Farewell Rishi Sunak - ⁦Tanya Gold⁩’s beautifully written political obituary for the prime minister politico.eu/article/rishi-…

The IOC has a major problem, literally! politico.eu/article/olympi…

In honor of July Fourth, I write about my journey of becoming American for the latest WSJ China. Incredibly touched by responses from our readers — thank you and I’ll write back to each of you soon. From this Chinese-American, a happy fourth to all. wsjchina.createsend7.com/t/d-e-edlvkl-d…

A couple of bigger pieces from us that are worth your time this weekend. First Emilio Casalicchio spent weeks getting inside the disastrous Tory election campaign and dissects all the missteps in glorious detail. politico.eu/article/tory-e…

Second, Dan Bloom and the brilliant London Playbook team pull together reporting from across the country gathered during our Playbook grand tour. He paints a picture of a disillusioned, broken Britain in this beautifully written essay politico.eu/article/britai…

If you haven’t read this by Jamil Anderlini , do. Really gets into how Macron ticks. Alt headline: The unbearable lightness of Emmanuel Macron politico.eu/article/magnif…

Thank you very much Sherazade! It means a lot coming from you.

The European Commission has asked its commissioners not to attend informal ministers’ meetings during the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, three EU officials told POLITICO. trib.al/oEDVhlO

On July 16, POLITICOEurope hosted its 2nd Plenary Welcome Party for the new European Parliament mandate! 300 VIPs, including European Commissioners & MEPs, gathered at Pavillon Joséphine in Strasbourg 🇪🇺🇫🇷 📸: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBA2kS ✍️Spotted list: politico.eu/newsletter/bru…

It's out! The POLITICOEurope Brussels Survival Guide, your ultimate companion for navigating EU life. As editor, I had the privilege of working with a talented team to create it. In hard and digital copy edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/p… Eddy Wax ✍️ Sarah Wheaton Nicholas Vinocur ✍️ Paul Dallison

Who is Ursula von der Leyen and how does she hold onto power? VdL is at the heart of European influence and relations with the US – but to many, a mystery. So here is our Power Play pod about her. Jamil Anderlini Virginijus Sinkevičius and Jakob Hanke Vela takes us behind f the scenes. Makers

(clears throat) ... Hello! Today is the 5th birthday of Declassified (my weekly humour column in POLITICOEurope). Thank you so much for reading. And to answer the people who write in saying 'is this supposed to be funny?' Yes, it is! politico.eu/article/axis-e…

💡Inspiring words from Belgian PM Alexander De Croo 🇧🇪🇪🇺: EU is the number 1️⃣ place in the world to live, work and be an entrepreneur. But to remain so, industrial policy is now needed more than ever. Many thanks to Jamil Anderlini POLITICOEurope, who set the scene at the

It's the POLITICOEurope blog the whole world has been waiting for* — the unveiling of Ursula von der Leyen 2.0. Who'll get the good jobs and who'll get the crappy ones? Join us to find out. *a few thousand people in Brussels and Strasbourg politico.eu/article/ursula…

Fun facts about all 27 European Commissioners (depending on your definition of the word fun) politico.eu/article/meet-e…

The mystery of Masayoshi Son, SoftBank’s great disrupter via Financial Times on.ft.com/4gtRWTz

INVESTIGATION: In summer 2021, Mozambican soldiers based at a TotalEnergies’ gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians. Through survivors' testimonies, we reconstructed a detailed account of the atrocities. This is what we uncovered: politico.eu/article/totale… 🧵

Book update: Ghost Nation hits stands next July, and is now available for pre-order. Excited by how the book is coming together - I've learned a lot researching this book, and am more in awe of Taiwan than before. Thanks to pre-orderers for your support🙏 amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Nation-T…

The pointless battle for the Tory crown. trib.al/TM0p9dY

"Oh no, not again..."