{{Short description|European edition of American news organization Politico}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Politico Europe | image = Politico-logo 2024 red.svg | type = News media | founded = {{Start date and age|2015}} | owners = Axel Springer SE<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/axel-springer-acquire-news-website-politico-2021-08-26/ |title=German publisher Axel Springer to acquire U.S. news website Politico for over $1 billion |date=26 August 2021 |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=www.reuters.com |archive-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425123235/https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/axel-springer-acquire-news-website-politico-2021-08-26/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | language = English | headquarters = Politico Europe, <br /> Rue de la Loi 62, <br /> 1040 Brussels | editor = Kate Day<ref name="Global Editor in Chief">{{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 |date=19 February 2025 |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=www.politico.com}}</ref> | website = {{URL|politico.eu}} }} '''''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.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://digiday.com/media/politico-sets-sights-london-growth-playbook-extension/|title=Politico is expanding Playbook to London - Digiday|date=2017-06-02|work=Digiday|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001115856/https://digiday.com/media/politico-sets-sights-london-growth-playbook-extension/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2014, ''Politico'' formed a joint venture with German publisher Axel Springer SE to launch its European edition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2014/09/09/media/politico-europe-expansion/|title=Politico's next battleground: Europe|work=CNN|author=Pallota, Frank|date=September 9, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2020|archive-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327051230/https://money.cnn.com/2014/09/09/media/politico-europe-expansion/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/politico-axel-springer-to-start-european-news-venture-1410287813|title=Politico, Axel Springer to Start European News Venture|last=Hagey|first=Keach|date=2014-09-09|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-09-04|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=2018-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904191823/https://www.wsj.com/articles/politico-axel-springer-to-start-european-news-venture-1410287813|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/politico-axel-springer-to-buy-european-voice-1418213001|title=Politico, Axel Springer Buy European Voice|work=The Wall Street Journal|author=Emmerentze Jervell, Ellen|date=December 10, 2014|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019001135/https://www.wsj.com/articles/politico-axel-springer-to-buy-european-voice-1418213001|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/3c5ad074-805e-11e4-9907-00144feabdc0|title=Politico and Axel Springer buy Brussels news service|website=Financial Times|date=10 December 2014|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-09-04|last1=Vasagar|first1=Jeevan|archive-date=2018-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904121204/https://www.ft.com/content/3c5ad074-805e-11e4-9907-00144feabdc0|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/politico-the-us-news-site-launches-in-europe-10210972.html|title=Politico: the US news site launches in Europe|work=Evening Standard|author=Jarvis, Alice-Azania|date=April 30, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618180928/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/politico-the-us-news-site-launches-in-europe-10210972.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Politico Europe'' debuted with its first print issue two days later, on April 23, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|website=Professional.co.uk|url=http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?PBID=926f0c8c-7f9b-4c0c-a74d-25af040856bf|title=''Politico Europe''|access-date=2015-04-23|archive-date=2016-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805073735/http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?PBID=926f0c8c-7f9b-4c0c-a74d-25af040856bf|url-status=live}}</ref> The main sources of revenue are advertising, event sponsorship and paid subscriptions with nearly half coming from the subscription business.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://digiday.com/media/half-politico-europes-revenues-come-paid-subscriptions/|title=Half of Politico Europe's revenues come from paid subscriptions|date=2018-04-12|work=Digiday|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013247/https://digiday.com/media/half-politico-europes-revenues-come-paid-subscriptions/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018|title=2018 EU Media Survey|url=http://www.comresglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Final_Presentation_BM.pdf|publisher=ComRes/Burson·Marsteller|language=en|access-date=2018-10-23|archive-date=2021-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203103312/http://comresglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Final_Presentation_BM.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Politico Is Sold to Axel Springer for More Than $1 Billion |work=The New York Times |date=26 August 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/business/politico-axel-springer-acquired.html |language=en |last1=Lee |first1=Edmund |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025164449/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/business/politico-axel-springer-acquired.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Xiao |first=Matthew |date=2025-10-24 |title=Politico Reporter Under Investigation for Serving as CCP Spy |url=https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/politico-reporter-under-investigation-for-serving-as-ccp-spy/ |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=The Washington Free Beacon |language=en-US}}</ref>
