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GOOD MORNING and welcome to Thursday’s Playbook. Suzanne Lynch taking you through what you need to know today on the Brussels news agenda. Sarah Wheaton will be …

GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING and welcome to Brussels Playbook. Suzanne Lynch here guiding you through another busy day. The Brussels rumor mill was in overdrive last night amid …

GOOD MORNING and welcome to Tuesday’s Playbook. The Brussels bubble may be only slowly chugging back into life with most EU officials still on Easter vacation, but …

GREETINGS, and welcome to this Easter Monday edition of Brussels Playbook. I’m Nick Vinocur and I’m delighted to walk you through the news. PENTAGON PANDEMONIUM: While Kyiv …

It is Good Friday, that doleful day in the Christian calendar marking the crucifixion. Nonetheless it is good because it presages the resurrection, signifying victory of light …

GOOD THURSDAY MORNING and welcome to Brussels Playbook. Suzanne Lynch here bringing you up to speed as we approach the Easter weekend. Jamie Dettmer will be holding …

GOOD MORNING and welcome to Wednesday’s Playbook. Suzanne Lynch in the hot seat. I’ll also be holding the Playbook pen on Thursday morning. DRIVING THE DAY: MELONI PREPS …

GREETINGS. It’s Nick Vinocur again. Before we get started, here’s Donald Trump seemingly rejecting a proposal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to purchase air defense missiles from …

GREETINGS, this is Nick Vinocur, delighted to be with you on this busy Monday (and back with you Tuesday too). We’ll dive into the Foreign Affairs Council meeting …

HOWDY. Sarah Wheaton here, thanking God it’s Friday’s edition of Brussels Playbook.  The weekend definitely isn’t starting yet in Warsaw, as you’ll read, where the Polish Council …

GOOD THURSDAY MORNING and welcome to Brussels Playbook. Suzanne Lynch here guiding you through the top stories in Brussels — but with U.S. trade policy flip-flopping by …

GOOD MORNING and welcome to Wednesday’s Playbook. Suzanne Lynch here bringing you up to speed with all the latest from Brussels. U.S. President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs, …

HOWDY. Sarah Wheaton here, welcoming you to your Tuesday edition of Brussels Playbook and offering this slightly TMI glimpse into the life of this Belgo-American reporter: When …

GREETINGS. This is Nick Vinocur, taking a break from sunshine and Easter egg hunting (shoutout to parents) to deliver your daily dose of Playbook. Donald Trump’s tariffs …

HOWDY. Sarah Wheaton with you for this Friday edition of Brussels Playbook. Now seems like a good time for a public service announcement that many Belgian mutuelles …

GOOD THURSDAY MORNING and welcome to Brussels Playbook. Suzanne Lynch here bringing you up to speed as Brussels, and the world, reels from last night’s tariff announcement …

GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING and welcome to Brussels Playbook. Suzanne Lynch here, bringing you up to speed on what’s shaping up to be a momentous day in Brussels. …

HOWDY. Sarah Wheaton here, welcoming you to Brussels Playbook and gently reminding you to add an extra dose of skepticism to anything you read on this April …

STRIKE WARNING: They say the French strike a lot, but the Belgians aren’t far behind. The country will experience widespread disruption today because of a general strike …