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EU Confidential

EU Confidential is a weekly European news and politics podcast published every Friday by POLITICO Europe. Each 30-minute episode features POLITICO’s analysis of the top stories driving EU politics, as well as notable guests shaping European policy and deep-dive stories from around the Continent. It’s hosted by Sarah Wheaton, POLITICO’s chief policy correspondent, who is joined by reporters from around Europe. Discover our show notes for EU Confidential here:

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34:34

Brussels’ back-to-school blues

EU Confidential ·

2024/09/06

It’s been a particularly chaotic rentrée for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In this week’s episode of EU Confidential, we talk about the mad dash to name the new slate of commissioners, while getting the right balance of politics, geography, gender and expertise. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO’s Chief EU Correspondent Barbara Moens and Policy Editor Joanna Roberts to look at the hot button issues on the agenda and consider how European voters’ call for a rightward shift in June

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36:17

Anne Applebaum on dictators big and small

EU Confidential ·

2024/08/30

In this episode of EU Confidential, we speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum. Her latest book, "Autocracy Inc.," explores how authoritarian regimes are banding together against democracies, including EU countries.But first, we look ahead to local elections in three eastern German states, where extreme parties on both the right and the left are poised to make historic gains as migration dominates the headlines. Host Sarah Wheaton and POLITICO’s Berlin news editor, James Angelos,

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19:59

This burger could kill the EU

EU Confidential ·

2024/08/23

In this episode, host Sarah Wheaton is joined by Alessandro Ford, POLITICO’s agriculture reporter, to unpack how the prospect of lab-grown meat has riled up Europe’s farmers — threatening to upend the EU’s agriculture policy and lucrative subsidy program. Read Alessandro’s full story here.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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36:14

Summer special: Who votes for the European far right?...

EU Confidential ·

2024/08/16

While the podcast takes a little break, we bring this insightful episode back into your feed — unpacking details of who votes for the far right in Europe. We unpack what drives voters to abandon the mainstream and more traditional party loyalties for the far right, and how poverty, or fear of it, motivates typical supporters of the AfD in Germany, Geert Wilders’ PVV in the Netherlands, or Chega in Portugal.Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO reporters Hanne Cokelaere, James Angelos and Aitor

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38:55

Summer special: ‘Rent is too damn high!’ Europe’s...

EU Confidential ·

2024/08/09

On our summer break, we're bringing this episode from January back into your feed by popular demand, looking at a crisis that is affecting many Europeans in most EU countries: skyrocketing rents and house prices, a shortage of flats, long waiting lists for social or affordable housing — commonplace problems from Greece to Luxembourg to Portugal.Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO’s Aitor Hernández-Morales and Sorcha Edwards, secretary general of Housing Europe, about the causes of the crisis, its

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26:57

EU Commissioners' power puzzle

EU Confidential ·

2024/08/02

Brussels might seem empty, but high-stakes games are afoot behind the scenes. From air-conditioned government suites(and the occasional vacation villa),leaders are working the phones, trying to convince European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to give their country the most prestigious posts in the EU executive.In this week’s edition of EU Confidential podcast, host Sarah Wheaton is joined by Barbara Moens, POLITICO’s chief EU correspondent, to talk about how this complexpolitical puzzle

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36:25

Harris, Vance and what they mean for Europe

EU Confidential ·

2024/07/26

Is American politics giving you whiplash? This week’s episode of EU Confidential has all you need to cope, with primers on the foreign policy postures of Vice President Kamala Harris and JD Vance.Dialling in from Washington, POLITICO National Security Reporter Eric Bazail-Eimil helps us understand who Harris will lean on when it comes to Europe, while Global Playbook author Suzanne Lynch recounts her interview with Vance on U.S. support for Ukraine.Next, a literal trigger warning: We take you inside

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33:13

As it happened: Ursula von der Leyen’s secret ballot...

EU Confidential ·

2024/07/19

Big decisions awaited the new class of MEPs this week: Whether to back Ursula von der Leyen for a second term atop the Commission; which committee assignments to pursue; and, most urgently, which Parliament bar to visit to get away from it all.Join host Sarah Wheaton for a romp through the Strasbourg seat of the European Parliament, and relive a week that was so crucial for Europe's direction over the next five years.Sarah is joined by POLITICO's Eddy Wax, who takes us behind the scenes of all the

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31:18

Viktor Orbán's rogue “peace missions” to Kyiv,...

