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About POLITICO Europe
We connect and empower professionals through nonpartisan journalism and actionable intelligence about European politics and policy.
POLITICO, a global nonpartisan politics and policy news organization, launched in Europe in April 2015.
POLITICO Europe is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE.
With operations based in Brussels and additional offices in London, Berlin and Paris, POLITICO connects the dots between global power centers. Its journalism lives online at politico.eu; in POLITICO Pro, the real-time policy intelligence service for professionals; in daily and weekly newsletters, such as Brussels Playbook, London Playbook and Playbook Paris; in print via a weekly newspaper; and through live events.
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POLITICO Europe at a glance
Since launch in 2015, POLITICO Europe has grown to over 300 employees across offices in Brussels, London, Berlin and Paris of 31 nationalities. The European newsroom counts 100 journalists.
The Brussels Playbook daily newsletter counts over 125,000 subscribers while the London Playbook has over 85,000 and Playbook Paris 40,000.
POLITICO Pro – our premium policy intelligence service for professionals – now offers 12 areas of coverage including Technology, Health Care, Energy & Climate, Financial Services and more.
POLITICO Pro’s paid offering reaches many thousands of policy experts and decision-makers from over 1050 organizations in 33 countries.
In 2023, POLITICO Europe produced close to 50 events and 6 summits.
POLITICO Europe is sought out to partner with leading conferences across Europe such as the Munich Security Conference, Vivatech in Paris or European Forum Alpbach in Austria.
POLITICO coverage is consistently the go to source for EU affairs and this is reflected in 400 pickups by legacy media publications each month.
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2024
October 11, 2024 – POLITICO renforce son offre abonnés en France avec le lancement d’une couverture tech
June 5, 2024 – POLITICO unveils cross-platform coverage of the UK General Election
May 29, 2024 – POLITICO strengthens its Brussels bureau with new appointments and expanded Brussels Playbook team
April 9, 2024 – POLITICO startet mit „Brussels Decoded – das Europa Briefing“ den ersten Pro-Newsletter in Deutschland
March 7, 2024 – POLITICO lance une nouvelle verticale dédiée aux politiques Energie & Climat en France (English)
February 18, 2024 – POLITICO startet in Deutschland mit dem Newsletter „Berlin Playbook“ (English)
February 5, 2024 – New London Playbook authors appointed as POLITICO adds further hires to UK coverage
January 31, 2024 – POLITICO names Sonia Fernandes Global Chief Human Resources & Diversity Officer
January 25, 2024 – POLITICO updates its politico.eu website ahead of tumultuous election year
January 25, 2024 – POLITICO partners with Studio Europa Maastricht to host 2024 Maastricht Debate
2023
November 28, 2023 – POLITICO unveils POLITICO 28 Class of 2024
October 12, 2023 – POLITICO to launch Berlin Playbook in Germany
September 29, 2023 – POLITICO and Sky News to launch new weekly podcast ‘Politics at Jack and Sam’s’
September 21, 2023 – ‘Power Play’ with Anne McElvoy launches as POLITICO continues audio expansion
July 4, 2023 – DII – Drive Innovation Insights celebrates 30 years since launch
April 20, 2023 – POLITICO to bolster data-driven insights with launch of independent POLITICO Research & Analysis Division
March 7, 2023 – POLITICO launches Dimanchissime, a weekly supplement to Playbook Paris newsletter
February 17, 2023 – POLITICO’s Westminster Insider kicks off ninth season with a deep dive into Liz Truss’ premiership, welcomes new co-host
February 13, 2023 – POLITICO to launch new area of coverage around U.K. tech policy on February 27
February 2, 2023 – POLITICO to double down on audio in Europe, hires renowned journalist Anne McElvoy as Executive Editor – Head of Audio
January 31, 2023 – POLITICO hires Izabella Kaminska as Senior Finance Editor in Europe
Awards
2023 BCW Brussels / Savanta ComRes – In September 2023, POLITICO was recognized as #1 most influential EU media in latest EU Media Poll.
2022 BCW Brussels / Savanta ComRes – In September 2022, POLITICO was recognized as #1 most influential EU media in latest EU Media Poll.
2022 International News Media Association’s Global Media Awards – In June POLITICO’s Westminster Insider Podcast received a Bronze medal in the Best use of Audio category.
2022 Grand prix stratégies de l’innovation média 2022 – Silver Medal for Best editorial initiative – POLITICO in France.
2022 Webby Awards – POLITICO’s Westminster Insider Podcast was an Honoree in the 2022 Documentary Podcasts category.
2022 Digiday Media Awards – In July 2022, POLITICO Europe won Digiday Media Awards Europe Editorial Team of the year
2021 MHP + Mischief 30 To Watch: Young Journalist Awards – In May 2021, Tech reporter Leonie Cater was recognized at the MHP + Mischief 30 To Watch: Young Journalist Awards in the technology category.
2021 Campaign Publishing Awards – In May 2021, the POLITICO 28 Class of 2021 won Event of the Year in the Business Media category at the Campaign Publishing Awards. POLITICO Europe also received a high commendation in the International Brand of the Year category.
2021 Society for News Design – In May 2021, POLITICO Europe’s print edition picked up 60 awards, including three silver medals at the Society for News Design awards.
2020 Amerigo Journalism Prize – In December 2020, Brussels Playbook author Florian Eder, received the Europe 2020 Award for the Amerigo Journalism prize. The award singles out the “special attention on transatlantic issues” and the impact of U.S. policies on Europe in Florian’s newsletter, saying his writing “helps many European leaders to better understand the Washington point of view on the hottest economic, political and diplomatic issues.”
2020 ZN #EU Influencer list – In September 2020, Brussels Playbook author Florian Eder, political reporter Lili Bayer and tech reporter Laura Kayali were ranked in the ZN #EUINFLUENCER list, with Florian Eder coming in second place.
2020 Digiday Media Awards Europe – In August 2020, POLITICO Pro won Digital Product of the Year at the Digiday Media Awards Europe.
2020 Forbes 30 under 30 Europe – In March 2020, tech reporter Melissa Heikkilä was named in the 2020 Forbes 30 under 30, in the media and marketing section.
2020 Society for News Design – In March 2020, POLITICO Europe’s print edition was named one of the world’s 11 best designed newspapers. Creative Director Tim Ball and Deputy Production Editor Ali Walker picked up 52 awards for their work over the course of 2019. Only five publications in the world received more awards — the New York Times, Washington Post, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Los Angeles Times and National Geographic magazine.