A divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICO

EU Confidential

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4.4 • 175 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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With POLITICO turning 10 and Brexit hitting 5 earlier this year, this episode of EU Confidential takes stock of two milestones that shaped Brussels — in very different ways. Host Sarah Wheaton kicks things off with Zoya Sheftalovich, editor of Global Playbook, reflecting on POLITICO Europe’s early days and its first big scoop: Jean-Claude Juncker’s kidney stones. Then we head to Maastricht for highlights from a debate organized by Studio Europa Maastricht, where Sarah moderated a conversation on Brexit’s legacy with Joris Luyendijk, Fleur Launspach, Oliver Garner and Ferenc Laczó. Finally, Sarah checks in with former MEP — and Nigel Farage confidant — Alex Phillips to ask: Did Brexit deliver? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the cinematic event of the year. Critics are saying a stunning, breathtaking triumph of savings.
0:08.2	It's two for one cinema tickets from Compeza Market in cinemas all year.
0:12.8	That sounds like a great movie.
0:14.2	Serge is no movie. It's two for one offer on cinema tickets.
0:17.7	Oh yeah. I knew that.
0:19.3	Get two for one cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday with compares the market.
0:23.2	Simples. When you take out a qualifying product to compare the market. One membership per year
0:27.0	participating cinemas, two standard tickets, only cheap as free. Ties and Cs apply. Once upon a time
0:31.9	in Brussels, the European Commission President was suffering from kidney stones.
0:39.7	No joke. Our first big scoop at Politico Europe was about Jean-Claude Juncker's kidney troubles.
0:47.4	That was back in the Halcyon days of 2015, and yes, we had literally the inside story on the ailments of Europe's top politician.
0:58.2	Fast forward 10 years, and now we're blowing out 10 candles to celebrate a decade of covering Brussels.
1:04.9	We're still nosy, still gutsy, and still sniffing around the Burleighmont for a good scoop.
1:15.6	But Europe's got another milestone.
1:18.3	Earlier this year, we marked the five-year point since Brexit.
1:22.0	Believe it or not.
1:23.9	It's not every day you toast a birthday and a breakup in the same breath.
1:28.0	But here we are.
1:30.2	So let's raise a glass to 10 years of Politico Europe.
1:34.7	Maybe a stiff drink for five years of Brexit.
1:38.7	And let's do a bit of reflecting.
1:41.9	Has Brexit delivered what its supporters promised? Did quote-unquote taking back control
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