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Politico Europe

European edition of American news organization Politico

European edition of American news organization Politico

FieldValue
namePolitico Europe
imagePolitico-logo 2024 red.svg
typeNews media
founded2015
ownersAxel Springer SE
languageEnglish
headquartersPolitico Europe,
Rue de la Loi 62,
1040 Brussels
editorJohn Harris{{cite weburl=https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-press/2025/02/19/politicos-global-editor-in-chief-john-harris-announces-newsroom-organizational-structure-00204842title=Politico's Global Editor-In-Chief John Harris Announces Newsroom Organizational Structure
date19 February 2025access-date=25 February 2025website=www.politico.com}}
website

Rue de la Loi 62, 1040 Brussels Politico Europe (stylized as POLITICO Europe) is the European edition of the American news organization Politico reporting on political affairs of the European Union. Its headquarters are located in Brussels with additional offices in London, Berlin, Warsaw, Paris, and Frankfurt.

In September 2014, Politico formed a joint venture with German publisher Axel Springer SE to launch its European edition. In December 2014, the joint venture announced its acquisition of Development Institute International, a leading French conference business, and European Voice, a European political newspaper previously part of the Economist Group, to be relaunched under the Politico brand. Among the participants of the launch event on April 21, 2015, was President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.

Politico Europe debuted with its first print issue two days later, on April 23, 2015. The main sources of revenue are advertising, event sponsorship and paid subscriptions with nearly half coming from the subscription business.

In June 2018, the second year in a row, the annual ComRes/Burson-Marsteller survey among EU experts named Politico Europe as the most influential publication on European affairs. Despite its relative newness to the Brussels media landscape, Politico Europe has ranked above established publications such as the Financial Times, The Economist, BBC and the Wall Street Journal, as well as Twitter and Facebook. In August 2021, Axel Springer SE signed an agreement to acquire Politico, including the remaining 50 percent share of its current joint venture Politico Europe, as well as the tech news website Protocol from Robert Allbritton for an estimated value of $1 billion. In October 2025, Euractiv reported that European security services were investigating a former Politico reporter for working as a spy for the People's Republic of China.

''Politico Pro''

Politico Pro is a premium politics and policy news service that launched in 2015. The newsletter based subscriptions cover different policy areas such as Agriculture and Food, Financial Services, Healthcare, Trade, Energy and Climate, Technology and Transportation. There are also products that are less industry focused but instead provide information on a certain topic like Brexit, sustainability, data and digitization, the EU Budget or competition. In April 2018, Politico Europe added DataPoint, a research platform that gives subscribers access to presentations and analysis about topics from various policy areas, to its subscription portfolio. Politico Pro paid offerings reach 45.000 subscribers. Subscription prices start at 7000 euros a year, but can also be in the high five-digit range.

In July 2018, Politico Europe announced the acquisition of technology from Statehill Inc, and the subsequent launch of a data-driven information platform, Pro Intelligence.

''Brussels Playbook''

In March 2018, Florian Eder took over the flagship morning newsletter Brussels Playbook from Ryan Heath, who authored the Brussels Playbook for three years. In September 2017, Politico Europe launched the London Playbook morning newsletter with Jack Blanchard as the lead writer. Brussels Playbook has around 100,000 subscribers, London Playbook has 40,000 subscribers.

In September 2021, Irish journalist Suzanne Lynch and Politico reporter Jakob Hanke Vela replaced Florian Eder, as authors of the Brussels Playbook.

''Class of the Year''

Each year Politico Europe releases a list of the 28 most powerful figures in European politics. It is usually divided between nine Doers, nine Disrupters, nine Dreamers and electing "the Most Powerful Person in Europe".

