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2025
October 30, 2025 – POLITICO Launches New Polling Partnership with Public First
September 3, 2025 – POLITICO appoints new leaders to strengthen European coverage and advance transatlantic reporting
August 19, 2025 – POLITICO Names Francesca Barber as Executive Vice President, AI & Innovation
July 9, 2025 – POLITICO unveils flagship party conference venue: The POLITICO Pub
May 28, 2025 – POLITICO recognized as #1 most influential EU media in latest EU Media Poll by Burson/Savanta
May 22, 2025 – POLITICO launches new POLITICO Pro vertical in Germany – “Energy & Climate”
April 25, 2025 – A note from POLITICO’s Global Editor-In-Chief, John Harris, on the publication’s 10th anniversary in Europe
March 27, 2025 – POLITICO to launch new POLITICO Pro Newsletter in Germany: Industry & Trade
March 17, 2025 – POLITICO and Sky News renew award-winning podcast partnership with Politics at Sam and Anne’s
February 18, 2025 – Announcement from POLITICO Global Editor-in-Chief John Harris: What’s next for POLITICO
January 30, 2025 – POLITICO and the Munich Security Conference announce groundbreaking partnership for 61st annual meeting
January 13, 2025 – POLITICO Announces Jack Blanchard as Managing Editor & Author of Playbook in Washington D.C.
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2025 World Media Awards – In September 2025, POLITICO Studio’s campaign won the Corporate Influencer Award.
2025 Future of Media Awards – In September 2025, London Playbook was named Newsletter of the Year in the National/International category.
2025 Burson / Savanta EU Media Poll – In June 2025, POLITICO was recognized as #1 most influential EU media in latest EU Media Poll.
2023 BCW Brussels / Savanta ComRes – In September 2023, POLITICO was recognized as #1 most influential EU media in latest EU Media Poll.
2022 BCW Brussels / Savanta ComRes – In September 2022, POLITICO was recognized as #1 most influential EU media in latest EU Media Poll.
2022 International News Media Association’s Global Media Awards – In June POLITICO’s Westminster Insider Podcast received a Bronze medal in the Best use of Audio category.
2022 Grand prix stratégies de l’innovation média 2022 – Silver Medal for Best editorial initiative – POLITICO in France.
2022 Webby Awards – POLITICO’s Westminster Insider Podcast was an Honoree in the 2022 Documentary Podcasts category.
2022 Digiday Media Awards – In July 2022, POLITICO Europe won Digiday Media Awards Europe Editorial Team of the year
2021 MHP + Mischief 30 To Watch: Young Journalist Awards – In May 2021, Tech reporter Leonie Cater was recognized at the MHP + Mischief 30 To Watch: Young Journalist Awards in the technology category.
2021 Campaign Publishing Awards – In May 2021, the POLITICO 28 Class of 2021 won Event of the Year in the Business Media category at the Campaign Publishing Awards. POLITICO Europe also received a high commendation in the International Brand of the Year category.
2021 Society for News Design – In May 2021, POLITICO Europe’s print edition picked up 60 awards, including three silver medals at the Society for News Design awards.
2020 Amerigo Journalism Prize – In December 2020, Brussels Playbook author Florian Eder, received the Europe 2020 Award for the Amerigo Journalism prize. The award singles out the “special attention on transatlantic issues” and the impact of U.S. policies on Europe in Florian’s newsletter, saying his writing “helps many European leaders to better understand the Washington point of view on the hottest economic, political and diplomatic issues.”
2020 ZN #EU Influencer list – In September 2020, Brussels Playbook author Florian Eder, political reporter Lili Bayer and tech reporter Laura Kayali were ranked in the ZN #EUINFLUENCER list, with Florian Eder coming in second place.
2020 Digiday Media Awards Europe – In August 2020, POLITICO Pro won Digital Product of the Year at the Digiday Media Awards Europe.
2020 Forbes 30 under 30 Europe – In March 2020, tech reporter Melissa Heikkilä was named in the 2020 Forbes 30 under 30, in the media and marketing section.