Sarah Wheaton
@swheaton
Agriculture & Food editor @POLITICOEurope. EU Confidential podcast host Frmr: WH @POLITICO; politics @NYTimes. swheaton at politico . eu
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EU Confidential was at the EUCO summit until the wee hours yesterday. @swheaton spoke to @GregSorgi @ZiaWeise @NicholasVinocur and @TimRoss_1 on what leaders plan to do about the external threat from Putin — and the internal threat from the far right: open.spotify.com/show/3wjOOIbMq…
On🎧 #EUConfidential: Symbolic vs. real drama! - @vonderleyen survives 2 censure votes. - Macron faces political collapse. @swheaton - along with @CleaCaulcutt, @repasi, @BotengaM, @Anders_Vistisen, @marietouss1 & @SophiaRussack - unpacks the fallout politico.eu/podcast/eu-con…
Elections in Czechia — can Andrej Babiš make a comeback? Anna Shavit (@anna_campaigns) explains his “shovel theory” of leadership to host @swheaton. Plus: @ecfr's Pawel Zerka on Trump’s culture war with Europe politico.eu/podcast/eu-con… 🎧 #EUConfidential @POLITICOEurope
@VeraJourova still wakes up and checks if she’s in @POLITICO — and this week, she is! She tells @swheaton about spats with @F__Timmermans, @ThierryBreton not laughing at her jokes, and @vonderleyen’s power grab in tough times. Listen to #EUConfidential: politico.eu/podcast/eu-con…
At @forumalpbach, host @swheaton unpacks U.S. tariff threats over EU tech rules with @WeyandSabine & @JosephEStiglitz — then sits down with @AranchaGlezLaya on how Europe goes from limping to leading. Tune in to #EUConfidential! @POLITICOEurope politico.eu/podcast/eu-con…
In the Oval Office, I asked President Zelenskyy what security guarantees he needs from the United States to make a deal - and pressed President Trump to detail his vision of the arrangement. Here's the exchange from the press portion of their Aug. 18 meeting at the White House:
This week, the European Commission unveiled its sweeping new seven-year budget proposal. On the new episode of EU Confidential, @swheaton, @GregSorgi + @thisisbartosz dig into the fights already heating up over where the money goes. 🎧 Listen now 👇 politico.eu/podcast/eu-con…
NEW: U.S. program to combat HIV/AIDS survives Trump's latest round of cuts The White House backed down on $400 million in PEPFAR cuts, fearing fatal GOP defections over it. Some advocates are relieved — with caveats. Story with @scottwongDC: nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
Was in tears on streets of Strasbourg, listening to early edit of segment in latest EU Confidential. Stirring, immersive 1st person account of sleepless nights in Kyiv, on mattress in the hallway, from Veronika Melkozerova, produced by @DionisiosSturis. politico.eu/podcast/eu-con…
Ursula von der Leyen survived her no-confidence vote today, but the event carries a powerful warning for the European Commission president. Join our reporters @swheaton, @MarianneGros95 and @MaxGriera at 4 p.m. CEST for a live debrief 👇 politico.eu/event/politico…
#EuConfidential: Trump got the fanfare in The Hague. Then Brussels scrambled to fund the 5% pledge — and von der Leyen’s centrist bloc began to crack. @swheaton and @POLITICOEurope colleagues pulled a late one to unpack both summits. Give it a listen! politico.eu/podcast/eu-con…
EXCLUSIVE from @CamGijs Latest US counterproposal lands on the table of the European Commission politico.eu/article/eu-lea…
Couldn't resist stirring the pot on Belgian politics when I spoke to @SammyMahdi, head of the Flemish Christian Democrats (EPP). Could @cdenv and Bart De Wever's @de_NVA coexist within the EPP? "No, I don't think so," Mahdi said. More in Bx Playbook: politico.eu/newsletter/bru…
Tanks vs Pensions? As @NATO eyes 5% defense spending, critics push back: 🇧🇪 @SammyMahdi (@cdenv) calls it “insane” 🇩🇪 @Ralf_Stegner (SPD) prefers diplomacy Plus:@MichelleHaas_ on funding the military surge #EUConfidential with @swheaton @POLITICOEurope politico.eu/podcast/eu-con…
The EU is not ready to give in to Trump's 10% global tariff - talks are ongoing. #G7Kananaskis2025 politico.eu/article/eu-don…
#EuConfidential: The EU is reviewing its ties with Israel over the Gaza war and fears of famine. @RymMomtaz joins @swheaton to explain what’s behind the move. Plus: ex-Irish PM @LeoVaradkar on Trump — and what he’s been up to after retiring from politics politico.eu/podcast/eu-con…
The body language...
Longtime Biden aide Jake Sullivan pushed back on reporting in a new book that the president forgot his name. "I do not recall that ever happening," Sullivan tells our @Jack_Blanchard_.
👀 Will he make pit stops in Romania or Poland ahead of this weekend's elections in those countries?
GOP Sen. @Eric_Schmitt on whether the U.S. should withdraw from NATO: "I think everything should be on the table." "I don't think that's where we're at," but the U.S. "is tired of sort of getting ripped off," he tells @rachaelmbade at our Security Summit.
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