EU Confidential ·

2024/07/12

Just days into his country's rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán again stunned other European leaders by setting off on a series of visits to Kyiv, Moscow and Beijing, styling himself as a peace negotiator with a mandate from Brussels.Host Sarah Wheaton and POLITICO's chief EU correspondent Barbara Moens discuss Orbán's rough-and-tumble diplomacy tour and reactions it has provoked among the bloc's politicians and diplomats. But beyond angry

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20:18

French election shocker: reaction and analysis

EU Confidential ·

2024/07/08

France has voted and the results are in — our POLITICO team in Paris discusses the surprising results of the final round of the parliamentary election in this special episode of EU Confidential.Host Nicholas Vinocur is first joined by POLITICO's Victor Goury-Laffont to break down the results and explain how President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists and the left-wing alliance mobilized to stymie Marine Le Pen’s far right National Rally.POLITICO's executive editor in France, Marion Solletty, joins the

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30:59

Panic mode: Biden and Le Pen imperil mainstream politics

EU Confidential ·

2024/07/05

Just days before the final round of France's snap parliamentary elections, we discuss possible scenarios for what could emerge from the messy political situation in Paris: shiny new leaders, a shaky new government, rocky cohabitation — or even more chaos.Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO's senior correspondent in Paris, Clea Caulcutt.Later she's joined by former U.S. Ambassador to the EU Anthony Gardner and the director of the German Marshall Fund's Berlin office, Sudha David-Wilp. They break

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29:05

EU top jobs deal — French election, round 1

EU Confidential ·

2024/06/28

Straight from the European Council summit, we bring you the latest news and analysis on a range of tough issues on the leaders' agenda.Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by POLITICO colleagues Barbara Moens and Aitor Hernández-Morales to discuss how EU leaders agreed on who they want to lead the top EU institutions over the next five years.With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a special guest at the summit, EU leaders also talked about Ukraine — following the official opening of accession talks

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34:22

MEGA shift in the EU's balance of power

EU Confidential ·

2024/06/21

Almost two weeks after the EU election, there is still a lot of political manoeuvring going on — both in Brussels and in national capitals.First, POLITICO's chief EU correspondent, Barbara Moens, recaps of the race for the top jobs after European leaders failed to reach a deal at their informal dinner in Brussels earlier this week.Then, we zoom in on the countries and leaders who until recently were calling the shots, but now seem weakened — and those who are trying to seize the new zeitgeist and

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24:05

Macron challenges French voters and spooks Brussels

EU Confidential ·

2024/06/14

As the EU comes to terms with its new (sort of) political reality following last weekend's European Parliament election, France is already back in campaign mode — preparing for snap elections called unexpectedly by President Emmanuel Macron.The French president dissolved the National Assembly in response to the massive success of the far-right National Rally in the European election (and the poor showing of his own Renaissance party).Host Sarah Wheaton and her colleagues discuss Macron's shock

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39:04

EU election results — Europe swings to the right

EU Confidential ·

2024/06/10

As election result projections were revealed on Sunday evening, our EU Confidential team recorded a live episode with first reactions and analysis from our POLITICO newsroom.Host Sarah Wheaton and the team looked beyond the numbers and analyzed the direction the EU might take as a consequence of the vote. We also discussed French President Emmanuel Macron's shock decision to dissolve the parliament after the far-right National Rally won the popular vote.Our guests were POLITICO editor-in-chief Jamil

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32:41

What the EU election is actually about

EU Confidential ·

2024/06/07

As voting gets underway throughout the EU, we check in on the polls and learn which stories are dominating the headlines in capitals around Europe.Host Sarah Wheaton discusses the latest polling numbers with our data reporter Hanne Cokelaere. Be sure to check out POLITICO's Poll of Polls for the latest insights.We also hear from colleagues around Europe who explain which stories are uppermost in voters' minds as they head to the ballot box.Aitor Hernández-Morales gives us a snapshot from Spain,

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33:29

Key EU policies — how will they change after the vote?

EU Confidential ·

2024/05/31

With just a week to go until the European election and the campaign in full gear, we're focusing on how the vote will impact key EU policies such as health, energy, climate, technology and defense.Will they be affected by the shake-up of the bloc's political landscape and the arrival of new MEPs and commissioners — or will continuity with the policy priorities of the last five years prevail? And what about the money to finance new and super costly defense ambitions and the green transition? Will the

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36:35

EU election 101 — your questions answered

EU Confidential ·

2024/05/24

This is your essential (and entertaining!) guide to the upcoming European election — everything you've wanted to know but been too afraid to ask.With the crucial vote just two weeks away, we reached out to you, our European and American listeners, on social media and collected the most pressing election-related questions. Both veterans of the Brussels bubble and political novices seem to be wondering about everything from: can you vote online to does it even matter?Host Sarah Wheaton and her panel

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31:19

How Russian disinformation could skew EU election —...

EU Confidential ·

2024/05/17

Ursula von der Leyen made a promise this week: if she secures another term as president of the European Commission, she will prioritize beefing up the EU's defenses against malicious disinformation from Moscow.It's a top-of-agenda issue for many in Brussels and across the bloc, with less than a month until the European election and hostile actors using sophisticated tools such as generative AI.In this episode, host Sarah Wheaton and her guests unpack some of the latest examples of interference from

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35:27

Who votes for the European far right? And why?

EU Confidential ·

2024/05/10

As recent national elections in several European countries have shown, far-right voters no longer fit the stereotype of the angry, old white man, but now often include women, young people and even migrants.In this episode we unpack what drives voters to abandon the mainstream and more traditional party loyalties for the far right, and how poverty, or fear of it, motivates typical supporters of the AfD in Germany, Geert Wilder's PVV in the Netherlands, or Chega in Portugal.Host Sarah Wheaton is

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