrant crisis and Germany's knife-edge election mean for Europe?

Dublin tests Europe's budget red lines

The plan to shut out Europe's far right

Europe gears up for its China counterpunch

What Iceland's 'no' means for the EU

Could Orbán lead Hungary again?

Can Canada teach Europe how to stand up to Trump?

France and Germany collide over Europe’s industrial future

Costa tours the capitals — while Merz rallies the penny-pinchers

What Ukraine needs to survive another winter

Week Ender archives: Is China the ‘abusive’ partner the EU just can’t quit?

Week Ender archives: Can Europe quit American Big Tech?

Week Ender: Verhofstadt on "Trumpism", plus summer must-reads

Why are Commission staffers so miserable?

Europe's Palantir problem

Can Europe contain the Ceuta fallout?

Ceuta triggers two days of EU emergency talks

Week Ender — Searing Contradiction: Wildfires and climate politics

The race to save von der Leyen’s big speech

The spectacular split in Poland’s right

Can Europe fight fires this big?

Trump reopens the tariff fight

Will Europe warm to Britain's new Prime Minister?

Brussels is coming for Google — and the bill could be huge

The EU’s Russia sanctions crunch

Zoya and the crew answer your questions

Week Ender: Did Europe dodge a summer travel crisis?

Parliament takes a break. The plotting begins.

The border that vanished overnight

A 'Super Tuesday' for a bigger EU

Why Europe still can’t agree on Israel

Week Ender: Why Europe can’t avoid Erdogan

Brussels gives cows a promotion

NATO’s boss says Trump was right

The verdict that could shake up French politics

The man behind the EU's Kremlin outreach

Bonus episode: Ernstfall — What if Russia attacks NATO?

Can NATO allies avoid a clash with Trump in Ankara?

Has Ukraine found Russia’s weak spot?