State of the European Union — the big annual speech and MEPs debate

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Week Ender archives: Can Europe quit American Big Tech?

This week and next, the Brussels Playbook Week Ender podcast is away for the summer holiday. So, we thought we’d re-up this popular installment on Europe’s quest to become independent from U.S. tech. In this episode first released in June, Sarah Wheaton is joined by "The Tech Cou ...  Show more

Week Ender: Verhofstadt on "Trumpism", plus summer must-reads

It’s August in Brussels, which means it’s vacation time. Whether you’re heading off to the beach or holding down the fort in town, this episode is brimming with book recommendations from our newsroom and from you, our listeners. Whatever your genre preference, from true crime thr ...  Show more

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