Archives for Sarah Wheaton
![As it happened: Ursula von der Leyen’s secret ballot triumph](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/19/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
As it happened: Ursula von der Leyen’s secret ballot triumph
July 19, 2024
4:00 am CET
![5 reasons your job as an MEP is less fun than before](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=333,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/17/MEP-job-not-fun_BarbaraGibson.jpg)
5 reasons your job as an MEP is less fun than before
July 18, 2024
4:00 am CET
![Viktor Orbán’s rogue “peace missions” to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijing and Washington](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
Viktor Orbán’s rogue “peace missions” to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijing and Washington
July 12, 2024
7:38 am CET
![Inside von der Leyen’s charm offensive ahead of knife-edge vote on her future](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=320,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/09/GettyImages-2156678963-1-scaled.jpg)
Inside von der Leyen’s charm offensive ahead of knife-edge vote on her future
July 10, 2024
4:00 am CET
![Panic mode: Biden and Le Pen imperil mainstream politics](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
Panic mode: Biden and Le Pen imperil mainstream politics
July 5, 2024
7:00 am CET
![EU top jobs deal — French election, round 1](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
EU top jobs deal — French election, round 1
June 28, 2024
5:40 am CET
![Former EU climate official admits ‘error’ in taking gas firm job without permission](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=320,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/27/5330884-scaled.jpg)
Former EU climate official admits ‘error’ in taking gas firm job without permission
June 27, 2024
7:16 pm CET
![The secret, unwritten rules of the EU’s top jobs carve-up](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=320,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/25/GettyImages-2096284996-scaled.jpg)
The secret, unwritten rules of the EU’s top jobs carve-up
June 26, 2024
4:00 am CET
![MEGA shift in the EU’s balance of power](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
MEGA shift in the EU’s balance of power
June 21, 2024
4:02 am CET
![Macron challenges French voters and spooks Brussels](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
Macron challenges French voters and spooks Brussels
June 14, 2024
4:00 am CET
![EU election results — Europe swings to the right](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
EU election results — Europe swings to the right
June 10, 2024
4:01 am CET
![What the EU election is actually about](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
What the EU election is actually about
June 7, 2024
4:00 am CET
![Big Tech donations boost liberals ahead of EU election](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=320,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/30/GettyImages-2153581962-scaled.jpg)
Big Tech donations boost liberals ahead of EU election
May 31, 2024
6:00 am CET
![Key EU policies — how will they change after the vote?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
Key EU policies — how will they change after the vote?
May 31, 2024
4:10 am CET
![EU election 101 — your questions answered](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
EU election 101 — your questions answered
May 24, 2024
4:00 am CET
![How Russian disinformation could skew EU election — and whether Europe can fight it](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
How Russian disinformation could skew EU election — and whether Europe can fight it
May 17, 2024
4:10 am CET
![EU politicians agree to play by the same ethics rules](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=276,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/15/12120416-scaled.jpg)
EU politicians agree to play by the same ethics rules
May 15, 2024
8:17 pm CET
![Who votes for the European far right? And why?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
Who votes for the European far right? And why?
May 10, 2024
4:10 am CET
![How MEPs make millions on the side: Legal advice, speeches and Covid cures](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=320,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05/iStock-1249016666.jpg)
How MEPs make millions on the side: Legal advice, speeches and Covid cures
May 6, 2024
6:00 am CET
![Debate time! EU lead candidates go head-to-head.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
Debate time! EU lead candidates go head-to-head.
May 3, 2024
4:10 am CET
![European Parliament in review — MEP unAwards 2024](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,quality=80,onerror=redirect,format=auto/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/29/EU-Confidential-Website-Card.png)
European Parliament in review — MEP unAwards 2024
April 26, 2024
4:10 am CET