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Why Joe Biden needs Giorgia Meloni with him at all times
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Why Joe Biden needs Giorgia Meloni with him at all times

The only way to lessen the horror of the US president’s gaffes is to have the Italian PM do a massive eye-roll.

July 12, 2024 3:11 pm CET
Naked airports for Italians and bins for Americans
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Naked airports for Italians and bins for Americans

July 12, 2024 4:01 am CET
All hail Viktor Orbán, the hero Europe needs!
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All hail Viktor Orbán, the hero Europe needs!

July 5, 2024 4:00 am CET
That’s it, no more elections! Just make Taylor Swift prime minister.
Make Europe Great Again with deals, slogans and dastardly plans
If you’re rich like Sunak and Macron, why would you want people calling you an idiot all day?
Follow Chirac and Farage, not angry farmers, when it comes to music as a political weapon
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Emmanuel Macron (and all of Paris) dans la merde

Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. Inside a planning meeting for the Paris Olympics, sometime in late 2017… Marketing: “Hey guys, I’ve got this great idea! …

May 31, 2024 4:01 am CET
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What happens if you are too far-right for the far right?

Maximilian Krah was the only person making an effort, and now he’s no longer campaigning in the EU election.

May 24, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Angela Merkel’s little book of calm

Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. Pour yourself a glass of something chilled, put your feet up, and prepare to dive into a book by one …

May 17, 2024 4:00 am CET
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You can blame Brexit for everything now

Critics hate your musical? Just blame leaving the EU.

May 10, 2024 4:02 am CET
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Donald Trump’s (very) rough guide to Europe

Trump still hates Paris and London shocker!

May 3, 2024 4:00 am CET
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The unimaginable hardships of Nicolas Sarkozy’s son

Louis Sarkozy has money, and thoughts.

April 26, 2024 3:54 pm CET
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Meet the world’s newest superheroes: Seagull Boy, Alcohol Man and the Incredible Kebab

Another fantastic week for the weird and wonderful world that is Belgium.

April 26, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Stuck inside a conference center with the Nigel Farage blues again

Got some right-wingers? Got a venue? Let the games begin!

April 19, 2024 4:00 am CET
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The trials and tribulations of the Brazilian butt lift industry

Turkey’s cosmetic clinics are getting into trouble for their advertising practices.

April 12, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Elephants in Germany and space! Alternative destinations for Botswana’s unwanted mammals

President of southern African country wants to offload elephants to Germany. Bring it on!

April 5, 2024 4:02 am CET
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Trump should get himself a piece of Berlusconi’s Bunga Bunga property portfolio

The former Italian PM’s old mansions are getting new leases of life. Time for King MAGA to get involved.

March 29, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Trump and Putin wage war on the British royal family

There’s been some unwelcome intrusion into Charles, Kate and Harry’s lives.

March 22, 2024 4:09 am CET
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Revealed: Where amateur photo editor Kate Middleton has been hiding all these months

It’s been a week of apologies, defections and bad language in the UK.

March 15, 2024 4:00 am CET
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1234, SAD! and other great political passwords

German defense forces have had what can be charitably described as a challenging time of late.

March 8, 2024 4:00 am CET
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UK Tories take on cats and almond milk, the two biggest scourges facing the world

At last, someone is standing up for the cat abductors!

March 1, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Donald Trump stinks — and so could you!

The former US president has launched a cologne and some sneakers. Lucky us.

February 23, 2024 4:03 am CET
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Europe’s desperate, and unfulfilled, longing for Taylor Swift’s approval

All of Europe’s ills would be solved if the world’s biggest pop star decides to speak out.

February 16, 2024 4:02 am CET
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Put your Covid mask back on, the cocaine hippos are attacking!

Your mask might protect you, but not from Pablo Escobar’s dangerous wild animals.

February 9, 2024 4:00 am CET
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The miracles of Robert Schuman and hairy Tory MPs

UK Tories have been told that beards are a turnoff for voters.

February 2, 2024 4:02 am CET
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If you can sue Madonna for being late, you can sue the EU for the same

Should we expect something approaching decent timekeeping from the great and good?

January 26, 2024 4:00 am CET
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What TV gets wrong about newsrooms (spoiler alert: not enough swearing in headlines)

Portraying print journalism or online journalism on TV is difficult, and often way off the mark.

January 19, 2024 4:00 am CET
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It’s a new year, and it’s already full of poo and barely concealed penises

In shock news … you’ll face arrest if you try and throw shit on people on their way to work.

January 12, 2024 4:03 am CET
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The year of the unpleasant return is finally over!

War, incompetence and sex: That was 2023.

December 29, 2023 4:00 am CET
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It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the dolphins are taking over

Dolphins have thumbs and dogs are making inroads in the European Parliament!

December 15, 2023 4:02 am CET
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