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Notes on a scandal — will a fraud probe upend the EU?

Notes on a scandal — will a fraud probe upend the EU?

Update: 2025-12-05
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Brussels was jolted this week by dawn raids and an alleged fraud probe involving current and former senior EU diplomats.


Host Sarah Wheaton speaks with Zoya Sheftalovich — a longtime Brussels Playbook editor who has just returned from Australia to begin her new role as POLITICO’s chief EU correspondent — and with Max Griera, our European Parliament reporter, to unpack what we know so far, what’s at stake for Ursula von der Leyen, and where the investigation may head next.


Then, with Zoya staying in the studio, we’re joined by Senior Climate Correspondent Karl Mathiesen, Trade and Competition Editor Doug Busvine and Defense Editor Jan Cienski to take stock of the Commission’s first year — marked by this very bumpy week. We look at competitiveness, climate, defense and the fast-shifting global landscape — and our panel delivers its score for von der Leyen’s team.

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Notes on a scandal — will a fraud probe upend the EU?

Notes on a scandal — will a fraud probe upend the EU?

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