477 Episodes

  1. How to lose a Dutch election — and still win one

    Published: 31/10/2025

  2. How about them assets — making Russia pay for Ukraine

    Published: 24/10/2025

  3. How to go from hero to zero, with Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel 

    Published: 17/10/2025

  4. How not to fall: Behind von der Leyen’s fightback and Macron’s meltdown

    Published: 10/10/2025

  5. Humiliating Europe: Trump’s culture war and the EU’s response

    Published: 3/10/2025

  6. Escalating trouble – Trump takes on the UN and Europe

    Published: 26/09/2025

  7. Jourová’s secrets and Putin’s drone tests

    Published: 19/09/2025

  8. Ursula’s Fight Song — who’s singing along?

    Published: 12/09/2025

  9. Tyrants are forever: Has Europe missed its moment?

    Published: 5/09/2025

  10. Limping through the Trump era: Can Europe lead again?

    Published: 29/08/2025

  11. EU's sweaty summer — what you missed (and what matters)

    Published: 22/08/2025

  12. Escape the EU Bubble: Expert Summer Book Picks

    Published: 1/08/2025

  13. The €2 trillion question: Inside the battle over the EU's budget

    Published: 18/07/2025

  14. No-confidence vote: Is the EU Parliament about to break?

    Published: 11/07/2025

  15. Boiling in Brussels: Climate fights and Orbán vs. Pride

    Published: 4/07/2025

  16. Of Daddies and Queens — from Trump to von der Leyen — and who’s really in charge in Europe

    Published: 27/06/2025

  17. What’s really behind Europe’s 5% defense push

    Published: 20/06/2025

  18. All about the €€€: How Bulgaria’s euro dreams could become a nightmare

    Published: 13/06/2025

  19. Can Europe’s Trump counterpunch work? Sanctions, tariffs and a MAGA twist.

    Published: 6/06/2025

  20. Between a smack and a hard place — Poland votes, Orbán provokes, and Brussels shows its teeth

    Published: 30/05/2025

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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: https://www.politico.eu/eu-confidential-podcast/

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