ClassMost Powerful Person in Europe#1 Doer#1 Disrupter#1 DreamerSourceClass of 2025Class of 2024Class of 2023Class of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020Class of 2019Class of 2018Class of 2017Class of 2016
Italy Giorgia MeloniPrime Minister of ItalyConservativeGermany Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European CommissionChristian DemocratGermany Friedrich MerzLeader of the Christian Democratic UnionChristian DemocratNetherlands Mark RutteSecretary General of NATOLiberal
Poland Donald TuskPrime Minister of PolandChristian DemocratItaly Giorgia MeloniPrime Minister of ItalyConservativeRussia Elvira NabiullinaGovernor of the Central Bank of RussiaUkraine Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident of UkraineLiberal
Ukraine Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident of UkraineLiberalGermany Robert HabeckVice-Chancellor of GermanyGreenItaly Giorgia MeloniPrime Minister of ItalyConservativeFinland Sanna MarinPrime Minister of FinlandSocial Democrat
Italy Mario DraghiPrime Minister of ItalyGermany Olaf ScholzChancellor of GermanySocial DemocratPoland Donald TuskLeader of the Civic PlatformChristian DemocratFrance Anne HidalgoMayor of ParisSocial Democrat
Germany Angela MerkelChancellor of GermanyChristian DemocratItaly Giuseppe ContePrime Minister of ItalyRussia Pavel DurovCEO of TelegramGermany Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European CommissionChristian Democrat
France Emmanuel MacronPresident of FranceLiberalDenmark Margrethe VestagerEuropean Commissioner for CompetitionLiberalUK Dominic CummingsChief Adviser to the UK Prime MinisterConservativeSweden Greta ThunbergClimate Activist
Italy Matteo SalviniDeputy Prime Minister of ItalyNationalistNorway Ine Eriksen SøreideNorwegian Minister of Foreign AffairsChristian DemocratIreland Mary Lou McDonaldPresident of Sinn FéinLeftistFrance Garance PineauHead of European Affairs at LREMLiberal
Germany Christian LindnerLeader of the Free Democratic PartyLiberal
United Kingdom Sadiq KhanMayor of LondonSocial Democrat
Hungary Viktor OrbánPrime Minister of HungaryChristian Democrat

People

Kate Day was appointed Senior Executive Editor of the European operation of Politico in late 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-press/2025/02/19/politicos-global-editor-in-chief-john-harris-announces-newsroom-organizational-structure-00204842|title=Politico's Global Editor-In-Chief John Harris Announces Newsroom Organizational Structure Jamil Anderlini was appointed Politico's Editor in Chief in Europe in 2021. In late 2024 it was announced that Anderlini would move into the role of Regional Director of POLITICO's European operation. In November 2024, Julia Wehrle was appointed to the role of Chief Revenue Officer for Europe. Previous top editors included Stephen Brown who was named Executive Editor in September 2019, and Matthew Kaminski who is now Politico editor-at-large, based in Washington. Brown died suddenly of a heart attack on March 18, 2021. Shéhérazade Semsar de-Boisséson was the CEO until she stepped down at her own request and was replaced by Claire Boussagol. Following Axel Springer's acquisition of Politico in 2022, Goli Sheikholeslami was appointed as global CEO of the Politico media group.

Profile

The majority of the publication's articles cover the day-to-day business of the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the EU's interactions in domestic and international affairs. Politico Europe also publishes profiles of important or influential public figures within the European Union. Politico Europe also organizes and hosts EU-related conferences, seminars, and debates.

References

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  10. (2018). "2018 EU Media Survey". ComRes/Burson·Marsteller.
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  12. Xiao, Matthew. (2025-10-24). "Politico Reporter Under Investigation for Serving as CCP Spy".
  13. (23 September 2015). "Politico introduces paid-for 'professional' subscription services to Europe five months after launch – Press Gazette".
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  15. "Politico se renforce en Europe via une acquisition".
  16. (2018-07-03). "Politico se renforce en Europe via une acquisition". L'Echo.
  17. (2018-10-17). "Politico Europe launches Pro Intelligence platform to empower reporting on EU policies".
  18. (2018-03-12). "POLITICO Brussels Playbook, presented by EPP Group: Selmayr day in Strasbourg — Euro future — New old National Front". Politico.
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  21. (2024-11-08). "Politico 28 — Class of 2025".
  22. (2023-06-30). "Politico 28 — Class of 2024".
  23. (2022-07-07). "Politico 28 — Class of 2023".
  24. (2021-07-06). "Politico 28: Class of 2022".
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  29. (2016-12-07). "Politico 28 Class of 2017 — The ranking".
  30. (2015-12-02). "Politico 28 Class of 2016 — The ranking".
  31. (12 July 2021). "POLITICO Europe names Jamil Anderlini as top editor".
  32. (21 November 2024). "Politico announces new leadership structure in Europe".
  33. (29 September 2019). "Press Release: Politico Europe names Stephen Brown Editor in Chief".
  34. (17 July 2023). "John Harris Named Top Editor at Politico".
  35. "Springer macht Stephen Brown zum europäischen Politico-Redaktionschef.".
  36. (2021-03-19). "Stephen Brown, editor in chief of Politico Europe, is dead at 57".
  37. Lewis-Kraus, Gideon. (2015-06-18). "Can Politico make Brussels sexy?".
  38. (26 August 2021). "Politico Is Sold to Axel Springer for More Than $1 Billion".
  39. (1 October 2022). "Goli Sheikholeslami Appointed CEO of Politico Media Group".
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