== ''Politico Pro'' == ''Politico Pro'' is a premium politics and policy news service that launched in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/politico-introduces-paid-professional-subscription-services-europe-five-months-after-launch/|title=Politico introduces paid-for 'professional' subscription services to Europe five months after launch – Press Gazette|website=www.pressgazette.co.uk|date=23 September 2015|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-04|archive-date=2018-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904191825/https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/politico-introduces-paid-professional-subscription-services-europe-five-months-after-launch/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://digiday.com/media/half-politico-europes-revenues-come-paid-subscriptions/|title=Half of Politico Europe's revenues come from paid subscriptions - Digiday|date=2018-04-12|work=Digiday|access-date=2018-09-04|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618175545/https://digiday.com/media/half-politico-europes-revenues-come-paid-subscriptions/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Politico Pro''{{'s}} paid offerings reach 45.000 subscribers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lecho.be/actualite/archive/politico-se-renforce-en-europe-via-une-acquisition/10027916.html|title=Politico se renforce en Europe via une acquisition|website=www.lecho.be|language=fr|access-date=2018-09-05|archive-date=2018-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175604/https://www.lecho.be/actualite/archive/politico-se-renforce-en-europe-via-une-acquisition/10027916.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Subscription prices start at 7000 euros a year, but can also be in the high five-digit range.{{r|muhlauer20180408}}
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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lecho.be/actualite/archive/politico-se-renforce-en-europe-via-une-acquisition/10027916.html|title=Politico se renforce en Europe via une acquisition|date=2018-07-03|work=L'Echo|access-date=2018-10-01|language=fr|archive-date=2018-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175604/https://www.lecho.be/actualite/archive/politico-se-renforce-en-europe-via-une-acquisition/10027916.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/politico-europe-launches-pro-intelligence-platform-to-empower-reporting-on-eu-policies/s2/a729100/|title=Politico Europe launches Pro Intelligence platform to empower reporting on EU policies|date=2018-10-17|access-date=2018-10-29|archive-date=2018-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029232447/https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/politico-europe-launches-pro-intelligence-platform-to-empower-reporting-on-eu-policies/s2/a729100/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== ''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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/politico-brussels-playbook-presented-by-epp-group-selmayr-day-in-strasbourg-euro-future-new-old-national-front/|title=POLITICO Brussels Playbook, presented by EPP Group: Selmayr day in Strasbourg — Euro future — New old National Front|date=2018-03-12|work=Politico|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142328/https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/politico-brussels-playbook-presented-by-epp-group-selmayr-day-in-strasbourg-euro-future-new-old-national-front/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, ''Politico Europe'' launched the ''London Playbook'' morning newsletter with Jack Blanchard as the lead writer.<ref name="auto"/> ''Brussels Playbook'' has around 100,000 subscribers,<ref name="Politico">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=14 July 2021 |title=Politico Europe taps Suzanne Lynch and Jakob Hanke Vela to author Brussels Playbook newsletter |url=https://www.politico.eu/politico-europe-taps-suzanne-lynch-and-jakob-hanke-vela-to-author-brussels-playbook-newsletter/ |work=Politico |location= |access-date=24 February 2022 |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224110950/https://www.politico.eu/politico-europe-taps-suzanne-lynch-and-jakob-hanke-vela-to-author-brussels-playbook-newsletter/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''London Playbook'' has 40,000 subscribers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/media-marketing/politico-prevoit-le-break-even-cette-annee/10153301.html|title=Politico prévoit le break-even cette année - L'Echos|date=2019-08-13|work=L'Echo|language=Fr|access-date=2019-10-16|archive-date=2019-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016072421/https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/media-marketing/politico-prevoit-le-break-even-cette-annee/10153301.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2021, Irish journalist Suzanne Lynch and Politico reporter Jakob Hanke Vela replaced Florian Eder, as authors of the Brussels Playbook.<ref name="Politico"/>
== ''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".
