Politico Europe

Politico Europe
TypeNews media
Owner(s)Axel Springer SE[1]
EditorJamil Anderlini (since October 2021)[2]
Founded2015
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersPolitico Europe,
Rue de la Loi 62,
1040 Brussels
Websitepolitico.eu

Politico Europe (stylized as POLITICO Europe) is the European edition of the American news organization Politico reporting on political affairs of the European Union. Its headquarters are located in Brussels with additional offices in London, Berlin, Warsaw, Paris, and Frankfurt.[3]

In September 2014, Politico formed a joint venture with German publisher Axel Springer SE to launch its European edition.[4][5] In December 2014, the joint venture announced its acquisition of Development Institute International, a leading French conference business, and European Voice, a European political newspaper previously part of the Economist Group, to be relaunched under the Politico brand.[6][7] Among the participants of the launch event on April 21, 2015, was President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.[8]

Politico Europe debuted with its first print issue two days later, on April 23, 2015.[9] The main sources of revenue are advertising, event sponsorship and paid subscriptions with nearly half coming from the subscription business.[10]

In June 2018, the second year in a row, the annual ComRes/Burson-Marsteller survey among EU experts named Politico Europe as the most influential publication on European affairs. Despite its relative newness to the Brussels media landscape, Politico Europe has ranked above established publications such as the Financial Times, The Economist, BBC and the Wall Street Journal, as well as Twitter and Facebook.[11] In August 2021, Axel Springer SE signed an agreement to acquire Politico, including the remaining 50 percent share of its current joint venture Politico Europe, as well as the tech news website Protocol from Robert Allbritton for an estimated value of $1 billion.[12]

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  2. ^ Anderlini, Jamil (2021-10-11). "Letter from the editor". Politico Europe. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  3. ^ "Politico is expanding Playbook to London - Digiday". Digiday. 2017-06-02. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  4. ^ Pallota, Frank (September 9, 2014). "Politico's next battleground: Europe". CNN. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Hagey, Keach (2014-09-09). "Politico, Axel Springer to Start European News Venture". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  6. ^ Emmerentze Jervell, Ellen (December 10, 2014). "Politico, Axel Springer Buy European Voice". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Vasagar, Jeevan (10 December 2014). "Politico and Axel Springer buy Brussels news service". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  8. ^ Jarvis, Alice-Azania (April 30, 2015). "Politico: the US news site launches in Europe". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Politico Europe". Professional.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  10. ^ "Half of Politico Europe's revenues come from paid subscriptions". Digiday. 2018-04-12. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  11. ^ "2018 EU Media Survey" (PDF). ComRes/Burson·Marsteller. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  12. ^ Lee, Edmund (26 August 2021). "Politico Is Sold to Axel Springer for More Than $1 Billion". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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