{"id":13,"date":"2026-06-02T19:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onyxsilk.vagabond.andreidraganescu.info\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-06-02T19:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:17:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onyxsilk.vagabond.andreidraganescu.info\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"About NewEU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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About NewEU.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

NewEU is an independent newsletter covering European politics with the editorial rigour the continent demands and the tabloid energy its stories deserve. We publish opinion, analysis, and editorial that cuts through Brussels jargon and national echo chambers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Brussels \u2014 Est. 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched 2024. Independent. Fearless. European.<\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Editorial Philosophy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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European politics is too often reported through national lenses \u2014 filtered by domestic agendas, softened by institutional access, or buried under the bureaucratic prose that Brussels produces in industrial quantities. NewEU exists because we believe readers deserve better than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We draw from two editorial traditions. From the tradition of serious political magazines, we take the commitment to long-form analysis, structural critique, and ideological honesty. From the tabloid press, we take the urgency, the directness, and the refusal to be boring. The result is a publication that treats the European Parliament with the same intensity a city desk brings to a corruption scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We publish opinion pieces<\/a> from contributors across the continent \u2014 academics, activists, former officials, and citizens who have something to say and the courage to say it plainly. Our editorials<\/a> are written in-house and represent the voice of the publication. We do not pretend to be neutral. We are transparent about where we stand and rigorous about the evidence we cite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NewEU is funded entirely by its readers. We carry no advertising, accept no institutional grants, and answer to no party. Our independence is not a marketing line \u2014 it is the condition that makes our journalism possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Pillars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sharp Analysis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We dissect policy, legislation, and institutional manoeuvres with the precision they demand. No press-release rewrites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unfiltered Opinion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Contributors write what they think, not what institutions want to hear. Ideological clarity over false balance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Institutional Clarity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We make the EU machinery legible to everyone \u2014 not just the Berlaymont insiders who already understand it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We believe European politics deserves a voice that cuts through noise and speaks directly to readers who demand truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Katrin Vogt<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Editor-in-Chief<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Brussels correspondent for Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Ten years covering EU institutions. Believes the European project is too important to be left to its cheerleaders alone. katrin@neweu.press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Matteo Ferrara<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Deputy Editor & Opinion Desk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political scientist by training, polemicist by temperament. Previously edited the opinion section at Internazionale. Manages contributor relations and commissions guest columns. matteo@neweu.press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Elise Vandenberghe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Senior Analyst & Brussels Bureau<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifteen years in the Berlaymont corridors. Specialises in trade policy, enlargement, and the institutional dynamics of the European Council. Writes the weekly Parliament Watch briefing. elise@neweu.press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jakub Kowalski<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Central & Eastern Europe Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports from Warsaw, Budapest, and Bratislava on democratic backsliding, judicial independence, and the politics of EU cohesion funds. Formerly at Gazeta Wyborcza. jakub@neweu.press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ana Ribeiro<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Newsletter Editor & Audience<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oversees the weekly newsletter, subscriber growth, and reader engagement. Background in digital media at Expresso and Politico Europe. Ensures every issue lands in your inbox on time. ana@neweu.press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NewEU also relies on a rotating roster of contributors across the continent. If you have something to say about European politics and you can say it clearly, we want to hear from you. Submit your piece<\/a> or reach us at editorial@neweu.press.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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