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The best of POLITICO's coverage selected by lead European editor Kate Day. Discover the most impactful stories in Europe and beyond.
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Energy chokehold and hacking fears
Editor’s note: This is the last edition of this newsletter. It has been a privilege to be in your inboxes on Saturday mornings. Given we share so …
Economy on the brink
EDITOR’S CHOICE Iran war threatens a global recession, Finland’s Stubb warns Exclusive: Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, one-time golf buddy of Donald Trump, is not hiding his unusually …
Meloni rolls the referendum dice
EDITOR’S CHOICE EU leaders find themselves incapable of action despite wars so close to home European leaders met for a 12-hour summit in Brussels this week. Rarely …
Zelenskyy’s had enough
EDITOR’S CHOICE Zelenskyy to Trump: Put more pressure on Putin, ‘not on me‘ Exclusive: Our Gordon Repinski traveled to Kyiv to interview the Ukrainian president, who told …
Von der Leyen under pressure
EDITOR’S CHOICE Von der Leyen doubles down in face of energy crisis criticism With energy prices surging following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the European Commission …
Can anyone save Starmer?
EDITOR’S CHOICE Starmer’s premiership is dying. Nobody knows how to save it. After one of the worst results in the U.K. Labour Party’s history in a by-election …
Brokering power
EDITOR’S CHOICE US presses NATO for major reset, ending mission in Iraq After this month’s Munich Security Conference was dominated by conversations on the future of NATO …
Zelenskyy onstage at the POLITICO Pub
NEW FROM POLITICO: We launched the Brussels Playbook Podcast this week! Hosted by the Chief EU Correspondent Zoya Sheftalovich, this is a short, crisp audio briefing on …
Keir on the edge
EDITOR’S CHOICE ‘It can be survivable:’ Inside Keir Starmer’s efforts to stop a coup The latest revelations about Peter Mandelson and his ties to the late convicted …
Winter of malcontents
The best of POLITICO’s coverage selected by Senior Executive Editor Kate Day. By KATE DAY View in your browser EDITOR’S CHOICE European leader spoke of shock at …
No turning back
EDITOR’S CHOICE This was the moment EU leaders agreed Europe must go it alone There’s no turning back now. That was the message from European leaders who …
Dump Trump?
EDITOR’S CHOICE Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland As Donald Trump threatens to use the U.S. military to seize Greenland, European officials …
Cold winds after Venezuela
The best of POLITICO’s coverage selected by Senior Executive Editor Kate Day. By KATE DAY View in your browser EDITOR’S CHOICE ‘I don’t need international law’: Trump’s …
Thank you for reading
Dear readers, You don’t need me to tell you this year’s been eventful. Goodness knows this week has — and we could have said that for most …
Can Europe stay competitive?
Dear readers, POLITICO’s Dasha Burns sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump (as we may have mentioned once or twice on our pages!) You can watch the …
Europe’s bind
The best of POLITICO’s coverage selected by Senior Executive Editor Kate Day. By KATE DAY View in your browser Dear readers, Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all our …
Blot out the sun
Dear readers, It’s ten years this week since I arrived in Brussels and joined POLITICO. Politics across Europe is pretty unrecognizable, remade by financial crisis, prolonged economic …
Doors that go to nowhere
Dear readers, There’s a wonderful quote in this piece about just how much of a nightmare the physical space inside No. 10 Downing Street is if you’re …
Politicking in the Berlaymont
Dear readers, Politics is a brutal game. Whether it’s French President Emmanuel Macron’s former mentor condemning him as the “worst” president since 1958, or compelling reporting setting …
Things that go boo
The best of POLITICO’s coverage selected by Senior Executive Editor Kate Day. By KATE DAY View in your browser Dear readers, It’s a spooky time to be …