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Brussels Playbook Podcast — 62 episodes

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Can Europe fight fires this big?

2

Trump reopens the tariff fight

3

Will Europe warm to Britain's new Prime Minister?

4

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

5

The EU’s Russia sanctions crunch

6

Zoya and the crew answer your questions

7

Week Ender: Did Europe dodge a summer travel crisis?

8

Parliament takes a break. The plotting begins.

9

The border that vanished overnight

10

A 'Super Tuesday' for a bigger EU

11

Why Europe still can’t agree on Israel

12

Week Ender: Why Europe can’t avoid Erdogan

13

Brussels gives cows a promotion

14

NATO’s boss says Trump was right

15

The verdict that could shake up French politics

16

The man behind the EU's Kremlin outreach

17

Bonus episode: Ernstfall — What if Russia attacks NATO?

18

Can NATO allies avoid a clash with Trump in Ankara?

19

Has Ukraine found Russia’s weak spot?

20

Nobody touch the farm budget — our 100th episode, live from Brussels

21

Europe’s awkward embrace of Turkey

22

Europe’s foreign policy turf war

23

Can Europe help repair the invisible scars of war?

24

Rebuilding Ukraine under the shadow of a presidential row

25

Can Europe’s big five get their act together in Berlin?

26

The Visegrád Four is back from the dead

27

Why tensions are high between Poland and Ukraine

28

Who should negotiate with Putin?

29

Europe’s budget war starts now

30

Von der Leyen won't run for a third term. Or will she?

31

The end of Brussels’ most important dinner party

32

Bardella warns Brussels he won’t moderate

33

Are voters hopelessly divided or universally angry?

34

The US embassy's divisive birthday bash

35

When K-pop diplomacy hits Brussels

36

Can Ireland defend its trade with Russia?

37

Albania's 'flamingo revolution' comes to Brussels

38

Can Europe quit American Big Tech?

39

Is Italy's Giorgia Meloni in trouble?

40

The jobs squeeze facing Europe

41

Who keeps the Russian shadow fleet afloat?

42

Europe’s toughest migration plan yet

43

China: the 'abusive' partner the EU just can’t quit?

44

The ban threat facing Europe's far right

45

Kallas, von der Leyen and the rivalry over EU intelligence

46

Should Europe talk to Putin?

47

From the Baltic to the Balkans: Putin is testing European leaders

48

Why are drones suddenly terrifying Europe?

49

Brussels wanted less red tape. It hasn't proved as easy as that.

50

Budapest and Kyiv break the ice

51

Why Brussels is getting tougher on China

52

Two transatlantic power brokers on why Europe should step up on Iran and double down on Ukraine

53

The Commission’s next big overhaul?

54

Could influencers crash future EU summits?

55

French cinema is spooked by the far right

56

Who’s “European” — and who’s not?

57

Field trip to Russia, anyone?

58

Why the EU is freaked out about a new AI model

59

The Parliament’s misspent €1.5 million

60

Putin’s ‘window of opportunity’ to test NATO

61

Why the ECB is in a tricky spot

62

The Hungary reset: Magyar in Brussels chasing EU funds