Europe edges toward a multi-speed future
Brussels Playbook Podcast
POLITICO
4.4 • 204 Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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| 0:48.5 | Good morning. It's Monday, February 16, and this is the Brussels Playbook podcast. |
| 0:56.1 | The vibe at the start of this week is sceptical, as Europeans don't buy the US charm offensive |
| 1:01.8 | at the Munich Security Conference. |
| 1:04.2 | Also on the table, a group of six EU countries are spearheading reforms on their own. |
| 1:09.6 | And I'm going to have to eat my hat over the |
| 1:11.5 | Brussels government talks because there's been a Bouchet breakthrough. I'm Zoya Shafhtalovich, Politico's |
| 1:17.3 | chief EU correspondent. And with me today is Nick Vinikour, our chief foreign affairs correspondent. |
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