EU Influence
A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU.
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Lobbying plays its Trump card
GOOD AFTERNOON — I’m Gabriel Gavin, taking the helm of the Brussels bubble’s weekly bulletin on the murky, meddling and money-making world of lobbying, media and influence. …
How AI could reshape the lobbying game
GOEDENDAG. I’m Pieter Haeck, one of the few original Belgians in the POLITICO Europe newsroom and its resident artificial intelligence reporter. Today’s EU Influence will be heavy …
NGOs say no more free expertise
Guten Tag! I’m Jordyn Dahl, the automotive reporter at POLITICO, anchoring this week’s gossip-filled Influence. I spend most of my days diving into emissions legislation, cataloging the …
Amazon vs. Parliament: Who blinks first?
It’s that time of the week, Brussels! I am Mathieu Pollet, a technology reporter at POLITICO — usually busy covering the hidden backbone of the internet but …
Headwinds for the aviation lobby in Paris
Hello, Brussels! Kathryn Carlson here, from POLITICO’s Financial Services team, holding the Influence pen this week. When I’m not interviewing bank CEOs or delving into deregulation, you …
The right to offset one’s pollution
Tips, tales, traumas to @mariannegros.bsky.social or [email protected] | View in your browser SALUT! I’m Marianne Gros from POLITICO’s Sustainability team, anchoring this week’s EU Influence newsletter with …
The conservative Christian lobby that’s spending big in Brussels
Hello! I’m Mari Eccles from the health team, this week’s guest anchor after EU Influence bade au revoir to the brilliant Elisa Braun. We’ll miss her insight, …
Oops! A lobbyist did it again
BONJOUR. It’s a bit of a full circle moment. After years of slipping scoops about other people’s career moves, mine got served cold by a lobbyist, no …
What’s in a text?
BONJOUR. A lot can change in 25 years. This was perfectly encapsulated in a recent European Parliament campaign on LinkedIn, which depicted the hemicycle adorned with a …
Power of idolatry, idolatry of power
Bonjour. Sometimes, an image is worth a thousand press releases. Last week’s photo of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy — seated face to face on modest chairs …
The EU’s conclave
BONJOUR. Brussels may not have the Sistine Chapel, but the EU’s backroom dealings could give the papal conclave a run for its money. The Latin here sounds …
Golden tickets
A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. By ELISA BRAUN Tips, tales, traumas to @elisabraun or [email protected] | View in your browser …
NGOs’ week from hell
A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. By ELISA BRAUN Tips, tales, traumas to @elisabraun or [email protected] | View in your browser …
Brace, brace
A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. By ELISA BRAUN Tips, tales, traumas to @elisabraun or [email protected] | View in your browser …
The murky market of Brussels
A weekly newsletter on campaigning, lobbying and political influence in the EU. By ELISA BRAUN Tips, tales, traumas to @elisabraun or [email protected] | View in your browser …
Huawei probe puts lobby groups in a tough spot
BONJOUR, I’ve been busy hunting for Huawei-related news with a team of ace colleagues since Belgian authorities announced they were after evidence that the company crossed the …
Parliament rocked by new corruption probe
Bonjour! I’m Jordyn Dahl from the mobility team, chipping in this week, along with your usual hostess with the mostess Elisa Braun. It’s a busy week, so …
Regulate NGOs, deregulate the rest?
BONJOUR. If you were to look up at the sky last week, you’d have seen a unique alignment of planets — a cosmic dance in our solar …
Christmas for lobbyists, Halloween for NGOs
BONJOUR. It’s been a busy week — so let’s get straight to it. Today we’re talking about: — How European and American weapons makers have significantly ramped …
Save your tears for another day
BONJOUR. While European analysts, lobbyists and journalists were still reeling from JD Vance’s explosive remarks at the Munich Security Conference, and their implications for transatlantic relations, there …