A battle for power in the European Parliament is already underway \u2014 though quietly for now \u2014 with the midterm reshuffle a year away. Behind the scenes, MEPs are counting votes, testing alliances and positioning themselves for the presidency and other top jobs.<\/p>\n
On this episode of the Brussels Playbook Podcast, host Zoya Sheftalovich is joined by senior European politics editor Ian Wishart to unpack the maneuvering \u2014 and what it means for Roberta Metsola, the far right and the balance of power in Brussels and Strasbourg.<\/p>\n
They also examine how debates over trans rights are gaining visibility in Brussels, and why those arguments are increasingly intertwined with broader transatlantic political dynamics.<\/p>\n
Plus: Can parts of Brexit be quietly softened for British students and touring musicians?<\/p>\n
And with latte prices creeping north of \u20ac5 in some places, Zoya and Ian want to know: Where\u2019s the best coffee in Brussels? You can reach us at our WhatsApp number, +32 491 05 06 29 \u2014 send us your favorites.<\/p>\n
**A message for Amazon: Today’s episode is presented by Amazon. Sixty percent of sales on Amazon come from independent sellers. Across Europe, over two hundred and eighty thousand Small and Medium Enterprises partner with Amazon to grow their business. Learn more at Aboutamazon.eu<\/a>.\u202f**<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A battle for power in the European Parliament is already underway \u2014 though quietly for now \u2014 with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15919,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[104],"tags":[211,3267,210,226,11646,233,8620,5352,1317,11647,3286,11648,213,4939,294],"class_list":["post-15918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brussels","tag-belgium","tag-brexit","tag-brussels","tag-brussels-playbook-podcast","tag-european-parliament-election-2024","tag-european-politics","tag-far-right","tag-jordan-bardella","tag-keir-starmer","tag-malta","tag-manfred-weber","tag-meps","tag-rights","tag-roberta-metsola","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}