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |- !Class ! colspan=3 |Most Powerful Person in Europe ! ! colspan=3 |#1 Doer ! ! colspan=3 |#1 Disrupter ! ! colspan=3 |#1 Dreamer !Source |- !Class of 2025 |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Italy}} Giorgia Meloni |align="left" |Prime Minister of Italy |align="left" |Conservative | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Germany}} Ursula von der Leyen |align="left" |President of the European Commission |align="left" |Christian Democrat | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Germany}} Friedrich Merz |align="left" |Leader of the Christian Democratic Union |align="left" |Christian Democrat | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} Mark Rutte |align="left" |Secretary General of NATO |align="left" |Liberal |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Politico 28 — Class of 2025 |url=https://www.politico.eu/politico-28-class-of-2025/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Politico |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !Class of 2024 |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Poland}} Donald Tusk |align="left" |Prime Minister of Poland |align="left" |Christian Democrat | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Italy}} Giorgia Meloni |align="left" |Prime Minister of Italy |align="left" |Conservative | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Russia}} Elvira Nabiullina |align="left" |Governor of the Central Bank of Russia | | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Ukraine}} Volodymyr Zelenskyy |align="left" |President of Ukraine |align="left" |Liberal |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=Politico 28 — Class of 2024 |url=https://www.politico.eu/politico-28-class-of-2024/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Politico |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !Class of 2023 |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Ukraine}} Volodymyr Zelenskyy |align="left" |President of Ukraine |align="left" |Liberal | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Germany}} Robert Habeck |align="left" |Vice-Chancellor of Germany |align="left" |Green | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Italy}} Giorgia Meloni |align="left" |Prime Minister of Italy |align="left" |Conservative | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Finland}} Sanna Marin |align="left" |Prime Minister of Finland |align="left" |Social Democrat |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-07 |title=Politico 28 — Class of 2023 |url=https://www.politico.eu/politico-28-class-of-2023/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Politico |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !Class of 2022 |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Italy}} Mario Draghi |align="left" |Prime Minister of Italy |align="left" | | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Germany}} Olaf Scholz |align="left" |Chancellor of Germany |align="left" |Social Democrat | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Poland}} Donald Tusk |align="left" |Leader of the Civic Platform |align="left" |Christian Democrat | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|France}} Anne Hidalgo |align="left" |Mayor of Paris |align="left" |Social Democrat |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-06 |title=Politico 28: Class of 2022 |url=https://www.politico.eu/politico-28-class-of-2022/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Politico |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !Class of 2021 |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Germany}} Angela Merkel |align="left" |Chancellor of Germany |align="left" |Christian Democrat | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Italy}} Giuseppe Conte |align="left" |Prime Minister of Italy | | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Russia}} Pavel Durov |align="left" |CEO of Telegram | | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Germany}} Ursula von der Leyen |align="left" |President of the European Commission |align="left" |Christian Democrat |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-26 |title=Politico 28: Class of 2021 |url=https://www.politico.eu/politico-28-class-of-2021/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Politico |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !Class of 2020 |align="left" |{{Flag icon|France}} Emmanuel Macron |align="left" |President of France |align="left" |Liberal | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Denmark}} Margrethe Vestager |align="left" |European Commissioner for Competition |align="left" |Liberal | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|UK}} Dominic Cummings |align="left" |Chief Adviser to the UK Prime Minister |align="left" |Conservative | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Sweden}} Greta Thunberg |align="left" |Climate Activist | |<ref>{{Cite web | title=POLITICO 28 Class of 2020 — The ranking – POLITICO | url=https://www.politico.eu/list/politico-28-class-of-2020-ranking// | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202234504/https://www.politico.eu/list/politico-28-class-of-2020-ranking/ | access-date=2025-08-01 | archive-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> |- !Class of 2019 |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Italy}} Matteo Salvini |align="left" |Deputy Prime Minister of Italy |align="left" |Nationalist | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Norway}} Ine Eriksen Søreide |align="left" |Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs |align="left" |Christian Democrat | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Ireland}} Mary Lou McDonald |align="left" |President of Sinn Féin |align="left" |Leftist | |align="left" |{{Flag icon|France}} Garance Pineau |align="left" |Head of European Affairs at LREM |align="left" |Liberal |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-04 |title=Politico 28 Class of 2019 — The ranking |url=https://www.politico.eu/list/politico-28-class-of-2019-the-ranking/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Politico |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !Class of 2018 |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Germany}} Christian Lindner |align="left" |Leader of the Free Democratic Party |align="left" |Liberal | | | | | | | | | | | | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-07 |title=Politico 28 Class of 2018 — The ranking |url=https://www.politico.eu/list/politico-28-2018-ranking/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Politico |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !Class of 2017 |align="left" |{{Flag icon|United Kingdom}} Sadiq Khan |align="left" |Mayor of London |align="left" |Social Democrat | | | | | | | | | | | | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-07 |title=Politico 28 Class of 2017 — The ranking |url=https://www.politico.eu/list/politico-28-class-of-2017-ranking/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Politico |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- !Class of 2016 |align="left" |{{Flag icon|Hungary}} Viktor Orbán |align="left" |Prime Minister of Hungary |align="left" |Christian Democrat | | | | | | | | | | | | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-02 |title=Politico 28 Class of 2016 — The ranking |url=https://www.politico.eu/list/politico-28/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Politico |language=en-GB}}</ref> |}
== People == Kate Day was appointed Senior Executive Editor of the European operation of Politico in late 2024.<ref>{{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 |website=Politico|date=19 February 2025|language=en|access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref> Jamil Anderlini was appointed Politico's Editor in Chief in Europe in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/jamil-anderlini-politico-europe-new-editor-in-chief-2021/|title=POLITICO Europe names Jamil Anderlini as top editor|website=Politico |date=12 July 2021|language=en|access-date=12 July 2021}}</ref> In late 2024 it was announced that Anderlini would move into the role of Regional Director of POLITICO's European operation.<ref name="politico.eu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/politicos-next-chapter-in-europe/|title=Politico announces new leadership structure in Europe|website=Politico|date=21 November 2024|language=en|access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref> In November 2024, Julia Wehrle was appointed to the role of Chief Revenue Officer for Europe.<ref name="politico.eu"/> Previous top editors included Stephen Brown who was named Executive Editor in September 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/politico-europe-names-stephen-brown-editor-in-chief/|title=Press Release: Politico Europe names Stephen Brown Editor in Chief|website=Politico|date=29 September 2019|language=en|access-date=29 September 2019}}</ref> and Matthew Kaminski who is now ''Politico''{{'s}} editor-at-large, based in Washington.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/business/john-harris-editor-politico.html|title=John Harris Named Top Editor at Politico|website=The New York Times|date=17 July 2023|language=en|access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.turi2.de/aktuell/springer-macht-stephen-brown-zum-europaeischen-politico-chef/|title=Springer macht Stephen Brown zum europäischen Politico-Redaktionschef.|website=turi2|language=de-DE|access-date=2018-12-10|archive-date=2018-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202640/http://www.turi2.de/aktuell/springer-macht-stephen-brown-zum-europaeischen-politico-chef/|url-status=live}}</ref> Brown died suddenly of a heart attack on March 18, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-19|title=Stephen Brown, editor in chief of Politico Europe, is dead at 57|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/stephen-brown-politico-obituary/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Politico|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407235433/https://www.politico.eu/article/stephen-brown-politico-obituary/|url-status=live}}</ref> Shéhérazade Semsar de-Boisséson was the CEO until she stepped down at her own request and was replaced by Claire Boussagol.<ref name=glk20150618>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/can-politico-make-brussels-sexy|title=Can Politico make Brussels sexy?|last=Lewis-Kraus|first=Gideon|date=2015-06-18|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-10-01|archive-date=2018-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142553/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/can-politico-make-brussels-sexy|url-status=live}}</ref> Following Axel Springer's acquisition of Politico in 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/business/politico-axel-springer-acquired.html#:~:text=The%20publishing%20giant%20will%20take,Politico's%20tech%20news%20site%2C%20Protocol.|title=Politico Is Sold to Axel Springer for More Than $1 Billion|website=The New York Times|date=26 August 2021|language=en|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> Goli Sheikholeslami was appointed as global CEO of the Politico media group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-press/2022/01/10/goli-sheikholeslami-appointed-ceo-of-politico-media-group-1529111|title=Goli Sheikholeslami Appointed CEO of Politico Media Group|website=Politico|date=1 October 2022|language=en|access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref>
== 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.{{r|glk20150618}} ''Politico Europe'' also organizes and hosts EU-related conferences, seminars, and debates.<ref name=muhlauer20180408>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/online-magazin-alles-fuer-die-blase-1.3935976|title=Alles für die Blase|last=Mühlauer|first=Alexander|date=2018-04-08|work=sueddeutsche.de|access-date=2018-12-12|language=de|issn=0174-4917|archive-date=2018-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703075652/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/online-magazin-alles-fuer-die-blase-1.3935976|url-status=live}}</ref>
== See also == <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦---> *Axel Springer SE *''EUobserver'' *''Euractiv'' *''Europe Elects'' *''The Brussels Times'' *''Voxeurop''
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.politico.eu}}
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