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POLITICO’s most-read stories of 2025 – POLITICO

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Well, it’s (almost) over. 

2025 was a monster year of news for Europe, but a couple stories in particular shook the continent — and piqued our readers’ interest.

The first was a new and hostile U.S. administration, led by Donald Trump, which dramatically upended the transatlantic relationship (and saw him named POLITICO’s most influential person in Europe).